If I missed anything or you want help finding something specific this weekend, drop it in a comment.

I also post a Sunday Weekday Warmup for Monday-Thursday events, with an email version available too.

📧 Want this emailed to you every week? Sign up at: https://wom.city/twin-cities/weekend-roundup/r

➕ Submit future events/venues you think we should include here: https://wom.city/contact

AROUND TOWN

Highlights

• 🎨 Solidarity Street Gallery: Common Ground (Payne Avenue, St. Paul - Fri 5pm | Sat & Sun 12pm)
• 🖼️ Saint Paul Fall Art Crawl (Union Depot - Fri 6pm | Sat & Sun 12pm)
• 🎭 Twin Cities Horror Festival XV (Crane Theater - Fri 6pm | Sat & Sun 1:30pm)
• 🌿 Grounding — Altars for Sanctuary Opening (Pangea World Theater - Fri 6pm)
• 📚 Quatrefoil Library 40th Anniversary Fundraiser (Union Depot Red Cap Room - Fri 6:30pm)
• 🥁 Swingposium (CSPS Hall - Fri 7pm | Sat & Sun 2pm, 7pm)
• 🎨 After Hours: Walker Design Triennial (Walker Art Center - Fri 8:30pm)
• 🎃 MNKPOPCONNECT KPOP Halloween Bash (Union Depot - Sat 10:30am)
• 🎬 Twin Cities Film Fest: A Deeper Love (Marcus West End Cinema - Sat 12:15pm)
• 🏘️ Inside Out 5 Block Party (Pillsbury House + Theatre - Sat 1pm)
• 📼 Saturn Video Grand Opening (Saturn Video - Sat 2pm | Sun 5pm)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale (Minneapolis) - 7am)
• Kids at the Castle: It’s Fall (American Swedish Institute - 9am)
• PRIDE Over MEA (Penumbra Theatre - 9am)
• Halloween Story Time Canoe Paddle with Wilderness Inquiry (Wild Rumpus - 10am)
• Friends of the Institute Book Club (MIA - 10am)
• Open Studio: Fall Break (MIA - 10am)
• Beavers and Botanicals (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Stop & Chat: “Take the Picture!” (MIA - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “María Berrío: Songlines” (MIA - 11am)
• Public Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• Titus Kaphar: “Exhibiting Forgiveness” Public Guided Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• “Paris Couture” Public Tours (MIA - 2pm)
• Woodworkers Expo (MN State Fairgrounds Progress Center - 2pm)
• Friday Friend Lab: Crafting & Game Night *Ending early at 7pm this week (Queermunity - 4pm)
• Extra Mile Volunteer – Native Seed Harvesting (9 Mile Brewing - 4pm)
• Insider Science Tours: Bats, Bugs and Bones (Science Museum of Minnesota - 4pm)
• TCFF: Another Place (Edina Mann Theatre - 4pm)
• Craft & Connect (Cream and Amber - 4:30pm)
• KILT NIGHT (Merlins Rest - 5pm)
• St Paul Art Crawl at the M (Minnesota Museum of American Art - 5pm)
• Solidarity Street Gallery: Common Ground (Payne Avenue, Saint Paul - 5pm)
• Patron’s Circle Reception and Dinner: Design Triennial (Walker Art Center - 5:30pm)
• Happy Hour BINGO benefiting Aliveness Project (Black Hart - 6pm)
• Beer & Cheese Pairing Class (Boom Island Brewing - 6pm)
• Surrendur (Bryant-Lake Bowl - 6pm)
• St. Paul Art Crawl at Union Depot (Union Depot - 6pm)
• Schmidt Fall Art Crawl (Schmidt Artist Lofts Brewhouse - 6pm)
• Art on Broadway: Tilsner Art Crawl (Tilsner Artist Lofts - 6pm)
• Grounding — Altars for Sanctuary Opening Reception (Pangea World Theater - 6pm)
• Quatrefoil’s 40th Anniversary Fundraiser (Quatrefoil Library - 6:30pm)
• Planets in the Park (Minnesota Astronomical Society - 7pm)
• Friday Night Cash Bingo and Meat Raffle (Forgotten Star Brewing - 7pm)
• Agates IndyBookStore Tour (American School of Storytelling - 7pm)
• Race with the Devil (The Trylon Cinema - 7pm)
• Resident Evil (Heights Theater - 7pm)
• Book launch! Ally Carter's IT'S Beginning TO LOOK A LOT LIKE MURDER (Tropes and Trifles - 7pm)
• October Star Party (Bell Museum - 7pm)
• The Madness of Lady Bright (Phoenix Theater - 7:30pm)
• The Workroom 5 Year Anniversary Showcase (Capri - 7:30pm)
• Landmark Live: David Huckfelt (Landmark Center - 7:30pm)
• S'mores on the Patio (Minneapolis Cider Company - 8pm)
• Baba Yaga in Art at Orchestra Hall (Museum of Russian Art - 8pm)
• The Mummy (1999) — Free Outdoor Movie Night (Insight Brewing - 8pm)
• The Other Twilight Zone FREE Drag Show by The Other Productions (Modist Brewing - 8:30pm)
• After Hours: Walker Design Triennial (Walker Art Center - 8:30pm)
• The House of the Devil (The Trylon Cinema - 9pm)
• Dragged Out (Black Hart - 9:30pm)
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Heights Theater - 9:45pm)
• The Forbidden Bazaar presents Gothtoberfest (Ground Zero Nightclub - 10pm)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale (Minneapolis) - 6am)
• Farmers Market Annex (7am)
• Sensory Friendly (Bell Museum - 8am)
• Midtown Farmers Market (Midtown Minneapolis - 8am)
• Guided Birding Walk with MOU (Bell Museum - 8:30am)
• Fulton Farmers Market (Fulton Minneapolis - 8:30am)
• PRIDE Over MEA (Penumbra Theatre - 9am)
• Kids at the Castle: It’s Fall (American Swedish Institute - 9am)
• Community Grief Ritual with the Twin Cities Grief Collective (10/17) (Lakewood Cemetery - 9am)
• Mill City Farmers Market (Downtown East (Minneapolis) - 9am)
• Woodworkers Expo (MN State Fairgrounds Progress Center - 9am)
• Early Birders – October (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - 9:30am)
• Kink Accessibility Network Monthly Social (Quatrefoil Library - 10am)
• Mogi Bagel Pop-Up (Unmapped Brewing - 10am)
• $1 Book Sale (Cream and Amber - 10am)
• Brewery Flow Saturdays (Forgotten Star Brewing - 10am)
• Pumpkin Patch Bash (Wabasha Brewing - 10am, 12pm)
• Latinx Noche (Eagle MPLS - 10am)
• Brunch with Breizh Kitchen (Minneapolis Cider Company - 10am)
• Friends of the Institute Book Club (MIA - 10am)
• Art Play (MIA - 10am)
• St Paul Art Crawl at the M (Minnesota Museum of American Art - 10am)
• Open Birding (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Beavers and Botanicals (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Kids Yoga and Movement & Music Class (Midtown Global Market - 10:30am)
• MNKPOPCONNECT's 2026 KPOP Halloween Bash (Union Depot Waiting Room - 10:30am)
• Bloody Mary Walk (Malcolm Yards - 11am)
• Minnesota Monthly Melee Tournament (Inbound Brewco - 11am)
• Beats & Breath: Yoga-Based Movement Class (Queermunity - 11am)
• Hocus Pocus Halloween Drag Brunch (Roxy's Cabaret - 11am)
• Slashers & Scream Queens A Brunch Of Drag (18+) (Lush Lounge - 11am)
• Hocus Pocus (Heights Theater - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “Take the Picture!” (MIA - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “María Berrío: Songlines” (MIA - 11am)
• Be a Baby Beaver at the Bell (Bell Museum - 11am)
• First Chapter Story Time (Next Chapter Booksellers - 11:45am)
• Apple Fest (Forgotten Star Brewing - 12pm)
• Blood Drive (Bad Weather Brewery - 12pm)
• Open Mic (Dock and Paddle - 12pm)
• Paper Mache Alebrije Workshop (Black Garnet Books - 12pm)
• Family Social w/Little Makers Society (Dual Citizen Brewing - 12pm)
• Post Farmer’s Market Pints & Greens (Day Block Brewing - 12pm)
• Cancer Is A Drag! A Benefit for Women’s Health (Minneapolis Marriott Northwest Hotel & Conference Center - 12pm)
• The Peoples’ Market of MPLS (The Peoples’ Market of MPLS Minneapolis - 12pm)
• St. Paul Art Crawl at Union Depot (Union Depot - 12pm)
• Schmidt Fall Art Crawl (Schmidt Artist Lofts Brewhouse - 12pm)
• Art on Broadway: Tilsner Art Crawl (Tilsner Artist Lofts - 12pm)
