Things to do in Minneapolis
1.4k+ things to do in Minneapolis this month
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2,123 eventsAll venues in Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 16 · 8:00 PM
My Kid Banana Jon Q Public Velvet Ghoul Dirty930
My Kid Banana +3
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Gilla Band
Gilla Band +1
First Avenue & 7th Street Entry · Minneapolis
↻ RecurringSat · May 8 · 6:30 PM
Cory Wong
Cory Wong +1
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Discover Lakewood: Trolley Tour
Lakewood Cemetery · Minneapolis
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes – Farewell
Judy Collins
Dakota · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 28
Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922) || Silent film with live score performed by Paris1919
Paris1919 +1
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
$20 – $30Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Triple Rock
Triple Rock
The Dog House Bar & Grill · Maplewood
Wed · Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
SPECIAL Jesus Trejo
Jesus Trejo
Camp Bar (Downtown St Paul) · Downtown
Wed · Dec 2 · 7:30 PM
The Wildwoods
The Wildwoods
The Cedar Cultural Center
Sun · Oct 25 · 7:00 PM
Shawn James
Shawn James +1
Fine Line · Minneapolis
Mon · Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Plini
Plini +3
Fitzgerald Theater · St. Paul
Tue · Nov 3 · 7:30 PM
Jeremiah Chiu and Josh Johnson
Jeremiah Chiu and Josh Johnson +2
Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis
Fri · Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
RISING VOICES feat. ODD1OUT, EMPTHY, Obsidian James
ODD1OUT +2
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Mon · Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Plini
Plini +3
First Avenue & 7th Street Entry · Minneapolis
Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
❗SOLD OUT❗ Bill Callahan with Rick Maguire (of Pile)
Bill Callahan +1
The Cedar Cultural Center
Mon · Dec 7
SOLD OUT: John C. Reilly is Mister Romantic
John C. Reilly
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
Sun · Feb 7 · 6:45 PM
Atmosphere
Atmosphere +3
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Fri · Nov 6 · 7:00 PM
Puzzle Club
Eat My Words Bookstore · Minneapolis
$19.06Thu · Mar 11 · 7:00 PM
Sister Wife Swan Song: A Farewell Tour
Sister Wife Swan Song
Zhora Darling · Minneapolis
Sun · Apr 18
An Evening with Bruce Cockburn/ Two Nights Only!
Bruce Cockburn
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 16 · 9:30 PM
Landmark Live: David Huckfelt
David Huckfelt
Landmark Center
Sat · Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Brian Citro Organ Trio
Brian Citro Organ Trio
Berlin · Minneapolis
Thu · Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Witching Hour feat. GLIA
Glia
Berlin · Minneapolis
Sun · Nov 15 · 7:30 PM
An Evening with Duo Andalus
Lala Tamar +2
Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis
↻ RecurringSun · Nov 1 · 11:30 AM
Life Histories: Lichen of Lakewood Interactive Workshop
Instructor: Alyssa Rose Gregory +1
Lakewood Cemetery · Minneapolis
$25.00Sun · Nov 8 · 7:00 PM
Patricia Smith Live: Reading & Conversation in Support of the Loft
Author: Patricia Smith +1
The Loft Literary Center · North Loop
$30Thu · Nov 12 · 8:00 PM
GB Leighton
GB Leighton
318 Cafe · Excelsior
$20Thu · Nov 19 · 8:00 PM
Dizzy
Dizzy
318 Cafe · Excelsior
$22.84Wed · Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Strawberry Girls & Andres
Strawberry Girls +1
Zhora Darling · Minneapolis
Thu · Nov 12
Madds Buckley/ A Simple Binary and a Complex Phrase North American Tour 2026 with special guest Brye
Madds Buckley +1
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
$19.06Sun · Nov 15 · 7:00 PM
Porcelain (TX) w/ Zastava (MI)
Porcelain (TX) +1
Zhora Darling · Minneapolis
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 12:00 PM
Thursday Crafternoon: Chunky Yarn Knitting
Whole Music Club · Minneapolis
Thu · Oct 29
