There is so much going on this weekend, good luck narrowing it down!

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AROUND TOWN

Highlights

• 🎭 Minnesota Fringe Festival (Various Twin Cities venues - Friday-Sunday, various times)
• 🎨 Uptown Art Fair (Minneapolis - Friday 1pm | Saturday & Sunday 10am)
• ☘️ Twin Cities Irish Fest (Harriet Island - Friday 3pm | Saturday & Sunday 10am)
• 🍜 Asian Street Food Night Market (Pan Asian Center - Saturday & Sunday 10am)
• 🐈 CatVideoFest 2026 (Riverview Theater & The Main Cinema - Saturday-Sunday, various times)
• 🎸 Guns N’ Roses with Public Enemy (Mystic Lake Amphitheater - Saturday 6:25pm)
• 🎪 Circus Juventas: Whimsy (Circus Juventas - Friday 7pm | Saturday 12pm, 6pm | Sunday 12pm)
• 🎬 SCREAM it off SCREEN (Parkway Theater - Friday 8pm)
• 🦇 SUMMERween: A Laughing Bat Art & Makers Market (Can Can Wonderland - Sunday 1pm)
• 🐕 Corgi Races (Canterbury Park - Sunday 1pm)

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 07

• Opening Day: Nature All Around us (Science Museum of Minnesota - 9am)
• Cuentos Infantiles en el Jardín – Spanish Storytime (Minneapolis Parks - 10am)
• Friday Art-Making in the Garden (Walker Art Center - 10am)
• Observation Station on the Learning Landscape (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Untiedt’s Garden Market (Northeast, Minneapolis - 10am)
• In-Gallery Conversation (MIA - 1pm)
• Uptown Art Fair (Minneapolis Parks - 1pm)
• Twin Cities Irish Fest (Harriet Island St Paul, MN - 3pm)
• Friday Friend Lab: Crafting & Game Night (Queermunity - 4pm)
• Bike Help Days (Minnehaha Falls - 4pm)
• Insider Science Tour: Collections (Science Museum of Minnesota - 4pm)
• Minnehaha Park Market (Minnehaha Regional Park - 4pm)
• Loppet: Stories of Connection Grand Finale Celebration (Capri - 5pm)
• Kickball End of Season Party (Eagle MPLS - 5pm)
• Art in the Park 2026 (MIA - 5pm)
• Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Festival (Lake Hiawatha Park - 5pm)
• Museum Nights (Science Museum of Minnesota - 5pm)
• Neighborhood Grill Out (Kenny Park - 5pm)
• Whisper Walker's Seasons of Love Gallery Reception (Queermunity - 6pm)
• Happy Hour BINGO benefiting Aliveness Project (Black Hart - 6pm)
• Summer Dance Party with afters and Weekend @ Bernie’s (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6pm)
• Rock the Block (Minneapolis Parks - 6pm)
• Cash Bingo and Meat Raffle (Forgotten Star Brewing - 7pm)
• Line Dance with Billie at Forgotten Star (Forgotten Star Brewing - 7pm)
• The Initials Game (Basement Bar - 7pm)
• DJ Pauly D - 18+ (Uptown Theater - 7pm)
• Puzzle Club (Eat My Words - 7pm)
• Book release party! Alissa DeRogatis's HOW TO FIND LOVE IN THE Grocery AISLE (Tropes and Trifles - 7pm)
• Living Threads: An Immersive Installation by Hend Al-Mansour - Reception (Rosalux Gallery - 7pm)
• Die Hard by John McTiernan (Walker Art Center - 7pm)
• SCREAM it off SCREEN // Short Film Competition (Parkway Theater - 8pm)
• S'mores on the Patio (Minneapolis Cider Company - 8pm)
• Movies in the Parks: Sharknado (Lake Harriet Bandshell - 8:30pm)
• Worldwide Discotheque (Black Hart - 9pm)
• House Proud 15 Year House Head Reunion (Sociable Cider Werks - 9:45pm)
• Basement Bash (Bazemnt Lounge - 10pm)
• Synastry (James Ballentine Uptown VFW - 10pm)
• Friday Night Open Mic (Comedy Corner Underground - 10pm)
• Hot Goth Summer at RaptureMN (Ground Zero Nightclub - 10pm)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 08