• Solidarity Street Gallery: Common Ground (Payne Avenue, Saint Paul - 12pm)
• TCFF Premiere Screening – A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint (Marcus West End Cinema - 12:15pm)
• Speed BINGO (Sociable Cider Werks - 12:30pm)
• Cribbage Tournament (Broken Clock Brewing - 12:45pm)
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) (Parkway Theater - 1pm)
• CiderWeen 2026 at Sociable Cider (Sociable Cider Werks - 1pm)
• Public Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• Titus Kaphar: “Exhibiting Forgiveness” Public Guided Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• Public Tour with ASL Interpretation (Walker Art Center - 1pm)
• Inside Out 5 Block Party (Pillsbury House + Theatre - 1pm)
• BCBC 3-Strike Pinball Tournament (Broken Clock Brewing - 1:30pm)
• Saturday Drag Bingo (Lush Lounge - 2pm)
• Sick & Twisted Tales (The Trylon Cinema - 2pm)
• Club Book: Trevor Baldwin (Red Balloon Bookstore - 2pm)
• JAMES ARLEN Anderson "THE STORM NEXT DOOR" (Once Upon a Crime - 2pm)
• “Paris Couture” Public Tours (MIA - 2pm)
• Opening-Day Panel: Walker Design Triennial (Walker Art Center - 2pm)
• Saturn Video Grand Opening (Saturn Video (3201 E 25th St) - 2pm)
• Fright (Art) Fest (Bumbling Fools Mead - 2:30pm)
• Intergenerational Queer & Trans Mutual Aid Storytelling (Queermunity - 4pm)
• The House of the Devil (The Trylon Cinema - 5pm, 7pm)
• Gallery Opening: Secret Worlds by Lily Wenndt (Pride Cultural Arts Center - 5pm)
• 2026 BSIG Observing Session (Minnesota Astronomical Society - 5:30pm)
• Mini Art Vending Machine 1 Year Birthday Party (Inkwell Booksellers Company - 6pm)
• SWANA Dykes: Book Launch and Reading (Black Garnet Books - 6pm)
• Monster Burlesque (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6pm)
• LGBTQI Women’s Halloween Dance (Minneapolis Eagles Club #34 - 6pm)
• Resident Evil (Heights Theater - 7pm)
• James Lenfestey: Coyote and the Thunderbird (American School of Storytelling - 7pm)
• Glitz & Glam Drag Show (Roxy's Cabaret - 7pm)
• Cedar Creek Public Star Party (Minnesota Astronomical Society - 7pm)
• ELO Public Star Party – Featured Speaker: Sarah Devine (Minnesota Astronomical Society - 7pm)
• Halloween Drag Show: Horror Films (Inbound Brewco - 7pm)
• Whose Bra is it Anyway? Vinyl Edition (Broken Clock Brewing - 7pm)
• Drinkin’ Spelling Bee (331 Club - 7pm)
• Baba Yaga in Art at Orchestra Hall (Museum of Russian Art - 7pm)
• Jigsaw Dating • Singles Happy Hour Ages 40–55 (Padraigs Brewing - 7pm)
• La Folies Burlesk (Gay 90's - 8pm)
• Lush: Live! A Drag Cabaret (21+) (Lush Lounge - 9pm)
• Race with the Devil (The Trylon Cinema - 9pm)
• Queer Circus (Can Can Wonderland - 9pm)
• Demon Witch Child (Heights Theater - 9:45pm)
• Bondage A Go Go (Ground Zero Nightclub - 10pm)
• Gidipolis Cedis Boyz x Big Tunzy x Faaji (Gidi Bar and Lounge - 10pm)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale (Minneapolis) - 6am)
• Farmers Market Annex (7am)
• Kingfield Farmers Market (Kingfield Minneapolis - 8:30am)
• Yoga Flow with Annie Hayes (Utepils Brewing - 10am)
• St Paul Art Crawl at the M (Minnesota Museum of American Art - 10am)
• Fall Colors Celebration (Welcome Center - 10am)
• Beavers and Botanicals (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Linden Hills Farmers Market (Linden Hills Minneapolis - 10am)
• Fangs & Frights Book Fest (Forgotten Star Brewing - 11am)
• Sunday Morning Yoga (Broken Clock Brewing - 11am)
• Bloody Mary Walk (Malcolm Yards - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “Take the Picture!” (MIA - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “María Berrío: Songlines” (MIA - 11am)
• Film Screening: Exhibiting Forgiveness (MIA - 11am)
• Art on Broadway: Tilsner Art Crawl (Tilsner Artist Lofts - 11am)
• Muttster Mash: Fun Fall Activities for Pets & Their Humans (Dangerous Man Brewing - 12pm)
• Craft Fair (LTD Brewing - 12pm)
• Bottomless Drag Brunch (Roxy's Cabaret - 12pm)
• St. Paul Art Crawl at Union Depot (Union Depot - 12pm)
• Schmidt Fall Art Crawl (Schmidt Artist Lofts Brewhouse - 12pm)
• Solidarity Street Gallery: Common Ground (Payne Avenue, Saint Paul - 12pm)
• Charity Drag Queen Bingo (Wandering Leaf Brewing - 12:30pm)
• October Drag Brunch - It's All a Brunch of Hocus Pocus (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 12:30pm)
• Public Building Tour (Landmark Center - 12:30pm)
• Sunday Salon: The Secret History of NuCheese (Bumbling Fools Mead - 1pm)
• Race with the Devil (The Trylon Cinema - 1pm)
• Prime Timers Dominoes (Quatrefoil Library - 1pm)
• Board Game Afternoon with the Board Game Sommelier (9 Mile Brewing - 1pm)
• Starting with Slöjd: Introduction to Woodcarving (American Swedish Institute - 1pm)
• How to Not suck at pinball (Litt Pinball Bar - 1pm)
• Halloween CLUB 2026 (56 Brewing - 1pm)
• Writing Group (Cream and Amber - 1pm)
• Brush with Nature (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - 1pm)
• Public Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• Titus Kaphar: “Exhibiting Forgiveness” Public Guided Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• AAW: Woodturning Demonstration (Landmark Center - 1pm)
• Sundays at Landmark: Saint Paul Civic Symphony (Landmark Center - 1pm)
• HORA: From Hearth to Table – Romanian Culinary Traditions (Landmark Center - 1pm)
• Open Fingerboard Session (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 1:30pm)
• YOLO Reunion Dance Party (Black Hart - 2pm)
• International Café (Utepils Brewing - 2pm)
• The Bond Between Adoption Event (Boom Island Brewing - 2pm)
• MAEP Artist Talk: Ziba Rajabi (MIA - 2pm)
• “Paris Couture” Public Tours (MIA - 2pm)
• MAEP Artist Salons (MIA - 2pm)
• Teen Maker Break (Walker Art Center - 2pm)
• The House of the Devil (The Trylon Cinema - 3pm)
• Steve Youlan Celebration Of Life (Minnesota Music Cafe - 3pm)
• MN Tool Library FIX-IN (Dual Citizen Brewing - 3pm)
• Cash Bingo (Forgotten Star Brewing - 3pm)
• Spoken Word (Broken Clock Brewing - 3pm)
• Yacht Rock on the patio w/ DJ NCK (Eagle MPLS - 3pm)
• Author Book Launch with Tessi Ross (Cream and Amber - 3:30pm)
• Bingo with Beer and Meat Raffle (Bald Man Brewing - 3:30pm)
• Queer Neurodivergent Gathering: Community, Support, Connection (Queermunity - 4pm)
• Trans Resilience Night (Queermunity - 4pm)
• You Are Here: Your Map Through the Care System (Queermunity - 4pm)
• Free Shuttle to/from Home Wild Games (Bad Weather Brewery - 4pm)
• Drag Me to Hell in 35mm (The Trylon Cinema - 5pm, 7pm)
• Social Reading Hour (Black Garnet Books - 5pm)
• Saturn Video After-Hours Opening Party (Saturn Video (3201 E 25th St) - 5pm)
• Open Mic Sundays Hosted by James Stanley (Camp Bar - 6pm)
• Family Movie Night: Hocus Pocus (Celtic Junction Arts Center - 6pm)
• Bingo With Pete (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• TCFF: Beyond the Eagle Obsession (Edina Mann Theatre - 6pm)
• Vilification Tennis Haunts Your House (Strike Theater - 6:30pm)
• Jon K Show Live (Forgotten Star Brewing - 6:30pm)
• The Smitten Kitten presents Dirty Arthouse (Bryant-Lake Bowl - 7pm)
• The Initials Game Live (Wandering Leaf Brewing - 7pm)
• Resident Evil (Heights Theater - 7pm)
• King of Drag Watch Party (Black Hart - 8pm)

