Local Events
Lake of the Isles Cleanup
Join the Green Team and neighbors for a Lake of the Isles Cleanup!
Lowry Hill Neighborhood Walks
Join neighbors in Lowry Hill to support area safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
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!
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)
City of Lakes Art Fair
A new art fair is coming to Minneapolis in the beautiful backdrop of Bde Maka Ska during peak autumn colors. This art fair will feature 150+ talented artists from across the state, live music, food and drinks, and more. With crisp fall air, vibrant leaves, and stunning lake views, it’s the perfect setting to celebrate art, community, and the season of change.
City of Lakes Art Fair
Saturday, Oct. 11 • 10 AM – 6 PM
Sunday, Oct. 12 • 10 AM – 5 PM
E Bde Maka Ska Pkwy & W Lake St – W 32nd St
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.
Lowry Hill Neighborhood Walks
Join neighbors in Lowry Hill to support area safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
Owámni: Falling Water Festival
Via Minneapolis Park & Rec Board:
Owámni is what the Dakota called the area at St. Anthony Falls. It means, “whirling or falling water” in the Dakota language, making it an appropriate name for this festival along the Mississippi River.
This free, family-friendly event is co-presented by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board and the St Anthony Falls Heritage Board to celebrate indigenous Minnesota culture with music, art, food, and more!
Owámni: Falling Water Festival
Saturday, Oct. 18 • 1 – 5 PM
Mill Ruins Park & Water Works
Thrill Uptown
Curioso Coffee, ARTrageous Adventure, Lucent Blue Events and the Kenwood Neighborhood Organization —along with the support of the Uptown neighborhood organizations—are excited to present the 16th annual Thrill Kenwood, now reimagined and relocated as THRILL UPTOWN at Seven Points! This high-energy event brings the community together for a synchronized global dance to Michael Jackson’s Thriller, while supporting local businesses and collecting food donations for Joyce Food Shelf.
This family-friendly event is packed with engaging activities, including Zombie Caricatures, art activities, live music and dance performances, and even Zombie Make-Overs! The main event happens at 5 PM, when people of all ages and ability levels join in a group performance of Thriller. Whether you dance or simply watch, it’s a community celebration you won’t want to miss.
Thrill Uptown
Saturday, Oct. 25 • 2 – 6 PM, 5 PM dance
Seven Points: 3001 Hennepin Ave S
Sponsored by East Isles Neighborhood Association
Hosted by Curioso Coffee, ARTrageous Adventure, Lucent Blue Events, Kenwood Neighborhood Organization
Not So Scary Trick or Treat!
From Midtown Global Market:
Not So Scary Trick or Treat!
Friday, Oct. 31 • 4–8 PM
Midtown Global Market
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.
Election Day 2025
Election Day has arrived! Don't forget you can still register when you show up to vote with specific identification. If you’ve moved since the last time you voted, you’ll need to update your registration. You also have the right to take paid time off work to vote without using personal leave or vacation time. More at the City's website, including:
Election Day 2025
All polling places open 7 AM – 8 PM
Twin Cities Book Festival
The Twin Cities Book Festival offers bibliophiles all the joys of in-person browsing, meeting writers and publishers, and activities for readers age 1 to 101. Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Book Festival is the annual Minnesota gathering for readers, writers, publishers, and purveyors of all things literary. The TCBF features dozens of presenting authors, special children’s programs, and a wide variety of exhibitors featuring new and rare books, quirky literary curiosities, and more.
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)
Lowry Hill Neighborhood Walks
Join neighbors in Lowry Hill to support area safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
Give to the Max Day 2025
Remember to support East Isles Neighborhood Association during Minnesota's largest 501(c)3 nonprofit fundraising day! Your donation is critical to our ability to continue to support East Isles programs and activities. From community safety to community building, engaged neighbors make a difference—please consider a donation this giving season!
Give to the Max Day 2023
Thursday, Nov. 20
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)
Gingerbread House Making
From Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board:
Decorate your own house with frosting and a variety of candy. Bring your creativity, your sweet tooth, and holiday cheer for this annual family tradition.
Gingerbread House Making
Friday, Dec. 12 • 6–7:30 PM
Bryant Square Park Rec Center: 3101 Bryant Ave S
Lowry Hill Neighborhood Walks
Join neighbors in Lowry Hill to support area safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
Christmas Family Fun Day
Christmas Family Fun Day
Saturday, Dec. 20 • 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Midtown Global Market
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
Neighborhood Super Sale
100+ yard sales across six neighborhoods—find new treasures at the 2025 Neighborhood Super Sale!
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
Uptown Farmers Market
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.
Greenway Glow Bike Ride & Arts Festival
Annual arts happening along the Minneapolis Greenway.
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.
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!
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.
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
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
Uptown Porchfest
Porchfest features multiple, spread-out, overlapping concerts during a single afternoon that attendees can enjoy while wandering the neighborhood.
Lowry Hill Neighborhood Walks
Join neighbors in Lowry Hill to support area safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
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!
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)
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
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.
Kenwood Safety Walk & Cleanup
Saturday, Aug. 9 •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!
Lake of the Isles Cleanup
Join the Green Team and neighbors for a Lake of the Isles Cleanup!