Local Events
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!
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.
Greenway Glow Bike Ride & Arts Festival
Annual arts happening along the Minneapolis Greenway.
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!
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!
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!
Lowry Hill Neighborhood Walks
Join neighbors in Lowry Hill to support area safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
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)
Lowry Hill Neighborhood Walks
Join neighbors in Lowry Hill to support area safety by using our collective eyes and ears on the street.
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)
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!
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
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!
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
The Big Honking Truck Parade
City of Minneapolis:
The City of Minneapolis has announced its first-ever "Minneapolis Moves: The Big Honking Truck Parade.” The parade of big trucks is part of Mayor Jacob Frey's Downtown Action Plan, bringing events and commerce to the city center as part of a revitalization effort.
The parade will start at 5:30 PM at East Grant Street and run through South Sixth Street. At the end of the route, trucks will stop for photos until 8 PM.
The parade coincides with Mich's Makers' Market, where more than 30 vendors will set up shop from 4–8 PM. It'll include a variety of local businesses, including four flavors of ice cream made for the occasion from The Lofton Hotel.
The Big Honking Truck Parade
Thursday, July 31• 5:30 – 8 PM
Nicollet Mall (begins E Grant St – ends S 6th St)
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
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.
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
Uptown Farmers Market
Drop by the Uptown Farmers Market 4–8pm every Thursday at Seven Points, June 12 – Sept. 25!
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