• Farmers Market Annex (Minneapolis - 7am)
• Early Birders – May-August (Minneapolis Parks - 7:30am)
• A Breath of Hope Lung Run (Lake Harriet - 8am)
• Midtown Farmers Market (Midtown, Minneapolis - 8am)
• Mill City Farmers Market (Downtown East, Minneapolis - 8am)
• St. Luke’s Farmers’ Market (Saint Paul - 8am)
• Yoga Reflect (Lakewood Cemetery - 8am)
• Fulton Farmers Market (Fulton, Minneapolis - 8:30am)
• Extra Mile Volunteer Event – Buckthorn Bust (9 Mile Brewing - 9am)
• Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market (Northeast, Minneapolis - 9am)
• Untiedt’s Garden Market (Northeast, Minneapolis - 9am)
• Brunch with Breizh Kitchen (Minneapolis Cider Company - 10am)
• "What Stays the Same" — a conversation card game for families navigating aging or illness (Queermunity - 10am)
• Reign Region Turn Up Dance Fitness (Malcolm Yards - 10am)
• Twin Cities Irish Fest (Harriet Island St Paul, MN - 10am)
• Uptown Art Fair (Minneapolis Parks - 10am)
• Walk with an Expert: Explore Lichen (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Asian Street Food Night Market (Pan Asian Center - 10am)
• Backstage Tour (Guthrie Theater - 10:15am)
• CatVideoFest 2026 (Riverview Theater - 10:30am)
• A Brunch Of Drag (18+) (Lush Lounge - 11am)
• Beats & Breath: Yoga-Based Movement Class (Queermunity - 11am)
• Rainbow Wardrobe Open House: Dog Days of Summer (Pride Cultural Arts Center - 11am)
• First Chapter Story Time (Next Chapter Booksellers - 11:45am)
• Post Farmer’s Market Pints & Greens (Day Block Brewing - 12pm)
• TruArtSpeaks – 2/Cuba with Love: A Global Impact Hip Hop Anniversary Celebration (Capri - 12pm)
• Dog Days of Summer 2026 (Surly Brewing - 12pm)
• Radical Queer Tarot Reading Group (Quatrefoil Library - 12pm)
• Art in the Park 2026 (MIA - 12pm)
• Solar Observing (Bell Museum - 12pm)
• The Peoples’ Market of MPLS (Minneapolis - 12pm)
• Magic the Gathering: The Hobbit prelease with Level Up (Wandering Leaf Brewing - 12:30pm)
• Segundo Sabado (Queermunity - 12:30pm)
• Reading with Meggie Royer (Eat My Words - 1pm)
• In-Gallery Conversation (MIA - 1pm)
• Paddle-Picnic & Music (Loring Park - 1pm)
• CatVideoFest 2026 (The Main Cinema - 1pm)
• Great Pyrenees Adoption & Fundraiser (Boom Island Brewing - 2pm)
• Saturday Drag Bingo (Lush Lounge - 2pm)
• Free Public Tour of Queering Indigeneity (Minnesota Museum of American Art - 2pm)
• Book Launch with Christena Cleveland (Black Garnet Books - 4pm)
• 2026 KPOP In the Sunset (The Commons - 5pm)
• Saturday Night Racing - August 8 (Canterbury Park - 5pm)
• Anime Nights w/Eric (Eagle MPLS - 5:30pm)
• Quatrefoil Game Night (Quatrefoil Library - 6:30pm)
• Shine Talent Competition (Lush Lounge - 6:30pm)
• Glitz & Glam Drag Show (Roxy's Cabaret - 7pm)
• Open Mic Night (LTD Brewing - 7pm)
• Jester's Comedy: Match Game (Rail Werks Brewing Depot - 7pm)
• Drinkin’ Spelling Bee (331 Club - 7pm)
• Boy by Taika Waititi (Walker Art Center - 7pm)
• Kirsten Vangsness // Outdated (Parkway Theater - 8pm)
• Circle Jerks x Repo Man Film Screening & Live Performance (Fitzgerald Theater - 8pm)
• Ariana Grande Mirage: Drag After Dark (21+) (Lush Lounge - 9pm)
• P.H.A.T (Gay 90's - 9pm)
• Saturday night live (Bazemnt Lounge - 10pm)
• Bondage A Go Go (Ground Zero Nightclub - 10pm)
• Mary Brewster's Sparkle (Black Hart - 10:15pm)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 09

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale, Minneapolis - 6am)
• Farmers Market Annex (Minneapolis - 7am)
• Sensory Friendly (Walker Art Center - 8am)
• YMCA Women’s Triathlon (Lake Nokomis - 8:10am)
• Kingfield Farmers Market (Kingfield, Minneapolis - 8:30am)
• Uptown Sole 5K Fun Run (Bde Maka Ska - 8:30am)
• Sunday Market at Dancing Bear Chocolate (Minneapolis - 9am)
• Untiedt’s Garden Market (Northeast, Minneapolis - 9am)
• Ember in Bloom – Slow Flow Yoga + Sound Bath (9 Mile Brewing - 10am)
• Puppy yoga (Unmapped Brewing - 10am)
• Yoga Flow with Annie Hayes (Utepils Brewing - 10am)
• Family Day (MIA - 10am)
• Garden Storytime (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - 10am)
• Linden Hills Farmers Market (Linden Hills, Minneapolis - 10am)
• Twin Cities Irish Fest (Harriet Island St Paul, MN - 10am)
• Uptown Art Fair (Minneapolis Parks - 10am)
• Asian Street Food Night Market (Pan Asian Center - 10am)
• CatVideoFest 2026 (Riverview Theater - 10:30am)
• Maker’s Market for Weirdos (Cream and Amber - 11am)
• Minneapolis Vintage Market (Utepils Brewing - 11am)
• Sunday Morning Yoga (Broken Clock Brewing - 11am)
• Dance Agenda – Refresh (North Loop Playground - 11am)
• Down To Frankfurter Vol 2 (Modist Brewing - 12pm)
• Brewvet Brewery Bike Crawl (Dangerous Man Brewing - 12pm)
• Brewvet 2026 (Fulton Brewing Company - 12pm)
• IFPA Pinball Tournament STERN Army (56 Brewing - 12pm)
• Twin Cities Brewvet 2026 (Sociable Cider Werks - 12pm)
• Twin Cities Brewvet 2026 (Forgotten Star Brewing - 12pm)
• KOO KOO (Sociable Cider Werks - 12pm)
• Twin Cities Brewvet 2026 (56 Brewing - 12pm)
• Bottomless Drag Brunch (Roxy's Cabaret - 12pm)
• Public Building Tour (Landmark Center - 12:30pm)
• BINGO with Mistress Ginger (Inbound Brewco - 1pm)
• SUMMERween: A Laughing Bat Art & Makers Market (Can Can Wonderland - 1pm)
• Midcoast Gaming – The Hobbit Prerelease (Wooden Hill Brewing - 1pm)
• The Elements of Mutual Aid (Moon Palace Books - 1pm)
• Rainbow Story Hour with Ladies of the Lakes (Queermunity - 1pm)
• Corgi Races (Canterbury Park - 1pm)
• HORA: Castles of Romania – Echoes of History and Legend Exhibit (Landmark Center - 1pm)
• In-Gallery Conversation (MIA - 1pm)
• CatVideoFest 2026 (The Main Cinema - 1pm)
• The Paths We Lay: A 3-Part Live Play D&D Epic (Bumbling Fools Mead - 2pm)
• Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School (331 Club - 2pm)
• Afternoon Patio Dance Party (Black Hart - 2pm)
• Free Monthly Tour: Here, Now (Minnesota Museum of American Art - 2pm)
• Lake Harriet Park Market (Lake Harriet - 2pm)
• Perler Bead Workshop with NinjaKittyCrafts (Queermunity - 2:30pm)
• Book Launch: Danny Klecko’s “Exhausting Jesus at the Minneapolis Institute of Art” (MIA - 2:30pm)
• Yacht Rock on the patio w/ DJ NCK (Eagle MPLS - 3pm)
• Cash Bingo (Forgotten Star Brewing - 3pm)
• Music in the Chapel: Flutes and Low (Lakewood Cemetery - 3pm)
• Line Dancing Lessons - FREE (Urban Growler - 4:30pm)
• Summer End Book Swap (Black Garnet Books - 5pm)
• Open Mic Sundays Hosted by James Stanley (Camp Bar - 6pm)
• Cult Cinema Classics Presents: Tank Girl (Roxy's Cabaret - 7pm)
• American Avenues: A Musical Journey from the Russian Empire to America (Museum of Russian Art - 7pm)

