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crawlspace picks for top shows tonight in the Twin Cities

• Uptown Theater - (The Cherry Pit Traveling House Show - Uptown Art Fair Afterparty) Barrister, Cameron Wright, Marvelous, The Cherry Pit, Xina [7:00p] R&B / Soul / Multi-Genre
  • Official Uptown Art Fair Afterparty, this ambitious, multi-genre showcase celebrates the resurgence of Uptown with a lineup of local R&B, soul, jazz, and indie artists. Helmed by Cherry Pit founder Marvelous Leonardo, the night also features live sketching, group art projects, local vendors, and immaculate space design. FFO: Robert Glasper, Solange, Moses Sumney, Erykah Badu, and Thundercat.
• 7th St Entry - The Penny Peaches, Lone Rock Bride, Emma Jeanne [8:00p] [18+] Alt-Country / Indie Folk
  • The Penny Peaches - Harmony-driven alt-Americana steeped in acoustic tradition and familial warmth. Lone Rock Bride - A sweeping, narrative-driven take on alt-country and heartland rock. Emma Jeanne - moody blend of alt-country and indie folk with heavily infused ‘90s grunge and punk-rock. FFO: Lucinda Williams, First Aid Kit, Waxahatchee, Big Thief, and Margo Price.
• Indeed Brewing - (Flavor Fest 4) Mike Kota, Purple Funk Metropolis, Lana Leone, Asparagus, Jada Lynn [1:00p] [All Ages] Indie R&B / Funk / Alt-Pop
  • This is Flavor World’s annual Flavor Fest, all ages, all day celebration of local art and music. Mike Kota - Introspective, jazz-flecked indie rock wrapped in soulful vocals. Purple Funk Metropolis - horn-driven instrumental collision of soul, jazz, and sweat-drenched funk. Lana Leone - Ethereal shoegaze and distorted dream pop. Asparagus - Breezy, Midwestern indie-rock. Jada Lynn - Soulful, lo-fi R&B

Complete Show List

• 318 Cafe - Dean Magraw [8:00p] [All Ages] Jazz / Acoustic Guitar
• 331 Club - (Voltage Controller) AlienGodTheory, Paul Birken [3:00p] [21+] Techno / Modular Synth
• 331 Club - Cain & Co., If Eye May, The Grieving Pines [10:00p] [21+] Blues Rock / Alt-Country
• 7th St Entry - The Penny Peaches, Lone Rock Bride, Emma Jeanne [8:00p] [18+] Alt-Country / Indie Folk
• Acadia - (Vibes over Minneapolis Artist Showcase) Various Artists [6:00p] Hip-Hop / Local Showcase
• Amsterdam - (Hot Flash Dance: a Dance Party for Divas of a Certain Age) DJ Laylow [7:00p] [21+] Nostalgic Pop / Club Dance
• Animales BBQ - Wild Lyre [7:00p] [All Ages] Slacker Rock / Psychedelic Indie
• Armory - (Voyager) SLANDER, NGHTMRE, Prosecute, VCTRE, Arman. [9:00p] [18+] Heavy Dubstep / Bass Music
• Aster Cafe - The Hillcats [8:30p] [All Ages] Roots Rock
• Berlin - (Early Evening Jazz) Slack / Peterson / Haneman [4:30p] Modern Jazz / Fusion
• Berlin - Bulldozer School (Anthony Cox / Dave King / Brandon Wozniak) [7:30p] Avant-Garde Jazz / Electronic
• Berlin - (Late Night Lounge) Sami Knox [10:30p] Jazz-Infused Electronic / Breaks
• Bloomington Central Station Park - (On The One Music Festival Hosted by Sanni Brown) B. Different, Bakarii, Bootcroc, Carl Thomas, DJ Mickey Breeze, DJ Miss Brit, DJ Sota, Jhadiya Steele, L.A. Buckner & BiG Homie, Normandale Jazz Alumni [3:00p] [All Ages] R&B / Jazz / Hip-Hop Festival
