A five-day Celebration will mark Prince's legacy in Minneapolis and at Paisley Park, highlighted by a free downtown sing‑along on June 6.

Glamorama returns to the State Theatre on May 15, revived by the Children's Cancer Research Fund with 1990s dance icons and a LaSalle Plaza after‑party.

MSPIFF45 opens April 8 at The Main with Maria Bamford’s new documentary and more than 200 international films across the Twin Cities.

After a seven-year break, the Festival of Nations returns as IFest‑MN, bringing 67 nations, hands-on exhibits and Student Day programming to the Saint Paul RiverCentre.

A $7.5 million gift from Room & Board founder John Gabbert creates the Walker’s first endowed exhibition fund to back two shows a year. The move arrives as the museum adds new acquisitions.

The touring production of Wicked returns to the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis July 8–Aug. 9; tickets go on sale March 6 at 10 a.m. Central.

Dakota is adding a private event room inside the historic Young-Quinlan building on Nicollet Mall, giving the club new space for bookings alongside its concert calendar.

Patti Smith will play a rare, 360‑seat Parkway Theater show in Minneapolis on March 14, the night after a St. Catherine University book event.

Playwrights' Center says NEA-related rules, a $500K sale shortfall and halted partner payments have created a funding crisis and is asking the Twin Cities for help.

Longstanding clubs across Minneapolis–St. Paul say falling bar sales, fees and new amphitheaters are eating into slim margins for venues and musicians.

An intimate jazz room on Hennepin will open this Saturday with a Valentines brunch and weeknight residencies. The owner hopes it will be a neighborhood music home.

Minnesota Orchestra posted a $4.2M operating loss for its latest fiscal year even as ticket sales and donations rose to new highs. Leaders say they’ll use that momentum to diversify income.

Minneapolis’s Jungle Theater canceled the remainder of its 2025–26 season and paused programming amid mounting deficits, leaders say as they plan a path forward.