8 - 14 September 2025
Looking for things to do in the Twin Cities this week? Check out my weekly drop of fun events in the Minneapolis - St Paul metro!
Get off the apps and try this different twist on dating in Minneapolis…this one is queer night!
Put together a short slide deck to pitch your friend to the audience, with a singles mixer after presentations.
Free to attend, $5 to pitch.
PITCH-A-FRIEND (QUEER NIGHT)
9 September, 6:30 pm
Brühaven Craft Co, Loring Park
A pop-up opera performance in the Twin Cities?!
Mixed Precipitation is putting on Mozart’s The Return of the King Domeneo in parks around Minneapolis and St Paul. I guess they’ve been doing this for 17 years?!
There are six other performances on the books for September if you can’t make this one.
PICKUP TRUCK OPERA
11 September, 7 pm
Dodge Nature Center, West St Paul
New to Minneapolis and/or want to meet new people?
Show up, throw on a name tag, and start chatting!
BREAK THE BUBBLE
12 September, 6 - 9 pm
Sociable Cider Werks, Northeast Minneapolis
This pickleball craze has gotten out of control in Minneapolis…proof below.
A pop-up pickleball tournament with 25 courts right on the parkway by the Stone Arch Bridge. Plus musics, food trucks, photo booths, raffles, surprise celebrity matches (?!), and medals for winners.
Round robin, single elimination. Men, women, and mixed doubles divisions. $30 a player per division. Registration closes 7 September.
PICKLEBALL ON THE PARKWAY
13 September, 10 am - 5 pm
425 West River Parkway, Minneapolis
Hot dog lovers in Minneapolis…this one is for you.
Live music all day, two hot dog vendors, a hot dog eating contest, themed tattoo pop-up, a market, and more!
DOGTOBERFEST
13 September, 11 am - 8 pm
Insight Brewing, Northeast Minneapolis
A celebration of art and nature in Minneapolis next week! Tons of activities!
The Minneapolis Vintage Market will be there with their talented vendors, DIY watercolor bookmarks, clay table, basket weaving, cast metal branding, ink stamp postcards, live music, hula hoops, and an art swap.
FIELD TRIP
13 September, 12 - 4 pm
Silverwood Park, St. Anthony
Book lovers in Minneapolis, there’s a used book sale next Saturday!
If you want first dibs for an hour before the sale, you can join Friends of the Plymouth Library at the door for just $10 for an annual membership.
Fill a bag for $5 from 2 - 3 pm.
USED BOOK SALE
13 September, 10 am - 3 pm
Plymouth Library, Plymouth
A 2000s dance party in Minneapolis next week!
That’s it. That’s the post. $27 for entry.
HOT IN HERRE
13 September, 9 pm
First Avenue, Minneapolis
Plan an afternoon out down in St Anthony Main in Minneapolis!
Shop two floors of handcrafted goodies from local makers and artists.
The event is free, but you do need a ticket!
MINNEAPOLIS CRAFT MARKET
14 September, 11 am - 4 pm
Machine Shop, Northeast Minneapolis
If you’re into vinyl albums, don’t miss this month’s record show in Minneapolis!
Shop records, 45s, CDs and music memorabilia from local vendors.
Free admission. Free parking. All the vinyl.
TWIN CITIES RECORD SHOW
14 September, 12 - 4 pm
Minneapolis Cider, Northeast Minneapolis
The best chefs and restaurants in Minneapolis are gathering for an event to showcase flavors cooked over an open flame next week!
Sample dishes from Black Duck, Bûcheron, Jelly Bean and Julia's BBQ, Soul Lao, The Wanderer, White Rabbit Kitchen, and more!
$25 includes your first drink, live music, and a vendor market.
NORTHERN CHAR
14 September, 1 - 5 pm
Bauhaus Brew Labs, Northeast Minneapolis
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