Entertainment & Events in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Special Events

Wheels of Italy 612-385-3111
15620 Twenty Fourth Avenue N Suite G
Minneapolis, MN 55447
The mission of this group is to provide a place for Italian automobile and motorcycle enthusiasts to connect and enjoy events in the Midwest. They are renewing interest in the industry by bringing owners and lovers of Italian craftsmanship together. more
Target Center 612-673-1300
600 First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
This premiere entertainment facility in the Upper Midwest is host to the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball team, major concerts, family shows and other special attractions.
Northwest Sportshow 612-827-5833
1301 Second Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
The largest and most complete sport show in the Upper Midwest, this show is usually held in late March into early April and features over six hundred exhibitors showcasing the newest models of boats, motors, fishing tackle, hunting gear, RVs, trucks, vans, ATVs and more.
Carquest World of Wheels 952-925-4848
1301 Second Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
This annual three-day automotive event features celebrity autographs, motorcycle and BMX racing, fashion shows, world-renown show cars, plus hundreds of locally owned and built show quality vehicles, and usually takes place in March; one should call for exact dates each year.
Syttende Mai Minnesota 612-827-3611
2600 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408
This celebration is held each May in honour of Norwegian Constitution Day, and features a parade, musical entertainment, as well as a variety of events and displays. more
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 612-332-0386
900 South 5th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Not only is the Metrodome the home of the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings and the University of Minnesota football team, but "Minnesota's rec room" is also host to numerous annual amateur events, cultural events and family focused activities. more

Cinema

MegaStar Cinema 763-494-3333
12575 Elk Creek Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55369
This unique sixteen-screen, five-hundred-seat theatre complex features two twenty-seat VIP suites with reclining leather seats, a wet bar, and sound and air control systems, as well as offering an on-site restaurant.
Regal Brooklyn Center 20 763-566-3456
6420 Camden Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55430
This cinema screens critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies. more

Night Life

Acme Comedy Company 612-338-6393
708 North 1st Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
"The premier standup comedy club in the Twin Cities." more
Boom! 612-378-3188
401 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55414
This nightspot is known as the Twin Cities' cutting edge video bar, with theme nights and special events being held regularly; the bar is conveniently located in Northeast Minneapolis adjacent to Oddfellows Wine Bar and Grille.
First Avenue and 7th Street Entry 612-338-8388
701 First Ave North
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Downtown
This club is the Twin Cities' most diverse music room, and features live music from nationally known performers, as well as award winning dance nights. more
Schiek's Palace Royale 612-341-0054
115 Fourth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Schiek's Palace Royale is one of the nation's premier gentlemen's club, and features the finest in entertainment, champagne, wine, spirits, cigars and American cuisine; the club is located in the historic Federal Reserve Bank building.
Tattersall Distilling 612-584-4152
1620 Central Avenue Northeast, Suite 150
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Enjoy original craft cocktails at this bar in the Historic Thorp building. more
Drink, The Original Fun Bar 612-824-3333
Lagoon & Hennepin in the Heart of Uptown
DRINK, the original fun bar is located in the heart of uptown. They feature a great atmosphere for parties of all sizes. Daily happy hour and specials. Enormous patio and a 50x50 foot projection screen for all of sporting events.

Concerts & Performances

Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis 612-332-4842
3082 42nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55405
This top notch full symphony orchestra is comprised of both professional and fine amateur musicians, and presents from eight to ten concerts each year between the months of September and May.
Ethnic Dance Theatre 612-870-8831
2337 Central Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55418
This troupe of entertainers features fifty singers, dancers and musicians who present traditional ethnic music and dance from many world regions.
Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies 612-870-7611
430 Oak Grove
Minneapolis, MN 55403
This symphonic orchestra of youthful virtuosos features over seven hundred young musicians, and performs thirty concerts yearly throughout the greater Twin Cities' area. more
Jawaahir Dance Company 612-872-6050
1940 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
This dance company presents Middle Eastern dance productions, as well as providing education about the dance in its authentic form.
Northrop Auditorium 612-624-2345
84 Church Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455
This auditorium is host to the finest in performances of ballet, ethnic and contemporary dance, jazz, popular music and entertainment headliners.
Minnesota Opera 651-244-4222
620 1st Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
This nationally recognized opera company presents acclaimed performances of opera classics from November through May of each year.
New Century Theatre 612-455-9501
615 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 145
Minneapolis, MN 55403
The New Century Theatre is an intimate live performance venue and a flexible-use meeting and educational space. more
Minnesota Orchestra 612-371-5656 (Tickets)
1111 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
The Grammy Award-winning Minnesota Orchestra presents nearly 175 programs each year, normally in its renovated home venue of Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis. more