Intro to Your Camera: Beginner Photography Workshop
Instructor: Don Tredinnick
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Sun · Nov 8 · 6:00 PM
Sleepy Weekend
Sleeping Jesus +8
The Hook and Ladder Theater
$20.00Fri · Dec 11 · 6:00 PM
Magical Worlds: The Loft's 2026 Young Writers Anthology Release Party
Author: Jack Harris
The Loft Literary Center · North Loop
Sun · Nov 1
Bethany Larson & The Bee's Knees Album Release w/ special guests Turn Turn Turn and The Twins of Franklin
Bethany Larson & The Bee's Knees +2
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 23 · 8:00 PM
jigitz - 50 Ballerinas Tour
jigitz
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Mon · Nov 2 · 6:00 PM
The Damned
The Damned +3
First Avenue · Minneapolis
$69.65Sat · Nov 21 · 6:00 PM
Beartooth: Pure Ecstasy World Tour
Beartooth
Myth · Maplewood
Fri · Nov 20 · 9:00 AM
Tape B – Night 1
Tape B +4
Armory · Minneapolis
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 15
Every other week, a group of friends gathers at Charlie’s Restaurant & Irish Pub from 5:30 to 8:30 PM for an acoustic jam session
Water Street Inn · Stillwater
Sat · Oct 24
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 30
SOLD OUT: John Waters/ Let’s Take Over The World
Speaker: John Waters
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Trivia Night: Horror Movies
Whole Music Club · Minneapolis
↻ RecurringSun · Oct 25 · 10:00 AM
SUNDAY FUNDAY!
The Dog House Bar & Grill · Maplewood
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes – Farewell
Judy Collins
Dakota · Minneapolis
Sat · Nov 7 · 5:00 PM
Arch Enemy & The Black Dahlia Murder - Wrath Across North America 2026
Arch Enemy +1
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus · Minneapolis
↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 12:00 AM
TUESDAY TRIVIA NIGHT
The Dog House Bar & Grill · Maplewood
Sat · Nov 7 · 6:30 AM
PROF
Prof +3
Armory · Minneapolis
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 23
Hoodah Thunkett
Hoodah Thunkett
Blues Saloon · St. Paul
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
The Dresden Dolls (18+ with Valid Government ID)
The Dresden Dolls
Palace Theatre-MN · St. Paul
$1-$2026Tue · Nov 27
A Three Tenors Christmas
The NorrSound Tenors +3
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres · Chanhassen
Fri · Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Vito Las Vegas!
Fr Vito
Crooners Supper Club
Sat · Oct 31 · 5:30 PM
Periphery - A Pale White Dot US Tour
Periphery
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus · Minneapolis
Wed · Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Sleep
Sleep +1
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Thu · Oct 22 · 10:00 PM
Crates:“Mingus Ah Um” by Charles Mingus
Berlin · Minneapolis
$5-$2026Sun · Oct 25
Hooked on a Feeling '70-'74
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres · Chanhassen
Free↻ RecurringSat · Feb 20 · 10:30 AM
Reading with a Ranger
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Thu · Oct 15 · 10:00 PM
Crates:“Wede Harer Guzo” by Hailu Mergia
Berlin · Minneapolis
Fri · Nov 13 · 6:00 PM
Milkweed Books presents Carson Faust
Author: Carson Faust
Milkweed Books · Minneapolis
Sun · Oct 18 · 2:30 PM
Sundays at Landmark: Saint Paul Civic Symphony
Saint Paul Civic Symphony
Landmark Center
Sat · Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
Harlem Nights: Comedy Show and Costume Party
Crooners Supper Club
Mon · Nov 2 · 6:30 PM
Trippie Redd - The Non-disclosure Agreement Tour
Trippie Redd
The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus · Minneapolis
Thu · Mar 4 · 7:00 PM
Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr
First Avenue · Minneapolis
$10.00Sat · Nov 21 · 7:00 PM
Cornelius Eady Author Talk: A Reading & Conversation with the 2026 McKnight Judge in Poetry and Spoken Word
Author: Cornelius Eady
The Loft Literary Center · North Loop
Fri · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Parrothead Paradise - A Jimmy Buffet Show
