Saturday, June 20 2 p.m. – 10 p.m. Sunday, June 21 2 p.m. – 10 p.m. The two best days of summer are back! The most picturesque festival in the Twin Cities, Rock the Garden returns for two days of great music in the heart of the city. The 2015 lineup features 10 bands ranging from Minnesota punk…
Saturday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Pride Festival features over 400 exhibitors, 40 food and beverage booths, 20 sponsors, and 300,000+ visitors who participate in this free celebration of the GLBT community.
Gates will be open at 5 p.m. Block will be Rockin’ until 10:30. The Basilica Block Party began in 1995 as a fundraiser to help pay for the structural restoration of The Basilica of Saint Mary. Today, proceeds from the event benefit The Basilica Landmark, which preserves, restores, and advances the historic Basilica of Saint Mary for all…
Citizens for a Loring Park Community, Friends of Loring Park and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board are hosting the annual Loring Park Family Fun Night as part of the Aquatennial Event. The festival takes place from 5:00-7:30pm prior to the Aquatennial Parade. Come by and enjoy performances by Kidsdance, food, carnival games, inflatable jumpers,…
Join Grand Marshal Mark Rosen of WCCO-TV Weather Team and brighten up your summer with the CenterPoint Energy Torchlight Parade. This one-of-a-kind parade will illuminate downtown with bands, floats, and fun for all ages.
Music: Gary Louris and Friends Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Gary Louris has built a deeply compelling body of music whose artistry and integrity has won the loyalty of an international audience and the respect of both critics and his peers. Best known for his seminal work with The Jayhawks, Louris showcases songs spanning his entire…
Music: Chastity Brown Band Throw all genres and hyphenates together you want to describe her—indie, roots & soul, rock, blues & country—they are all right, and also not enough. Chastity Brown writes songs that are carried deep in the American psyche, the hunger, desperation and confidence that runs through our times. Film: DANGER: DIABOLIK Directed…
Saturday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Loring Park Art Festival is produced by Artists for Artists LLP, an organization of experienced artists. The juried festival is a two day event in Loring Park near downtown Minneapolis. The Festival consists of 140 visual artists displaying their orginal work in…
Music: All Tomorrow’s Petty All Tomorrow’s Petty is a loose-knit, all-star collective that gives Petty songs a postmodern twist via all manner of late-20th and early-21st century indie rock filters. Affectionately covering selections from the vast Petty canon rendered with a variable degree of interpretive license, the core group includes members of Halloween Alaska, The…
Music & Movie: MAKR’s Coven with The Adventures of Prince Achmed This live music + film program begins at dusk—approximately 8:45 pm. Mark McGee aka MAKR (Father You See Queen, Ronia, Marijuana Deathsquads), Fletcher Barnhill (Joint Custody, FUGITIVE), Katharine Seggerman (B.O.Y.F.), Aaron Baum (Night Moves, Tiny Deaths), and Nicholas Larkins Perez (Perez) join forces to…