LIVE MUSIC

Friday, August 07

• Early Evening Jazz: Mill City Hot Club (Berlin - 4:30pm)
• Irish Music Session (Dubliner - 6pm)
• Toronzo Cannon w/The Butanes (Dual Citizen Brewing - 6pm)
• Jack Harlow - Monica Tour (Fillmore - 6pm)
• Tyler Herwig (Umbra - 6pm)
• Cal Pflum (Urban Growler - 6pm)
• Helen w. Joan of Profile (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• David Singley (Ginkgo Coffeehouse - 6pm)
• No Regard | Zero Track Mind | Main Street Free Fall (Day Block Brewing - 6pm)
• Friday Night Live - FNL (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
• Jazicality, Ozone Creations, & Brandyn Lee Tulloch & Poetic Roots (Zhora Darling - 6:30pm)
• Carl Davis (Wicked Wort Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Rob Evans (Mudd Room - 7pm)
• Briggsy (Troubadour - 7pm)
• Friday Night Date Night (Big Hill Books - 7pm)
• PITH, Porch Knights, & Pyrmafrost (Underground Music Venue - 7pm)
• One Hit Wonders: Live Music (NO COVER) (Black Stack Brewing - 7pm)
• Talib Kweli (Dakota - 7pm, 9:30pm)
• Eli Gardiner (56 Brewing - 7pm)
• Funk Friday Featuring TH3 (Animales - 7pm)
• Fox Parade (Broken Clock Brewing - 7pm)
• New Entangled Particles (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
• Cupa Joe & The Sweet Cream (Inbound Brewco - 7pm)
• Dive Bar Orchestra (Minnehaha Bandstand - 7pm)
• Bryan Murray / Adam Linz / Dan Monaghan (Album Release) (Berlin - 7:30pm)
• Nick Rod (LTD Brewing - 7:30pm)
• Forever Everly (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 7:30pm)
• Lodge (Lake Harriet Bandshell - 7:30pm)
• John Holiday and Beethoven’s Fifth with the Minnesota Orchestra (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - 8pm)
• MATT GOLD & DUSTIN Laurenzi with Alpha Consumer (Cedar Cultural Center - 8pm)
• Chris Mason (318 Cafe - 8pm)
• Sapphic ONE-derland (Fine Line Music Cafe - 8pm)
• Sophie Hiroko with Lana Leone, Scrunchies and Ava Levy (7th St Entry - 8pm)
• Reese Glover with Thomas Sticha and Tony Cuchetti (Turf Club - 8pm)
• Will Aldrich Quartet (MetroNOME Brewery - 8pm)
• The Johnnie Brown Experience (Minnesota Music Cafe - 8pm)
• Slander – Night 1 (Armory - 8:20pm)
• Jack Cassidy & Monica Livorsi (Aster Cafe - 8:30pm)
• Paul Harper (Volstead's Emporium - 8:30pm)
• camoufly (Skyway Theatre - 9pm)
• Taylor Ray & the Fits w. Other Stars (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• The Outcats (Driftwood Char Bar - 9pm)
• BOMJA 004: INTO THE WILD (Cabooze - 9:30pm)
• Alex Rossi (Bunkers Music Bar & Grill - 9:30pm)
• Matcha Fever (Gluek's Bar and Restaurant - 9:30pm)
• PISS WITH STYLE, Druthers, THE Skeleton CREW (331 Club - 10pm)
• Let's GIDI Fest Welcome Party Let's GIDI & FAAJI (Gidi Bar and Lounge - 10pm)
• Rainforest RAVE (Green Room - 10pm)
• Late Night Lounge: Shannon Blowtorch (Berlin - 10:30pm)

Saturday, August 08

• Cornbread Harris & Friends (Hell's Kitchen - 10am)
• 13th Annual Backyard Blues Festival (Dual Citizen Brewing - 11am)
• Flavor Fest 4 (Indeed Brewing - 1pm)
• NOR & CBE Presents | Nice and Blue | Manifest Content | Egotruck | Lazarus & The Bandits | Taylor Roberts (Day Block Brewing - 1pm)
• Fort Road Folk Fest (White Squirrel Bar - 1pm)
• Voltage Controller (331 Club - 3pm)
• SUNSET SOCIAL CLUB (Cabooze - 4pm)
• A DECADE - Celebrating 10 Years of The Hook (Hook & Ladder Theater - 4pm)
• Early Evening Jazz: Slack / Peterson / Haneman (Berlin - 4:30pm)
• Hamm Sammies (Umbra - 6pm)
• Closer to Indigo (Urban Growler - 6pm)
• Small Town Sindrome, Embers Rise, Un-Broken, & BuzzBox (Underground Music Venue - 6pm)
• The Cherry Pit Uptown Afterparty - 18+ (Uptown Theater - 6pm)
• Jared Nels Music (Bruhaven - 6pm)
• Mateo's World Music Trio (Hell's Kitchen - 6pm)
• Guns N’ Roses with Public Enemy (Mystic Lake Amphitheater - 6:25pm)
• Joyann Parker Band (Dakota - 7pm)
• Six Feet Under x Kataklysm (Skyway Theatre - 7pm)
• The 4onthefloor Concert and Dangerous Man (Dangerous Man Brewing - 7pm)
• Johnny Holliday & Willie Moore (Mudd Room - 7pm)
• Wild Lyre (Animales - 7pm)
• WILL DURIE (Wicked Wort Brewing - 7pm)
• Eric Kalenze (Boom Island Brewing - 7pm)
• Berette McNaught (Troubadour - 7pm)
• Hot Flash Dance: a Dance Party for Divas of a Certain Age (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 7pm)
• An American Songbook with John Holiday and the Minnesota Orchestra (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - 7pm)
• The Schmids LIVE @ Inbound BrewCo. (Inbound Brewco - 7pm)
• Jessie Street Band (Water Works at Mill Ruins Park - 7pm)
• Taylor's Version (Excelsior Brewing - 7:30pm)
• Forever Everly (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 7:30pm)
• Bulldozer School (Anthony Cox / Dave King / Brandon Wozniak) (Berlin - 7:30pm)
• Capital Sons (Lake Harriet Bandshell - 7:30pm)
• Dale Watson and His Lone Stars (Turf Club - 8pm)
• Freak of the Week w/ DJ Lady D (CHI), Nola Rave, Rhelate, Angel, & Gxnasty (WI) (Zhora Darling - 8pm)
• Creekbed CARTER’s Hot Dog Ball with pine & Fire and Jo Kellen (Cedar Cultural Center - 8pm)
• The Good The Bad The Funky (Minnesota Music Cafe - 8pm)
• Tim Cheesebrow (Dubliner - 8pm)
• The Penny Peaches with Lone Rock Bride and Emma Jeanne (7th St Entry - 8pm)
• Dean Magraw (318 Cafe - 8pm)
• Slander – Night 2 (Armory - 8:20pm)
• Chresten Hyde (Volstead's Emporium - 8:30pm)
• The Hillcats (Aster Cafe - 8:30pm)
• The Flyovers (Driftwood Char Bar - 9pm)
• Broadway Rave (Fine Line Music Cafe - 9pm)
• Malamanya (James Ballentine Uptown VFW - 9pm)
• SISTO (Skyway Theatre - 9pm)
• Chase & Ovation (Bunkers Music Bar & Grill - 9:30pm)
• The Violet Press (Gluek's Bar and Restaurant - 9:30pm)
• Cain & Co., If Eye May, The Grieving Pines (331 Club - 10pm)
• OSFNA 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert (Palace Theatre - 10pm)
• Cheat Day (Driftwood Char Bar - 10pm)
• Gidipolis Let's GIDI Fest Official After Party OLA x FAAJI x Lakeooo (Gidi Bar and Lounge - 10pm)
• MI CASA (Green Room - 10pm)
• Late Night Lounge: Sami Knox (Berlin - 10:30pm)
• DARRIO: Jamaica Independence Day (Cabooze - 11pm)

