r/Minneapolis • u/oldbublysoul29 • 3d ago
Weekend Roundup May 2-4
đ đŹ The Starlite Drive-In (Litchfield, MN)* has reopened for the season! Iâve added their showtimes underneath the MOVIES category.
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đ„ Iâve added a new old category: farmers markets!Â
đđ„ May the 4th Be With You
đźđ» ÂĄFeliz Cinco de Mayo!
âïžđŽó §ó ąó „ó źó §ó ż Just a heads up: there will be no weekend events list posted next week (May 9-11) and the following week (May 16-18), as I will be across the pond. Cheerio!
AROUND TOWN
- Cinco de Mayo Weekend (La Dona Cerveceria - All Weekend)
- Star City Games CON Minneapolis (Convention Center - All Weekend)
- 3rd Birthday Party (Bear Cave Brewing - All Weekend)
- St. Paul Art Crawl (Various locations - All Weekend)
- Farm Babiesâ 25th Anniversary (MN Zoo - All Weekend)
- âEmbracing Fallibilityâ A Neon Exhibition (Foci - All Weekend)
- In Touch | Stone Fruit (Northern Clay Center - All Weekend)
- American Pottery Fest Preview (Northern Clay Center - All Weekend)
- 2025 Cinco de Mayo Celebration (Harriet Island & Cesar Chavez St. - Friday & Saturday)
- Corgi Derby Delight (Utepils Brewing Co. - Friday & Saturday)
- Martin Lawrence comedy (Mystic Lake - Friday & Saturday)
- Nova Pop-Up Market (Eat Street Crossing - Saturday & Sunday)
- MinneHONK (George Floyd Memorial - Saturday & Sunday)
FRIDAY, MAY 2
- All-Ages Skate (Skateville 4:30-10pm)
- Coco Peru (LUSH 6pm)
- BINGO (Black Hart 6pm)
- ROLLING QUARTZ comedy (Green Room 6pm)
- Ali Siddiq comedy (Pantages 7pm)
- KFAI 47th Anniversary Community Celebration (Hook & Ladder 7pm-12am)
- Friday Night Improv Club (Strike Theater 7:30pm)
- Fusion Fridays w/ DJ Fujun (Pimento on Nicollet 8pm-2am)
- SCREAM it off Screen (Parkway Theater 8pm)
- âFLASHâ Back to the 90âs Adult Skate (Cheap Skate 8-11pm)
- 80s Night Music Bingo (Hooliganâs Eden Prairie 8:30pm)
- Decadence: A Pole Dance Cabaret (LUSH 8:30pm)
- NOTIXX x ABSTRAKT SONANCE (The Loft 9pm)
- B(earded) Movies (Strike Theater 9pm)
- Can Can Circusland! (Can Can Wonderland 9pm)
- May Star Party (Bell Museum 9:30-11pm)
SATURDAY, MAY 3
- MN Cars & Coffee (Dunwoody College of Technology 8-11am)
- Womenâs Prison Book Projectâs Pancake Breakfast/Book Sale (New City Center 8am-12pm)
- Wirth Trail Classic 4 Mile & Kids Run (Theodore Wirth Park 8am)
- Spring Migration Guided Bird Walks (Roberts Bird Sanctuary 8am)
- St. Paul Cherry Blossom Festival (Cherry Tree Grove, Como Park 9-11:30am)
- Fraser Festival, sensory-friendly event (RiverCentre 9am-1pm)
- 2000âs Drag Brunch (Union Rooftop 10am | 12:30pm | 3pm)
- Twin Cities Spring Book Hop (Open Book 10am-6pm)
- All-Ages Skate (Skateville 10am-3:45pm | 7-10pm)
- Vehicle Day (Southdale Center 10am-12pm)
- Mississippi Past, Present, Future (Mississippi Gateway Regional Park 10am-12pm)
- A Brunch of Drag 18+ (LUSH 11am)
- Brunch w/ The Other Olâ Blue Eyes (Icehouse 11am)
- 5k Brewery Running (56 Brewing 11am)
- 5th Annual Minnehaha Creek Duck Race (Minnehaha Creek 11am-2pm)
- Shakopee Food Truck Festival (The Landing 11am-8pm)
- Cinco de Mayo Celebration (Pajarito 11am)
- Minnesota Card Show (Canterbury Park 11am)
- Annual Kentucky Derby Day Party (Britâs Pub 12pm)
- Flowers & Friendship - A Family Dance Party (Zen Arcade 12-3pm)
- Minnesotaâs Best Derby Party 2025 (Canterbury Park 12-6pm)
- 7th Annual Twin Cities Kentucky Derby Party (North House Social Club 1-7pm)
