Twin Cities Calendar for August
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August in the Twin Cities is a time for the Minnesota State Fair, easily the best state fair in the state.
The Art Fairs have intensive waiting lists and competitions; they should be called Art Superiors.


<<    AUGUST 2018     >>
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

  
 

1   Drake23   Christopher Robin

4   


Loring, Powderhorn, & Uptown Art Fairs
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Loring, Powderhorn, & Uptown Art Fairs
6   Jack White




8   Beyoncé & Jay-Z
    Charlie Puth

10   Animal Crackers
     Steve Martin & Martin Short


  Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St. Paul    
11   Kid Rock
     Reba McEntire   


Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St. Paul
12    Perseid meteors

Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St. Paul  
13 14   Primary Election Day 15  Rod Stewart
16   17
18   Hummingbirds
     India Fest
     
Vikings preseason
Minnesota Vikings football at US Bank Stadium
19   Smashing Pumpkins 20   21


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23  Niall Horan




   Minnesota State Fair
24  Joan Jett
    Sugarland
     
Vikings preseason
Minnesota Vikings football at US Bank Stadium   Minnesota State Fair  
25   Michael Franti & Spearhead
     
Trampled By Turtles



Minnesota State Fair     
26 Earth Wind & Fire
 


   Minnesota State Fair     full moon
27  Beach Boys
     Ziggy Marley


Minnesota State Fair
28   Jason Mraz



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29   Lyle Lovett



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  Minnesota State Fair
31   Lady Antebellum
     Taylor Swift


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Twin Cities Calendar for August  2018



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 4

Loring, Powderhorn, & Uptown Art Fairs

Aug 4-5: Powderhorn Art Fair, Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis (free, 10-6pm, 10-5pm)


Sunday, August 5

Loring, Powderhorn, & Uptown Art Fairs

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 6

Jack White, The Armory (6:30pm, $70)


Wednesday, August 8

Beyoncé & Jay-Z, USbank Stadium (7:30pm, $50+, echoing accoustics near glass walls)

Charlie Puth, Xcel Center (7:30pm, $25+)


Friday, August 10

Animal Crackers animated film

Steve Martin & Martin Short, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (8pm, $55+)

Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St. Paul
Aug 10-12: Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St Paul (3-11pm, 10am-11pm, 10am-7pm)


Saturday, August 11

Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St. Paul

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

Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St. Paul


August 12-13: Perseid meteors (free)


Tuesday, August 14
Election Day - Vote
Primary Election Day (voter info, polling places, register to votecheck 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 Cannabis
Erin Murphy and Erin Maye-Quade             Democratic-Farmer-Labor            - MN State Representative, former majority leader, registered nurse
Jeff Johnson and Donna Bergstrom               Republican                                    -  Hennepin County Commissioner, former state representative
Josh Welter and Mary O'Connor                 Libertarian
Lori Swanson and Rick Nolan                     Democratic-Farmer-Labor             - MN Attorney General
Matt Kruse and Theresa Loeffler                 Republican
Olé Savior and Chris Edman                        Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Tim Holden and James P. Mellin II               Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Tim Pawlenty and Michelle Fischbach          Republican                                    - Washington DC lobbyist, former MN Governor
Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan                     Democratic-Farmer-Labor            - US Representative, retired National Guard
     ✔  State Representatives
     ✔  Attorney General, & more


Sam Smith, Xcel Center (8pm, $40+)


Wednesday, August 15

Rod Stewart with Cyndi Lauper, Xcel Center (7:30pm, $35+)


Friday, August 17

August 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 in Henderson MN
Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah, Bender Park, 200 North Third Street, Henderson, MN (9-4pm, free)
India Fest at the MN State Capitol grounds
India Fest, State Capitol grounds (11am-9pm, free)

Minnesota Vikings football at US Bank Stadium
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 19

Smashing Pumpkins, Xcel Center (7pm, $30+)


Thursday, August 23

Niall Horan, State Fair Grandstand (7pm, $49+)


Minnesota State Fair
August 23-Sep 3:  Minnesota State Fair, State Fairgrounds ($13)


Friday, August 24

Minnesota State Fair

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (8pm, $55+)

Sugarland, State Fair Grandstand (7:30pm, $57+)

Minnesota Vikings football at US Bank Stadium
Vikings preseason football v. Seattle Seahawks, USbank Stadium (noon)


August 24-25: Big 10 ACC volleyball, UofMN volleyball, Target Center

August 24-26: Woodbury Days, Ojibway Park, Woodbury


Saturday, August 25

Minnesota State Fair

Michael Franti & Spearhead, Weesner Amphitheater, MN Zoo (7:30pm)

Trampled By Turtles, State Fairground Grandstand (6:30pm, $35)


Sunday, August 26
full moon  full moon


Minnesota State Fair

Earth Wind & Fire, State Fairground Grandstand (7:30pm, $49+)


Monday, August 27

Minnesota State Fair

Beach Boys with Righteous Brothers, State Fairground Grandstand (8pm, $39)

Ziggy Marley, Weesner Amphitheater, MN Zoo (7:30pm)


Tuesday, August 28

Minnesota State Fair    

Jason Mraz, State Fair Grandstand (7:30pm, $39+)


Wednesday, August 29

   Minnesota State Fair
 
Lyle Lovett, State Theatre (7:30pm, $57+)


Thursday, August 30

   Minnesota State Fair



Friday, August 31

   Minnesota State Fair
 
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)





Minnesota State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair is the glue that holds St. Paul and Minneapolis together as Twin Cities and holds the Twin Cities together with the rest of the state. Attendence tends to increase year by year. It just gets better and batter (corn dogs or pronto pups).

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