LIVE MUSIC

Friday, October 16

• Early Evening Jazz: Abinnet Berhanu Trio (Berlin - 4:30pm)
• Blue Grass - Last Pick'd String Band (Bad Weather Brewery - 5pm)
• Armaversary: THE Anniversary OF Armageddon RADIO (Dual Citizen Brewing - 6pm)
• Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour (Uptown Theater - 6pm)
• MILK (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6pm)
• Irish Music Session (Dubliner - 6pm)
• Tony Williams (Umbra - 6pm)
• The Mary Cutrufello Band (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• The Menzingers: Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour (Varsity Theater - 6pm)
• Friday Night Live - FNL (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
• Leslie Vincent: A Monster & Mayhem Cabaret (Crane Theater - 6pm)
• David Stagner (Ginkgo Coffeehouse - 6pm)
• 3 Beards Unplugged (Unmapped Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Front Porch | Triple Fiddle (Day Block Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Juggsluggers (Wicked Wort Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Sonic Sea Turtles, Bad Plans (TN), & Bonder (Underground Music Venue - 6:30pm)
• Tim Howe (Mudd Room - 7pm)
• Gus the Bardic Troubadour (Padraigs Brewing - 7pm)
• Bella Poot (Excelsior Brewing - 7pm)
• Davina and The Vagabonds (Dakota - 7pm)
• The Rocky Horror Show (Lush Lounge - 7pm)
• HI FI VINYL WITH BROCK STEPAN (Troubadour - 7pm)
• Undead Breaks n Bass (Pilllar Forum - 7pm)
• Teague Alexy & The Common Thread - “Effervescent” CD Release Party (Animales - 7pm)
• The Naughty Northern (Skyway Theatre - 7pm)
• Letdown. (Hook & Ladder Theater - 7pm)
• Toad The Wet Sprocket - Rings: The Acoustic Tour (Fillmore - 7pm)
• The Morning Kings (LTD Brewing - 7:30pm)
• Millsmoke On The Skyline: Chris Koza Album Release with special guests Dylan Hicks & Clover and The Bee (Parkway Theater - 7:30pm)
• A Night at the Theatre - A Tribute to Queen (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 7:30pm)
• The Bob Weir Celebration The Big Wu performs Bob Weir & The Grateful Dead (Fitzgerald Theater - 7:30pm, 8pm)
• Orchid Eaton, Ditch Pigeon, White Dune (Cloudland Theater - 7:30pm)
• Judah & the Lion with Breakfield (First Avenue - 7:30pm)
• Sorcha Costello in Concert with Brian Miller (Celtic Junction Arts Center - 7:30pm)
• Howling Giant (TN), Faerie Ring (IN), Insomniac (GA), Extermination Day (Zhora Darling - 7:30pm)
• Michael Ragonese Trio (Berlin - 7:30pm)
• heavens to betsy with Tuffie and Scrunchies (Fine Line Music Cafe - 8pm)
• Arcwelder with Deep Tunnel Project and New Age Healers (Turf Club - 8pm)
• Telescreens with Runner and Bobby and Nautics (7th St Entry - 8pm)
• Pictures at an Exhibition (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - 8pm)
• Richard Kriehn w/ Judy Vinar, Rachel Holder and Benjamin Kelly (318 Cafe - 8pm)
• Queen E Entertainment Presents The Ultimate Tina Turner Tribute Starring Michelle Marshall The Thunderdome Queen (Minnesota Music Cafe - 8pm)
• Parisota Hot Club (Volstead's Emporium - 8:30pm)
• Bob Frey & The Adaptors (Aster Cafe - 8:30pm)
• Candlelight: Tribute to Drake with Uptown Lobby Dining (Granada Theater - 8:45pm)
• The Outcats (Driftwood Char Bar - 9pm)
• AFTER DARK Minnesota (Gidi Bar and Lounge - 9pm)
• Steller (Skyway Theatre - 9pm)
• Wild Colonial Bhoys (Dubliner - 9pm)
• GB Leighton (Bunkers Music Bar & Grill - 9:30pm)
• The Band of 10,000 Mistakes (Gluek's Bar and Restaurant - 9:30pm)
• SHINER SHINE entertainment (Acadia Cafe - 10pm)
• Wish Wash, Tender Comrade, TV For Dogs (331 Club - 10pm)
• Concerts with A Cause with Vedo & Friends (Cabooze - 10pm)
• Reventon RAVE (Green Room - 10pm)
• Late Night Lounge: Vogue Memory (Berlin - 10:30pm)
• Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer Lobby DInning Open (Granada Theater - 11:30pm)