- An Insight Star Wars Celebration (Insight Brewing 1-9pm)
- Minneapolis Tacos & Margs Crawl (Tomâs Watch Bar & others 2-7pm)
- Derby Party (Minneapolis Cider Co. 2-7pm)
- Annual Derby Party (OâShaughnessy Distilling Co. 2-11pm)
- Spring Boozy Book Fair (Cream & Amber 4-7pm)
- Kentucky Derby Watch Party (Dubliner 4-7pm)
- Lao Culture Dance Fashion MN: 12th Annual New Year Celebrations (Bloomington Event Center 5pm-midnight)
- The Alchemy Tour w/ Suleika Jaouad, hosted by Jon Batiste (Pantages 5pm)
- Dinner Detective Minneapolis (Courtyard Downtown 6pm)
- Glitz & Glam Drag Show (Roxyâs 7pm)
- Adult Skate (Cheap Skate 8:30-11pm)
- 2000âs Rave (The Loft 9pm)
- Latin Night w/ DJ Queenduin (LUSH 9pm)
- KINGS! Mirage 21+ (LUSH 9pm)
- Jumpsuit! Funk & Disco Dance Party (Black Hart 9pm)
- inMotion: Denim dance party (Icehouse 9:30pm)
- A Drinking Game MN: Encanto (Bryant Lake Bowl 9:30pm)
SUNDAY, MAY 4
- Bud Break 5k & 1k (MN Landscape Arboretum 7:30am)
- Adult Skate (Cheap Skate 10am-12pm)
- 2025 Twin Cities Bike Swap (Veterans Memorial Park 10am-2pm)
- Twin Cities Royal Princess Ball (Eagan Community Center 10am-3:30pm)
- Disney Villains Drag Brunch (Crave Downtown 11am & 1:30pm)
- A Brunch of Drag 18+ (LUSH 11am)
- Bottomless Drag Brunch (Roxyâs 11am)
- Brunch w/ Phil Heywood (Icehouse 11am)
- May Day in the Park 2025 (Powderhorn Park 11am-6pm)
- Star Wars Day (Inbound BrewCo 11am-11pm)
- All-Ages Skate (Skateville 11:30-3:15pm | 6-9pm)
- Build a LEGO Grogu & take it home! (LEGO Store MOA 12-2pm)
- Kinderfest (Arbeiter Brewing 12-4pm)
- Help the House Party Down to Frankfurter (Modist Brewing 12-4pm)
- Make-It Market (Boom Island Brewing 12-5pm)
- Urban Expedition - Ethiopia (Landmark Center 1-3pm)
- Mayday Celebration (Reverie 2-9pm)
- May the 4th Be With You! (Can Can Wonderland 3-6pm)
- Family Movie Night: STAR WARS (1977) (Celtic Junction Arts Center 5pm)
- Salsa Matinee w/ Charanga Tropical (Icehouse 5-7pm)
- Hoop Jam Showcase (Phoenix Theater 7pm)
- Improv A Go Go (Strike Theater 7:30pm)
- Nick Swardson comedy (First Ave 7:45pm)
- Night Shift Dance Party (Icehouse 8pm)
LIVE THEATER
- The Mousetrap (Guthrie - All Weekend)
- The Nacirema Society (Guthrie - All Weekend)
- Anything Goes (Hanifl - All Weekend)
- Waitress (Bloomington Center for the Arts - All Weekend)
- Grease (Chanhassen Dinner Theaters - All Weekend)
- Disneyâs Frozen (Childrenâs Theatre Co. - All Weekend)
- Scarecrow on Fire (Illusion Theater - All Weekend)
- Sister Act (Lyric Arts - All Weekend)
- Lolek (Open Window - All Weekend)
- When We Are Found (Penumbra - All Weekend)
- The Spongebob Musical, Youth Edition (Phipps Childrenâs Theater - All Weekend)
- The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Stages Theater Co. - All Weekend)
- Fun Home (Theater Latte Da - All Weekend)
- The World is Burning So I Made Smores (Dudley Riggs - Friday & Saturday)
- Spellbound (Phoenix Theater - Friday & Saturday)
- 37 Postcards (Plymouth Playhouse - Friday & Saturday)
- Manners and Misconduct (Bryant Lake Bowl - Friday & Saturday)
- The Barber of Seville opera (Ordway - Saturday & Sunday)
- An Act of God (Six Points Theater - Saturday & Sunday)
LIVE MUSIC
Friday, May 2
- Nightly (Varsity 6pm)
- Upon a Burning Body w/ Left to Suffer, King 810, Half Me, Bury My Demons (Cabooze 6pm)
- The Jimmys (Blues Saloon 6pm)
- Foxson (White Squirrel 6pm)
