What's Happening in Minneapolis This Week

Looking for things to do in Minneapolis? Here are this week's Meet Minneapolis Visitor Center Staff Picks! And for more suggestions in and beyond downtown, check out the sections below our Staff Picks or stop by the Meet Minneapolis Visitor Center.

June 15th-June 22nd

*Note: Please be sure to check the official event website or with event organizers for up-to-date cancellations and postponements.

Monday 6/15/2026

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
6 am-Midnight
725 Vineland Pl

Nicollet Diner: Breakfast (lunch & dinner too) They never close!
1333 Nicollet Mall

IDS Center: Minneapolis Vintage Emporium - Opening Day!
10 am-5 pm
80 S 8th St

Minneapolis Queen: Miss. River Sightseeing Cruise
Noon-1:30 pm
2150 W River Pkwy

Murray’s Restaurant: Happy Hour (est. 1946)
4-6 pm
26 South 6th St

Target Center: WNBA Basketball Minnesota Lynx vs Portland Fire
7 pm
600 N 1st Ave

Lake Harriet Bandshell: Music in the Parks-Machinery Hill
7:30 pm
4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy

7th St Entry: Daisy the Great with Dad Bod
7:30 pm
N 7th St

Tuesday 6/16/2026

Glam Doll Donuts: every donut is a tasty work of art!
7 am-3 pm
2605 Nicollet Ave

The Market at Malcolm Yards: 9 culinary concepts under one roof
11 am-9 pm
501 30th Avenue SE

Minnehaha Bandshell: TheeCelestialBeing
Noon
4801 S Minnehaha Park Dr

DayTrippers Dinner Theatre: Nobody’s Perfect
12:15 pm (lunch) 1:15 pm (The Play)
2011 Dupont Ave S

Windows at Marquette: Above It All - Yoga and Soundbath Presented by the YMCA
5:30-6:30 pm
710 S Marquette Ave (50th Floor)

Dakota: Naturally 7
7 pm
1010 Nicollet Mall

7th St Entry: Mikaela Davis
8 pm
N 7th St

Wednesday 6/17/2026

Muffin Top Café: Serving the Convention Center & Loring Park Area
7 am – 4 pm
1424 Nicollet Ave

Guthrie Theatre: Come from Away
1 & 7 pm
818 S 2nd St

Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden: Invertebrate Discovery Walk
4-5 pm
1 Theo Wirth Pkwy

Minneapolis Institute of Art in the Park: MLK Recreation Center
6-8 pm
4055 Nicollet Ave S

Fine Line: Deer Tick
7 pm
318 N 1st Ave

Ordway Performing Arts Center: Dakota presents Mavis Staples
7:30 pm
345 Washington St, St Paul

Thursday 6/18/2026

Quincy Hall: Juneteenth Brunch
8:45-11 am
1325 Quincy St NE

Experience the Twin Cities: Minneapolis Hop-On Hop-Off Tour
11 am & 1:30 pm (click on link above to reserve your spot)
Departure: 505 Nicollet Mall

Sociable Cider Werks: The Current's Happy Hours with Jobi Riccio
4-7 pm
1500 Fillmore St NE

Nicollet Mall: The Big Honking Truck Parade event
5 pm
Parade Start: Nicollet Mall & E Grant St

North Loop Green: Soccer Gamedays at The Green
5 pm-10 pm
350 N 5th St

Twin Cities River Rats
6:20 pm (preshow) 7 pm (showtime!)
1758 West River Rd N

Orchestra Hall: Juneteenth with the Minnesota Orchestra
7 pm
1111 Nicollet Mall

Bunkers Music Bar & Grill: Jaybee & the Routine
9:30 pm
761 N Washington Ave

Friday 6/19/2026

Events Celebrating Juneteenth in Minneapolis
click on link for more information

Lyndale Park Rose Garden: Wake up and smell the roses…and relax by the fountain
All day long
4124 Roseway Rd

Our Kitchen: Wake up and smell the coffee…and the bacon
6:30 am – 3 pm
813 W 36th St

The Fillmore: Echo & The Bunnymen
7 pm
525 N 5th Street

Varsity Theater: Holly Humberstone – Cruel World North
7 pm
1308 SE 4th St

The Cedar: Hot 8 Brass Band
7:30 pm
416 Cedar Ave

First Avenue: Ole 60
7:30 pm
701 N 1st Ave

Saturday 6/20/2026

Stone Arch Bridge Festival
10 am-7 pm
W River Pkwy between 11th Ave S and N 4th Ave

American Swedish Institute: Midsomer Celebration (celebrate the longest day of the year Swedish Style)
10 am-4 pm
2600 Park Ave

Mears Park: 2026 Twin Cities Jazz Festival (Free event)
12 pm-10 pm
221 5th St E

Pryes Brewing Company: Block Party 2026
11 am-Midnight (taproom hours)
1401 West River Road N

Graze Food Hall by Travail: Pride Family Fest
3-6 pm
520 N 4th St

Huntington Bank Stadium: 2026 Special Olympics Opening Ceremony
6:30-9 pm
420 23rd Ave SE

Orchestra Hall: Disney Pride in Concert with the Orchestra and the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus
7 pm
1111 Nicollet Mall

Sunday 6/21/2026

Stone Arch Bridge Festival
10 am-5 pm
W River Pkwy between 11th Ave S and N 4th Ave

Walker Art Center: Skyline Mini Golf
11 am-5 pm
725 Vineland Pl

Surly Brewing Co: Father's Day @ Surly
11 am-7 pm
520 Malcolm Ave SE

Roxy’s Cabaret: Drag Brunch
Noon – 2 pm
1333 Nicolett Mall

American Swedish Institute: Starting with Slojd-Printing with Nature Objects
1-2:15 pm
2600 Park Ave

Ordway Performing Arts Center: SIX
1:30 & 7 pm
345 Washington St, St Paul

Target Center: WNBA Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics
5 pm
600 N 1st Ave

Monday 6/22/2026

University of Minnesota: 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
Click on ink above for more information

IDS Center: Minneapolis Vintage Emporium 10 am-5 pm
80 S 8th St

Mpls Water Taxi: Mississippi River Boat Ride
11 am-9 pm
724 Sibley St NE

Target Field: MLB Baseball MN Twins vs LA Dodgers
6:40 pm
1 Twins Way

Varsity Theater: Joshua Slone: Thinking Too Much Tour
7 pm
1308 SE 4th St

Fine Line: Dexter and the Moonrocks
8 pm
318 N 1st Ave

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Monday 6/15/2026

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden6 am-Midnight725 Vineland Pl

Nicollet Diner: Breakfast (lunch & dinner too) They never close!1333 Nicollet Mall

IDS Center: Minneapolis Vintage Emporium - Opening Day!10 am-5 pm80 S 8th St

Minneapolis Queen: Miss. River Sightseeing CruiseNoon-1:30 pm2150 W River Pkwy

Murray’s Restaurant: Happy Hour (est. 1946)4-6 pm26 South 6th St

Target Center: WNBA Basketball Minnesota Lynx vs Portland Fire7 pm600 N 1st Ave

Lake Harriet Bandshell: Music in the Parks-Machinery Hill7:30 pm4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy

7th St Entry: Daisy the Great with Dad Bod7:30 pmN 7th St

Tuesday 6/16/2026

Glam Doll Donuts: every donut is a tasty work of art! 7 am-3 pm2605 Nicollet Ave

The Market at Malcolm Yards: 9 culinary concepts under one roof11 am-9 pm501 30th Avenue SE

Minnehaha Bandshell: TheeCelestialBeingNoon4801 S Minnehaha Park Dr

DayTrippers Dinner Theatre: Nobody’s Perfect12:15 pm (lunch) 1:15 pm (The Play)2011 Dupont Ave S

Windows at Marquette: Above It All - Yoga and Soundbath Presented by the YMCA5:30-6:30 pm710 S Marquette Ave (50th Floor)

Dakota: Naturally 77 pm1010 Nicollet Mall

7th St Entry: Mikaela Davis8 pmN 7th St

Wednesday 6/17/2026

Muffin Top Café: Serving the Convention Center & Loring Park Area7 am – 4 pm1424 Nicollet Ave

Guthrie Theatre: Come from Away1 & 7 pm818 S 2nd St

Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden: Invertebrate Discovery Walk4-5 pm1 Theo Wirth Pkwy

Minneapolis Institute of Art in the Park: MLK Recreation Center6-8 pm4055 Nicollet Ave S

Fine Line: Deer Tick7 pm318 N 1st Ave

Ordway Performing Arts Center: Dakota presents Mavis Staples 7:30 pm345 Washington St, St Paul

Thursday 6/18/2026

Quincy Hall: Juneteenth Brunch8:45-11 am1325 Quincy St NE

Experience the Twin Cities: Minneapolis Hop-On Hop-Off Tour11 am & 1:30 pm (click on link above to reserve your spot)Departure: 505 Nicollet Mall

Sociable Cider Werks: The Current's Happy Hours with Jobi Riccio4-7 pm1500 Fillmore St NE

Nicollet Mall: The Big Honking Truck Parade event5 pmParade Start: Nicollet Mall & E Grant St

North Loop Green: Soccer Gamedays at The Green5 pm-10 pm350 N 5th St

Twin Cities River Rats6:20 pm (preshow) 7 pm (showtime!)1758 West River Rd N

Orchestra Hall: Juneteenth with the Minnesota Orchestra7 pm1111 Nicollet Mall

Bunkers Music Bar & Grill: Jaybee & the Routine9:30 pm761 N Washington Ave