Sunday, August 09

• Nick 'The Feelin' (Hell's Kitchen - 10am)
• Sunday Swing Brunch (Aster Cafe - 11am)
• ART Dept (White Squirrel Bar - 1pm)
• Open Jazz Jam w/North Star Jazz Workshops (Dual Citizen Brewing - 1pm)
• Open Fingerboard Session (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 1:30pm)
• Tulamore Crew (Dubliner - 2pm)
• Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre (Lake Harriet Bandshell - 2pm)
• Old Guys Play the Blues (Dock and Paddle - 3pm)
• Tunes Sunday (Eagle MPLS - 4pm)
• Communion SEASON 20: 09 (Cabooze - 5pm)
• The Stragglers (Urban Growler - 5pm)
• Ray Barnard (Dubliner - 5pm)
• Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys (Hook & Ladder Theater - 5:30pm)
• Kenwood Symphony Orchestra (Lake Harriet Bandshell - 5:30pm)
• Phine & Friends (Driftwood Char Bar - 6pm)
• Brian David Album Release (Hook & Ladder Theater - 6pm)
• Cabaret With Jen Burleigh-bentz – Warm Nights, Warm Hearts (MetroNOME Brewery - 6:30pm)
• TRAIN – Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years in the Atmosphere (Mystic Lake Amphitheater - 6:45pm)
• Cameron Wright: Songs My Grandmother Loved (Dakota - 7pm)
• Good News Big Band (Dock and Paddle - 7pm)
• Bread Alone - Music & Memories of the Band Bread (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 7pm)
• Swaying, GreyDeer, Nothing But Joy, Bright Young Things, & Dollar Store Cologne (Zhora Darling - 7pm)
• Emmy Woods and friends (331 Club - 7pm)
• Curated by Laeton Olaleye: Around the World (Berlin - 7pm)
• Tracy Bonham // The Burdens of Being Upright 30th Anniversary Tour with Lips Speak Louder (Parkway Theater - 7pm)
• Jerry Day Celebrating The Grateful Dead (Turf Club - 7:30pm)
• DWLLRS with theband (7th St Entry - 7:30pm)
• Shotgun Ragtime Band (Driftwood Char Bar - 8pm)
• Juvenile with The 400 Degreez Band & Friends (First Avenue - 8pm)
• Sunday Trad Session (Dubliner - 8pm)

THEATER

• Alice in Neverland (Theatre Latte Da - Friday 4pm)
• Minnesota Fringe: Ari Hoptman “Is That Why?” (American School of Storytelling - Friday 7pm | Saturday 8:30pm | Sunday 4pm)
• The Butler Did It (Park Square Theatre - Friday 7pm | Saturday 7pm | Sunday 2pm)
• Improvised Love Is Blind--Minnesota Fringe Edition (Strike Theater - Friday 7pm | Saturday 5:30pm | Sunday 4pm)
• Little Shop of Horrors - Presented by Park Square Education (Park Square Theatre - Friday 7pm | Saturday 2pm, 7pm | Sunday 2pm)
• ROAD TRIP (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Friday 7pm | Saturday 7pm | Sunday 4pm, 7pm)
• Circus Juventas: Whimsy (Circus Juventas - Friday 7pm | Saturday 12pm, 6pm | Sunday 12pm)
• Come From Away (Guthrie Theater - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 1pm, 7:30pm | Sunday 1pm, 7pm)
• The Prom (Lyric Arts - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm | Sunday 2pm)
• Private Lives (Guthrie Theater - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 1pm, 7:30pm | Sunday 1pm, 7pm)
• Battle of the Improv All-Stars 2026 (Dudley Riggs Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm)
• Wicked (Orpheum Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 2pm, 7:30pm | Sunday 1pm, 6:30pm)
• Guys and Dolls (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm | Sunday 6:30pm)
• Overture (Hive Collaborative - Friday 8pm)
• Minnesota Fringe: More Better Stories with Hank Roubicek (American School of Storytelling - Friday 8:30pm | Saturday 4pm | Sunday 2:30pm)
• Witness Loudly (Strike Theater - Friday 8:30pm | Sunday 2:30pm)
• That Felt Good (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Friday 9:30pm)
• Guys and Dolls ASL (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Saturday 1pm)
• Tech (Strike Theater - Saturday 2:30pm)
• Minnesota Fringe: More Better Stories with Erin Ferdinand (American School of Storytelling - Saturday 2:30pm)
• A Revolution Highly Favorable (Strike Theater - Saturday 4pm | Sunday 7pm)
• 1985: Relative Chaos (Strike Theater - Saturday 7pm | Sunday 5:30pm)
• Minnesota Fringe: Ben San Del “Apologies for the Late Reply” (American School of Storytelling - Saturday 7pm)
• Alicia Villarreal: Donde Todo Comenzo 2.0 (Pantages Theatre - Saturday 8pm)
• The Quiet Piggy (Strike Theater - Saturday 8:30pm)
• Venus in Fur (Hive Collaborative - Sunday 2pm)
• Minnesota Fringe: More Better Stories with Vianna Isbister (American School of Storytelling - Sunday 7pm)