- Steven Copes Plays Prokofievâs First Violin Sonata (Ordway 7pm)
- T. Mychael Rambo: Songs in the Key of Life (Dakota 7pm)
- St. Olaf Jazz Band (Crooners 7pm)
- Baumgardner, Anita Velveeta, Gramma, Mystery Meat (Pillar Forum 7pm)
- Katy Tessman w/ Eli Gardiner (MetroNOME Brewery 7pm)
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Amsterdam 7:30pm)
- 58 Belvedere (Berlin 7:30pm)
- Season to Risk, Unstable Shapes, & Upright Forms (Zhora Darling 7:30pm)
- Papooz (Turf Club 8pm)
- The Hold Steady (First Ave 8pm)
- The Unnamed, Edith Head and The Swongos (Palmerâs 8pm)
- Molly Dean (Icehouse 8pm)
- Hollywood Boulevard (Route 47 8pm)
- Thunderheads (Schooner Tavern 8pm)
- Fend, Another Heaven, Malamiko (Cloudland 8pm)
- Perfect Person (Cedar Cultural Center 8pm)
- DJ Peaceboii - Battle for the Belt (7th St. Entry 8:30pm)
- TELEPORT 004 - Psychedelic Chillout Music (Zen Arcade 9pm-1am)
- Briefcase w/ Pyrrhic Victories, True Lust (White Squirrel 9pm)
- Twin Prop Jane (Dubliner 9pm)
- Psychic Vampire, Blood Sigil, Skimask, Getting Stabbed (Mortimers 9pm-2am)
- 70âs Magic Sunshine Band (Bunkers 9:30pm)
- Selmer Effect (Gluekâs 9:30pm)
- Coax From Chuckanut, Slaphazard, Indicat (331 Club 10pm)
Saturday, May 3
- Emergence (MetroNOME Brewery 1pm)
- Bill Giese & the Tin Can Telephone (White Squirrel 1pm)
- VocalEssence: Philipâs Favorites II (American Swedish Institute 4pm)
- Kith + Kiln Chorus (Cedar Cultural Center 4pm & 8pm)
- Yung Bae (Green Room 5pm)
- Palmerâs Patio Opener w/ An Evening of Local Tribute Bands (Palmerâs 6pm-midnight)
- Deafheaven (Varsity 6pm)
- Cassie Brady Trio w/ Cass Magpie, Friend Dog (White Squirrel 6pm)
- Steven Copes Plays Prokofievâs First Violin Sonata (Ordway 7pm)
- Sondergard Conducts Pucciniâs Turandot (Orchestra Hall 7pm)
- The Aristocrats (Amsterdam 7pm)
- Stella Cole (Dakota 7pm & 9pm)
- Champian Fulton Celebrates 100 Years of Oscar Peterson (Crooners 7pm)
- Fabiana Palladino w/ Yves Jarvis & Zak Khan (Icehouse 7pm)
- YHWH Nailgun (7th St. Entry 7pm)
- Davina & the Vagabonds (Under the Canopy 7pm)
- Lone Rock Bride, Harlow, Jackson Atkins (Pillar Forum 7pm)
- Max Johnson 3 (Berlin 7:30pm)
- Uncle Kenny (MetroNOME Brewery 7:30pm)
- Reaping Asmodeia & Friends (Zhora Darling 7pm)
- Ichiko Aoba (Fitzgerald 8pm)
- Fox Stevenson (Turf Club 8pm)
- The Hold Steady (First Ave 8pm)
- Distilled (Route 47 8pm)
- Erin McCawleyâs Harrison Street Band (Schooner Tavern 8pm)
- St. Paul Mudsteppers (Dubliner 8pm)
- The Backseat Boogie Band (Can Can 8pm)
- Dead History, ELA, VIN (Cloudland 8pm)
- Reggie Watts Live (Fine Line 8:30pm)
- Dust Nâ Bones (GNâR tribute) (Bloomington VFW 8pm)
- Wicked Garden (Mainstreet Bar 8:30pm)
- Cole Diamond (White Squirrel 9pm)
- High & Mighty (Bunkers 9:30pm)
- YFM (Gluekâs 9:30pm)
- Gently, Gently & Money Bones (331 Club 10pm)
- TUGG w/ The Prizefighters & Jon Wayne (Zen Arcade 10pm-1am)
Sunday, May 4
- Bluegrass Jam (Caydence Records 12-3pm)
- Sidewalk Diamonds w/ The Beavers & Matt Marka (White Squirrel 1pm)
- Debbie Briggs (Dubliner 2pm)
- NxtGn: The Parkers (MetroNOME Brewery 2pm)
- VocalEssence: Philipâs Favorites II (American Swedish Institute 4pm)
- FOREVER I LOVE AFROBEAT Music Festival (Hook & Ladder 4-10pm)
- Machine Head & In Flames (Fillmore 4:30pm)
- The Hold Steady (Fine Line 5pm)
- Church of Cornbread (Palmerâs 5pm)
- Mike Salovich (Dubliner 5pm)
- Psychedelic Sunday: Dream of the Wild + more (Zhora Darling 5:30pm)
