Vikings host the Houston Texans
Sun Sept 22. 12noon at US Bank Stadium
St Paul Saints host Indianapolis all weekend… Fan Appreciation Night is Saturday night
Sat Sept 21 at CHS Field. 5 pm
Fan Appreciation Night with post-game Monster Food Truck Rally and Fireworks Super Show.
Minnesota Renaissance Festival
Sat Sept 21 and Sun Sept 22
This weekend’s theme: Experience Love for the Arts!
Unearth your inner Michelangelo this weekend at the Renaissance Festival. Revel in classic paintings, expressive movements to vocal arrangements, you’ll fall in love with the arts.
Shakopee Food Truck Festival
Fri Sept 20 & Sat Sept 21
Similar to the spring version of the city's event, it promises more than 30 food trucks lined up at The Landing along the Minnesota River.
28th Annual Art & Artists Celebration
Sat Sept 21 Franconia Sculpture Park
Zip Zap Circus’ Moya
Opens Thursday thru Oct 20th at the Minnesota Children’s Theater in Mpls
Moya, a word used in South Africa meaning "spirit," is a high-energy and feat-defying circus show based on the movie of the same name.
Back to the Future
On stage at the Orpheum Theater in Mpls thru Sunday.
Exhibit Opener Day - Curious George: Let’s Get Serious!
Opens Sat Sept 21 at the Minnesota Children’s Museum
Climb into the imaginative world of Curious George and The Man with the Yellow Hat in this playful exhibit based on the beloved children’s books and inspired by the animated television series on PBS Kids. Get up close with the most curious little monkey and follow his lead as you engage in math, science and engineering activities modeled after Curious George’s own adventures.
Excelsior Apple Days
Fri Sept 20 thru Sun Sept 22
Experience Excelsior Apple Days – a cherished Minnetonka lakeside festival that unites our community, art, local flavors, and a classic street dance. Since 1935, this event has delighted fans with a day packed full of activities like craft booths, a kids corner, food vendors, history tours, Apple Pie contests, live entertainment from local talents and renowned bands, and a lively beer and wine garden at the heart of it all! Don't miss out on this lakeside extravaganza!
Lakeville Arts Festival
Sat Sept 21 and Sun Sept 22
Lakeville Area Arts Center
Sever’s Fall Festival
Now thru Oct 27 in Shakopee
Come get lost in this year’s theme: Magical Forest. With more than 30 family-friendly attractions and activities, a variety of food options, beer, wine and more, we've got enough fun to keep you busy all day. Here is a sampling of the other ways to keep your family active and entertained:
Obstacle Course: Physical challenges for the kids
Corn Pit and Extreme Corn Pit: With more than 10,000 bushels of corn in EACH!
Expanded Zoo Area: Get up close and personal with kangaroos, goats, camels, sheep, donkeys, ponies and more!
Pig races, straw bale maze, zip lines and more.
Oktoberfest being celebrating across the cities:
2nd weekend of Oktoberfest at the Gasthaus in Stillwater!!!
Many celebrations including…...
1st weekend of Fulton’s Oktoberfest, a Northeast Mpls tradition Fri & Sat
Surly Brewing Sat
Fair State brewing Co-Oktoberfest Friday and Sat
Utepils Brewery Oktoberfest Fri & Sat
Forgotten Star Brewery in Fridley on Friday
Dead End Hayride
Opens Friday Sept 20, weekends until Halloween at Pinehaven Farm
Dead End Hayride — Minnesota’s premier haunted hayride experience — brings the screams out of the deep, dark 160-acre wood and farmland. After encountering cannibal families, flying goblins-wielding-chainsaws and other deranged horror scenes while on the creepy hayride, guests are dropped off to explore by foot — if brave enough — dozens more sets and haunted houses that are sure to make your skin crawl. From crazed clowns and barbaric butchers, to dazzling pyrotechnics, you won’t be able to look away (even though you may want to). Returning this year to the spooky scene is the vampiric Castle Ruins. Beyond the scares, guests can enjoy food from local food trucks, beers and other beverages, bonfires and more.
Korean Culture Festival
Sat Sept 21 1 pm to 5 pm at the Rotunda in the Mall of America
K-Culture Festival is one of the biggest K-culture events in MN recognizing performances by MKDC, a Taekwondo demonstration, traditional Korean Dance and Music Team will there to fulfill the night.
Twin Cites Veg Fest
Sun Sept 22 on Harriet Island in St Paul
The first 100 attendees get a swag bag filled with goodies from our sponsors!
The festival is free to attend. Enjoy eating plant-based food from more than 25 food trucks and vendors & shopping from over 75 vendors with animal, health, and climate-friendly goods and information.
There are presentations, live music, and activities for all ages.
This year’s theme is Rooted in Compassion: Vegan Choices, Growing Solutions