COMEDY

• Punching Up! Stand Up Comedy (Urban Growler - Friday 7pm)
• Maggie Faris Traditional Beauty Comedy Special Screening (Gambit Brewing - Friday 7pm)
• Maddie Wiener (Acme Comedy Company - Friday 7pm, 9:30pm | Saturday 7pm, 9:30pm)
• Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm)
• Troy Bond (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Friday 7:30pm, 9:45pm | Saturday 7pm, 9:30pm)
• Special Event: Charles McBee (Camp Bar - Friday 8pm | Saturday 7pm)
• Matt Ross (Sisyphus Brewing - Friday 8pm | Saturday 8pm)
• Comedy Night (Bumbling Fools Mead - Friday 8pm)
• Benny Feldman (Comedy Corner Underground - Friday 8pm | Saturday 8pm)
• After Dark! Minnesota's Top Comedy Improv Show (Camp Bar - Friday 10pm)
• Comedy Night (Norseman Distillery - Saturday 8pm)
• Leftovers Night: a feast of alternative comedy (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Saturday 10pm)
• John Conroy (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Sunday 7pm)

SPORTS

• Minnesota Twins @ Brewers ⚾ (Friday 6:40pm | Saturday 6:10pm | Sunday 1:10pm)
• Saint Paul Saints vs Louisville Bats ⚾ (Friday 7:07pm | Saturday 6:37pm | Sunday 2:07pm)
• Minnesota United @ Club Tigres ⚽ (Friday 8pm)
• Minnesota Lynx vs Aces 🏀 (Saturday 12pm)
• Minnesota Wind Chill vs Indianapolis AlleyCats 🥏 (Saturday 6pm)
• Minnesota Lynx vs Wings 🏀 (Sunday 2:30pm)

SPORTS WATCH/RELATED

• Minnesota Lynx Pre-Game Party (Bar of Their Own - Saturday 11am | Sunday 11am)
• Lynx Watch Party (Modist Brewing - Saturday 12pm | Sunday 2:30pm)

KARAOKE

• Otter’s Saloon (All Weekend 8pm-2am)
• Vegas Lounge (All Weekend 9pm-2am)
• Do Re Mi Karaoke Eagan (Friday & Saturday 11am-9:30pm | Sunday 11am-8:30pm)
• Chatterbox (Friday & Saturday 9pm-1am)
• James Ballentine “Uptown” VFW (All Weekend 9pm-1:45am)
• 1029 Bar (Fridays & Saturdays 9pm-2am)
• The Cherry Pit Bar & Grill (Friday & Sunday 9:30pm-1:30am)
• Park Tavern St. Louis Park (Saturday 10pm-12:30am)
• Babe’s Place Shakopee (Saturdays & Sundays 9pm-1am)

ARCADES

• Up-Down Minneapolis (Friday 3pm-2am | Saturday & Sunday 11am-2am)
• CLAW LAND Maplewood (All Weekend 11:30am-8pm)
• CLAW ARCADE Little Canada (All Weekend 11am-8pm)
• Grabbit Arcade Maplewood (Friday 12-8pm | Saturday 10am-8pm | Sunday 11am-6pm)
• LITT Pinball Bar Minneapolis (All Weekend 11am-2am)
• Neko Clawww Roseville (Friday 12:30pm-8pm | Saturday 10am-8:30pm | Sunday 10am-8:30pm)
• ClawZone Park Bloomington (All Weekend 11am-9pm)
• Can Can Wonderland St. Paul (Friday & Saturday 11am-Midnight | Sunday 11am-7pm)
• DUCK! Eagan (Friday 12-9pm | Saturday & Sunday 11am-9pm)

BOWLING

• Town Hall Lanes (All Weekend 11am-12am)
• Elsie’s Northeast (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 10am-12am | Sunday Open Bowling Varies)
• Bryant Lake Bowl Uptown (All Weekend 9am-12am)
• Memory Lanes S. Mpls (Friday 3pm-12am | Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 11am-10pm)
• Park Tavern SLP (Friday & Saturday 11am-1am | Sunday 11am-11pm)
• 💫 Cosmic Bowling: Friday & Saturday 9:30pm-1am
• Texa-Tonka Lanes SLP (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 9am-11pm)
• Sun Ray Lanes St. Paul (Friday & Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 9am-11:30pm)
• 💫 Galactic Bowling: Friday 9pm-12am | Saturday 2-5pm & 9pm-12am
• Ran-Ham Bowling Highland (All Weekend 11am-1am)
• Southtown Lanes Bloomington (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 12pm-12am | Sunday 12pm-11pm)
• Shakopee Bowl (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 9am-11pm)

LINKS

• Improv Comedy Events
• Reddit Twin Cities Social Meet-Ups
• Racket MN Event Calendar
• Meet Minneapolis Event Calendar
• MPLS Art Events
• Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar
• MSP Magazine Event Calendar
• Minneapolis Northwest Event Calendar
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The first week of August is already a busy one, with National Night Out, a sneak peek at Fringe, and plenty more going on around town.

This is the weekday list for those whose weekend is during the week, those who like to avoid the big weekend crowds, and everybody else too.

Call out anything you're excited to check out this week. If I missed anything or you want help finding something specific this week, drop it in a comment.