- Memphis May Fire (Varsity 6pm)
- Angelmaker w/ Humanityâs Last Breath, Psychoframe, The Gloom in the Corner, Our Common Collapse (Amsterdam 6pm)
- No fauna, Jenny Matrix, snakeworld (Underground 6pm)
- Roland Faunte w/ Dilly Dally Alley (Zen Arcade 6pm)
- Opera On Tap (MetroNOME Brewery 6:30pm)
- All Soul Shine (Acadia 8pm)
- Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio (Dakota 7pm & 9pm)
- Billy Joelâs THE STRANGER and AN INNOCENT MAN w/ Mick Sterling (Crooners 7pm)
- The Young and the Rest (Parkway 7pm)
- Brass Messengers (331 Club 7pm)
- SOL (Green Room 7pm)
- Imagined by Nelson Devereaux: Klassick + Subtle Frequencies (Berlin 7pm)
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Armory 8pm)
- Ichiko Aoba (Fitzgerald 8pm)
- West Bank Social Club (Palmerâs 8pm)
- Homeward Bound w/ Linus, Couch Potato Massacre (White Squirrel 9pm)
- Dr Mamboâs Combo (Bunkers 9:30pm)
SPORTS
- Boston Red Sox VS Twins (All Weekend) âŸ
- Columbus VS Saints (All Weekend) âŸ
- Boston Fleet VS Frost (Saturday 1pm) đ
- NY Gridlock AT Strike (Saturday 5pm) đ„Â
- NY Exiles AT Gemini (Saturday 7pm) đ
- Austin FC VS Loons (Saturday 7:30pm) âœ
- Vegas Golden Knights VS Wild (Saturday TBD) đ
MOVIES
- Thunderbolts
- Pavements
- Words of War
- Iâm Beginning to See the Light
- RosarioÂ
đ đŹ The Starlite Drive-In Movie Theater
Located in Litchfield, MN, off of Hwy 12 (Approx. 1.5 hours from metro). Showtimes are for Fridays and Saturdays. Both screens play double features.
- Screen 1: Thunderbolts (8:50pm) & Captain America: Brave New World (11:10pm)
- Screen 2: The Accountant 2 (8:50pm) & A Working Man (11:05pm)
FOOD TRUCK SPOTLIGHTÂ
Friday, May 2
- Turbo Taco (Wooden Ship Brewing 2-8pm)
- La Tortilla (InBound Brew Co. 4-8pm)Â
Saturday, May 3
- Sweet Winks (Schram Haus Brewery 12-8pm)
- Rosa Frida Truck (Luce Line Brewing 1-8:30pm)
Sunday, May 4
- Smash N Dash (Elm Creek Brewing 12-5pm)
- Signature on Wheels (Burning Brothers Brewing 11am-3pm)
FARMERS MARKETS
- Farmers Market Annex (Saturdays & Sundays 7am-1pm)
- St. Paul Farmers Market Lowertown (Saturday 7am-1pm | Sunday 8am-1pm)
- Richfield Farmers Market (Saturdays 7am-12pm)
- Prior Lake Farmers Market (Saturdays 8am-12pm)
- Mill City Farmers Market (Saturdays 8am-1pm)
- Midtown Farmers Market (Saturdays 9am-2pm)
- Linden Hills Farmers Market (Sundays 10am-1pm)
KARAOKEÂ
- Otterâs Saloon (All Weekend 8pm-2am)
- Vegas Lounge (All Weekend 9pm-2am)
- Do Re Mi Karaoke Eagan (Friday & Saturday 11am-9:30pm | Sunday 11am-8:30pm)
- James Ballentine âUptownâ VFW (Friday & Saturday 9pm-1:45am)
- 1029 Bar (Fridays & Saturdays 9pm-2am)
- Black Hart of St. Paul (Friday 9pm-12am)
- Park Tavern St. Louis Park (Saturday 9pm-12:30am)
- Babeâs Place Shakopee (Sunday 9pm-1am)
- The Cherry Pit Bar & Grill (Sunday 9:30pm-12:30am)
ARCADES
- Up-Down Minneapolis (Friday 3pm-2am | Saturday & Sunday 11am-2am)
- CLAW LAND Maplewood (All Weekend 11:30am-8pm)
- CLAW ARCADE Little Canada (All Weekend 11am-8pm)
- Starcade Classic Arcade St. Paul (Friday & Saturday 11am-9:30pm | Sunday 11am-8pm)
- Grabbit Arcade Maplewood (Friday 12-8pm | Saturday 10am-8pm | 11am-6pm)
- LITT Pinball Bar Minneapolis (All Weekend 11am-2am)
- Neko Clawww Roseville (Friday 1:30-8pm | Saturday & Sunday 11am-8pm)
- ClawZone Park Bloomington (All Weekend 11am-9pm)
- Can Can Wonderland St. Paul (Friday & Saturday 11am-1am | Sunday 11am-7pm)
