Here’s a list of what’s happening around the Twin Cities and Minnesota August 18 – 21, 2022.
If you have upcoming weekend events that you would like on this list, please email information to mmarcotte@kstp.com
Continual updates to this list will be made on the Give Me The Mike Facebook page.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
Al Franken at ACME Comedy Company in Minneapolis (sold out)
Art in the Gardens at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska
Buckets: A Joyful Journey by Stages Theatre Company in Hopkins
Clearwater Rodeo in Clearwater
Disney’s Descendants The Musical by Burnsville Community Theatre in Burnsville
Emma at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis
Game Fair in Ramsey
Goodview Days in Goodview
Local Heroes Days in Monticello
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd
McLeod County Fair in Hutchinson
Minnesota Twins homestand vs. Texas in Minneapolis
Nowthen Threshing Show in Nowthen
Orononco Gold Rush Days in Oronoco
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Wacipi in Shakopee
Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna
St. Paul Saints homestand vs. Scranton in St. Paul
Sweat at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis
Woodbury Days in Woodbury
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18
CBD Expo Tour in St. Paul
Taste of the Fair at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights (registration closed)
Twenty One Pilots at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul
Twin Cities River Rats in Minneapolis
Wild Nights at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley (21+)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
CBD Expo Tour in St. Paul
Duran Duran at Treasure Island in Welch
Nur-D at First Avenue in Minneapolis
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20

Anoka Food Truck Festival in Anoka
Art in Bayfront Park in Duluth
Buffalo Art & Craft Festival in Buffalo
Chastity Brown at First Avenue in Minneapolis
Echo Days in Echo
Excelsior Outdoor Flea Market in Excelsior
Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah in Henderson
Kendrick Lamar at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul
Live Racing + Food Truck Festival at Canterbury Park in Shakopee
Live Your Healthy Lyfe in Minneapolis
Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee
Minnesota United FC vs. Austin in St. Paul
Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco in Minneapolis
Pillsbury House + Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Block Party in Minneapolis
Slavic Experience in Minneapolis
Stomp Out Suicide in Wyoming
ZZ Top at Mystic Lake in Minneapolis
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
Art in Bayfront Park in Duluth
Black Entrepreneur State Fair in Minneapolis
Japanese Obon Festival at Como Park Zoo in St. Paul
Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee
Slavic Experience in Minneapolis
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ONGOING
Wicked at Hennepin Theatre Trust in Minneapolis (through August 28)
Monster Jam Thunder Alley at Valleyfair in Shakopee (through September 5)
Van Gogh and the Olive Groves at Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis (through September 5)
The Alice: An Immersive Cocktail Experience at Stillheart Distillery in Minneapolis (through October 20)
This Show is Cheaper Than Gas at Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis (through November 5)
Footloose at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in Chanhassen (through February 4)
Immersive Van Gogh in Minneapolis