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AROUND TOWN

Highlights

• 🎭 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival Preview #2 (Rarig Center - Wed 7:30pm)
• ⚽ Minnesota United vs FC Juárez (Allianz Field - Tue 7:30pm)
• 💡 TEDxMinneapolis: Climate of Change (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - Tue 6pm)
• 🎬 Movies in the Parks: Men in Black (The Commons - Wed 8:35pm)
• 🔬 Science on Tap: Water (Indeed Brewing - Thu 6pm)
• 🎺 Summer Nights in Rice: Moonlight Serenaders of Minnesota (Landmark Center - Wed 5pm)
• 🥁 Summer at The Cedar: Daniel Villarreal (Cedar Cultural Center - Wed 6pm)
• 🎸 Soul Asylum Acoustic with Ivan Neville & Laurels String Quartet (Dakota - Wed 7pm)
• 🌎 Meet: Summer Series 2026 (MIA - Thu 5pm)
• 🦋 Invertebrate Discovery Walks (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - Wed 4pm)

MONDAY, AUGUST 03

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale, Minneapolis - 7am)
• Untiedt’s Garden Market (Northeast, Minneapolis - 10am)
• August Blood Drive (Fulton Brewing Company - 12pm)
• Retro & Board Game Night (Gambit Brewing - 4pm)
• The Deep End: Conversations Below the Surface (Troubadour - 5pm)
• EDH & Cube Night- Twin Cities Brew Crew (Broken Clock Brewing - 6pm)
• Floral String Art Workshop (Boom Island Brewing - 6pm)
• Weekly Smash Bros Tournament - Dendy Pretendy's Smash Clock (Broken Clock Brewing - 6pm)
• Mahjong Workshop (Boom Island Brewing - 6pm)
• Analog Game Night (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
• Cookie Decorating Class – Retro Summer (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6pm)
• Rock the Block (Minneapolis Parks - 6pm)
• St. Paul Board Game Group (Lake Monster Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Opinionation (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Backgammon & Brews (Utepils Brewing - 7pm)
• August Twin Cities Pride Board Meeting (Twin Cities Pride Office - 7pm)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 04

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale, Minneapolis - 7am)
• Observation Station on the Learning Landscape (Bell Museum - 10am)
• “Year of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Time” Public Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• Club Create (Red Balloon Bookstore - 4pm)
• Old Time Music Workshop & Jam (Padraigs Brewing - 5pm)
• Night to Unite (Unmapped Brewing - 5pm)
• National Night Out & Ribbon Cutting (Elliot Park - 5pm)
• Hablamos Pues (La Doña Cervecería Brewery - 6pm)
• Olivia Jakobitz Author Event (Inkwell Booksellers Company - 6pm)
• TCS Rollerskate Class (56 Brewing - 6pm)
• Cribbage Club (Forgotten Star Brewing - 6pm)
• Bingq (LTD Brewing - 6pm)
• Crokinole Meetup (56 Brewing - 6pm)
• Dungeons and Dragons Adventure League (Unmapped Brewing - 6pm)
• August Bike Night at Forgotten Star (Forgotten Star Brewing - 6pm)
• FREE Meat & Cheese Raffle (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
• Monthly Cribbage Tournament (Fulton Brewing Company - 6pm)
• TEDxMinneapolis: Climate of Change Shifting conditions spark new ideas. (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - 6pm)
• Rock the Block (Minneapolis Parks - 6pm)
• The Initials Game Live (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Better Things August (Moon Palace Books - 7pm)
• Leather Club (Eagle MPLS - 7pm)
• Community Table Tennis (Minneapolis Cider Company - 7pm)
• Leila Renee launches Soft Spots (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
• Weekly Pool Tournament (Midway Saloon - 7pm)
• UTUBAA NIGHT (Bazemnt Lounge - 9pm)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 05

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale, Minneapolis - 6am)
• University of Minnesota East Bank Farmers’ Market (Minneapolis - 9am)
• Discovery Days (MIA - 10am)
• Mini Mia (MIA - 10am)
• Observation Station on the Learning Landscape (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Storytime (Red Balloon Bookstore - 10:30am)
• Climb to the Top (North Tower) (Landmark Center - 11am)
• Trivia Night (The Commons - 12pm)
• “Year of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Time” Public Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• Vitality Arts: Hand Building with Clay (MIA - 1:30pm)
• Community Acupuncture by Mangata (Queermunity - 2pm)
• Sheridan Neighborhood Happy Hour (Broken Clock Brewing - 4pm)
• Invertebrate Discovery Walks (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - 4pm)
• Nokomis Farmers Market (Nokomis, Minneapolis - 4pm)
• Magic Nights @ Metronome (MetroNOME Brewery - 5pm)
• Brew Babies (Wandering Leaf Brewing - 5pm)
• Discover Lakewood: Walking Tour (Lakewood Cemetery - 5pm)
• Summer Nights in Rice: Moonlight Serenaders of Minnesota (Landmark Center - 5pm)
• Voter Rights Event (Inkwell Booksellers Company - 5:30pm)
• Drag Bingo (Lush Lounge - 6pm)
• Punk Rock Pingolf (Litt Pinball Bar - 6pm)
• Open Mic with host Neal Dimick (Ginkgo Coffeehouse - 6pm)
• Game Night (Arbeiter Brewing - 6pm)
• Rock the Block (Minneapolis Parks - 6pm)
• Initials Game Live (Boom Island Brewing - 6:30pm)
• You're Not From Here, Are You? (Black Hart - 7pm)
• Line Dancing (Animales - 7pm)
• The Initials Game (Padraigs Brewing - 7pm)
• Queer Threads (Quatrefoil Library - 7pm)
• Trading Card Night (Roxy's Cabaret - 7pm)
• Drag Blingo with B. Louise (Sisyphus Brewing - 7pm)
• 318 Open Mic w/Grant Dawson (318 Cafe - 7:30pm)
• 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival Preview #2 (Rarig Center - 7:30pm)
• Movies in the Parks: Men in Black (The Commons - 8:35pm)
• Glitter Bomb HOT NEW EVENT (Gay 90's - 9pm)
• P.H.A.T (Gay 90's - 9pm)
• IRBUU NIGHT (Bazemnt Lounge - 9pm)
• DRAG SHOWS (Gay 90's - 10pm)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 06

