Wednesday, August 1
Drake, Xcel Center
Thursday, August 2
Aug 2-12: Fringe Festival, 15 locations in Cedar-Riverside & NE Minneapolis
Friday, August 3
Christopher Robin movie
Aug 3-5: Uptown Art Fair, Hennepin & Lake, Minneapolis (Fri noon-8pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-5pm)
Aug 3-5, 9-18, 29-31: Saints baseball, CHS Stadium, St Paul (pdf schedule)
Saturday, August 4Aug 4-5: Powderhorn Art Fair, Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis (free, 10-6pm, 10-5pm)
Sunday, August 5
Red Stag block party, Red Stag Supperclub, 509 1st Av NE, Minneapolis (2pm-8pm, free)
Aug 5, 12, 14, 19: Lynx basketball, Target Center
Monday, August 6Jack White, The Armory (6:30pm, $70)
Wednesday, August 8Beyoncé & Jay-Z, USbank Stadium (7:30pm, $50+, echoing accoustics near glass walls)Charlie Puth, Xcel Center (7:30pm, $25+)Friday, August 10Animal Crackers animated filmSteve Martin & Martin Short, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (8pm, $55+)
Aug 10-12: Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St Paul (3-11pm, 10am-11pm, 10am-7pm)Saturday, August 11
Kid Rock, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (8pm, $49+)
Reba McEntire, Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee Mdewakanton, Prior Lake MN (8pm, $49+)
Sunday, August 12
August 12-13: Perseid
meteors (free)Tuesday, August 14Primary Election Day, (
voter
info,
polling places,
register to vote,
check if you are registered, more info
1-866-687-8683) ✔ US Senator 1
✔ US Senator 2
✔ US Representative
✔ Minnesota Governor
Chris Wright and Judith Schwartzbacker Grassroots - Legalize CannabisErin Murphy
and Erin Maye-Quade
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
- MN State Representative, former majority leader,
registered nurseJeff Johnson
and Donna Bergstrom
Republican
- Hennepin County Commissioner, former state
representativeJosh Welter and Mary O'Connor LibertarianLori Swanson
and Rick Nolan
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
- MN Attorney GeneralMatt Kruse and Theresa Loeffler Republican Olé Savior
and Chris Edman
Democratic-Farmer-LaborTim Holden and James P. Mellin II Democratic-Farmer-LaborTim Pawlenty
and Michelle Fischbach
Republican
- Washington DC lobbyist, former MN GovernorTim Walz
and Peggy Flanagan
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
- US Representative, retired National Guard ✔ State Representatives
✔ Attorney General, & moreSam Smith, Xcel Center (8pm, $40+)Wednesday, August 15Rod Stewart with Cyndi Lauper, Xcel Center (7:30pm, $35+)Friday, August 17August
17-19: Wacipi (pronounced Wa chee pee), SMSC Wacipi Grounds, 3212
Dakotah Parkway, Shakopee Mdewakanton, Prior Lake, MN ($10)Grand Entries: Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm & 7pm, Sunday 1pm
Fireworks: Saturday night - 10pm
Color Guard: Sisseton-Wahpeton Kit Fox Society, Lakota Women Warriors
Saturday, August 18
Henderson
Hummingbird Hurrah,
Bender Park, 200 North Third Street,
Henderson, MN (9-4pm, free)
India Fest, State Capitol grounds (11am-9pm, free)
Vikings preseason football v. Jacksonville Jaguars, USbank Stadium (noon)
August 18-19, 25-26, September 1-3, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 28-30: Renaissance Festival, 12364 Chestnut Blvd, Shakopee
(rat catcher accused of raping photographer)
Sunday, August 19Smashing Pumpkins, Xcel Center (7pm, $30+)
Thursday, August 23Niall Horan, State Fair Grandstand (7pm, $49+)
August
23-Sep 3: Minnesota State Fair,
State Fairgrounds ($13)Friday, August 24
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (8pm, $55+)Sugarland, State Fair Grandstand (7:30pm, $57+)
Vikings preseason football v. Seattle Seahawks, USbank Stadium (noon)August 24-25: Big 10 ACC volleyball, UofMN volleyball, Target CenterAugust 24-26: Woodbury Days, Ojibway Park, WoodburySaturday, August 25
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Weesner Amphitheater, MN Zoo (7:30pm)
Trampled By Turtles, State Fairground Grandstand (6:30pm, $35)
Sunday, August 26full moon
Earth Wind & Fire, State Fairground Grandstand (7:30pm, $49+)
Monday, August 27
Beach Boys with Righteous Brothers, State Fairground Grandstand (8pm, $39)Ziggy Marley, Weesner Amphitheater, MN Zoo (7:30pm)Tuesday, August 28
Jason Mraz, State Fair Grandstand (7:30pm, $39+)Wednesday, August 29
Lyle Lovett, State Theatre (7:30pm, $57+)Thursday, August 30
Friday, August 31
Lady Antebellum & Darius Rucker, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (7pm, $49+)Taylor Swift, USbank Stadium (7pm, $67+, echoing accoustics near glass walls)