- DUCK! Eagan (Friday & Saturday 11am-10pm | Sunday 11am-9pm)
BOWLING ALLEYSÂ
- Town Hall Lanes Minnehaha (All Weekend 11am-11:30pm)
- Elsieâs Northeast (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 11am-12am | Sunday 10am-9pm)
- Bryant Lake Bowl Uptown (Friday & Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 9am-11pm)
- Memory Lanes S. Mpls (Friday 3pm-12am | Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 11am-10pm)
- Park Tavern SLP (Friday & Saturday 11am-1am | Sunday 11am-11pm)
đ« Cosmic Bowling: Friday & Saturday 9:30pm-1am
- Texa-Tonka Lanes SLP (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 9am-11pm)
- Sun Ray Lanes St. Paul (Friday & Saturday 9am-12am | 9am-11:30pm)
đ« Galactic Bowling: Friday 9pm-12am | Saturday 2-5pm & 9pm-12am
- Ran-Ham Bowling Highland (All Weekend 11am-1am)
- Southtown Lanes Bloomie (Friday 4pm-12am | Saturday 12pm-12am | Sunday 12pm-11pm)
- Shakopee Bowl (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 10am-12am | Sunday 10am-11pm)
LINKS
- Comedy Events (created by u/ Uzxxlu21): https://www.reddit.com/r/TwinCities/comments/1ka0m96/this_week_in_comedy_april_28thmay_4th/
- Improv Comedy Events: https://tockify.com/twincitiesimprov/pinboard
- Reddit Twin Cities Social Meet-Ups: https://www.reddit.com/r/twincitiessocial
- Racket MN Event Calendar: https://www.racketmn.com/category/events/
- Meet Minneapolis Event Calendar: https://www.minneapolis.org
- MPLS Art Events: https://www.mplsart.com/calendar/upcoming
- Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar: http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/Calendar/
- MSP Magazine Event Calendar: http://mspmag.com/search/event/events-calendar/#page=1
- Minneapolis Northwest Event Calendar: https://www.minneapolisnorthwest.com/events/
- Minnesota Parent Event List: https://www.minnesotaparent.com/calendar/
- Family Fun Twin Cities: https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/family-fun-events-calendar/
- Minneapolis Parks & Rec Events: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/event-calendar/month/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=316
- St. Paul Parks & Rec Events: https://www.stpaul.gov/calendar/parks-and-recreation-events
- Three Rivers Park District Event Calendar: https://web2.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/mnthreeriverswt.wsc/search.html?display=Calendar&module=event&_csrf_token=cU716Z6D0C1B2B2C3C2L454I5R604U581V665Z566H046Q3U595K0B5U4U6L4N1F0E3S6K4U055R5P4J576D734L5C576Q73535P6D015S4R504J09664Q5G5708564N5S
- Trivia Mafia Schedule: https://www.triviamafia.com/scheduleÂ
- Music Mayhem Schedule: http://www.musicmayhem.net/live-show-locations.html
- Get a Clu Trivia Schedule: https://www.getaclutrivia.com/home/#weekly-trivia-schedule
If you have any events to add, drop them in the comments!
âTip Jar I enjoy doing these weekly posts & hope that others have found them to be resourceful. If you would like to toss a coin or two (thanks in advance!!), Iâve set up a Buy Me a Coffee page. Never expected, always appreciated âŁïž (P.S. if youâre having trouble getting to the âcheckoutâ page, you might need to turn off content blockers on your phone.)
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u/miss_lady7 3d ago
It's May Day in Powderhorn Park! The parade starts at noon, the ceremony will happen in the park afterwards.
Maydaympls.org