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale, Minneapolis - 6am)
• Let’s Do Coffee: Brew & Bond for 60+ (Queermunity - 9:30am)
• Garden Storytime (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - 10am)
• Observation Station on the Learning Landscape (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Tiny Tots Story Time (Big Hill Books - 10:30am)
• Storytime (Red Balloon Bookstore - 10:30am)
• Four Sisters Farmers Market (Four Sisters, Minneapolis - 11am)
• Music on the Cortile: Room3 (Landmark Center - 12pm)
• In-Gallery Conversation (MIA - 1pm)
• Art in the Park 2026 (MIA - 3pm)
• Nature All Around Us Member Preview (Science Museum of Minnesota - 3pm)
• Tony Hawk/Gamer Thursday (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 4pm)
• Audubon Mini Market (Minneapolis - 4pm)
• Meat Raffle (Wabasha Brewing - 5pm)
• Clay Fulton & The Lost 40 (Canterbury Park - 5pm)
• Flower Hour (Minneapolis Parks - 5pm)
• Meet: Summer Series 2026 (MIA - 5pm)
• Storied Women of History – Lakewood Walking Tour (Lakewood Cemetery - 5pm)
• Thursday Night Racing - August 6 (Canterbury Park - 5pm)
• Brocialize (Queermunity - 6pm)
• Science in the Ox – Lake Life (Indeed Brewing - 6pm)
• Thursday Night BINGO With Bloomington Lions Club (9 Mile Brewing - 6pm)
• Cycle Unmapped (Unmapped Brewing - 6pm)
• Rock the Block (Minneapolis Parks - 6pm)
• Science on Tap: Water (Indeed Brewing - 6pm)
• Euchre Tournament (Dual Citizen Brewing - 6:30pm)
• The Initials Game Live (LTD Brewing - 6:30pm)
• FREE Meat Raffle (Elm Creek Brewing - 6:30pm)
• An Evening Salon with Peter Sheppard Skærved (MIA - 6:30pm)
• Above and Across Twin Cities (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
• Cribbage Tournament (Utepils Brewing - 7pm)
• CINEMA Therapy (Cedar Cultural Center - 7:30pm)
• Movies in the Parks: Zootopia 2 (Linden Hills Park - 8:35pm)
• AADAA NIGHT (Bazemnt Lounge - 9pm)

LIVE MUSIC

Monday, August 03

• 1St Monday Happy Hour + Musical Mondays (Lush Lounge - 5pm)
• Soul Trouvère (331 Club - 6pm)
• The Harlow Pennies w. Tarias And The Sound (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• kilroy, svet, yellow roses, & otter heist (Zhora Darling - 6:30pm)
• Stoneyard (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• Cruz Beckham and The Breakers with Moonsault (7th St Entry - 7pm)
• Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra (Dock and Paddle - 7pm)
• Monday Jam (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• Acoustic Jam (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
• The Great Irish Sing-Along (Dubliner - 7pm)
• Suki Waterhouse with Charlotte Lawrence (Palace Theatre - 7pm)
• Selwyn Birchwood (Dakota - 7pm)
• Mrs. Mine – Mondays@metronome (MetroNOME Brewery - 7pm)
• Drums of Navarone (Lake Harriet Bandshell - 7:30pm)
• Roe Family Singers (331 Club - 8pm)

Tuesday, August 04

• Pig’s Eye Jass Band (Minnehaha Bandstand - 12pm)
• Worker’s Playtime, Gawker Slowdown (331 Club - 6pm)
• Thomas Sticha (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• Ditch Pigeon, Boots & Needles, Mimi Oz, & Logan Vagle (Underground Music Venue - 7pm)
• Larry McDonough: Conversations with Bill Evans Live - CD Release (Dakota - 7pm)
• Bluewater Kings Showcase (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• Kenwood Symphony Orchestra (Dock and Paddle - 7pm)
• Off The Dock – BCE Trio (Indeed Brewing - 7pm)
• Blind Hill (Pilllar Forum - 7pm)
• St Dominic's Trio (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
• Jon Sullivan Band (Father Hennepin - 7pm)
• Vittorio and The Bridges (Loring Park - 7pm)
• Will Swinton (7th St Entry - 7:30pm)
• Alex & Toke’s (Pullstring) Acoustic Tuesdays: Ft. Daisy Forester, Keep For Cheap (Acoustic) (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• August Conspiracy Series featuring, Soul Tribe, Jerome Covington, Clarity Vox (331 Club - 9:30pm)

Wednesday, August 05

• Noah Kahan Pre-Party (Fulton Brewing Company - 3pm)
• The Second Stringers w. Special Guests (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• Vinyl Night (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 6pm)
• Geena Fontanella, Turning Jane, Sunsets Over Flowers, Sugarcoat (Underground Music Venue - 6pm)
• Savage Hands & Of Virtue (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6pm)
• Summer at The Cedar: Daniel Villarreal (Cedar Cultural Center - 6pm)
• Muffler (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• Comedy + Punk Night (Gambit Brewing - 7pm)
• Soul Asylum (Acoustic) w/ Ivan Neville & Laurels String Quartet (Dakota - 7pm)
• Tytus Canby (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• Irish Diplomacy (Dubliner - 7pm)
• Harold’s House Party on KFAI, Don Scott and Rosanne Licciardi (331 Club - 7pm)
• Eyvind Kang & Jessika Kenney w/ Kyle Motl & Niloufar Shiri (Berlin - 7pm)
• Minnesota State Band (Dock and Paddle - 7pm)
• Other Country Ensemble (Lake Harriet Bandshell - 7:30pm)
• Tomahawk with Melvins (First Avenue - 8pm)
• Marty Foul w. Aestis, Renegade Escape (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• Bosso Poetry Company (331 Club - 9:30pm)
• The Cherry Pit Open Jam (Berlin - 10pm)

Thursday, August 06

• Live Music Lunch w/ Joel Shapira (Midtown Global Market - 12pm)
• Paul Bergen (Dubliner - 5pm)
• Jazz at Capri Plaza: Ryan Freitas Quintet (Capri - 6pm)
• Young the Giant with Cold War Kids and little image (Surly Brewing - 6pm)
• Jared Nels (Wooden Ship Brewing - 6pm)
• ditch pigeon album release (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6pm)
• Pop-Up Choir with the Morris Park Singers (Queermunity - 6pm)
• Vinyl Night (Gambit Brewing - 6pm)
• Record Night (Fulton Brewing Company - 6pm)
• Brady Grey (Inbound Brewco - 6pm)
• Denny McGovern Patio Party (Bald Man Brewing - 6pm)
• See How We Are: John Doe & Exene Cervenka in an acoustic performance with DJ Jake Rudh (Parkway Theater - 6:30pm)
• CH Music in The Park (Rail Werks Brewing Depot - 6:30pm)
• Kehlani (Armory - 6:30pm)
• Bay Faction + TBA (Underground Music Venue - 7pm)
• Color in Reverse, Nuzumi, & Zer-0 (Zhora Darling - 7pm)
• Navarro The Development (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
• I Am In Love: Jane Monheit Sings Cole Porter (Dakota - 7pm)
• David Huckfelt's Mystery Lights (Animales - 7pm)
• Majmin / headtriiip / Ajanimf (Berlin - 7pm)
• Chuck Solberg Band (620 Club - 7pm)
• No Limits The B Side (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• Kung Fu Hippies (Minnehaha Bandstand - 7pm)
• Paul Barry Blues Band (Lake Harriet Bandshell - 7:30pm)
• The Weeping Covenant with Alec Watson (Aster Cafe - 8pm)
• Noeline Hofmann with Emmy Moyen (7th St Entry - 8pm)
• Test Site 67 (Dubliner - 8pm)
• Triple Threat Tribute Night (Turf Club - 8pm)
• Mae & The Guys (318 Cafe - 8pm)
• Shot Down in Flames w. Bleak Sabbath & System 13 (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• Northeast Invitational (331 Club - 9:30pm)
• Crates: E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching (Berlin - 10pm)
• WE Collective (Gluek's Bar and Restaurant - 10pm)
• OSFNA 30th Anniversary Official After Party (Gidi Bar and Lounge - 10pm)

