Live music night headlined by Boomdagger, with Whispered the Rabbit, ..And I Found A Way and Amateur Hour at Pilllar.
DJ-led dance party by the Culture of Color Collective with Hip Hop, R&B, Afrobeats and Amapiano, plus a Halloween costume contest with cash prizes.
Jazz trio The Early Planets, led by Mike Wolter, play original music influenced by Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman and Marc Ribot.
Free live performance by Crooners Supper Club, with Suzanne Paris on vocals and Benny Weinbeck on piano, at Maggie's Piano Lounge.
Weekly Friday night variety show with a guest comedian, long-form improv, music, film and a Henson-trained puppet.
Trivia night with beer specials and prizes at Brit's Pub on Nicollet Mall.
Two-hour hands-on sushi-making class for adults 21+ to learn how to make California rolls and other styles of sushi.
Live jazz set by The Neighborhood Quartet, the 2026 MSP House Band, at the Aster Cafe on St. Anthony Main.
Night of dubstep and bass music headlined by Ganja White Night at The Armory on South 6th Street.
Closing reception for Jack Ketchum's exhibition 'It's Too Late' at Q.arma Building.
Free evening of contemporary jazz with the Joel Shapira Trio playing Monk and Miles at Berlin on North Loop.
New production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, transposed to the American Old West, by The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company.
The Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Scott Terrell, performs Bernard Herrmann's score to Alfred Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' live, as a Halloween weekend classic.
A high-energy funk show directed by Michael Bland, with a band of touring musicians paying homage to the icons of funk music.
18+ Halloween tribute dance night with 2010s pop and EDM hits, glow sticks and costumes from that era.
Live music night with Pretty Pretty Please at The Terminal Bar.
Annual Halloween celebration at Schooner Tavern with live music from Slovczech and Ukrainian Village Band, 21+.
NBA basketball game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Clippers at Target Center.
Punk night headlined by Rad Owl with Powerdam, Cut Rate Clones and Mark Har's Trailer 16mm Explosion at Cloudland Theater, a 21+ event.
Record release event for Charlie Parr's album Rooming House, with two full sets of music including a retrospective of his catalog.
Concert by Twin Cities guitarist, composer and educator Conor Lee at Volstead's Emporium Uptown.
Screening of the 2021 Japanese anthology film 'Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy' by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, part of the 'Ryusuke Hamaguchi: Effect and Cause' program at the Walker Art Center.
Wobbleween returns to The Armory for its fifth edition, with two stages of music, an arcade bar, vendors and live painters, over 18s only.
Filmmaker John Waters returns to Minneapolis with his Halloween weekend comedy show 'Let's Take Over The World!', with DJ Jake Rudh.
Electronic music night headlined by Hydraulix, with Caspa and Ganja White Night, at The Armory as part of Wobbleween.
Late-night lounge night with DJ SHU spinning jazz fusion, soul, R&B and funk at Berlin on North Loop.
Live music night with The Harbor, a folk and acoustic act, at the craft brewery Padraigs Brewing in Northeast Minneapolis.
Fifteenth edition of the Twin Cities experimental music showcase featuring six musicians and live improvised visual projections.
Third annual Halloween night of tribute music, costume contests, and prizes at Icehouse.
Post-bop jazz quintet led by trombonist Jered Byford plays standards, originals and reharmonizations at Jazz Central Studios.
Free Halloween day of fun at the Northrup King Building, with treats and art or tricks from participating studios across four floors.
Free, all-ages concert series with live local music, activities and family fun on Halloween, featuring The Cactus Blossoms, LAAMAR and School of Rock.
Annual Halloween party at First Avenue with local DJs, a costume contest with cash prizes and a 18-and-over crowd.
Celtic punk band Boiled In Lead play the Dunsmore Jazz Room at Crooners Supper Club with their new album 'King of the Dogwoods'.
Sketch comedy show with Greg Baker, Nina Diatta and others that mixes horror parodies and ghoulish humour, with costumes encouraged.
Free jazz night at Jazz Central Studios with the Wormdove vs Rawtwhylah pairing, with Beck Anderson on bass and Colin Mitchell on drums.
Beginner-friendly hands-on cookie decorating class led by Chef Taylor at Copperwing Distillery, for over-21s only.
Halloween Grateful Dead tribute night with China Rider and Art Hoffman, billed as a concert, costume party and zombie conga-line.
A drag and burlesque tribute to aliens in film and pop culture, with a sci-fi costume contest at intermission, hosted by KK Teazer and Mink Hole.
Halloween midnight screening of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' with a live shadow cast performance by Transvestite Soup, an 18+ tradition at The Parkway Theater.
Black Sabbath tribute concert by Bleak Sabbath Band with Halloween costume and Ozzy look-a-like contests at Shaw's Bar & Grill.
Crooners evening with vocalist Jennifer Eckes and pianist Kevin Werner-Hohlstein at Maggie's Piano Lounge, presented by Crooners Supper Club.