Plays & Productions

Brave New Workshop 612-332-6620
2605 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Founded by Dudley Riggs in 1958, this is America's oldest satirical comedy revue theater, and presents topical, political and social comedic sketches, music and improvisations.
Children's Theatre Company 612-874-0400
2400 Third Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
This children’s theatre company produces significant theatre productions aimed at young people and their families, while also providing educational programs that involve young people from diverse and varied backgrounds.
Hey City Theatre 612-333-9202
824 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
This fine theatre produces high quality live musical and comedy productions, and is located in the heart of the Hennepin Theatre District.
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre 612-721-2535
1500 Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre is a professional puppet and mask theater that presents shows and programs for both adults and children.
Mixed Blood Theatre Company 612-338-6131
1501 Fourth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55454
This multi-racial theatre presents bold, funny, surprising and irreverent productions each Thursday through Sunday, in a renovated century-old firehouse that is located near downtown and the Metrodome.
Playwrights' Centre, The 612-322-7481
2301 Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55406
This theatre features full productions, readings and classes, as well as offering audiences, playwrights and theater professionals a chance to connect to one another through a variety of events and programs.
Theatre de la Jeune Lune 612-333-6200
105 First Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Theatre de la Jeune Lune is an international theatre company that stages productions that range from company-created works to reinterpretations of the classics; the theatre is located inside a renovated historic warehouse.
Theatre in the Round Players 612-333-3010
245 Cedar Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
The oldest theatre in Minneapolis, Theatre in the Round Players produces a wide variety of comedies, dramas and classics on weekend evenings throughout the year.
Colling's Fine Arts Theatre 763-560-4230
7441 Newton Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55444
Colling’s Fine Arts Theatre specializes in presenting melodrama and vaudeville entertainment in the style that was the rage in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Plymouth Playhouse 763-383-1073
2705 Annapolis Lane
Minneapolis, MN 55441
This two-hundred-eleven-seat theater is best known for its fine productions of musicals and comedies. more
Historic Orpheum Theatre 612-339-7007
910 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
The Orpheum Theatre presents a Broadway series, concerts, and dance performances.
Historic State Theatre 612-339-7007
805 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this theatre showcases the best of Broadway and today's music in the heart of the Hennepin Theatre District.
Jungle Theater 612-822-7063
2951 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Live theatre performances. more
Guthrie Theater 612-377-2224
818 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Located in Downtown Minneapolis
The Guthrie Theater is "an American center for theater performance, production, education and professional training." more
Theater Latte Da 612-339-3003
345 13th Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Theater LattÃ© Da's mission is "to create new connections between story, music, artist, and audience by exploring and expanding the art of musical theater." more

Art Exhibits

Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP) 612-870-3125
2400 Third Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Supported in part by a generous grant from the Jerome Foundation, the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program is an artist controlled exhibition program with a prominent gallery, schedule of exhibitions and professional staff at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Exhibitions are selected by a panel of artists who are elected by and from their peers at an annual meeting of the artist community held each fall at the MIA. more

Arts & Crafts Shows

Stone Arch Festival of the Arts 612-673-5123
210 Main Street
Minneapolis, MN 55414
This two day event features over two hundred fine arts and crafts booths, concerts, and a classic car show. more

Festivals & Fairs

Midsommar Celebration 612-871-4907
2600 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55407
This annual celebration is held in June to celebrate the coming of summer and features Scandinavian arts, crafts, folk dancing, Swedish fiddle music and the raising of the maypole.
Lake Hiawatha Festival 612-721-1601
2701 44th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55406
This annual neighbourhood festival is held each August and includes children's crafts and games, entertainment, dancing, canoeing, pony rides, clowns, face painting, hair painting, displays and food; and one may also make a bird house or bird feeder and take it home. more
Twin Cities Harvest Festival and Maze 952-992-9326
8001 109th Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Bert Bouwman is an experienced farmer and corn maze developer. He is an exclusive grower for a major Twin Cities supermarket chain and is the only grower in the state of a new hybrid of sweet corn. He and his wife Molly, along with the five kids, also run two produce stands in Hopkins and Chanhassen. After years of farming, Bert Bouwman and family set out to have their own corn maze. In the inaugural year, Bert partnered with the Twins Community Fund. This year, Bert has continued the partnership, and he personally designed the new corn maze commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Minnesota Twins 1991 World Series Championship. With 17.5 acres of land dedicated to the Twin Cities Harvest Festival and Maze, Bert, Molly and the kids love seeing everyone out there enjoying the festival. more

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