Parrothead Paradise - A Jimmy Buffet Show
Ames Center · Burnsville
Sat · Oct 17 · 8:30 PM
Minnesota vs St. Louis
Allianz Field · St. Paul
Mon · Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
The Longest Johns
The Longest Johns
Varsity Theater · Minneapolis
Sat · Nov 21 · 6:00 PM
Porch Light
Porch Light
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Free↻ RecurringSat · Dec 12 · 10:30 AM
Reading with a Ranger
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Tue · Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Don Smithmier Presents The Narrows
Author: Don Smithmier
Subtext Bookstore · St. Paul
Tue · Dec 15
Cyril Neville with special guest King Youngblood
Cyril Neville +1
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
Free↻ RecurringSat · Jan 9 · 10:30 AM
Reading with a Ranger
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Fri · Oct 16
Joe T Cook
Joe T Cook
Blues Saloon · St. Paul
Sun · Oct 18 · 6:30 PM
BHB Romance Book Club
Big Hill Books · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 23
Late Night Lounge: Lauryn Lesley
Lauryn Lesley
Berlin · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 30
The Funny Five
The Funny Five
Camp Bar (Downtown St Paul) · Downtown
Sat · Oct 31 · 3:30 PM
MARIS
Maris
Turf Club · St. Paul
↻ RecurringWed · Dec 2 · 7:00 PM
Angine de Poitrine
Angine de Poitrine +1
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
October Bonkers Book Club!
Tropes & Trifles · Minneapolis
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
October book club at Milkweed Books
Milkweed Books · Minneapolis
Fri · Dec 4 · 7:00 PM
Dos Santos with DJ Miguel Vargas
Dos Santos +1
Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis
FreeThu · Oct 15 · 12:00 PM
Thursday Crafternoon: Punch Needle Coasters
Whole Music Club · Minneapolis
Wed · Oct 21
Indigo Girls with special guest Linda Perry
Indigo Girls +1
State Theatre · Minneapolis
Thu · Nov 12
Madds Buckley/ A Simple Binary and a Complex Phrase North American Tour 2026
Madds Buckley
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
Free↻ RecurringSat · Nov 14 · 10:30 AM
Reading with a Ranger
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Wed · Jan 27
Skerryvore/ Beautiful Mistakes Album Tour
Skerryvore
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
↻ RecurringSun · Jan 31 · 11:30 AM
Life Histories: Lichen of Lakewood Interactive Workshop
Instructor: Alyssa Rose Gregory +1
Lakewood Cemetery · Minneapolis
Sat · Mar 13 · 8:00 PM
First Avenue presents DAN AND PEGGY REEDER
Dan And Peggy Reeder
The Cedar Cultural Center
FreeSun · Dec 6 · 3:25 PM
Vikings v. Carolina Panthers
Vikings +1
U.S. Bank Stadium Tours · Minneapolis
Sat · Oct 31
Halloween Night! The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
Wed · Nov 4
Superbad (2007)
The Parkway Theater · Minneapolis
Sun · Nov 22 · 6:30 PM
SONGS OF LEAD BELLY - Remembering the 1948 MPLS House Concert feat. Corpse Reviver, Adam Kiesling, Jillian Rae, Pop Wagner, Mikkel
Corpse Reviver +4
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Tue · Nov 24 · 7:00 PM
Bonobo
Bonobo +1
First Avenue · Minneapolis
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Count Spookula
Count Spookula +4
First Avenue & 7th Street Entry · Minneapolis
$15Thu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
Debbie Anthony
Debbie Anthony
318 Cafe · Excelsior
At the door↻ RecurringFri · Nov 13 · 9:30 PM
The Jimmys
The Jimmys +8
Blues Saloon · St. Paul
Fri · Oct 23 · 7:30 PM
Julian Davis Reid & Circle of Trust
Julian Davis Reid & Circle of Trust
Berlin · Minneapolis
Sun · Oct 25 · 5:30 PM
THE BIG 70’S SINGALONG!
Crooners Supper Club
Sat · Nov 7 · 1:00 PM
Letter Writing DIY Workshop with Mia Makes
XIA Books & Café · Saint Paul
Events in Minneapolis, MN
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Minneapolis's rock circuit — First Avenue, the Turf Club, the Cedar Cultural Center — sits beside the Guthrie's theater seasons and the Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall.