Your guide to the best things to do in the city.
A guide to Diane's Place, the award-winning Hmong American restaurant in Northeast Minneapolis run by Chef Diane Moua. Covers the dinner menu, the cocktail list, and how to handle reservations.
Record release event for Charlie Parr's album Rooming House, with two full sets of music including a retrospective of his catalog.
Live music night with The Harbor, a folk and acoustic act, at the craft brewery Padraigs Brewing in Northeast Minneapolis.
Live music night with Pretty Pretty Please at The Terminal Bar.
Trivia night with beer specials and prizes at Brit's Pub on Nicollet Mall.
Fifteenth edition of the Twin Cities experimental music showcase featuring six musicians and live improvised visual projections.
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Twelve Vultures is a vintage shop in Minneapolis's Northeast Arts District selling taxidermy, skulls, fossils, and specimen jars. It also runs insect pinning workshops. The shop is open Thursday to Sunday, and details on prices, parking, and shipping are included below.
Minnesota Beer Day returns on November 1 with the theme "beer nostalgia." Participating breweries offer commemorative glasses and tastings, and Trivia Mafia hosts MN Beer Day 2026 questions at several Twin Cities taps. The day's history ties back to the founding of the John Orth Brewing Company in 1850.
Annual winter fiber art celebration at the Textile Center with a community river-themed art installation, hands-on demonstrations, makers market and free exhibitions.
Live show by Philadelphia artist Sadurn, whose sound blends bedroom folk, folk rock and indie folk, at 7th St Entry.
Vincent Lima, the singer-songwriter born in Chicago and raised in New Jersey, plays live at the Fine Line in the Warehouse District.
Concert by singer-songwriter and activist Holly Near with Jan Martinelli, Tammy Hall and Emma's Revolution at The Cedar Cultural Center.
Stand-up show by Emmy-nominated comedian Michael Yo at The Parkway Theater.
Minneapolis singer-songwriter and feminist activist Cindy Lawson plays three Twin Cities shows this week, including an in-store at Barely Brothers Records and a record release party at Cloudland Theatre. The post covers her pop-punk style, her new EP Long Live the Resistance!, and her full local schedule.
Drop Deadlift Gorgeous, Solcana Fitness's charity deadlift blending powerlifting and drag, takes place Saturday, Oct 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Hook & Ladder Theater in Minneapolis, with an afterparty at The Black Hart in Saint Paul.
Architectural Antiques is a 50-year-old salvage shop and furniture restoration service on Quincy Street NE in Minneapolis. It sells vintage lighting, stained glass, doors and hardware, and offers rewiring and shipping. Reviews praise the staff and the wide selection.
The Banana Ball World Tour returns to Target Field on June 4-5, 2027, with The Party Animals facing The Firefighters. To attend, fans must join the ticket lottery by October 31, 2026, and the post explains the tour's unique rules and Target Field's policies.
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NFL Week 12 regular-season game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium.
A holiday musical with actors playing the Peanuts characters, big-screen animations and Vince Guaraldi's score played live by the Minnesota Orchestra.
NBA basketball game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers at Target Center.
