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Friday, September 18, 2026

Broken Clock Brewing CLOCKtoberfest

Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative · Minneapolis · Free (check venue for details)

Moe's Summerfest 2026

Moe's American Grill · Mounds View · See website for tickets

The Hook and Ladder Theater · Minneapolis · See listing

Waldmann Brewery Oktoberfest – Weekend 1

Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery · St. Paul · $10 adults; $3 ages 12 and under; kids 5 & under free Sundays

Science Museum of Minnesota (St Paul) · St. Paul · Paid admission (tickets at smm.org)

Latin Music and Food Festival

Firemen's Park · Chaska · Free

Gallery Opening Reception: Members' Juried Exhibition, John Wells 'Material Geometry, Years 1 Through 5', and Homewood Photo Collective

Hopkins Center for the Arts (Hopkins) · Hopkins · Free

First Avenue · Minneapolis · See listing

Logic & G-Eazy: The Endless Summer Tour Part II

Mystic Lake Amphitheater · Shakopee · From $55

Como Lakeside Pavilion (St Paul) · St. Paul · See listing

Dakota Jazz Club (Minneapolis) · Minneapolis · See listing

SPCO Opening Weekend: Beethoven's Second Symphony with Gábor Takács-Nagy (Evening)

Ordway Concert Hall · St. Paul · See listing

Mamma Mia! – Evening Performance

Orpheum Theatre · Minneapolis · $39-$150

Fine Line · Minneapolis · See listing

7th St Entry · Minneapolis · See listing

The Gated Community

The Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis · See listing

Role Model Presents: Chuck On Tour

The Armory · Minneapolis · $99+

Statewide Star Party at the Bell

Bell Museum · St. Paul · Free

Minneapolis Candlelight Ghost Trolley Tour

Pillsbury Club (departure point) · Minneapolis · $30-$45

The Bros. Landreth

Turf Club · St. Paul · $20–$35

That Felt Good – Weekly Friday Variety Show

Bryant-Lake Bowl & Theater (Minneapolis) · Minneapolis · $12-$15

Parkway Theater · Minneapolis · See listing

Saturday, September 19, 2026

SurlyFest Oktoberfest

Surly Brewing Co. · Minneapolis · Free admission; food and drinks for purchase

Biking Through History: As the Crow Flows

Crow-Hassan Park Reserve · Rogers · See listing

Bloomington Farmers Market – Final Saturdays

Bloomington Farmers Market · Bloomington · Free admission

Sep 19 – Nov 2

Ferguson's Orchard Fall Festival

Ferguson's Orchard · Jordan · Paid (see fergusonsorchard.com for prices)

SLP Art Fair (St. Louis Park Art Fair)

Recreation Outdoor Center (ROC) · St. Louis Park · Free

Open Birding on the Learning Landscape

Bell Museum · St. Paul · Free

Edina Fall Into the Arts Festival

Centennial Lakes Park · Edina · Free

Lakeville Art Festival

Lakeville Area Arts Center · Lakeville · Free

Mia Art in the Park – Van Cleve Park

Van Cleve Park · Minneapolis · Free

Cottage Grove Food Truck Festival

Kingston Park · Cottage Grove · Free

Surly Brewing Co. · Minneapolis · Varies

Taco Tour on Lake Street

Lake Street · Minneapolis · Free

Frogtown Arts Festival

825 Arts · St. Paul · Free

Maple Grove Lions Hairball Concert

Central Park of Maple Grove · Maple Grove · Ticketed (see Maple Grove Lions website)

Fall Food Truck Fest

Rosemount Community Center · Rosemount · Free

Rosemount Fall Food Truck Festival

Central Park · Rosemount · Free

Powderhorn Porchfest

Powderhorn Neighborhood (2-block stretch) · Minneapolis · Free

Walker Art Center: Avant Garden 2026 – Underground

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · From $150

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres · Chanhassen · Varies

Varsity Theater · Minneapolis · See listing

SPCO: Beethoven's Second Symphony with Gábor Takács-Nagy

Ordway Concert Hall · St. Paul · See listing

Avant Garden 2026: Annual Benefit & Party

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · Ticketed

Iron Maiden with Megadeth

Mystic Lake Amphitheater · Shakopee · From $110

Sep 19 – Nov 2

Dead End Hayride

Dead End Hayride · Wyoming · See listing

Des Bishop (18+)

Parkway Theater · Minneapolis · See listing

Fine Line · Minneapolis · See listing

Your Arms Are My Cocoon

7th St Entry · Minneapolis · See listing

Psychostick & Galactic Empire

Green Room (Minneapolis) · Minneapolis · See listing

Takin' It to the Limit

Ames Center (Burnsville) · Burnsville · See listing

Orpheum Theatre · Minneapolis · Varies

Fitzgerald Theater · St. Paul · See listing

The Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis · See listing

The Hook and Ladder Theater · Minneapolis · See listing

Turf Club · St. Paul · See listing

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Watercolors at the River

Mississippi Gateway Regional Park · Brooklyn Park · See listing

Heavy Rotation Brewing Oktoberfest

Heavy Rotation Brewing Co. · Brooklyn Park · Free

Mamma Mia! – Sunday Performances

Orpheum Theatre · Minneapolis · Varies

Waiting for Godot – Matinee (ASL Interpreted)

Guthrie Theater – Wurtele Thrust Stage · Minneapolis · $27+

Sunday Live Music at the Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (Chanhassen) · Chaska · Included with admission

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra – Opening Weekend Matinee: Beethoven's Second Symphony

Ordway Concert Hall · St. Paul · Varies

POiSON GiRL FRiEND

Green Room · Minneapolis · See listing

Social Distortion w/ Descendents & The Chats

The Armory · Minneapolis · See listing

Show Me The Body

Fine Line · Minneapolis · See listing

WEEZER: The Gathering

Xcel Energy Center (St Paul) · St. Paul · See listing

Hulvey with Indie Tribe & Kijan Boone

First Avenue · Minneapolis · $25+

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

Orchestra Hall · Minneapolis · From $95

7th St Entry · Minneapolis · See listing

Light 'em Up: The Bong Show

The Hook and Ladder Theater (Minneapolis) · Minneapolis · See venue

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