Local Events
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
East Isles Safety Walking Club
Calling all walkers! This is a great way to promote neighborhood safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
East Isles Board Meeting
All East Isles residents 16 and older, business owners/lessees, and neighborhood nonprofit, education, or government representatives are invited to our monthly Board meetings.
Community Sing-A-Long
From MPRB & Friends of Loring Park:
Join your friends and neighbors for this wonderful event. Even if you don't sing, you're guaranteed to have a delightful evening. Songs are chosen ahead of time, with music and refreshments provided. Featuring Dan Chouinard on the piano. Celebrate the season by joining friends and neighbors for a night of fun singing or listening to the music! Lyrics are projected onto a screen.
Community Sing-A-Long
Tuesday, July 8 • 7 – 8:30 PM
Pop Up Dance Party
From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:
You read the title correct. Bryant Square is so excited to host a "POP UP DANCE PARTY" event series in 2025! We provide the DJ and the space; all you need to bring is your energy and your best (or worst) dance moves. All ages are welcome!
Pop Up Dance Party
2nd Wed. monthly • 6:30–8 PM
Bryant Square Park Rec Center (3101 Bryant Ave S)
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Siama's Congo Roots: Feel-Good Music From the Heart of Africa
From Hennepin County Library:
Join renowned musician Siama Matuzungidi and singer/storyteller Dallas Johnson for an engaging musical journey to Siama’s happy hometown in rural Bas Congo.
Brimming with catchy songs and captivating stories, this interactive program features spirited singing, Siama’s masterful acoustic guitar and traditional African instruments like thumb piano and balafon. Dallas encourages everyone to sing along in Kikongo and Lingala and the last song is a fun dance party!
This charming show is great for kids and enjoyed by all. Don’t miss it!
Siama's Congo Roots: Feel-Good Music From the Heart of Africa
Friday, July 11 • 10:30 –11:15 AM
Walker Library: 2880 Hennepin Ave
Lake Street Art Drop & Shop
From Lake Street Council:
The Lake Street Art Drop & Shop scavenger hunt series features a variety of clues and local artwork to take home. Check in with the Visit Lake Street table (location TBA) to receive paper clues OR follow our Instagram and Facebook stories (@VisitLakeStreet) at 5:00 pm to see photo hints of the hidden art locations!
Lake Street Art Drop & Shop
Friday, July 11 • 5–7 PM
Check-in Location TBA
Lake of the Isles Cleanup
Join the Green Team and neighbors for a Lake of the Isles Cleanup!
Fix-It Clinic
From Hennepin County:
Get help with your broken stuff and learn valuable repair skills at free Fix-It Clinics! Fix-It Clinics offer free, guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot, and (hopefully) fix small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more. Fix-It Clinics teach valuable troubleshooting and basic repair skills, build community connections and reduce the number of repairable items that are thrown in the trash.
Hennepin County Fix-it Clinic
Saturday, July 12 • 12–4 PM
St. Joan of Arc
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Minnehaha Falls Art Fair
From Homespun Events:
Celebrate dozens of amazing artists in the best park in Minneapolis! This annual event that attracts thousands of people features artists, live music, food trucks, family activities, and more!
Minnehaha Falls Art Fair
Friday, July 18 • 3–8 PM
Saturday, July 29 • 12–8 PM
Sunday, July 20 • 12–5 PM
Bde Maka Ska Twilight Relay
From Twilight Relays:
“Four friends, 13.1(ish) total miles, and one Twin Cities summer running party!”
Registration for Minneapolis’ newest running event is now open! Prices will only go up, so get a team of you and your three best running buddies together and make the inaugural Twin Cities Twilight Relays a part of your summer running schedule. The event features:
a unique relay concept (teams of four)
an evening start time (6pm)
a flat, fast, and scenic approximately 3.3 mile course around Bde Maka Ska
an event-branded hat for all participants (four per team)
and an exchange zone festival featuring food, music, an Athletic Brewing Non-Alcoholic Beer Garden, and lots of good vibes!
Bde Maka Ska Twilight Relay
Friday, July 18 • 6 PM
Bde Maka Ska foothpath
Interested in sponsoring?
Check out the event partner presentation, then contact event lead Eli Asch.
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
From East Bde Maka Ska Neighborhood Assn:
Help clean up trash in and around the Lake, rain or shine! We’ll have treats and clean up gear like gloves, buckets, bags, rakes and trash pickers to borrow. You may want to wear tall boots to reach trash at the edge of the Lake. The first 4 participants are welcome to borrow free Wheels Fun Rentals (just bring an ID to leave with staff). Boats help us reach trash from the water. Thank you Wheels Fun Rentals!
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
3rd Saturdays, May–Oct. • 9–11:30 AM
Check-in: W 31st St & E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy
Sign up and follow Green Guardians MN on HandsOn Twin Cities, and you’ll receive updates on Cleanup changes due to weather, and upcoming Green Guardians opportunities. Registration is quick and easy!
Movie in the Park: Elemental
From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:
Enjoy an evening in the park while watching an outdoor movie. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and blanket. Movie begins at dusk (around 8:30pm).
"Elemental" is a 2023 animated film by Pixar that follows Ember, a fiery young woman, and Wade, a water element, as they navigate their friendship in a city where different elemental beings coexist. The story explores themes of cultural differences, acceptance, and love, highlighting how opposites can connect despite their inherent challenges.
Movie in the Park: Elemental
Tues. July 22 • 8:30 – 11:30 PM
Kenwood Park: 2101 W Franklin Ave
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Loring Park Art Festival
Since 2000, Loring Park Art Festival has combined creative expression and community connectedness to surprise and delight all who attend. With beautiful ponds and formal gardens, Loring Park makes an idyllic spot to celebrate art, music, food and entertainment for two days each summer in downtown Minneapolis.
The event features 140 visual artists selling original work, with something for everyone. Visitors will encounter strolling musicians, scheduled stage performances, engaging children's activities and adventurous culinary options.
Loring Park Art Festival
Saturday, July 26 •10 AM – 6 PM
Sunday, July 27 • 10 AM – 5 PM
32nd MN Fringe Fest
Minnesota Fringe produces opportunities for artists of a wide variety of backgrounds, abilities and experience levels, creates novel ways of engaging with the performing arts, and has a continuing commitment to accessibility for artists and audiences.
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Loring Park Annual Dog Show
From MPRB & Friends of Loring Park:
Join us for the 5th annual Loring Park Dog Show. We hand out a ton of prizes for all the unique dogs we get to meet! Your dog can compete for the waggiest tail, best costume, silliest trick, and more! The dog show be held at the stage area near the tennis courts, registration begins at 6:30 pm and competition will start at 6:45 pm. Many vendors will be onsite to participate!
Everyone is welcome to come and cheer on all the dogs of Loring Park who compete for the 2025 5th annual dog show awards! A movie will follow at sundown, 8:30 PM.
Loring Park Annual Dog Show
Thursday, July 31 • 6:30 – 7:45 PM
Movie in the Park: Lady and the Tramp (2019)
From MPRB & Friends of Loring Park:
Enjoy an evening in the park while watching an outdoor movie. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and blanket. Movie begins at dusk (around 8:30pm).
“Lady & The Tramp” is the romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Movie in the Park: Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Thursday, July 31 • 8:30 – 11 PM
East Isles Safety Walking Club
Calling all walkers! This is a great way to promote neighborhood safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
SoMi Art Fair
From Uptown Association:
A cherished tradition for over 60 years, the Uptown Art Fair is reimagining its format and location and announcing the SoMi (South Minneapolis) Art Fair in partnership with Bachman’s at their flagship location on Lyndale Avenue. The event will take place in the Bachman’s parking lot off Lyndale Avenue and features over 300 juried artists, art demonstrations, live music, and food.
SoMi Art Fair
Saturday, Aug. 2 – Sunday, Aug. 3
Bachman’s: 6010 Lyndale Ave S
Powderhorn Art Fair
The 32nd Annual Powderhorn Art Fair is slated to bring together over 150 artists, immersive art installations, food trucks, and more to Powderhorn Park.
National Night Out
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. To host an event in your Minneapolis neighborhood, register with the City of Minneapolis at the link below by July 29.
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Lake of the Isles Cleanup
Join the Green Team and neighbors for a Lake of the Isles Cleanup!
Fix-It Clinic
From Hennepin County:
Get help with your broken stuff and learn valuable repair skills at free Fix-It Clinics! Fix-It Clinics offer free, guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot, and (hopefully) fix small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more. Fix-It Clinics teach valuable troubleshooting and basic repair skills, build community connections and reduce the number of repairable items that are thrown in the trash.
Hennepin County Fix-it Clinic
Saturday, Aug. 9 • 12–4 PM
Eden Prairie Community Center
East Isles Board Meeting
All East Isles residents 16 and older, business owners/lessees, and neighborhood nonprofit, education, or government representatives are invited to our monthly Board meetings.
Pop Up Dance Party
From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:
You read the title correct. Bryant Square is so excited to host a "POP UP DANCE PARTY" event series in 2025! We provide the DJ and the space; all you need to bring is your energy and your best (or worst) dance moves. All ages are welcome!
Pop Up Dance Party
2nd Wed. monthly • 6:30–8 PM
Bryant Square Park Rec Center (3101 Bryant Ave S)
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
From East Bde Maka Ska Neighborhood Assn:
Help clean up trash in and around the Lake, rain or shine! We’ll have treats and clean up gear like gloves, buckets, bags, rakes and trash pickers to borrow. You may want to wear tall boots to reach trash at the edge of the Lake. The first 4 participants are welcome to borrow free Wheels Fun Rentals (just bring an ID to leave with staff). Boats help us reach trash from the water. Thank you Wheels Fun Rentals!
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
3rd Saturdays, May–Oct. • 9–11:30 AM
Check-in: W 31st St & E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy
Sign up and follow Green Guardians MN on HandsOn Twin Cities, and you’ll receive updates on Cleanup changes due to weather, and upcoming Green Guardians opportunities. Registration is quick and easy!
Uptown Porchfest
Porchfest features multiple, spread-out, overlapping concerts during a single afternoon that attendees can enjoy while wandering the neighborhood.
Movie in the Park: Haunted Mansion (2023)
From MPRB & Friends of Loring Park:
Enjoy an evening in the park while watching an outdoor movie. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and blanket. Movie begins at dusk (around 8:30pm).
“Haunted Mansion” follows a mom who hires a tour guide, a psychic, a priest and a historian to help exorcise her newly bought mansion after discovering it is inhabited by ghosts.
Movie in the Park: Haunted Mansion (2023)
Monday, Aug. 18 • 8:30 – 11 PM
Community Sing-A-Long
From MPRB & Friends of Loring Park:
Join your friends and neighbors for this wonderful event. Even if you don't sing, you're guaranteed to have a delightful evening. Songs are chosen ahead of time, with music and refreshments provided. Featuring Dan Chouinard on the piano. Celebrate the season by joining friends and neighbors for a night of fun singing or listening to the music! Lyrics are projected onto a screen.
Community Sing-A-Long
Tuesday, Aug. 19 • 7 – 8:30 PM
Minnesota State Fair
Often referred to as the “Great Minnesota Get-Together,” the annual Minnesota State Fair is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the region. The State Fair’s mission is to educate and involve our guests by providing a world-class showcase that is innovative, entertaining and fun.
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
East Isles Safety Walking Club
Calling all walkers! This is a great way to promote neighborhood safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
East Isles Board Meeting
All East Isles residents 16 and older, business owners/lessees, and neighborhood nonprofit, education, or government representatives are invited to our monthly Board meetings.
Pop Up Dance Party
From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:
You read the title correct. Bryant Square is so excited to host a "POP UP DANCE PARTY" event series in 2025! We provide the DJ and the space; all you need to bring is your energy and your best (or worst) dance moves. All ages are welcome!
Pop Up Dance Party
2nd Wed. monthly • 6:30–8 PM
Bryant Square Park Rec Center (3101 Bryant Ave S)
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Lake Street Art Drop & Shop
From Lake Street Council:
The Lake Street Art Drop & Shop scavenger hunt series features a variety of clues and local artwork to take home. Check in with the Visit Lake Street table (location TBA) to receive paper clues OR follow our Instagram and Facebook stories (@VisitLakeStreet) at 5:00 pm to see photo hints of the hidden art locations!
Lake Street Art Drop & Shop
Friday, Sept. 12 • 5–7 PM
Check-in Location TBA
Neighborhood Super Sale
100+ yard sales across six neighborhoods—find new treasures at the 2025 Neighborhood Super Sale!
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
From East Bde Maka Ska Neighborhood Assn:
Help clean up trash in and around the Lake, rain or shine! We’ll have treats and clean up gear like gloves, buckets, bags, rakes and trash pickers to borrow. You may want to wear tall boots to reach trash at the edge of the Lake. The first 4 participants are welcome to borrow free Wheels Fun Rentals (just bring an ID to leave with staff). Boats help us reach trash from the water. Thank you Wheels Fun Rentals!
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
3rd Saturdays, May–Oct. • 9–11:30 AM
Check-in: W 31st St & E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy
Sign up and follow Green Guardians MN on HandsOn Twin Cities, and you’ll receive updates on Cleanup changes due to weather, and upcoming Green Guardians opportunities. Registration is quick and easy!
Lake of the Isles Cleanup
Join the Green Team and neighbors for a Lake of the Isles Cleanup!
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
East Isles Safety Walking Club
Calling all walkers! This is a great way to promote neighborhood safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
Pop Up Dance Party
From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:
You read the title correct. Bryant Square is so excited to host a "POP UP DANCE PARTY" event series in 2025! We provide the DJ and the space; all you need to bring is your energy and your best (or worst) dance moves. All ages are welcome!
Pop Up Dance Party
2nd Wed. monthly • 6:30–8 PM
Bryant Square Park Rec Center (3101 Bryant Ave S)
East Isles Board Meeting
All East Isles residents 16 and older, business owners/lessees, and neighborhood nonprofit, education, or government representatives are invited to our monthly Board meetings.
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
From East Bde Maka Ska Neighborhood Assn:
Help clean up trash in and around the Lake, rain or shine! We’ll have treats and clean up gear like gloves, buckets, bags, rakes and trash pickers to borrow. You may want to wear tall boots to reach trash at the edge of the Lake. The first 4 participants are welcome to borrow free Wheels Fun Rentals (just bring an ID to leave with staff). Boats help us reach trash from the water. Thank you Wheels Fun Rentals!
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
3rd Saturdays, May–Oct. • 9–11:30 AM
Check-in: W 31st St & E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy
Sign up and follow Green Guardians MN on HandsOn Twin Cities, and you’ll receive updates on Cleanup changes due to weather, and upcoming Green Guardians opportunities. Registration is quick and easy!
East Isles Safety Walking Club
Calling all walkers! This is a great way to promote neighborhood safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
East Isles Board Meeting
All East Isles residents 16 and older, business owners/lessees, and neighborhood nonprofit, education, or government representatives are invited to our monthly Board meetings.
Pop Up Dance Party
From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:
You read the title correct. Bryant Square is so excited to host a "POP UP DANCE PARTY" event series in 2025! We provide the DJ and the space; all you need to bring is your energy and your best (or worst) dance moves. All ages are welcome!
Pop Up Dance Party
2nd Wed. monthly • 6:30–8 PM
Bryant Square Park Rec Center (3101 Bryant Ave S)
East Isles Safety Walking Club
Calling all walkers! This is a great way to promote neighborhood safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
East Isles Board Meeting
All East Isles residents 16 and older, business owners/lessees, and neighborhood nonprofit, education, or government representatives are invited to our monthly Board meetings.
Pop Up Dance Party
From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:
You read the title correct. Bryant Square is so excited to host a "POP UP DANCE PARTY" event series in 2025! We provide the DJ and the space; all you need to bring is your energy and your best (or worst) dance moves. All ages are welcome!
Pop Up Dance Party
2nd Wed. monthly • 6:30–8 PM
Bryant Square Park Rec Center (3101 Bryant Ave S)
Kenwood Safety Walk & Cleanup
From Kenwood Neighborhood Organization:
Join the Kenwood Safety Walk & Cleanup! We don orange t-shirts or hats (will provide) as a visible sign of community and caring for our safety and promoting a clean environment. We meet at Kenwood School Playground, then head as a group to pick up trash and build community on Hennepin Ave, the Greenway, Lake of the Isles, and/or neighborhood streets. Pickers and buckets are provided or bring your own!
For clean ups around the lake the Park Board asks that volunteers sign a waiver once a year. Use this link or sign one at the clean up.
4th Saturdays, monthly
10–11:30 AM
Meet at Kenwood School Playground: 2013 Penn Ave S
Sign up and follow Green Guardians MN on HandsOn Twin Cities, and you’ll receive updates on Cleanup changes due to weather, and upcoming Green Guardians opportunities. Registration is quick and easy!
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
CANCELED: East Isles Summer Social
Entertainment, food trucks, bounce houses, and free ice cream! Come catch up with our neighbors, welcome new ones, and celebrate summer together.
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
From East Bde Maka Ska Neighborhood Assn:
Help clean up trash in and around the Lake, rain or shine! We’ll have treats and clean up gear like gloves, buckets, bags, rakes and trash pickers to borrow. You may want to wear tall boots to reach trash at the edge of the Lake. The first 4 participants are welcome to borrow free Wheels Fun Rentals (just bring an ID to leave with staff). Boats help us reach trash from the water. Thank you Wheels Fun Rentals!
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
3rd Saturdays, May–Oct. • 9–11:30 AM
Check-in: W 31st St & E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy
Sign up and follow Green Guardians MN on HandsOn Twin Cities, and you’ll receive updates on Cleanup changes due to weather, and upcoming Green Guardians opportunities. Registration is quick and easy!
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Pre-Juneteenth Celebration
From MPRB & Friends of Loring Park:
Join us for a vibrant Pre-Juneteenth celebration, where voices echo with the power of spoken word poetry and creativity flourishes through collaborative mural art.
This event serves as a rallying point to honor the resilience and spirit of the Black community. Sign up when you arrive to share your truth and passion through spoken word, as we weave narratives of liberation and heritage.
Additionally, contribute to the collective expression by lending your artistic touch to a communal mural, symbolizing unity and progress. Let's come together to commemorate, celebrate, and inspire as we approach Juneteenth, a day of profound significance in American history.
Pre-Juneteenth Celebration
Wednesday, June 18 • 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Fix-It Clinic
From Hennepin County:
Get help with your broken stuff and learn valuable repair skills at free Fix-It Clinics! Fix-It Clinics offer free, guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot, and (hopefully) fix small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more. Fix-It Clinics teach valuable troubleshooting and basic repair skills, build community connections and reduce the number of repairable items that are thrown in the trash.
Hennepin County Fix-it Clinic
Saturday, June 14 • 12–4 PM
Ridgedale Library
Lake of the Isles Cleanup
Join the Green Team and neighbors for a Lake of the Isles Cleanup!
Uptown Farmers Market Launch
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Pop Up Dance Party
From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:
You read the title correct. Bryant Square is so excited to host a "POP UP DANCE PARTY" event series in 2025! We provide the DJ and the space; all you need to bring is your energy and your best (or worst) dance moves. All ages are welcome!
Pop Up Dance Party
2nd Wed. monthly • 6:30–8 PM
Bryant Square Park Rec Center (3101 Bryant Ave S)
East Isles Board Meeting
All East Isles residents 16 and older, business owners/lessees, and neighborhood nonprofit, education, or government representatives are invited to our monthly Board meetings.
Lake of the Isles Pencil Day
Annual LOTI Pencil Sharpening, featuring live music, food, prizes and more!
Mega Mueller Market
From Lowry Hill East (The Wedge) Neighborhood Association:
This is the big event of the season Neighborhood bake sale fundraiser, swap meet, farmers table, vendors and artists. Lots going on and lots to do. Easy to get involved and meet neighbors at the same time.
Mega Mueller Market
Saturday, June 7 • 10 AM – 2 PM
East Isles Safety Walking Club
Calling all walkers! This is a great way to promote neighborhood safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
Edina Art Fair
From Edina Art Fair:
The Edina Art Fair features 280 of the nation's top artists, a variety of food vendors, kid's activities, live music, Edina Grill and Red Cow Craft Beer Gardens, Edina Liquor Wine Garden and more. Headlining bands will keep the energy going on Friday and Saturday nights in the Lunds & Byerlys Parking Lot where guests can enjoy craft beer, wine and specialty food. The Finn Band headlines on Friday and Harbor & Home on Saturday. Take the complimentary shuttle from Southdale Center to the Edina Art Fair and experience the start of summer with the Edina Art Fair.