Saturday, October 17

• Hot Club Mania Trio (Hell's Kitchen - 10am)
• FAMILY Gathering COCERT SERIES (Pilllar Forum - 10am)
• Fall Sensory-Friendly Concert in the Target Atrium (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - 11am)
• Mini Groovers Minneapolis (Green Room - 12pm)
• Saturday Sounds w/ Vittorio & The Bridges (Midtown Global Market - 12pm)
• Sounds of Schmidt (White Squirrel Bar - 1pm)
• The Eitel Brothers with Vicki Dischler Live (Rail Werks Brewing Depot - 1pm)
• Brooklyn Marie (Boom Island Brewing - 3pm)
• Minneapolis Valhalla Fest III (Hook & Ladder Theater - 3pm)
• Early Evening Jazz: Zakariya Khan (Solo) (Berlin - 4:15pm)
• BEER CHOIR Wingspan Fundraiser (Dual Citizen Brewing - 4:30pm)
• 13 Arrows ( EP Release Show ) | Cain & Co. | The Hazy Phase (Day Block Brewing - 6pm)
• The Rocky Horror Show (Lush Lounge - 6pm)
• Dinner with The Dang Ol' Tri'ole (Hell's Kitchen - 6pm)
• Live at Bear Cave - Dan Ferstenou (Bear Cave Brewing - 6pm)
• Karina Kern (Umbra - 6pm)
• Saint Peter St Stompers (Rail Werks Brewing Depot - 6pm)
• Josh Clutter Music (Elm Creek Brewing - 6pm)
• Ozzy (Wicked Wort Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Pictures at an Exhibition (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - 7pm)
• Msp Pilots For Kids Organization & Hope Filled Cafe Present A Fundraiser (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• Watch What Crappens: In The Mix Tour (Varsity Theater - 7pm)
• Digable Planets - Celebrating 30 years of Blow Out Comb (Fillmore - 7pm)
• Scott Keever (Troubadour - 7pm)
• Melissa Manchester (Dakota - 7pm)
• lovergirl (Pilllar Forum - 7pm)
• Red Pine Revival (Broken Clock Brewing - 7pm)
• Cruzando (Mudd Room - 7pm)
• Blake Whiten with Eli Winders (Fine Line Music Cafe - 7pm)
• Fourth Degree (Boom Island Brewing - 7pm)
• Blues night feat. Erin McCawley (Animales - 7pm)
• Jason Marsalis Quartet (Berlin - 7pm)
• Bluehound, The Symptones, & Mild Manner (Zhora Darling - 7pm)
• DMC (620 Club - 7pm)
• Crush Scene, Products Band, Panel (Cloudland Theater - 7:30pm)
• Irish Diplomacy Quartette (Merlins Rest - 7:30pm)
• A Night at the Theatre - A Tribute to Queen (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 7:30pm)
• The Dakota Presents: Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves: Live at the Ordway (Ordway - 7:30pm)
• Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves celebrate John Coltrane At The Ordway (Dakota - 7:30pm)
• Sophie Truax with Sasha Cee (7th St Entry - 7:30pm)
• Martin Zellar & The Hardways with special guest TBA (Parkway Theater - 7:30pm)
• Lena and the Lovekills (Excelsior Brewing - 7:30pm)
• Daði Freyr with BRÍET (First Avenue - 8pm)
• The Lowest Pair with Sammie Jean Cohen (Turf Club - 8pm)
• LAURA VEIRS with Karl Blau (Cedar Cultural Center - 8pm)
• Interlay with 12th House Sun and abalone (7th St Entry - 8pm)
• DJ Cam Jones (Acadia Cafe - 8pm)
• Backyard Boombox Presents: SHEE (Green Room - 8pm)
• Supportive Parents + VIRGIN WHORES + Daisycutter + BEHIND THE WIRE + CA$UAL (Mortimer's - 8pm)
• The Northerly Gales (Dubliner - 8pm)
• The Minneapolis Pancakes & Booze Underground Art Show (Granada Theater - 8pm)
• Leslie Vincent (Volstead's Emporium - 8:30pm)
• Ryan Little Eagle & Obsidian James (Aster Cafe - 8:30pm)
• Steve Aoki (Armory - 9pm)
• Modestep (Skyway Theatre - 9pm)
• Strictly R&B: 3 YEAR Anniversary (Cabooze - 9pm)
• The Sounds Of Many w. Muun Baato, Lent, The Modern Era (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• The Good the Bad & the Funky (Bunkers Music Bar & Grill - 9:30pm)
• Barking Daisy (Gluek's Bar and Restaurant - 9:30pm)
• Mi Gente: a celebration of Latine culture (Black Hart - 9:30pm)
• close to toast, Paper Beast, SYFN (331 Club - 10pm)
• Late Night Lounge: Awa Mally aka The Mayor (Berlin - 10:30pm)

Sunday, October 18

• Yacht Rock (Luna and the Bear - 10am)
• Mary Cutrufello (Hell's Kitchen - 10am)
• Sunday Swing Brunch (Aster Cafe - 11am)
• Bach2Rock Halloween Student Showcase (Can Can Wonderland - 11:30am)
• Lenz & Frenz Open Invitation Acoustic Jam (Dual Citizen Brewing - 12pm)
• Lenny Pearce (Palace Theatre - 12:30pm)
• Sounds of Schmidt (White Squirrel Bar - 1pm)
• Composey's "Rooted" Album Release (Hive Collaborative - 2pm)
• You’ve Got a Friend - A James Taylor Tribute dinner following concert (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 2pm)
• Beethoven Piano Trios (MetroNOME Brewery - 3pm)
• Schubert Club Presents: Mixology - Another Round (Green Room - 3pm)
• The Last Words (Dubliner - 3pm)
• Robert Wilkinson (331 Club - 3pm)
• Catch Your Breath - Not Broken Enough Tour (Fillmore - 6pm)
• Phil Heywood (Dubliner - 6pm)
• Rock Out with Witchybois & Friends (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6pm)
• Welby June (SD), New Found Footage, Nu Nova, & Barrister (Underground Music Venue - 6pm)
• Phine & Friends (Driftwood Char Bar - 6pm)
• Jesus Was a Commie ( JWAC ) | HU3S | Fishing (Day Block Brewing - 6pm)
• Melissa Manchester (Dakota - 7pm)
• Bryan White with special guest Jackson White (One Night Only) (318 Cafe - 7pm)
• Sounds From Planet IE (feat. American Cream Band & Shawn Walker) (Berlin - 7pm)
• You’ve Got a Friend - A James Taylor Tribute (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 7pm)
• Medium Build with Bella White (First Avenue - 7pm)
• FIKA Supper Club Concert Series: OK Factor and Jaerv (American Swedish Institute - 7pm)
• Switchyard (331 Club - 7pm)
• Kidd G with Big Mo and Grey Oakes (Fine Line Music Cafe - 7:30pm)
• WILL Dempsey with Gavin Hughes (7th St Entry - 8pm)
• Shotgun Ragtime Band (Driftwood Char Bar - 8pm)
• Sunday Trad Session (Dubliner - 8pm)
• Doll Blunt W/ Technodoll, Gender_error, LEMONY (Mortimer's - 10pm)
• eleven degenerates (331 Club - 10:30pm)

