Twin Cities · August 2

This Weekend

59 events worth leaving the house for

Happening all weekend

Jun 8 – Aug 21

Minnesota Zoo Summer Camps

Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley · See zoo website

Jun 22 – Aug 26

Bell Museum Youth Summer Camps

Bell Museum · St. Paul · See bellmuseum.umn.edu for pricing

Jun 25 – Aug 30

Skyline Mini Golf (Rooftop Artist-Designed Course)

Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) Rooftop · Minneapolis · See venue

Jun 25 – Sep 27

Can Can Wonderland – Artist-Designed Indoor Mini Golf & Arcade

Can Can Wonderland · St. Paul · $10+ (cover charge, mini golf extra)

Jun 25 – Aug 8

Battle of the Improv All-Stars 2026

Dudley Riggs Theatre (Brave New Workshop) · Minneapolis · See venue

Jul 6 – Aug 25

Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · Varies

Jul 6 – Aug 30

Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · Varies

Jul 6 – Aug 5

Nowhere Entertainment – Escape Rooms, Mini Golf & Arcade

Nowhere Entertainment Center · Inver Grove Heights · Varies by activity

Jul 6 – Aug 9

Guthrie Theater – McGuire Proscenium Stage · Minneapolis · Varies

Jul 6 – Aug 29

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres · Chanhassen · Varies

Jul 6 – Aug 8

Battle of the Improv All-Stars 2026

Dudley Riggs Theatre · Minneapolis · Varies

Jul 6 – Aug 2

Shrek: The Musical (Stage Theatre Company)

Hopkins Center for the Arts · Hopkins · Varies

Jul 8 – Aug 9

Orpheum Theatre · Minneapolis · Varies

Jul 10 – Aug 28

Friday Art-Making in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · Minneapolis · Free

Jul 13 – Aug 12

Monsters on Vacation – Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota · St. Paul · $17–$19

Jul 13 – Aug 12

The Paisley Experience – Guided Studio Tours

Paisley Park · Chanhassen · See Paisley Park ticketing

Jul 14 – Aug 13

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

Brave New Workshop · Minneapolis · TBD

Jul 18 – Oct 25

Ziba Rajabi: Belly Laugh at a Funeral (Exhibition Opening)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Minneapolis · Free general admission

Jul 18 – Oct 25

Minneapolis Institute of Art – Upcoming Exhibition Opening

Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) · Minneapolis · Free

Jul 18 – Aug 23

Guthrie Theater – Wurtele Thrust Stage · Minneapolis · Varies

Jul 20 – Aug 19

Monsters on Vacation (Traveling Exhibit)

Minnesota Children's Museum · St. Paul · $18 online / $20 onsite

Jul 20 – Aug 19

Paisley Park Tours – The Paisley Experience & VIP Experience

Paisley Park (Chanhassen) · Chanhassen · N/A

Jul 20 – Aug 19

Como Conservatory Summer Flower Show

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory · St. Paul · Free (donations appreciated)

Jul 20 – Aug 30

Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · $15 general admission (free Thursdays & first Saturdays)

Jul 20 – Aug 19

Wings & Things Show

Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley · Included with Zoo admission

Jul 20 – Aug 19

Wings Credit Union World of Birds Show

Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley · Included with Zoo admission

Jul 20 – Aug 19

Royal Credit Union Sea Lion Discovery

Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley · Included with Zoo admission

Jul 20 – Aug 19

Can Can Wonderland – Artist-Designed Indoor Mini Golf & Entertainment

Can Can Wonderland · St. Paul · $10 cover + mini golf add-on

Jul 20 – Aug 2

Wanderlight Trail

Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley · Separate ticketed add-on; see mnzoo.org

Jul 21 – Aug 18

Wild Workout – Tuesday Evenings

Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley · See mnzoo.org for pricing

Jul 24 – Aug 10

NEXT Festival 2026

Theater Latté Da at the Ritz Theater · Minneapolis · Varies

Jul 27 – Aug 26

Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley · See zoo website (add-on experience)

Jul 27 – Aug 26

Como Conservatory Summer Flower Show: Alice in Wonderland

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory (St Paul) · St. Paul · Free (donations appreciated)

Jul 27 – Aug 26

Science CHOOSE-eum: Summer Science Adventure

Science Museum of Minnesota (St Paul) · St. Paul · Included with general admission

Jul 27 – Sep 10

Omnitheater: Volcanoes – Fires of Creation

Science Museum of Minnesota (St Paul) · St. Paul · Included with general admission

Jul 27 – Aug 31

Omnitheater: Born to Be Wild

Science Museum of Minnesota (St Paul) · St. Paul · Included with general admission

Jul 27 – Aug 26

Science Live: Live Digital Telescope Show

Science Museum of Minnesota (St Paul) · St. Paul · Included with general admission

Jul 27 – Aug 26

Walker Art Center Skyline Mini Golf (Summer 2026)

Walker Art Center · Minneapolis · Paid admission

Jul 27 – Aug 24

Lunch on the Lawn – Downtown Saint Paul Parks

Various Downtown Saint Paul Parks · St. Paul · Free (food for purchase)

Jul 27 – Aug 26

Wings Credit Union World of Birds Show

Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley · Included with Zoo admission

Jul 27 – Aug 26

Can Can Wonderland – Artist-Designed Mini Golf & Arcade

Can Can Wonderland · St. Paul · Paid admission

Jul 29 – Aug 2

Washington County Fair

Washington County Fairgrounds · Stillwater · Varies

Jul 31 – Aug 2

Panda Fest Twin Cities 2026

Mall of America North Lot · Bloomington · $14-$37

Jul 31 – Aug 2

Phoenix Theater · Minneapolis · Varies

Powderhorn Art Fair 2026

Powderhorn Park · Minneapolis · Free

Slavic Experience Festival

St. Louis Park (venue TBA) · St. Louis Park · Free

Little Canada Canadian Days

Little Canada City Hall Area · Little Canada · Free

Bauhaus Brew Labs Reopening (August 2026)

Bauhaus Brew Labs · Minneapolis · Free entry

St. Anthony VillageFest

St. Anthony Village · St. Anthony · Free

WWE SuperSlam – Minneapolis

U.S. Bank Stadium · Minneapolis · TBD

Sunday, August 2

Thai Sunday Market at Wat Promwachirayan

Wat Promwachirayan · St. Louis Park · Free

Panda Fest Twin Cities 2026 – Sunday Session

MOA North Lot · Bloomington · $14 GA / $35 VIP

Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx

Target Center (Minneapolis) · Minneapolis · $170+

Talk of The Town Orchestra

Lake Harriet Bandshell · Minneapolis · Free

WWE SummerSlam 2026 (Night 2)

U.S. Bank Stadium · Minneapolis · Varies

BABYCHIEFDOIT PRESENTS: THE RAMBO TOUR

Green Room · Minneapolis · See listing

Parkway Theater · Minneapolis · Unknown

An Evening with Chris Thile and Friends

Orchestra Hall · Minneapolis · TBD

Wanderlight Trail – Final Night (Twilight Lantern Spectacular)

Minnesota Zoo · Apple Valley · $25-$32 adults, $21-$28 children