Edina Art Fair
Friday, June 6 • 3 – 8 PM
Saturday, June 7 • 10 AM – 7 PM
Sunday, June 8 • 10 AM – 5 PM
Uptown Farmers Market Ribbon Cutting
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Hmong Filmmaker Showcase
From Walker Art Center:
In making the feature film Bitterroot, filmmaker Vera Brunner-Sung and producers Kazua Melissa Vang and Yeej used an apprenticeship model to bring Hmong community into various aspects of production. Though Bitterroot was shot in Missoula, people from the Twin Cities Hmong community were featured both in front of and behind the camera. Curated by Vang and Yeej, this screening showcase features local Hmong artists, highlighting the different ways they are using film to tell their own stories.
This program is part of Free Thursday Nights. Admission is free from 5 to 9 pm, and special programming takes place throughout the museum.
Hmong Filmmaker Showcase
Thursday, May 22 • 7 PM
Walker Art Center
Kickoff to Summer at the Fair
This slice-of-the-fair event features more food and fun things to do than ever before – but with the laid-back patio vibe we all love about Minnesota summers. Favorite fair food and brews at nearly 40 vendors, music and entertainment free with admission, shopping at 20+ specialty Minnesota merchants, Giant Slide rides, yard games, history tours, free parking, and so much more!
Plus, the ever-popular Milk Run 5K Race will take place Saturday, May 24 at 9 a.m. Register by March 25 or before it fills! The race is limited to the first 2,000 registrants and is quite popular, so early registration is recommended.
Taste of Linden Hills
From Linden Hills Neighborhood Council:
Taste of Linden Hills is the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council’s annual fundraiser – a fun, upscale evening that celebrates the amazing food in this neighborhood and raises money that we invest back into the community. Guests will experience tastes and sips from many of our favorite neighborhood restaurants, bars, and breweries.
Taste of Linden Hills
Tuesday, May 20 • 6:30 – 9 PM
St. Thomas the Apostle Gym: 2914 W 44th St
Doors Open Minneapolis
Doors Open Minneapolis, produced by Rethos, is your chance to explore the buildings that tell our city’s story. From theaters to business hubs, sacred spaces to private clubs, sports complexes to engineering wonders, historical gems to not-even-open-yet buildings, Doors Open Minneapolis will give you a FREE behind-the-scenes look at dozens of exciting venues. Building owners and caretakers will provide unique perspectives that illustrate why these venues, people and businesses, are central to our city’s identity.
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
From East Bde Maka Ska Neighborhood Assn:
Help clean up trash in and around the Lake, rain or shine! We’ll have treats and clean up gear like gloves, buckets, bags, rakes and trash pickers to borrow. You may want to wear tall boots to reach trash at the edge of the Lake. The first 4 participants are welcome to borrow free Wheels Fun Rentals (just bring an ID to leave with staff). Boats help us reach trash from the water. Thank you Wheels Fun Rentals!
Bde Maka Ska Cleanup
Saturday, May 17 • 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Check-in: W 31st St & E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy
Art-a-Whirl 2025
From NEMAA:
Art-A-Whirl is the largest open studio tour in the country, which happens annually in Northeast Minneapolis. Over 1,300 NEMAA member artists, galleries, and businesses participate across all of Northeast Minneapolis at over 100 locations. Art-A-Whirl is a fantastic way to connect with artists in their own spaces, support local artists, enjoy demonstrations and interactive activities, listen to live music, and enjoy local restaurants and breweries.
Art-a-Whirl 2025
Friday–Sunday, May 17–19 • Fri: 5–10 PM, Sat: 12–8 PM, Sun: 12–5 PM
Locations across Northeast Minneapolis • free to attend
Pop Up Dance Party
From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:
You read the title correct. Bryant Square is so excited to host a "POP UP DANCE PARTY" event series in 2025! We provide the DJ and the space; all you need to bring is your energy and your best (or worst) dance moves. All ages are welcome!
Pop Up Dance Party
2nd Wed. monthly • 6:30–8 PM
Bryant Square Park Rec Center (3101 Bryant Ave S)