THEATER

• Pinocchio (Children's Theatre Company - Friday 2pm, 7pm | Saturday 11am, 2pm | Sunday 11am, 2pm)
• You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Artistry - Friday 7pm | Saturday 2pm | Sunday 2pm)
• Hollywood: Lights! Camera! Dance (Luminary Arts Center - Friday 7pm | Saturday 7pm | Sunday 2pm)
• Twelve Kinds of Ice (Children's Theatre Company - Friday 7pm | Saturday 2pm, 5pm | Sunday 2pm, 5pm)
• On The Razzle (Park Square Theatre - Friday 7pm | Saturday 7pm | Sunday 2pm)
• Swingposium (CSPS Hall - Friday 7pm | Saturday 2pm, 7pm | Sunday 2pm, 7pm)
• LIZZIE: The Rock Musical (Open Eye Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm | Sunday 2pm)
• PREM | Love: An Occupation (Southern Theater - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm)
• Annie (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 1pm, 7:30pm | Sunday 6:30pm)
• Kunene and the King (Guthrie Theater - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 1pm, 7:30pm | Sunday 1pm, 7pm)
• Tales of Terror...From the Tomb (Crane Theater - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 10:30pm | Sunday 4:30pm)
• Indecent (Theatre Latte Da - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 2pm, 7:30pm | Sunday 2pm)
• TWELVE ANGRY MEN (Lyric Arts - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm | Sunday 2pm)
• Friday Night Improv Club (Strike Theater - Friday 7:30pm)
• House Party - an improv comedy show (Strike Theater - Friday 9pm)
• Augmentation (Crane Theater - Friday 9pm | Sunday 7:30pm)
• That Felt Good (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Friday 9:30pm)
• Manticore, MN (Crane Theater - Friday 10:30pm | Sunday 6pm)
• Patio: Hamline Midway Trash Party w/ Brass Messengers (Black Hart - Saturday 1pm)
• The Sludge (Crane Theater - Saturday 1:30pm)
• Carmilla (Crane Theater - Saturday 3pm)
• Music & Monsters: A Grand Guignol Double Feature (Crane Theater - Saturday 4:30pm)
• The Algorithm is Gonna Get You (Dudley Riggs Theatre - Saturday 4:30pm, 7:30pm)
• TrapRiteTV presents The TrapRite TV Awards (Capri - Saturday 5pm)
• Kalinga: Feast of the Fallen (Crane Theater - Saturday 6pm)
• An Evening with David Sedaris (State Theatre - Saturday 7pm)
• Bewitched by Weill (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Saturday 7pm)
• Shed (Crane Theater - Saturday 7:30pm)
• Big Head Todd and the Monsters (Palace Theatre - Saturday 7:30pm)
• The Mess and The Bearded Company (Strike Theater - Saturday 7:30pm)
• Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series, Volume Ten: Old School Vs. New School (Icehouse - Saturday 8pm)
• Evidence: Silence Experiments (Crane Theater - Saturday 9pm)
• Lumbrada (Crane Theater - Sunday 1:30pm)
• BALLS Cabaret (Strike Theater - Sunday 2pm)
• The Slender Vale Archives (Crane Theater - Sunday 3pm)
• Improvocation (Phoenix Theater - Sunday 7pm)
• OFF BOOK THE Improvised Musical (Fitzgerald Theater - Sunday 8pm)
• There's Room for One Thousand (Crane Theater - Sunday 9pm)

COMEDY

• The Black Forager Presents: Happy Snacking Don't Die (Black Garnet Books - Friday 6pm)
• Sam Jay (Sisyphus Brewing - Friday 7pm, 9pm | Saturday 7pm, 9pm | Sunday 7pm)
• Tim Harmston (Acme Comedy Company - Friday 7pm, 9:30pm | Saturday 7pm, 9:30pm)
• Fantastic Voyage Improv Comedy $10 (Flying V Music - Friday 7pm)
• Caleb Elliott (Comedy Corner Underground - Friday 7:30pm)
• Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Friday 7:30pm | Saturday 7:30pm)
• Drew Dunn (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Friday 7:30pm, 9:45pm | Saturday 7pm, 9:30pm)
• Joshua Adams (Camp Bar - Friday 8pm | Saturday 8pm)
• Punching Up! - a comedy show centering Women, BIPOC and Queer voices (Queermunity - Friday 8pm)
• After Dark! Minnesota's Top Comedy Improv Show (Camp Bar - Friday 10pm)
• Comedy Open Mic (Early) (Mortimer's - Sunday 5pm)
• Susan Rice (Southern Theater - Sunday 6pm)
• Light 'em Up The Bong Show (Hook & Ladder Theater - Sunday 7pm)

SPORTS

• Minnesota Timberwolves @ Bulls 🏀 (Friday 7pm)
• Minnesota United vs St. Louis CITY SC ⚽ (Saturday 3:30pm)
• Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets 🏒 (Sunday 5pm)

SPORTS WATCH/RELATED

• NOTRE DAME WATCH Parties (Morrissey's Irish Pub - Saturday 10am)
• WNBA Finals Watch Party (Bar of Their Own - Saturday 2:30pm)
• MNUFC Watch Party (Utepils Brewing - Saturday 3:30pm)
• NDSU vs Nevada Watch Party (Padraigs Brewing - Saturday 6pm)
• Lucha Libre Night (La Doña Cervecería Brewery - Saturday 6pm)
• Celebrate Girls and Women in Baseball (Bar of Their Own - Saturday 6pm)
• Game Day at Bear Cave (Bear Cave Brewing - Sunday 11:30am)

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
• MN Index Event Calendar
• mpls.website 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

I review and categorize hundreds of events daily as part of a project I'm working on to help find and promote events: Word of Mouth - https://wom.city

📧 Want this emailed to you every week? Sign up at: https://wom.city/twin-cities/weekend-roundup/r

If there’s anything I should be tracking, let me know!

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.

📧 Want this emailed to you every Sunday? Sign up at: https://wom.city/twin-cities/weekday-warmup/r

➕ Submit future events/venues you think we should include here: https://wom.city/contact

AROUND TOWN

Highlights

• 🌅 Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Ceremony (Thomas Beach at Bde Maka Ska – Mon 7am)
• 🪶 Native American Food Truck Festival (Battle Creek Regional Park – Mon 12pm)
• 🪶 MAIC Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow (Minneapolis American Indian Center – Mon 4pm)
• 🎹 Hiromi: The Trio Project (Dakota – Mon 6:30pm, 9pm)
• 📚 Sasha Maria Suarez: An Ojibwe Home in the City (Birchbark Bizhiw – Tue 7pm)
• 🎺 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (Minnesota Orchestra Hall – Tue 7pm)
• 🎸 The Smashing Pumpkins (Grand Casino Arena – Tue 8pm)
• 🎤 The Moth: Pursuit of Happiness (Amsterdam Bar & Hall – Wed 6:30pm)
• 🎸 Robert Plant with Saving Grace & Suzi Dian (State Theatre – Wed 7:30pm)
• 🎬 Twin Cities Film Fest Opening Day (Marcus West End Cinema – Thu 5pm)
• 👑 TCC4SLAY 3.0: A Masquerade (Hook & Ladder Theater – Thu 6:30pm)
• 👻 Shadows & Spirits of the State Capitol (Minnesota State Capitol – Thu 6:30pm)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

• Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Ceremony (Thomas Beach at Bde Maka Ska - 7am)
• Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Water Blessing (Westwood Nature Center - 10am)
• Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration (American Indian Magnet School - 11am)
• Native American Food Truck Festival (Battle Creek Regional Park - 12pm)
• National Series on Leadership for Antiracist Education (Black Garnet Books - 4pm)
• MAIC Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow (Minneapolis American Indian Center - 4pm)
• Ueck (Heights Theater - 4:30pm)
• Break the Bubble (Dual Citizen Brewing - 5pm)
• Weekly Smash Bros Tournament - Dendy Pretendy's Smash Clock (Broken Clock Brewing - 6pm)
• October’s Crokinole Tournament (9 Mile Brewing - 6pm)
• Free Shuttle to/from Home Wild Games (Bad Weather Brewery - 6pm)
• Mahjong Workshop (Boom Island Brewing - 6pm)
• Analog Game Night (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
• Watercolor Group Class w/Artistmn (Dual Citizen Brewing - 6pm)
• Opinionation (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Brian Kaylor: The Bible According to Christian Nationalists (Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church - 6:30pm)
• The Conjuring in 35mm (The Trylon Cinema - 7pm, 9:15pm)
• NOT Another Practica!| Argentine TANGO (Indeed Brewing - 7pm)
• The Last Picture Shows (Heights Theater - 7pm)
• Uproar Comedy Open Mic (Bryant-Lake Bowl - 7pm)
• Christopher Vondracek presents Redlin or Rodin (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
• Daisy Hernández Reading: Citizenship (Pillsbury Hall, University of Minnesota - 7pm)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13

