Sunday,
July 1June
30 - July 1:
J4 Hmong
Sports (soccer, volleyball, flag football), McMurray
Fields, Como Park, St. Paul ($5)
Harry Styles with Kacey Musgraves, Xcel Center (8pm, $40+)
Monday,
July 2Black Violin, Weesner Amphitheater, MN Zoo (7:30pm, $42+)
Island Rock Party, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (5pm, $23+)
- Vince Neil, Tom Keifer, Lita Ford, Great White, & Quiet Riot
July 2 (fireworks), 6-11, 25-29:
Saints baseball, CHS Stadium, St Paul (
schedule pdf)
Tuesday,
July 3Pitbull, Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee Mdewakanton, Prior Lake MN (8pm, $49)
July 3-4:
Eagan Fun Fest, Central Park
July 3, 5, 13, 15, 18, 24:
Lynx basketball, Target Center
Wednesday,
July 4Independence Day Independence
Day - Fourth of July (2018) - Fireworks
Displays
Apple
Valley
- Freedom Days,
Johnny Cake Ridge Park - fireworks at 10pm
Chanhassen
- Lake Ann Park - fireworks at 10pmCoon Rapids
- Boulevard Plaza (Splash Pad & Park), 2880 Crooked Lake Blvd -
fireworks at 10pm (CRCS
foundation)Eagan -
Eagan Community Center, Central Park - fireworks at 10pm Eden
Prairie
- Round Lake Park - fireworks at 10pmExcelsior
- Lake
Minnetonka - Common Park - fireworks at duskForest
Lake - Lakeside Park - fireworks at 10pm (Am.
Legion)Lakeville
- Lakeville North High School - fireworks at dusk (set to music)Maplewood
- Hazelwood Park - Light It Up (4pm) - fireworks 10pm (toddler
inflatables)Minneapolis
- Stone Arch Bridge - fireworks at 10pm (usually 20 minutes)
view from the Stone Arch Bridge, Gold Medal Park, Mpls rooftops, or
Lake Bde Maka SkaPrior
Lake - Watzel's Beach
in Lakefront Park - fireworks after 10pm (PLA,
see also Shakopee)
Richfield
- ice arena parking lot - fireworks at 10pm (glow stick event at 9:45pm)Roseville
- Central Park over Bennett Lake - fireworks at 10pmSt.
Cloud
- Mississippi River between Hester and Wilson Parks at 10pm - 2013 video
St.
Louis Park
- Aquila Park - fireworks
at 10pm
St.
Paul - will not have fireworks (after years of budget deficits, St. Paul can't afford fireworks)Shakopee
- Shakopee
Mdewakanton
Wacipi, Prior
Lake (music 5-10pm, fireworks 10pm)
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Wacipi Grounds, 3212 Dakotah
Parkway, are south of
County Road 42 between County
Road 83 (Canterbury
Road) and County Road
17 (Marschall Road). (No coolers.)White
Bear Lake
- Memorial Beach (music
8pm, T-6 planes flyover 8:30pm, fireworks 10pm)Woodbury
- Bielenberg
Sports Center, 4125 Radio Drive (fireworks 10pm)also
Valleyfair,
Shakopee - fireworks start at 9:50pm (July 4th)Here
were our
lists for 2017,
2016,
2015,
2014,
2013, 2012,
2011,
2010,
and 2009.Thursday,
July 5Melissa Etheridge, Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee Mdewakanton, Prior Lake MN (8pm, $49+)
July 5-8:
Convergence convention, DoubleTree Hotel, 7800 Normingdale Blvd, Bloomington ($125)
July 5-15, 30-31:
Twins baseball, Target Field (
schedule,
pdf)
Friday,
July 6Ant-Man & Wasp Marvel superhero film (
wikipedia)
July 6-7:
Basilica
Block Party, Basilica of St. Marys (5-10:30pm, $50+)
Saturday,
July 7English Beat, First Avenue (8pm, $25)
Freddy Jones Band, Turf Club (7:30pm, $25)
Russell Peters, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (8pm, $53+)
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Target Center (7:30pm, $70+)
July 6-7:
Basilica
Block Party, Basilica of St. Marys (5-10:30pm, $50+)
Sunday,
July 8STS9, First Avenue (7pm, $35)
Tuesday,
July 10Boz Scaggs, State Theatre (7:30pm, $57+)
Wednesday,
July 11David Cross, Pantages Theatre (8pm, $40)
July 11-15:
Ramsey County Fair, 2020 White Bear Av, Maplewood (free admission, $3 parking)
Thursday,
July 12Michael Che (SNL), Pantages Theatre (8pm, $40+)
July 12-14:
Rock Fest, 24447 County Hwy S, Cadott, WI, 54727 ($89+)
Friday,
July 13Mary Chapin Carpenter, Weesner Amphitheater, MN Zoo (7:30pm)
Toby Keith, Grand Casino Hinckley - Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Hinckley MN (7pm, $75+)
Saturday,
July 14July 14-15:
Dragon Festival, Lake Phalen
Sunday,
July 15Bastille Day, Barbette, Irving & Lagoon, Mpls (3-10pm)
Jayhawks, Weesner Amphitheater, MN Zoo (7:30pm)
Monday,
July 16Pretenders, State Theatre (8pm, $50+)
Wednesday,
July 18July 18-21:
Aquatennial, Minneapolis
July 18 - parade, Hennepin Av (Basilica of St. Mary to 5th
St), Minneapolis (8:30pm)
July 21 -
fireworks, Gold Medal park & Stone Arch bridge (10pm)
Thursday,
July 19July 19-22:
X Games skateboarding, USbank Stadium
Friday,
July 20Brooks and Dunn, Grand Casino Hinckley, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Hinckley MN (8pm, $70+)
Raphael Saadiq, First Avenue (8pm, $35)
July 20-21:
Spirit of the Lakes Festival, Surfside Park, Mound MN
July 20-22:
Middle Eastern Festival, St. George Church, 1250 Oakdale Av, West St Paul (free admission)
Saturday,
July 21Aquatennial fireworks, Gold Medal park & Stone Arch bridge (10pm)
Jerry Lee Lewis, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (8pm, $46+)
Rondo Day, Dale & Concordia, St. Paul (10am-6pm, free)
Trevor Noah, Mystic Lake Casino, Shakopee Mdewakanton, Prior Lake MN (8pm, $60+)
July 21-22:
Red Hot Art Festival,
Stevens Square Park, 1801 Stevens Av, Mpls (11am-6pm, free)
Sunday,
July 22Nickelback, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (7pm, $41+)
Warped Tour, Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee (11am, $41+)
Monday,
July 23Tuesday,
July 24July 24-29:
Anoka County Fair, Anoka County Fair, 3200 St Francis Blvd, Anoka ($10)
Thursday,
July 26Vagical Mystery Tour with Lizz Winstead, Cedar Cultural Center (8pm, $25)
Friday,
July 27full
moonJay Leno, Grand Casino - Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, MN (7:30pm, $45+)
Journey and Def Leppard with Cheap Trick, Target Field (6pm, $33+)
July 27-29:
Slice of Shoreview Days, Island Lake County Park, Shoreview
Saturday,
July 28All-Star Game - WNBA, Target Center (2:30pm)
Rufus Wainwright, Weesner Amphitheater, MN Zoo (7:30pm)
July 28-29:
Loring Park Art Fair, Loring Park, Minneapolis (free, 10-6pm & 10-5pm)
Sunday,
July 29Erasure, State Theatre (7:30pm, $35+)
Melvin, First Avenue (7:30pm, $20)