MINNEAPOLIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT | This Weekend in the Twin Cities Entertainment Guide: March 21 ~ March 22, 2026

The Twin Cities

Across Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the surrounding suburbs, the weekend of March 21 to 22 settles into a performance-driven stretch of the early spring calendar: arena R&B at Target Center, international metal at the Fillmore, stand-up comedy in a historic downtown theater, Broadway touring production in Saint Paul, two active Guthrie productions, repertory film in a neighborhood cinema, and a Saturday NHL home game that anchors downtown Saint Paul.

If last weekend marked the beginning of the seasonal shift toward festivals and public gathering, this weekend leans more directly into rooms built for attention. Concert halls, theaters, cinemas, and arenas carry the weight of the calendar. The result is a weekend defined less by one headline event and more by the consistency of a cultural system operating across multiple scales at once.

Below is MinneapoliMedia’s verified guide to notable events across the metro.

Headlining Concerts and Live Music

New Edition Way Tour

Venue: Target Center
Address: 600 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis

New Edition brings “The New Edition Way Tour” to Minneapolis on Sunday, joined by Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton. The show’s 360-degree stage format places the audience around the performance, a design increasingly used for legacy arena tours that rely on catalog recognition and audience proximity.

Showtime Sunday: 7:00 PM

Price Ticket prices vary by section and availability

Testament – Thrash of the Titans

Venue: The Fillmore Minneapolis
Address: 525 N 5th St, Minneapolis

Testament’s Minneapolis stop, joined by Overkill and Destruction, brings a classic thrash metal lineup into the Fillmore on Saturday night. Minneapolis continues to function as a reliable stop for international metal tours supported by a dedicated regional audience.

Date Saturday, March 21

Price Ticket prices vary by availability

Notes Standing room

Evan Honer

Venue: First Avenue
Address: 701 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis

Evan Honer performs Saturday at First Avenue, a venue that continues to serve as a key transition point for artists moving from streaming audiences into sustained live touring demand.

Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM

Notes 18+

Steel Panther – Twenty Twenty $ex Tour

Venue: Varsity Theater
Address: 1308 SE 4th St, Minneapolis

Steel Panther brings its performance-driven take on glam metal to the Varsity Theater on Sunday. The show blends live music with theatrical parody and audience interaction.

Showtime Sunday: 7:00 PM

Notes 18+

Theater and Performing Arts

Jerry Seinfeld

Venue: Orpheum Theatre
Address: 910 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis

Jerry Seinfeld performs two shows Saturday at the Orpheum. His continued touring in theater settings underscores the staying power of stand-up comedy as a live format.

Showtimes Saturday: 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM

Price Tickets vary by availability

Mrs. Doubtfire – The Musical

Venue: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Address: 345 Washington St, Saint Paul

The Broadway touring production of Mrs. Doubtfire continues its Saint Paul run, bringing large-scale theatrical production into the Ordway’s downtown performance corridor.

Showtimes Saturday: 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM

Price Tickets vary by seating and availability

Sleuth

Venue: Guthrie Theater
Address: 818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis

Anthony Shaffer’s Sleuth continues its run at the Guthrie, offering a tightly constructed psychological thriller built on performance, timing, and dialogue.

Showtime Sunday: 1:00 PM

Price Tickets vary

Macbeth

Venue: Guthrie Theater, Wurtele Thrust Stage
Address: 818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis

The Guthrie’s production of Macbeth continues through the weekend, staged in the Wurtele Thrust with audience seating on three sides of the performance.

Showtimes Saturday: 1:00 PM and 7:30 PM

Price Tickets vary

The Yeomen of the Guard

Venue: Howard Conn Fine Arts Center
Address: 6500 Alexander Pkwy, Fridley

The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company presents The Yeomen of the Guard, one of the duo’s more serious and emotionally grounded operettas.

Showtime Saturday: 7:30 PM

Price Tickets vary

Film

RoboCop

Venue: Trylon Cinema
Address: 2820 E 33rd St, Minneapolis

The Trylon Cinema screens RoboCop across the weekend as part of its repertory programming, continuing its focus on theatrical presentation of classic and cult film.

Showtimes Saturday: 7:00 PM and 9:15 PM
Showtimes Sunday: 3:00 PM and 5:15 PM

Price $8

The Bride!

Venue: The Main Cinema
Address: 115 SE Main St, Minneapolis

MSP Film Society presents The Bride! across multiple screenings throughout the weekend at The Main Cinema.

Showtimes Saturday: 3:50 PM and 9:45 PM
Showtimes Sunday: 3:50 PM and 7:00 PM

Price Tickets vary

Project Hail Mary

Venue: The Main Cinema
Address: 115 SE Main St, Minneapolis

Also screening at The Main Cinema, Project Hail Mary provides a science-fiction entry with multiple showtimes across both days.

Showtimes Saturday: 12:00 PM, 3:20 PM, 6:45 PM, 9:55 PM
Showtimes Sunday: 12:00 PM, 3:20 PM, 6:45 PM

Price Tickets vary

Sports

Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars

Venue: Grand Casino Arena at Xcel Energy Center
Address: 199 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul

The Minnesota Wild host the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon, providing the weekend’s primary in-arena sports event in Saint Paul.

Game Time Saturday: 3:00 PM

Price Ticket prices vary by section and availability

Family Activities

Uncorked: Minnesota

Venue: Science Museum of Minnesota
Address: 120 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul

An after-hours event combining wine tasting with museum access, part of a growing model that repositions institutional spaces as social environments.

Time Saturday: 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Notes 21+

SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium & Crayola Experience

Venue: Mall of America
Address: 2131 Lindau Lane, Bloomington

Two of the most consistent family destinations in the region, offering flexible, indoor experiences that can anchor a full day.

Notes Hours vary by attraction

The Weekend Takeaway

What connects this weekend is not a single defining event but a system that continues to function with consistency.

Arena tours built on recognition.
Clubs sustained by dedicated audiences.
Theater institutions maintaining continuity.
Independent cinemas preserving film as a shared experience.
Sports reinforcing downtown as a gathering point.

That structure, repeated weekend after weekend, is what allows the Twin Cities to sustain both scale and variety without relying on spectacle alone.

Event Links and Tickets

New Edition Way Tour at Target Center: https://www.targetcenter.com/events/detail/newedition2026

Testament – Thrash of the Titans at The Fillmore Minneapolis: https://www.fillmoreminneapolis.com

Evan Honer at First Avenue: https://www.first-avenue.com

Steel Panther at Varsity Theater: https://www.varsitytheater.com

Jerry Seinfeld at Orpheum Theatre: https://www.hennepinarts.org

Mrs. Doubtfire – The Musical at Ordway Center: https://www.ordway.org

Sleuth at Guthrie Theater: https://www.guthrietheater.org

Macbeth at Guthrie Theater: https://www.guthrietheater.org

The Yeomen of the Guard at Howard Conn Fine Arts Center: https://www.gsvloc.org

RoboCop at Trylon Cinema: https://www.trylon.org

The Bride! at The Main Cinema: https://mspfilm.org

Project Hail Mary at The Main Cinema: https://mspfilm.org

Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars: https://www.nhl.com/wild

Science Museum of Minnesota (Uncorked): https://www.smm.org

SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium: https://www.mallofamerica.com

Crayola Experience: https://www.mallofamerica.com

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