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Arts & Culture

Theatre, galleries, and performances across the metro.

73 events

Sunday, August 2, 2026

7 PM

Chuck Prophet

Parkway Theater · Minneapolis · Unknown

Arts & Theater

Monday, August 3, 2026

7 PM

Kesha

Mystic Lake Amphitheater · Shakopee · Unknown

Arts & Theater

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

6 PM

Walker Art Center: Member Night – Mini Golf

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · Members Free

Arts & Theater

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Aug 5 – 16

Explorasaurus: A Dinosaur Adventure (World Premiere)

Hopkins Center for the Arts · Hopkins · Varies

Arts & Theater

7:30 PM

Private Lives

Guthrie Theater (Wurtele Thrust Stage) · Minneapolis · $30–$100

Arts & Theater

Thursday, August 6, 2026

5 PM

Walker Art Center Free Thursday Night: Community Opening – Olalekan Jeyifous: Hydricosmic Litanies

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

7 PM

Thursday Show

Amsterdam Bar and Hall · St. Paul · See listing

Arts & Theater

7 PM

Exene Cervenka

Parkway Theater · Minneapolis · Unknown

Arts & Theater

7 PM

Sunset Series: Power of 10

Hopkins Center for the Arts · Hopkins · Free

Arts & Theater

7 PM

In the Heights – Artistry

Schneider Theater at Bloomington Center for the Arts · Bloomington · $57–$98

Arts & Theater

Aug 6 – 7

Cinema Therapy Live

The Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis · See listing

Arts & Theater

8 PM

New Fashioned Honky Tonk

Turf Club (St Paul) · St. Paul · See venue

Arts & Theater

Friday, August 7, 2026

Aug 7 – 9

MODE: The World's Photography Festival

Loring Park · Minneapolis · See website for tickets

Arts & Theater

Aug 7 – 9

Uptown Art Fair 2026

Uptown (Hennepin Ave & Lake St) · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

10 AM

Walker Art Center: Friday Art-Making in the Garden

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

7 PM

Catch Me If You Can

Ashland Theatre · Maplewood · $15–$28

Arts & Theater

7:30 PM

Battle of the Improv All-Stars 2026

Brave New Workshop at Dudley Riggs Theatre · Minneapolis · TBD

Arts & Theater

Aug 7 – 8

Brave New Workshop: Battle of the Improv All-Stars 2026

Dudley Riggs Theatre · Minneapolis · Varies

Arts & Theater

8 PM

SCREAM it off SCREEN // Short Film Competition

Parkway Theater · Minneapolis · Unknown

Arts & Theater

8:35 PM

Movie in the Park: Sharknado

Lake Harriet Bandshell · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Saturday, August 8, 2026

8 AM

Mill City Farmers Market

Mill City Museum · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Aug 8 – 9

Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival

Downtown Minneapolis streets · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Aug 8 – 9

Jackalope Art Fair

Minneapolis (Warehouse District) · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

10 AM

Learning Landscape Drop-In Morning

Bell Museum (St Paul) · St. Paul · Free

Arts & Theater

7 PM

Saturday Show

Amsterdam Bar and Hall · St. Paul · See listing

Arts & Theater

7:30 PM

Battle of the Improv All-Stars 2026

Brave New Workshop at Dudley Riggs Theatre · Minneapolis · TBD

Arts & Theater

Sunday, August 9, 2026

2 PM

Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre

Lake Harriet Bandshell · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

9 AM

Gone Too Soon! at The Parkway // All Movie Pass

Parkway Theater · Minneapolis · Unknown

Arts & Theater

Aug 11 – 14

Bell Expeditions – Natural History Specimen Collecting

Bell Museum · St. Paul · Free

Arts & Theater

7:30 PM

Black Panther (2018) w/ Pre-Movie Trivia hosted by Josh Carson

Parkway Theater · Minneapolis · Unknown

Arts & Theater

8 PM

Tuesday Show

Amsterdam Bar and Hall · St. Paul · See listing

Arts & Theater

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Aug 12 – 29

Dirty Dancing – The Musical

Ordway Concert Hall · St. Paul · TBD

Arts & Theater

7:30 PM

Private Lives

Guthrie Theater (Wurtele Thrust Stage) · Minneapolis · $30–$100

Arts & Theater

Thursday, August 13, 2026

5 PM

Walker Art Center Free Thursday Night: Summer Art Lounge

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

5 PM

Meet at Mia: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

7 PM

In the Heights – Artistry

Schneider Theater at Bloomington Center for the Arts · Bloomington · $57–$98

Arts & Theater

Friday, August 14, 2026

Aug 14 – 16

Art in the Gardens

University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Chaska · Included with Arboretum admission

