6-04-2026 10:20pm

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities – Entertainment Guide: June 5 ~ 7, 2026 Edition

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 5, 2026) The Twin Cities enter the first full weekend of June with one of the busiest and most diverse event calendars of the summer season. Across Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Edina, Falcon Heights, Eagan, Columbia Heights, and communities throughout the metro, residents and visitors will find major art fairs, nationally recognized music events, professional sports, community festivals, theater productions, public art installations, family celebrations, farmers markets, and cultural attractions stretching from Friday through Sunday.

Several events stand out as major regional draws. The Edina Art Fair returns to the 50th & France district for its 59th year. Union Depot celebrates its centennial with Train Days, a free family festival built around Minnesota's rail history. The Minnesota Comic Book Association returns to the State Fairgrounds with SpringCon. Grand Old Day takes over Grand Avenue on Sunday. Open Streets Lyndale closes a major Minneapolis corridor to vehicle traffic and opens it to people, businesses, artists, and community organizations.

Music fans have plenty of options. Prince Celebration 2026 brings visitors from around the country to Minneapolis for concerts and commemorative events honoring one of Minnesota's most influential artists. Independent music lovers can spend three days at Caterwaul Festival, while classical audiences can hear internationally acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell perform with the Minnesota Orchestra.

Sports fans are equally well served. The Minnesota Twins host the Kansas City Royals for a three-game series at Target Field. The St. Paul Saints continue their homestand against the Indianapolis Indians at CHS Field. The Minnesota Lynx host the Seattle Storm, Minnesota Aurora FC returns to TCO Stadium for Pride Night, and Twin Cities Gemini welcomes the New York Exiles in Women's Elite Rugby competition.

Whether residents are looking for free family activities, a downtown date night, live music, sports, local food, public art, or a weekend road map for visitors, June 5 through June 7 offers one of the strongest entertainment calendars of the year.

Here is MinneapoliMedia's expanded guide to some of the major entertainment, cultural, family, sports, nightlife, and visitor-friendly events happening across the Twin Cities this weekend.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

MAJOR WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS

Edina Art Fair

Venue: 50th & France District

Address:
50th Street & France Avenue
Edina, MN

Dates:
Friday, June 5
Saturday, June 6
Sunday, June 7

Hours:
Friday: Noon–8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Admission: Free

Website:
EdinaArtFair.com

Best For:
Families, art collectors, outdoor visitors, shopping, date outings

One of Minnesota's largest and longest-running juried outdoor art festivals returns for its 59th year. More than 250 artists from across the country will exhibit paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, mixed media works, and handcrafted goods throughout the 50th & France district.

Family Budget Estimate:
Free admission; $20–$100+ depending on food, beverages, and purchases.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Union Depot Train Days

Venue:
Union Depot

Address:
240 Kellogg Blvd. E.
Saint Paul, MN 55101

Phone:
651-202-2700

Dates:
Saturday, June 6
Sunday, June 7

Hours:
Saturday: Noon–6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Admission:
Free

Website:
UnionDepot.org

Best For:
Families, children, history lovers, railroad enthusiasts

Union Depot celebrates its 100th anniversary with one of the strongest free family events of the summer. Visitors can explore historic rail equipment, model train displays, children's activities, exhibits, food trucks, vendors, and live entertainment.

Family Budget Estimate:
Free admission; food and souvenirs extra.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Prince Celebration 2026

Venue:
The Armory

Address:
500 S. 6th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Date:
Friday, June 5

Doors:
7:00 p.m.

Show:
8:00 p.m.

Tickets:
Prices vary by seating location and availability

Website:
PrinceCelebration2026.com

Best For:
Music fans, Prince fans, visitors, nightlife

The headline music event of the weekend brings together members of The Revolution, New Power Generation, Morris Day, Miguel, Tevin Campbell, Bilal, Kat Graham and others to celebrate Prince's enduring influence on music and culture.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

MNCBA SpringCon

Venue:
Minnesota State Fairgrounds Education Building

Address:
1265 Snelling Ave. N.
Falcon Heights, MN 55108

Date:
Saturday, June 6

Hours:
10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Admission:
Adults: $10
Children 9 and under: Free

Website:
MNCBA.org

Best For:
Families, comic fans, collectors, pop culture enthusiasts

One of the Midwest's longest-running comic conventions returns with artists, vendors, collectibles, comic books, graphic novels, creators, toys, and family activities.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Beyond Walls

Venue:
Boom Island Park

Address:
724 Sibley St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Dates:
June 5–6

Admission:
Free

Best For:
Public art, photography, families, community events

Internationally acclaimed artist Saype unveils a massive biodegradable land-art installation spanning more than 12,000 square feet. Visitors are invited to participate in community programming and group photo events.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

THEATER, DANCE AND PERFORMING ARTS

The Wizard of Oz

Venue:
Children's Theatre Company

Address:
2400 3rd Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Phone:
612-874-0400

Dates:
June 5–7

Tickets:
Approximately $59–$129

Website:
ChildrensTheatre.org

Best For:
Families, children, musical theater

Children's Theatre Company's large-scale production continues its successful run through mid-June.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Louisa May Alcott's Little Women

Venue:
Guthrie Theater

Address:
818 S. 2nd St.
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Tickets:
Approximately $35–$94

Website:
GuthrieTheater.org

Best For:
Literary drama, theater audiences, date nights

The Guthrie continues its acclaimed adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