• Golden Mile Walking Tour (American Swedish Institute - 10am)
• Bell Museum Homeschool Day (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Virtual Makers Mornings (American Swedish Institute - 10:30am)
• Weekly Story Time (Wild Rumpus - 10:30am)
• Taco Tuesday (Wicked Wort Brewing - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “Take the Picture!” (MIA - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “María Berrío: Songlines” (MIA - 11am)
• Public Tour: Inspired by Books (MIA - 11:30am, 1:30pm)
• Titus Kaphar: “Exhibiting Forgiveness” Public Guided Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• Vitality Arts: Iconic Female Artists (MIA - 1:30pm)
• “Paris Couture” Public Tours (MIA - 2pm)
• Native and Proud, Out and Loud! (University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus - 2pm)
• American Mahjong Open Play (9 Mile Brewing - 3:30pm)
• Memorial Experiences Tour (Lakewood Cemetery - 4pm)
• Break The Bubble (Dual Citizen Brewing - 5pm)
• The Kerlan Award Honoring Betsy Bowen (Red Balloon Bookstore - 5:30pm)
• Club Create (Red Balloon Bookstore - 6pm)
• Second Period Art Class (Fulton Brewing Company - 6pm)
• Hablamos Pues (La Doña Cervecería Brewery - 6pm)
• October’s Cribbage Tournament (9 Mile Brewing - 6pm)
• Sourdough 101 Class (Boom Island Brewing - 6pm)
• AN Evening OF POETRY WITH SHARON Chmielarz, JANE Dickerson, AND GREG WATSON (Next Chapter Booksellers - 6pm)
• Bingq (LTD Brewing - 6pm)
• Sinkhole by Juliet Patterson (Moon Palace Books - 6pm)
• Cribbage Club (Forgotten Star Brewing - 6pm)
• FREE Meat & Cheese Raffle (Utepils Brewing - 6pm)
• Dungeons and Dragons Adventure League (Unmapped Brewing - 6pm)
• TCS Rollerskate Class (56 Brewing - 6pm)
• The Initials Game Live (Dangerous Man Brewing - 6pm)
• Board Game Night (Bad Weather Brewery - 6:30pm)
• An Election Like No Other: How to Protect Our Votes and Our Democracy (Comma Bookshop - 6:30pm)
• Beginner Fly Tying Class with Fishing For All (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Coffee & Conversation: Trung Le Nguyen (Cream and Amber - 6:30pm)
• LITT Pinball League finals (Litt Pinball Bar - 6:30pm)
• Improv 101; The basics of improv (Camp Bar - 6:30pm)
• The Initials Game Live (Wooden Hill Brewing - 6:30pm)
• M.L. Rio presents Hot Wax (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
• NAZA (Heights Theater - 7pm)
• Space Between Monthly Music Industry MEETUP (Hook & Ladder Theater - 7pm)
• The Conjuring in 35mm (The Trylon Cinema - 7pm, 9:15pm)
• Community Table Tennis (Minneapolis Cider Company - 7pm)
• Weekly Pool Tournament (Midway Saloon - 7pm)
• An Evening Of Islay Farm Whisky (Merlins Rest - 7pm)
• Sasha Maria Suarez: An Ojibwe Home in the City (Birchbark Bizhiw - 7pm)
• Writers for Democratic Action MN Reading (Eat My Words Bookstore - 7pm)
• Book Launch: Rough Cuts with Glenn R. Miller (The Main Cinema - 7pm)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale, Minneapolis - 7am)
• Mini Mia (MIA - 10am)
• Beavers and Botanicals (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Storytime (Red Balloon Bookstore - 10:30am)
• Stop & Chat: “Take the Picture!” (MIA - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “María Berrío: Songlines” (MIA - 11am)
• Titus Kaphar: “Exhibiting Forgiveness” Public Guided Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• “Paris Couture” Public Tours (MIA - 2pm)
• Sheridan Neighborhood Happy Hour (Broken Clock Brewing - 4pm)
• Magic Nights @ Metronome (MetroNOME Brewery - 5pm)
• Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists (Queermunity - 5pm)
• Legacy Trees of Lakewood: Public Walking Tour (Lakewood Cemetery - 5pm)
• Volunteer Orientation (Cedar Cultural Center - 5:30pm)
• Sketch-in at the Bell: Beavers and Botanicals (Bell Museum - 5:30pm)
• Halloween Pairs Jigsaw Puzzle Contest at Sociable Cider Werks with Sarah Does Puzzles LLC (Sociable Cider Werks - 6pm)
• Game Night (Arbeiter Brewing - 6pm)
• Books & Bars (Broken Clock Brewing - 6pm)
• Acrylic Paint Pour w/ MN Tool Library (Dual Citizen Brewing - 6pm)
• Inkwell Craft Club (Inkwell Booksellers Company - 6pm)
• Drag Bingo (Lush Lounge - 6pm)
• Mend With Kat (Sociable Cider Werks - 6pm)
• Slam Poetry in the Ox (Indeed Brewing - 6:30pm)
• The Moth: Pursuit OF Happiness (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6:30pm)
• Initials Game Live (Boom Island Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Get Out the Vote Letter Writing Event (Comma Bookshop - 6:30pm)
• JackBox Party (Roxy's Cabaret - 7pm)
• Book release party! Charlotte B. Plumb's REAP & SOW (Tropes and Trifles - 7pm)
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (The Trylon Cinema - 7pm, 9pm)
• Intermediate Storytelling (American School of Storytelling - 7pm)
• Poetry Night (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
• Glitter Bomb HOT NEW EVENT (Gay 90's - 9pm)
• DRAG SHOWS (Gay 90's - 10pm)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