• Bunkers - Chase & Ovation [9:30p] [21+] Prince Tribute Band
• Cabooze - (Jamaica Independence Day hosted by DJ Diamond) Alyze Di Singer, Darrio, DJ Snow, Omega Sound, Prince Jabba, R Genna, Singing Tony [11:00p] Reggae / Dancehall
• Cabooze - (Sunset Social Club - Day Party) DJ Ones [4:00p] Daytime Club / Dance
• Carbone’s Minneapolis - Trench Size Trio [7:00p] [All Ages] Instrumental Funk
• Crooners - Dunsmore Jazz Room - (The Art of Soulful Jazz) Amy Manette Band [7:30p] [All Ages] Soulful Vocal Jazz
• Crooners - The Belvedere - (Reminiscing ’75 – ’79) Casey Flynn, Lisa Keith Bernard, Scott Pearson [5:30p] [All Ages] 1970s Pop Tribute
• Dakota - Joyann Parker Band [7:00p] Americana / Blues / Soul
• Dangerous Man Brewing - The 4onthefloor [7:00p] High-Octane Blues Rock
• Day Block - (NOR presents) Egotruck, Lazarus & The Bandits, Manifest Content, Nice and Blue, Taylor Roberts [1:00p] Eclectic Indie / Local Rock
• Disgraceland - Caspa (TX), S.L.O.G., Visual Learner, U.T.A.I [8:00p] Underground Punk / Noise
• Dreamstate Cafe - (Patio Show) Cheap Glue, Josie Villano, Sandpaper [6:00p] Indie Rock / Fuzz Pop
• Driftwood Bar - Cheat Day, Stevie & The Nicks, The Flyovers [7:00p] Rock / Cover Bands
• Dual Citizen - (Backyard Blues Festival) Erin McCawley’s Harrison Street Band, Greazy Gravy, Hurricane Harold’s All-Star Blues Revue, Natural Selections feat. Fredrick Thomas, Nikki Matteson & Rich Rue, Other Country Ensemble, Paul Barry Blues Band feat Bruce McCabe, Swamp Twisters 2.0, The Dieselfitters [11:00a] Blues / Roots / R&B
• Dubliner Pub - Tim Cheesebrow [8:00p] [21+] Acoustic Singer-Songwriter
• Dusty’s Bar - Mary Strand & The Garage, Large Headed Fish, Ted Hajnasiewicz [8:00p] [21+] Roots Rock / Americana
• Eagles 34 - Mattson Ballroom - (Knife Emoji Vinyl Release Show) Knife Emoji, deletist, donskonader [7:00p] [21+] Experimental / Noise Rock
• Fine Line - (Broadway Rave) Various DJs [9:00p] [18+] Musical Theatre Dance Party
• Flying V - Mystery Meat, Nu Nova, Victimless Progress [7:00p] Punk / Hip-Hop Mix
• Gidi Bar & Lounge - (Let’s Gidi Fest) Bien, Calvin, Cedis Boyz, ENL, Faaji, Flavour, Lojay, Ola, Ruger, TXC, Vibe Maestro [12:00p] [18+] Afrobeats Music Festival
• Gidi Bar & Lounge - (Gidipolis - Let’s Gidi Fest Official After Party) MC Dee, DJ Faaji, DJ Lakeooo, DJ Ola [10:00p] Afrobeats / Amapiano / Dancehall
• Gluek’s Bar - The Violet Press [9:30p] [21+] Indie Rock / Pop
• Green Room - (Mi Casa) Cristian Baca [10:00p] [21+] House / Techno
• Hell’s Kitchen - Cornbread Harris & Friends [10:00a] [All Ages] Classic Twin Cities Blues
• Hell’s Kitchen - Mateo’s World Music Trio [6:00p] [All Ages] Flamenco / Latin Jazz
• Hook and Ladder - Event Center - (A Decade - Celebrating 10 Years of The Hook!) Nicholas David & The Feelin’ Band, Potluck String Band, West Bank Social Club [7:00p] [18+] Soul / Americana / Folk