Arts & Theater

Aug 14 – 16

Arboretum Art & Craft Festival

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Chaska · Free (with Arboretum admission)

Arts & Theater

10 AM

Walker Art Center: Friday Art-Making in the Garden

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Saturday, August 15, 2026

8 AM

Mill City Farmers Market

Mill City Museum · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

8:30 AM

Open Birding on the Learning Landscape

Bell Museum (St Paul) · St. Paul · Free (museum admission required for indoor access)

Arts & Theater

Aug 15 – Feb 28

Immigrants: A Gift from Morelos to Mia

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Aug 15 – 16

Loudly, Clearly, Beautifully (Solo Musical)

Bloomington Center for the Arts – Schneider Theater · Bloomington · $20–$35

Arts & Theater

Sunday, August 16, 2026

11 AM

St. Paul IndiaFest

Harriet Island Regional Park · St. Paul · Free

Arts & Theater

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

7:30 PM

Private Lives

Guthrie Theater (Wurtele Thrust Stage) · Minneapolis · $30–$100

Arts & Theater

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Aug 20 – 31

Minnesota Fringe Festival Fringe Hangover (Digital Extension)

Online / Various Minneapolis Venues · Minneapolis · Varies by show

Arts & Theater

7 PM

In the Heights – Artistry

Schneider Theater at Bloomington Center for the Arts · Bloomington · $57–$98

Arts & Theater

8 PM

Sound for Silents 2026: Film + Music on the Walker Hillside

Walker Art Center Hillside · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Friday, August 21, 2026

10 AM

Walker Art Center: Friday Art-Making in the Garden

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Aug 21 – 22

MACT Fact*Fest

Theatre in the Round Players · Minneapolis · $15-$25

Arts & Theater

7:30 PM

Private Lives

Guthrie Theater (Wurtele Thrust Stage) · Minneapolis · $30

Arts & Theater

Aug 21 – 23

Dances with Dalí – A Surreal Flamenco Experience

The Southern Theater · Minneapolis · $20-$35

Arts & Theater

9 PM

August Star Party & Moth Collecting

Bell Museum (St Paul) · St. Paul · Free

Arts & Theater

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Aug 22 – Feb 28

Take the Picture! (Exhibition Opening)

Minneapolis Institute of Art – Harrison Photography Gallery · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

10 AM

Free Drop-In Art Making at Bloomington Farmers Market

Bloomington Center for the Arts – Rehearsal Hall · Bloomington · Free

Arts & Theater

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Aug 25 – Sep 25

Olalekan Jeyifous: Hydricosmic Litanies

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · $15-$20

Arts & Theater

Aug 25 – Sep 25

Rosy Simas: A:gajë:gwah dësa'nigöëwë:nye:'

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · $15-$20

Arts & Theater

Aug 25 – Oct 4

Meeting Point: The Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad Collection of Latin American Art

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Aug 25 – Oct 25

Ziba Rajabi: Belly Laugh at a Funeral

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Aug 25 – Jan 31

Back from the Underworld: Mia's Dante Tapestry Restored

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

6 PM

Mia Art in the Park – Whittier Rec Center

Whittier Recreation Center · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

7 PM

Todd Rundgren

Uptown Theater (Minneapolis) · Minneapolis · From $102

Arts & Theater

8 PM

Sound for Silents 2026: Film + Music on the Walker Hillside

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · $15-$20

Arts & Theater

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

4 PM

Drag Queen Bingo (Wednesday Charity Edition) at LUSH

LUSH · Minneapolis · Free (donations to Aliveness Project)

Arts & Theater

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Aug 27 – Sep 25

Can Can Wonderland – Open Play (Artist-Designed Indoor Mini Golf & Retro Arcade)

Can Can Wonderland · St. Paul · Admission required (see venue)

Arts & Theater

5 PM

Meet at Mia: Summer on a Stick

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Aug 27 – Sep 7

Loring Alley Live

Loring Park · Minneapolis · See website

Arts & Theater

7 PM

Good Camel Comedy Theater: Oasis Laugh-Battle at LUSH

LUSH · Minneapolis · $15 or Pay What You Like

Arts & Theater

Friday, August 28, 2026

10 AM

Walker Art Center: Friday Art-Making in the Garden

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · Minneapolis · Free

Arts & Theater

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Aug 29 – Sep 29

This Must Be the Place: Inside the Walker's Collection

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · Varies

Arts & Theater

Aug 29 – Sep 29

Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (Club Theatre) · Chanhassen · Varies

Arts & Theater

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Sep 1 – 5

Annie

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres · Chanhassen · Varies

Arts & Theater

8 PM

Ruthie Foster

Hopkins Center for the Arts · Hopkins · TBD

Arts & Theater