• Minneapolis Farmers Market (Lyndale, Minneapolis - 7am)
• PRIDE Over MEA (Penumbra Theatre - 9am)
• Open Vault: Member Hour (Science Museum of Minnesota - 9am)
• Let’s Do Coffee: Brew & Bond for 60+ (Queermunity - 9:30am)
• Open Vault (Science Museum of Minnesota - 10am)
• Beavers and Botanicals (Bell Museum - 10am)
• Storytime (Red Balloon Bookstore - 10:30am)
• Community Health & Connection (Queermunity - 11am)
• Friends Lecture: Form and Function of European Picture Frames: 15th–20th Century (MIA - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “Take the Picture!” (MIA - 11am)
• Stop & Chat: “María Berrío: Songlines” (MIA - 11am)
• Rainbow Elder Coffee Connect (Pride Cultural Arts Center - 11am)
• Four Sisters Farmers Market (Four Sisters Minneapolis - 11am)
• Public Tour: Inspired by Books (MIA - 11:30am, 6pm)
• Friends Fall Luncheon (MIA - 12pm)
• Schubert Club: Courtroom Concert (Landmark Center - 12pm)
• Winter Squash in the Nordic Kitchen with Kristi Bissell (American Swedish Institute - 1pm)
• Public Tours (MIA - 1pm)
• “Paris Couture” Public Tours (MIA - 2pm, 7pm)
• Mogi Bagel Pop-Up (Inkwell Booksellers Company - 3pm)
• Our Last Throwback Thursday (Excelsior Brewing - 4pm)
• Online Information Session: Romanov + Royal Germany Trip with TMORA (Museum of Russian Art - 4pm)
• Tony Hawk/Gamer Thursday (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 4pm)
• Gerhard's Brats (Black Stack Brewing - 4pm)
• Knitting in Nature (Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden - 4pm)
• Audubon Mini Market (Audubon Minneapolis - 4pm)
• Patch and Sip (Bumbling Fools Mead - 5pm)
• Halloween Double Feature Movie Night (Dangerous Man Brewing - 5pm)
• K-Pop Night (Rail Werks Brewing Depot - 5pm)
• Meat Raffle with Mike’s (Wabasha Brewing - 5pm)
• Meet at Mia: Hispanic Heritage (MIA - 5pm)
• October Death Cafe at Lakewood (Lakewood Cemetery - 5pm)
• Leading the Way: Remarkable Firsts – Lakewood Walking Tour (Lakewood Cemetery - 5pm)
• Twin Cities Film Fest Opening Day (Marcus West End Cinema - 5pm)
• Pirate Book Discussion and Gathering (Moon Palace Books - 6pm)
• Paint & Sip ~ "Owl Night Long" Acrylic on Canvas (Can Can Wonderland - 6pm)
• Thursday Night BINGO With Bloomington Lions Club (9 Mile Brewing - 6pm)
• Taste the Movies: Corpse Bride (Granada Theater - 6pm)
• Wine Tasting: Del Rio Vineyard (Cream and Amber - 6pm)
• Brocialize (Queermunity - 6pm)
• Free Shuttle to/from Home Wild Games (Bad Weather Brewery - 6pm)
• Makers Night (American Swedish Institute - 6pm)
• Nepali Momo Workshop with Subash Yadav (American Swedish Institute - 6pm)
• The Subject Lecture Series (MIA - 6pm)
• Panel Discussion: The State of Fashion in Minnesota (MIA - 6pm)
• True Stories: Grover Hogan Artist Conversation (Public Functionary - 6pm)
• Plant Bingo (Black Stack Brewing - 6:30pm)
• TCC4SLAY 3.0: A Masquerade (Hook & Ladder Theater - 6:30pm)
• FREE Meat Raffle (Elm Creek Brewing - 6:30pm)
• The Initials Game Live (LTD Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Shadows & Spirits of the State Capitol (Minnesota State Capitol - 6:30pm)
• Fitzgerald in Saint Paul: Stories with Klecko (Merriam Park Library - 6:30pm)
• New Release: Norah Labiner Presents Morocco in conversation with Mike Wisti (Subtext Books - 7pm)
• Online Program: Winning the Cold War, Losing the Peace? (Museum of Russian Art - 7pm)
• Sapphic Salsa (Queermunity - 7pm)
• Jack El-Hai presents The Case of the Autographed Corpse (Magers and Quinn - 7pm)
• Cribbage Tournament (Utepils Brewing - 7pm)
• Mysterious Skin (Heights Theater - 7pm)
• Designer Purse & Power Tool Bingo (Bald Man Brewing - 7pm)
• Drumeoke (Can Can Wonderland - 7pm)
• Get Out (2017) w/ pre-movie trivia hosted by Josh Carson (Parkway Theater - 7:30pm)
• Snapz Live Band Open Mic (Green Room - 8pm)
• Stand Up Comedy Open Mic (Sisyphus Brewing - 8pm)
• Zack Fox ( DJ Set ) (First Avenue - 9pm)

LIVE MUSIC

Monday, October 12

• Mumblin’ Drew’s Oldfangled Orchestrators (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• Erik Brandt & the Folksingers (331 Club - 6pm)
• Asha Banks (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6pm)
• Stonewalker (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• Schaffer the Darklord (NYC), Coolzey (DSM), & Baby Mahi & the Sitters (Underground Music Venue - 6:30pm)
• Hiromi: The Trio Project feat. James Genus & Simon Phillips (Dakota - 6:30pm, 9pm)
• Mondays@metronome – Free Community Concerts (MetroNOME Brewery - 7pm)
• Monday Jam! Featuring Johnnyo & Fillet O Soul (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• Sea Shanty Sing (Dubliner - 7pm)
• Bella Larson & the Scene Kids (Acadia Cafe - 7pm)
• Music by Phil Berbig (Troubadour - 7pm)
• Holywatr with mercury (Fine Line Music Cafe - 7:30pm)
• Acid Mothers Temple with Magick Potion (Turf Club - 8pm)
• Undertale - The Determination Symphony (Orpheum Theatre - 8pm)
• Roe Family Singers (331 Club - 8pm)
• Basement Heroes w. Calavrosa, Buzzbox (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• Metal Mondays (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)

Tuesday, October 13

• The Dan’s (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• Worker’s Playtime, Jake La Botz (331 Club - 6pm)
• MN Guitar Society Monthly Free Concert – Creative Jazz and Fingerstyle Artists (MetroNOME Brewery - 6pm)
• Irish Trad Session (Padraigs Brewing - 6pm)
• Hey, Nothing - the Hound Tour (Varsity Theater - 6:30pm)
• Glam Toyota (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• lovergirl (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (Minnesota Orchestra Hall - 7pm)
• Nova Jazz Orchestra (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• New Band Night #40 (Green Room - 7pm)
• JazzMN Orchestra Presents (Dakota - 7pm)
• St Dominic's Trio (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
• Silly Goose with Cheem and Muttlee (7th St Entry - 7:30pm)
• JESSE ROPER with Mae Simpson (Cedar Cultural Center - 7:30pm)
• Sting 3.0 Tour 2026 with special guest Chance Emerson (Orpheum Theatre - 8pm)
• The Smashing Pumpkins: Rats in a Cage Tour (Grand Casino Arena - 8pm)
• Tuesday with DJ Cam Jones (Acadia Cafe - 9pm)
• DJ Dedicated Enemy (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• October Conspiracy Series featuring, ditch pigeon, sawtooth witch, astronomy town (331 Club - 9:30pm)
• POPUP! W/ SAM Woodman (Mortimer's - 10pm)

Wednesday, October 14

• Castle Rat: Summon The Beasts Tour 2026 (Varsity Theater - 6pm)
• Vinyl Night (Haggard Barrel Brewing - 6pm)
• Armaversary (Underground Music Venue - 6pm)
• Smiling Cowboys Showcase (Minnesota Music Cafe - 6pm)
• Pat Donohue & Friends (Midway Saloon - 6pm)
• Molly Maher (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• Open Jam Wednesdays (Excelsior Brewing - 6:30pm)
• Austin Moses (Acadia Cafe - 6:30pm)
• in shining armour (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• Unkle Daddy w/ VIA & Golden Satellite (Zhora Darling - 6:30pm)
• Irish Céilí Dancing (Dubliner - 7pm)
• Pam Tillis (Dakota - 7pm)
• DPAD (Berlin - 7pm)
• Harold’s House Party on KFAI, Joe T Cook (331 Club - 7pm)
• Nerd Night (Black Hart - 7pm)
• Tom Dahill and Ginny Johnson (Dubliner - 7pm)
• Chrissa Sparkles (Hook & Ladder Theater - 7:30pm)
• Paris Paloma with Susannah Joffe (First Avenue - 7:30pm)
• OCE's World Music Night with Special Guests SaMa Duo (Bryant-Lake Bowl - 7:30pm)
• Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian, with special guest Rosie Flores (State Theatre - 7:30pm)
• MN Songwriter Showcase hosted by Nick Hensley (Aster Cafe - 7:30pm)
• First to Eleven with Keepsake (7th St Entry - 8pm)
• Armand Hammer with Quelle Chris (Fine Line Music Cafe - 8pm)
• SLIFT with Cor de Lux (Turf Club - 8pm)
• Sting 3.0 Tour 2026 with special guest Chance Emerson (Orpheum Theatre - 8pm)
• Godsmack (Armory - 8pm)
• Boss's Daughter (Reno) (Mortimer's - 8pm)
• Hiss Golden Messenger: I'm People Tour with Special Guest Sam Amidon (Icehouse - 8pm)
• KELS (Green Room - 8pm)
• Cole Diamond’s Whiskey Wednesdays (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• The Flying T, Bobby J’s West Bank Social Club (331 Club - 9:30pm)
• The Cherry Pit Open Jam (Berlin - 10pm)