All at Once: Boundless / Sin Límites

Venue:
Pillsbury House + Theatre

Address:
3501 Chicago Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Tickets:
Pick-your-price

Website:
PillsburyHouseAndTheatre.org

Best For:
Contemporary theater, community-centered performance

A collaborative puppetry production exploring memory, identity, and community through stories gathered from South Minneapolis residents.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

LIVE MUSIC, CONCERTS AND NIGHTLIFE

Caterwaul Festival

Venue:
Zhora Darling

Address:
3945 Central Ave. NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421

Dates:
June 5–7

Tickets:
Single-day and festival passes available

Website:
Caterwaul.org

Best For:
Independent music, alternative rock, punk, underground culture

Three days of performances spanning local and national artists.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Minnesota Orchestra with Joshua Bell

Venue:
Orchestra Hall

Address:
1111 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Dates:
Friday and Saturday

Tickets:
Varies by seating location

Website:
MinnesotaOrchestra.org

Best For:
Classical music, date nights, visitors

Joshua Bell joins the Minnesota Orchestra for one of the premier classical performances of the month.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

The Jazz Room: Sinatra & Armstrong Tribute

Venue:
Granada Theater

Address:
3022 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55408

Date:
Friday, June 5

Tickets:
Approximately $24–$63

Best For:
Jazz lovers, date nights

An intimate tribute performance celebrating Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

SPORTS AND ATHLETICS

Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Venue:
Target Field

Address:
1 Twins Way
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Schedule:
Friday: 7:15 p.m.
Saturday: 1:10 p.m.
Sunday: 1:10 p.m.

Ticket Range:
Approximately $20–$150+

Promotion Highlights:
Friday: Pop Star Night
Sunday: Toy Story 5 Day

Best For:
Families, visitors, baseball fans

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

St. Paul Saints vs. Indianapolis Indians

Venue:
CHS Field

Address:
360 N. Broadway St.
Saint Paul, MN 55101

Phone:
651-288-9880

Schedule:
Friday: 7:07 p.m.
Saturday: 6:37 p.m.
Sunday: 2:07 p.m.

Friday Feature:
Star Wars Night and Fireworks

Ticket Range:
Approximately $15–$50+

Best For:
Families, affordable sports entertainment

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Minnesota Lynx vs. Seattle Storm

Venue:
Target Center

Address:
600 First Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Date:
Saturday, June 6

Time:
Noon

Ticket Range:
Approximately $20–$150+

Best For:
Basketball fans, families, women's sports supporters

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Minnesota Aurora FC vs. RKC Third Coast

Venue:
TCO Stadium

Address:
2645 Vikings Circle
Eagan, MN 55121

Date:
Saturday, June 6

Time:
4:00 p.m.

Theme:
Pride Night

Best For:
Families, soccer fans, women's sports

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Twin Cities Gemini vs. New York Exiles

Venue:
TCO Stadium

Address:
2645 Vikings Circle
Eagan, MN 55121

Date:
Sunday, June 7

Time:
3:00 p.m.

Best For:
Rugby fans, families, women's professional sports

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

FESTIVALS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES

Grand Old Day

Venue:
Grand Avenue

Address:
Saint Paul, MN

Date:
Sunday, June 7

Hours:
8 a.m.–6 p.m.

Admission:
Free

Best For:
Families, music fans, community celebrations

One of Minnesota's largest street festivals returns with live music, food vendors, art vendors, family activities, races, and community programming.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Open Streets Lyndale

Venue:
Lyndale Avenue South

Date:
Sunday, June 7

Hours:
11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Admission:
Free

Best For:
Families, cyclists, walkers, neighborhood exploration

A major stretch of Lyndale Avenue closes to vehicle traffic and opens to people, local businesses, artists, performers, and community groups.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Princesses at the Ballpark

Venue:
CHS Field

Date:
Sunday, June 7

Admission:
Included with Saints ticket

Best For:
Young children and families

Character appearances and family activities complement the Saints game experience.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

FOOD, DRINK AND TOURS

Minneapolis Farmers Market

Venue:
Minneapolis Farmers Market

Address:
312 E. Lyndale Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN

Hours:
Friday: 7 a.m.–1 p.m.
Saturday: 6 a.m.–1 p.m.
Sunday: 6 a.m.–1 p.m.

Admission:
Free

Best For:
Produce, flowers, local foods

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Mill City Farmers Market

Venue:
Mill City Museum

Address:
704 S. 2nd St.
Minneapolis, MN 55401

Date:
Saturday

Hours:
8 a.m.–1 p.m.

Admission:
Free

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Summit Brewery Tours

Venue:
Summit Brewing

Address:
910 Montreal Circle
Saint Paul, MN 55102

Phone:
651-265-7800

Best For:
Visitors, beer lovers, tours

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND EXHIBITIONS

Walker Art Center

Address:
725 Vineland Place
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Phone:
612-375-7600

Admission:
Adults $18
Seniors $16
Students $12
Children Free

Special Note:
Free gallery admission Saturday, June 6.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Address:
2400 3rd Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Admission:
Free

Best For:
Families, visitors, art lovers

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Minnesota Museum of American Art

Address:
350 Robert St. N.
Saint Paul, MN 55101

Admission:
Free

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities – Entertainment Guide: June 5 ~ 7, 2026 Edition

More news from MinneapoliMedia