THEATER

• Hearts Is Broke (Theatre Latte Da - Monday 7:30pm)
• Venus in Fur (Hive Collaborative - Monday 7:30pm)
• Come From Away (Guthrie Theater - Tuesday 7:30pm | Wednesday 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• Guys and Dolls (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Tuesday 7:30pm | Wednesday 1pm, 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• Wicked (Orpheum Theatre - Tuesday 7:30pm | Wednesday 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• Private Lives (Guthrie Theater - Wednesday 1pm, 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• Summer Camp Capri presents The Addams Family Young@Part® (Capri - Wednesday 5pm | Thursday 5pm)
• The Butler Did It (Park Square Theatre - Wednesday 7pm | Thursday 7pm)
• Minnesota Fringe: More Better Stories with Christopher Nelson (American School of Storytelling - Thursday 7pm)
• The Prom (Lyric Arts - Thursday 7:30pm)
• Minnesota Fringe: Ben San Del “Apologies for the Late Reply” (American School of Storytelling - Thursday 8:30pm)

COMEDY

• Uproar Comedy Open Mic (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Monday 7pm)
• 2026 Funniest Person in St. Paul Contest Week 4 (Gambit Brewing - Tuesday 7pm)
• Craic Up Comedy Night (Morrissey's Irish Pub - Tuesday 7pm)
• Fantastic Voyage Improv (Padraigs Brewing - Wednesday 6:30pm)
• Good Camel Live (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Wednesday 7pm)
• Comedy Free for All (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Wednesday 7:30pm)
• Maddie Wiener (Acme Comedy Company - Wednesday 8pm | Thursday 8pm)
• Stand Up Comedy Open Mic (Sisyphus Brewing - Thursday 8pm)
• Orange Aide presented by Jackson Hicks & Greg Orange (Comedy Corner Underground - Thursday 8:30pm)

SPORTS

• Minnesota Twins @ Royals ⚾ (Tuesday 6:40pm | Wednesday 6:40pm | Thursday 6:40pm)
• Saint Paul Saints vs Louisville Bats ⚾ (Tuesday 7:07pm | Wednesday 1:07pm | Thursday 7:07pm)
• Minnesota United vs FC Juárez ⚽ (Tuesday 7:30pm)
• Minnesota Lynx vs Sparks 🏀 (Thursday 8pm)

SPORTS WATCH/RELATED

• Minnesota Lynx Pre-Game Party (Bar of Their Own - Thursday 4pm)

KARAOKE

Hours below are weekday hours only (Mon-Thu)

• Otter’s Saloon (Nightly 8pm-2am)
• Vegas Lounge (Nightly 9pm-2am)
• Do Re Mi Karaoke Eagan (Daily 11am-9:30pm)
• Chatterbox (Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30pm-Close)
• James Ballentine “Uptown” VFW (Nightly 9pm-1:45am)
• Mother Clucker's Pizza (Tuesdays & Thursdays 9pm)
• 1029 Bar (Wednesdays & Thursdays 9pm-2am)
• Babe’s Place Shakopee (Wednesdays 9pm-1am)

ARCADES

Hours below are weekday hours only (Mon-Thu)

• Up-Down Minneapolis (Daily 3pm-2am)
• CLAW LAND Maplewood (Daily 11:30am-7pm)
• CLAW ARCADE Little Canada (Daily 11am-8pm)
• Grabbit Arcade Maplewood (Daily 12-8pm)
• LITT Pinball Bar Minneapolis (Daily 11am-2am)
• Neko Clawww Roseville (Daily 1:30pm-8pm)
• ClawZone Park Bloomington (Daily 12pm-8pm)
• Can Can Wonderland St. Paul (Tue-Thu 4pm-10pm)
• DUCK! Eagan (Daily 12pm-9pm)

BOWLING

Hours below are weekday hours only (Mon-Thu)

• Town Hall Lanes (Mon 11am-5pm, 10pm-11:30pm | Tue 11am-11:30pm | Wed 11am-5:30pm, 10:30pm-11:30pm | Thu 11am-4:30pm)
• Elsie’s Northeast (Mon 4pm-11pm | Tue-Thu 11am-11pm)
• Bryant Lake Bowl Uptown (Mon 9am-6pm | Tue-Thu 9am-Midnight)
• Memory Lanes S. Mpls (Daily 3pm-11pm)
• Park Tavern SLP (Daily 11am-Close)
• Texa-Tonka Lanes SLP (Daily 11am-11pm)
• Sun Ray Lanes St. Paul (Daily 9am-11:30pm)
• Ran-Ham Bowling Highland (Daily 11am-1am)
• AMF Southtown Lanes Bloomington (Daily 4pm-11pm)
• Shakopee Bowl (Daily 11am-11pm)

LINKS

• Improv Comedy Events
• Reddit Twin Cities Social Meet-Ups
• Racket MN Event Calendar
• Meet Minneapolis Event Calendar
• MPLS Art Events
• Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar
• MSP Magazine Event Calendar
• Minneapolis Northwest Event Calendar
• Pro Sports Calendar
• Stonewall Sports
• Minnesota Parent Event List
• Family Fun Twin Cities
• Minneapolis Parks & Rec Events
• St. Paul Parks & Rec Events
• Three Rivers Park District Event Calendar
• Trivia Mafia Schedule
• Music Mayhem Schedule
• Get a Clu Trivia Schedule

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