The Fall Calendar: What Minneapolis Is Doing Between Now and the First Freeze
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Events
Local Events
A working calendar of what is happening across Minneapolis this month, plus the stories behind it.
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The Minneapolis Calendar
Mill City Farmers Market — Autumn Season
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. · 704 S 2nd St, Mill City Museum
Late-season tomatoes, honeycrisp, and the first squash of the year.
Open Streets Lyndale
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. · Lyndale Ave S, 22nd to 31st
Twenty blocks closed to cars; music at four intersections.
City Council Budget Hearing
6:05 p.m. · Public Service Center, Room 350
Public comment on the 2027 property tax levy. Sign-up closes at 5:45.
Minneapolis Institute of Art — Free Third Thursday
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. · 2400 3rd Ave S
Galleries open late; live set in the Target Atrium at 7.
Twins vs. Tigers
6:40 p.m. · Target Field
Fireworks following the final home Saturday of the season.
Northeast Studio Crawl
12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. · California Building, Northrup King, Casket Arts
More than 300 artists opening their studios across five buildings.
Somali Museum of Minnesota — Nomad Nights
7:00 p.m. · 1516 E Lake St
Dance troupe performance followed by a community meal.
Winter Preparedness Clinic
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. · North Regional Library
Free furnace checks, snow-shoveling sign-ups, heating assistance intake.
Twin Cities Book Festival
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. · Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Free admission; 120 exhibitors and six stages of readings.
Chain of Lakes Fall Run
8:30 a.m. · Bde Maka Ska Pavilion
10K and 5K; parkway closed to traffic until noon.