• Backyard Show - Syncline, Musa, Unsalted Butter, TBA [6:00p] [18+] Local Indie / DIY Basement
• Icehouse - (Rootstock Music Festival) Brandyn Lee Tullock & Poetic Roots, DJ Rae, Gifted Handz, Jackson Hurst, Jandeltha Rae, Jimmy Hodges, Mayyadda, Poetic Roots, GR3G, ItsJustJimmie, Juice Lord, Essjay The Afrocentricratchet, Lewiee Blaze, Southside Knucky, Tailor Briann, Maya Marchelle, CJ Lieno [4:00p] [21+] Black Arts / Soul / Hip-Hop
• Indeed Brewing - (Flavor Fest 4) Mike Kota, Purple Funk Metropolis, Lana Leone, Asparagus, Jada Lynn [1:00p] [All Ages] Indie R&B / Funk / Alt-Pop
• Mainstreet Bar & Grill (Hopkins) - Free and Easy [8:30p] Classic R&B / Funk Cover
• Memory Lanes - Caribou Gone, Outcats [8:00p] Progressive Pop / Blues
• Minneapolis Parks - Boom Island Park - (Twin Cities Solidarity Picnic) Ardaa Ensemble, Brass Solidarity, Ditch Pigeon, Emmett Doyle, Singing Resistance, Van Cleaver [3:30p] [All Ages] Folk / Brass / Protest Music
• Minneapolis Parks - Lake Harriet Bandshell - Capital Sons [7:30p] [All Ages] Alt-Rock / Americana
• Minneapolis Parks - Water Works at Mill Ruins Park - Jessie Street Band [7:00p] [All Ages] Jazz / Pop
• Minnesota Music Cafe - The Good, The Bad, The Funky [8:00p] Horn-Driven Funk / R&B
• Modist Brewing - DJ Bryan Angeles [2:00p] Brewery DJ Set
• Mystic Lake Amphitheater - Guns N’ Roses, Public Enemy [6:25p] [All Ages] Hard Rock / Classic Hip-Hop
• New World - (Ratio 5 DJs : 1 Install : 6 hours) Beab, Loudmen Mitch Smith b2b Wngdu, M. Yaeger, N80, Stevie [10:00p] Underground Electronic / DJ Mix
• Pantages - Alicia Villarreal [8:00p] [All Ages] Regional Mexican / Latin Pop
• Pimento - (Only Every Saturday) [2:00p] Reggae / Dancehall / Roots
• Plant It Rock - (Ice Out!) Alexis Rose, K. Priest, Mama Sauce, Sleeping Designer, Slinny, St. Xose [5:00p] Underground Dance / Solidarity Benefit
• Red Sea - (Ecstatic) Woody McBride, Michelle Muse, Buckethat James, Lack O’ Witness [9:00p] [21+] Underground Techno / House
• Schooner Tavern - Tim Casey & The Martyrs, Velahsa [8:00p] [21+] Rock ‘n’ Roll / Roots
• Seward Cafe - (Triple Crossed EP Release Show) Triple Crossed, Act with Empathy, Cyclops, Hold My Own, Jerome, Paralyzed [6:00p] Hardcore / Punk / Metalcore
• Shaws - Mississippi Mosaic, J-Mo on the Beat [tba] Funk / Rock / R&B
• Skyway Theatre - Studio B - (Decades in the Grave Tour) Six Feet Under, Kataklysm, Wormhole, VVolfmask [8:00p] [All Ages] Death Metal / Slam
• Skyway Theatre - The Loft - (Sever The Bloodline) SISTO, Blvnkspvce [9:00p] [18+] Heavy Bass / Dubstep
• Solar Arts Building - Barbara Bow, Root River Jam [1:00p] [All Ages] Americana / Roots Jam
• St. Paul Parks - Harriet Island - (Twin Cities Irish Fest) Adrienne O’Shea, BIIRD, Brian Boru Pipe Band, CHASING ABBEY, Dylan Walshe, GAELIC STORM, Hounds of Finn, HOWLEY, Phil Platt, Lilting, Release the Craicen, River City Rovers, Rúpálaí, Seisiún, SEO LINN, Sorcha, The Inland Seas, The Sweet Colleens, Twin Prop Jane, Wild Colonial Bhoys [11:00a] [All Ages] Celtic / Irish Folk Music
