| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1
Avengers
2 - Ultron  |
2 Cinco
de Mayo Free Comics |
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| 3
May Day |
4 |
5 | 6 | 7 Fishing opener |
8 | 9 Oak Ridge Boys |
10 Mother's
Day  |
11 | 12
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13 |
14
Taste of
Lakeville |
15 last hard freeze Mad Max  |
16 Billy
Joel Willie Nelson |
| 17 |
18 |
19 Chicago | 20 | 21 Saints
opener |
22
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23 |
24
Soundset |
25 Memorial Day Pow-wow |
26 | 27
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28 |
29
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30 |
| 31
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| May 1 |
movie
Avengers
2 - Age of Ultron magic Penn & Teller, Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee Mdewakanton, Prior Lake (8pm, $51+) |
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| May 1-4 | fair Festival of Nations, RiverCentre, St. Paul ($14) | ||
| May 2 |
awareness No Kill Walk For The Animals, International Bazaar, State Fairgrounds (9am-2pm, free) |
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| May 2-4 | comic con
Wizard
World Comic Con, Mpls
Convention Center ($40+
& autographs
& photo
ops) >> Karen Gillan, Brighton Sharbino, Nathan Fillion, William Shatner, Robert Englund, & James Marsters >> Neal Adams, Mike Grell, Ethan Van Sciver, Bob Layton, Barry Kitson, Kevin Maguire, & more |
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| May 3 | parade, fair
Cinco
de Mayo, Cesar Chavez Street (between Robert St & Hwy
52), St. Paul (9am-6pm) comic books Free Comic Book Day, Big Brain & Comic Book College in Minneapolis, The Source in Roseville, Midway Books in St. Paul, and other locations for a bag of free comic books. horse racing Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY |
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| May 4 |
parade, fair
May
Day, Powderhorn
Park (1-7pm, free) dance, music Pan Asian Arts Festival, Landmark Center, St. Paul (noon-5pm, free) |
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| May 5, 18, 24, 30 |
basketball Lynx, Target Center | ||
| May 8, 10 | football
Viking
Draft Weekend, Minneapolis
Convention Center ($10+) >> The Vikings have the 8th pick in the 1st round |
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| May 7-10 | fishing
Minnesota
Fishing
Opener, Lake Vermillion area >> The Governor's Fishing Opener has been a state tradition since 1948 or 1951. Gov. Mark Dayton was unsuccessful in 2011 & 2012 but caught a walleye in 2013. Gov.
Tim Pawlenty caught 2 saugers & 2 walleyes in 2010 after
several unsuccessful years.
Gov. Jesse Ventura caught 2 northern pike in 1999. Gov. Arne Carlson did not catch a fish in eight fishing openers. |
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| May 8-9, 15-18, 22-25 |
baseball Saints, Midway Stadium | ||
| May 9 |
country Oak Ridge Boys, Treasure Island (8pm, $20+) |
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| May 10 | holiday
Mother's Day walk, benefit Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Mall of America rotunda (6am registration, 9am 5K walk) |
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| May 11 |
holiday Statehood Day, Minnesota Capitol | ||
| May 12 |
rock Rush, Xcel Center (7:30pm, $49) |
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| May 14 |
food Taste of Lakeville, Lakeville Area Arts Center (5-9pm) | ||
| May 15 | comedy
Kevin Hart, Target Center (7pm, $40+) movie Mad Max - Fury Road |
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| May 16 | pop
Billy
Joel, Target Center country Willie Nelson, Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee Mdewakanton, Prior Lake (8pm, $59+) |
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| May 16-17 |
comics MSP Comicon, Grandstand, State Fairgrounds (10am-5pm, $12) |
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| May 19 |
jazz-rock Chicago, State Theatre (7:30pm, $65) |
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| May 20 |
pop New Kids On The Block with TLC & Nelly, Xcel Center (7pm, $30) |
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| May 23-25 | anime Animinneapolis, Hyatt Regency, 1300 Nicollet, Minneapolis ($50) | ||
| May 24 | hip-hop
Soundset,
Canterbury
Park, Shakopee (11am-8:30pm, $46) >> free water, bring a backpack, bring sunscreen, bring a camera (no removeable lenses) racing Indy 500, Indianapolis, IN |
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| May 26 | holiday
Memorial Day powwow Pow Wow, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia, MN (noon, free) |
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| May 29-30 |
art fair Artists Market, Fine Arts Center, State Fairgrounds (free) |
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| May 30 |
fashion Calvin Hiep 2015 Áo Dài, Hyp Fashion, Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee Mdewakanton, Prior
Lake (8pm, $23+) |
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| May 31 | drinks
Beer
Festival,
10th & Hennepin Av, Minneapolis (5-9pm, $30+) health No Tobacco Day, World Health Organization fair WaterFest, Lake Phalen Pavilion (11am-4pm, free) |