Halloween bass-music party Wobbleween at The Armory, presented by TC Presents, with multiple stages and a new Underground stage.
MPLS Amplified volume of Boiler Room music at Tap In in Minneapolis.
Live show headlined by Oister Boy with Fiona Hayes and Holding Hemlock at PILLLAR, part of the no-VIP Forum series.
Halloween installment of the Nocturne series of modern classical, ambient and electroacoustic music, with Liz Draper, drey dk and Lo Mismo.
Vinyl DJ Grady (Not Grady) mixes disco, jazz, punk and electronic music for Halloween at Animales BBQ Co.
Uncut 4K screening of Ken Russell's 1971 film 'The Devils', starring Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed and Gemma Jones, at The Trylon Cinema.
Live music show by Samambo World Presents: Dusk Till Dawn at the Green Room in Minneapolis.
Screening of the 1993 animated classic 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', directed by Henry Selick, at The Parkway Theater.
Late-night Halloween DJ set by Tarik Thornton, host of the KRSM Radio show 'Quiet Village', at Berlin Minneapolis.
A live, shot-for-shot physical theatre comedy parody of Jurassic Park, performed by two actors and a Foley artist.
Circus-themed party with music, dancers, costume contest and photo booth at Icehouse.
Middle schoolers screen Edward Scissorhands with a costume contest and art-making; free with registration.
21st annual tribute to Luther Vandross with live performances by Twin Cities vocalists and a full band.
EP release show with M.A.Y., She Rock, and a signature guitar raffle.
Free jazz evening with trumpeter Ryan Garmoe and pianist Patrick Adkins playing original compositions and jazz standards.
Live music night with Blood Cookie and friends at Eagles #34 on 25th Street in Seward.
Live music night with Blue Lake Band at Padraigs Brewing on Broadway.
Free members' concert by North Star Jazz Workshops at Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis.
Grammy and Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Allison Russell performs with special guest Autumn Nicholas on her In The Hour of Chaos tour.
Chicago heavy rock quartet REZN perform with support from lowheaven and Linus at the historic 7th St Entry venue.
21+ Sunday night residency of Obi Original and The Black Atlantics, a Minneapolis collective mixing highlife, Afrobeat and soulful grooves.
Jazz fusion collective Room3 plays a Sunday residency night at Berlin with guest saxophonist Laeton Olaleye.
Live music performance by the Minneapolis/Saint Paul brass band Brass Messengers at 331 Club.
SOMBR headlines his fall North American arena 'You Are The Reason Tour' with special guests The Last Dinner Party and Hannah Jadagu at the Target Center.
A drama by David T. Payton and Annette Campbell exploring women's empowerment and liberation, featuring performances by Jennifer Holiday, Chrisette Michele and Lenny Williams.
Weekly open-stage drag competition where 18-and-over performers get feedback from a mentor and a lip sync battle, with a $500 cash prize at the cycle finale.
The Mack Lecture Series welcomes Rhiannon Giddens for a talk on the history and evolution of American popular music, followed by a moderated dialogue and Q&A.
Twin Cities folk band Corpse Reviver plays the 331 Club, its regular monthly spot on the first and third Sundays of the month.
Album release concert by Bethany Larson & The Bee's Knees, with special guests Turn Turn Turn and The Twins of Franklin.
Salsa Matinee with 10-piece orchestra Charanga Tropical and DJONE, with dance floor at Icehouse.
Day of two screenings with introductions and film discussions, 'Cabaret' (1972) and 'I Dream in Another Language' (2017), presented by The Gaily Show at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Nine free morning concerts with family-friendly sets, creative stations and food trucks at nine different independent Minneapolis music venues.
Concert by the Mexican art rock band Diles que no me maten, with support from The Swongos and ARDO, presented by KFAI.
The Damned perform live at First Avenue, supported by Flamin' Groovies, The Courettes and DJ Jake Rudh, as part of the 'Final Damnation 50' series.
NBA basketball game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Milwaukee Bucks at Target Center.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin presents on leadership as the Humphrey School's 2026 Distinguished Carlson Lecturer, with a moderated conversation led by Gary Eichten.
Live concert by singer Edwin McCain and the Edwin McCain Band at The Dakota in Minneapolis.
17-piece big band of jazz musicians plays all original big band music at Jazz Central Studios in the Old St. Anthony neighborhood.
Concert featuring the UK emo and alternative rock band Basement, with special guests High Vis, Big Boy and Lowertown at the iconic First Avenue venue.
Concert featuring Post Sex Nachos, with The Foxies and JACK at 7th St Entry.
Free election night watch party with live music from Lee Bains, The Silent Treatment and Eleganza!, tacos and drink specials.
A dual release show featuring Jeremiah Chiu and Josh Johnson, part of The Cedar's New and Experimental Music Series.