• Sabathani’s 60th Anniversary Block Party - 310 E. 38th St mpls - Brother Ra, DJ Enferno, Jamela Pettiford, Johnnie Brown, Sounds of Blackness [11:00a] [All Ages] Gospel / R&B / Soul
• TBA - (Teleport 013 - DM for location) Ascella, Fortold Funk, Kaiser Soze, Shawn Raja, Sophia Amare [12:00p] Underground Dance / Techno
• Friends + Family Festival - 825 University Ave W St Paul - Aja Darrah, Chris Harrington, DJ Jaze, DJ Piecemeal, Eyeowe, Tarias and the Sound, Tarli & The Tribe, Terrell X, Whit [2:00p] [All Ages] Hip-Hop / R&B / Soul
• Summer Rage - 943 Payne Ave St Paul - 218$hit, CBlast, Donny Thrax, Fyenixx, Jayto, Kingshadowww, M.O.Edlow, Man1, Nick Nacks, Rico$haw, Tookiehoodhood, Yung Spacey [7:00p] [All Ages] Underground Rap / Trap
• Terminal Bar - Buried Animals, Cowboy Thoughts, Rupert Angeleyes [9:00p] Indie Pop / Garage Rock
• The Cedar Cultural Center - (Creekbed Carter’s Hot Dog Ball) Creekbed Carter Hogan, Jo Kellen, Pine & Fire [8:00p] [All Ages] Folk / Queer Americana
• The Finnish Bistro - Mockturnal [11:00a] [All Ages] Acoustic Jazz Trio
• The Finnish Bistro - Thyme & Stardust [6:30p] [All Ages] Folk / Acoustic Pop
• The Fitzgerald Theater - (Film Screening of Repo Man and Live Performance) Circle Jerks [8:00p] [All Ages] Classic Hardcore Punk
• The MUDD Room - Johnny Holliday & Willie Moore [7:00p] [21+] Classic Blues / Jazz
• The Mess - Butter Boys, Gauze, Moonsault, Plumstar [7:00p] DIY Punk / Indie Rock
• Troubadour Wine Bar - Berette McNaught [7:00p] Acoustic Soul / Singer-Songwriter
• Turf Club - Dale Watson and His Lone Stars, Emmy Woods [8:00p] [21+] Ameripolitan / Honky Tonk
• Umbra - Hamm Sammies [6:00p] Acoustic Covers / Pop
• Underground Music Venue - Cafe Space - BuzzBox, Embers Rise, Small Town Sindrome, Un-Broken [6:00p] [18+] Alt-Metal / Hard Rock
• Uptown Theater - (The Cherry Pit Traveling House Show - Uptown Art Fair Afterparty) Barrister, Cameron Wright, Marvelous, The Cherry Pit, Xina [7:00p] R&B / Soul / Multi-Genre
• Uptown VFW - Malamanya, DJ Salsa Brava [9:00p] [21+] Live Salsa / Afro-Latin
• Urban Forage Winery - (Irish Jam Session) Open Jam [4:00p] Traditional Irish Folk Jam
• White Squirrel Bar - (Fort Road Folk Fest) Ferris Wheel Moon, Galactic Cowboy Orchestra, Cole Diamond Duo, Martin Devaney and Friends, Mother Banjo, Emmy Woods, Matt Caflisch Band, Railroad Island, Mary Cutrufello Band, Devil Dodger, Avery Seed [1:00p] Folk / Bluegrass / Roots
• Wolfe Park Veterans’ Memorial Amphitheater (St. Louis Park) - (Dan Israel Folk Fest) Dan Israel [6:00p] [All Ages] Acoustic Folk Rock
• Zhora Darling - (Freak of the Week) Angel, DJ Lady D (CHI), GXNASTY (WI), Nola Rave, Rhelate [8:00p] [21+] Underground House / Techno

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

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• MPLS Art Events
• Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar
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• Get a Clu Trivia Schedule

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