Thursday, October 15

• Live Music Lunch w/ Nancy Bierma (Midtown Global Market - 12pm)
• Paul Bergen (Dubliner - 5pm)
• Soulcage (DSM), Rapture, & Heed the Warning (Underground Music Venue - 6pm)
• Loondale | Love Squad (Day Block Brewing - 6pm)
• Martin Devaney & Friends w. Tiki Barnsworth and the Barnburners (White Squirrel Bar - 6pm)
• Dirty P’s Thirsty 3rd Thursdays Club (Hook & Ladder Theater - 6pm)
• Digital Age Rave 2 (Amsterdam Bar & Hall - 6pm)
• Glam Toyota (Pilllar Forum - 6:30pm)
• The Secrecy, Autumn, Velour Tomb (Cloudland Theater - 6:30pm)
• Hamil-Griffin Cassidy (Driftwood Char Bar - 7pm)
• Tony Cuchetti (Mudd Room - 7pm)
• Curtiss A With Dark Click (Minnesota Music Cafe - 7pm)
• East Lake Jazz Band (620 Club - 7pm)
• Rakim w/Room3 Collective (Dakota - 7pm, 9:30pm)
• Egodeath $12 (Flying V Music - 7pm)
• Honky Tonk Night Feat. Cole Diamond (Animales - 7pm)
• Lower Level (Acadia Cafe - 7pm)
• DJ Megan O (Minneapolis Cider Company - 7pm)
• Michael Ragonese Trio (Berlin - 7pm)
• Peter Kogan Jazz Presents the Brian Grivna Quartet (MetroNOME Brewery - 7pm)
• A Night at the Theatre - A Tribute to Queen (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - 7:30pm)
• An Evening with Joshua Burnside (Cedar Cultural Center - 7:30pm)
• Devil Dodger (Dubliner - 8pm)
• Friko with Nine Perfect Lives (Fine Line Music Cafe - 8pm)
• My Kid Banana / Jon Q Public / Velvet Ghoul / Dirty930 (Hook & Ladder Theater - 8pm)
• The Federales (Aster Cafe - 8pm)
• Josh Teed & High Step Society (Skyway Theatre - 8pm)
• Emily Bjorke with clovers daughter and anni xo (7th St Entry - 8pm)
• The Makeouts w. Cain& Co., Mike And The TV’s (White Squirrel Bar - 9pm)
• Cross Pollination, Knife Emoj, Embahn (331 Club - 9:30pm)
• Crates: “Wede Harer Guzo” by Hailu Mergia (Berlin - 10pm)
• WE Collective (Gluek's Bar and Restaurant - 10pm)

THEATER

• Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration (Guthrie Theater - Monday 6pm)
• Kunene and the King (Guthrie Theater - Tuesday 7pm | Wednesday 7pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• Twelve Kinds of Ice (Children's Theatre Company - Tuesday 7pm | Wednesday 7pm | Thursday 7pm)
• The Theater of Public Policy: Hennepin County Attorney Debate (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Tuesday 7pm)
• Annie (Chanhassen Dinner Theatre - Tuesday 7:30pm | Wednesday 1pm, 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Artistry - Wednesday 1pm, 7pm | Thursday 7pm)
• On The Razzle (Park Square Theatre - Wednesday 1pm, 7pm | Thursday 7pm)
• Matt Goldman Presents The Prohibited (Subtext Books - Wednesday 7pm)
• Indecent (Theatre Latte Da - Wednesday 7:30pm | Thursday 7:30pm)
• Dirty Twenty: An Interactive D&D Improv Show (Hive Collaborative - Wednesday 7:30pm)
• Pinocchio (Children's Theatre Company - Thursday 2pm)
• FLAW & ORDER (Dual Citizen Brewing - Thursday 6pm)
• Livin’ the Dream! An Evening of Comedy, Storytelling and Music (Hive Collaborative - Thursday 7pm)
• Hollywood: Lights! Camera! Dance (Luminary Arts Center - Thursday 7pm)
• LIZZIE: The Rock Musical (Open Eye Theatre - Thursday 7:30pm)
• PREM | Love: An Occupation (Southern Theater - Thursday 7:30pm)
• Something Borrowed, Something New (Bryant-Lake Bowl - Thursday 8pm)

COMEDY

• Craic Up Comedy Night (Morrissey's Irish Pub - Tuesday 7pm)
• Don’t Bomb Comedy League (MetroNOME Brewery - Wednesday 7pm)
• Special SHOW: Richard Villa (Camp Bar - Wednesday 7pm | Thursday 7pm)
• Knight, Knight (Sisyphus Brewing - Wednesday 7pm)
• Conor Janda (Parkway Theater - Wednesday 7:30pm)
• Comedy Free for All (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Wednesday 7:30pm)
• LITT Laugh Lounge - a night of comedy with MJ Matheson (Litt Pinball Bar - Wednesday 8pm)
• Tim Harmston (Acme Comedy Company - Wednesday 8pm | Thursday 8pm)
• Drew Dunn (Rick Bronson's House of Comedy - Thursday 7:30pm)
• Sam Jay (Sisyphus Brewing - Thursday 8pm)
• Ben Schwartz & Friends (Orpheum Theatre - Thursday 8pm)
• Garcia Gang by Santiago Garcia (Comedy Corner Underground - Thursday 8:30pm)

SPORTS

• Minnesota Timberwolves @ Knicks 🏀 (Monday 6:30pm)
• Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights 🏒 (Monday 7pm)
• Minnesota Wild @ Winnipeg Jets 🏒 (Tuesday 7:15pm)
• Minnesota Timberwolves vs Pistons 🏀 (Wednesday 7pm)
• Minnesota United @ Colorado Rapids ⚽ (Wednesday 8:30pm)
• Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues 🏒 (Thursday 7pm)

SPORTS WATCH/RELATED

• Ueck (Heights Theater - Tuesday 4:30pm | Wednesday 4:30pm | Thursday 4:30pm)
• Survivor watch party Ep. 4 (Animales - Wednesday 7pm)
• MNUFC Watch Party (Utepils Brewing - Wednesday 8:30pm)
• True North Elite MN United Watch Party (Padraigs Brewing - Wednesday 8:30pm)
• Trans Kids Belong Here Pep Rally (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
• MN Index Event Calendar
• mpls.website Event Calendar
• 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

I review and categorize hundreds of events daily as part of a project I'm working on to help find and promote events: Word of Mouth - https://wom.city

📧 Want this emailed to you every Sunday? Sign up at: https://wom.city/twin-cities/weekday-warmup/r

If there’s anything I should be tracking, let me know!