The Path Ahead - Miles that Matter

“The Path Ahead - Miles That Matter” - WALK • RUN • RIDE for ESTHER Homes Gather your friends, lace up your shoes (or pump your tires!), and join us for a powerful day of movement and mission. This isn’t just any event—it’s a fundraiser on the move. Each mile you walk, run, or bike helps raise funds for ESTHER Homes, providing hope and housing for pregnant women in crisis. Distance Options: 1. Walk or Run – Choose from a 5K 2. Group Bike Ride – Choose between an 8-mile or 25-mile ride

Outdoor Community Concert

This is a Free Outdoor Community Concert Featuring a Live performance by The Parkers and the food truck, "Pizza Karma" will be available. We encourage everyone to bring their own lawn chair or blanket to sit down on.

One Woodbury

One Woodbury is back as a vibrant, inclusive event celebrating the diversity of the Woodbury community. This year, it expands into a series of events hosted by community partners throughout the year. The main celebration, hosted by the City of Woodbury at Ojibway Park, will feature cultural performances, food trucks, and resource tables. All are welcome to join in connecting, learning, and celebrating together.

On The One Music Festival

The annual On The One Music Festival is back at Bloomington Central Station Park in 2025!

On The One Music Festival celebrates the best in Twin Cities urban eclectic music, including R&B, Neo-Soul to Reggae, Afrobeats, Hip-Hop, and spoken word. It features some of the top artists in their craft sharing their passions with the state of Minnesota.

Produced by The Avant Garde and City Of Bloomington Parks and Recreation, this FREE, ALL AGES event is hosted by Chadwick "Niles" Phillips.

Not the Right Mom

A dynamic solo show written and performed by Megan Dolan, is a heartfelt comedy about a mother raising a son on the spectrum, who feels she’s falling short of expectations. With humor, warmth, and brutal honesty, Megan persists through painful playdates, bewildering support groups, and crazy making meal times – taking countless wrong turns along the way.

North Star Voices: How Minnesota Sent a Generation on The Oregon Trail

From its humble origins in 1971 as a project of three Minneapolis student teachers, The Oregon Trail™ computer game improbably became a nationwide phenomenon and shaped the historical imagination of an entire generation. But how? And what exactly was it teaching us beyond the dangers of cholera and dysentery?

North Star Voices: Brutal Utopias

Join Dr. Morgan Adamson for a poetic exploration of architecture, utopia, and resistance to urban renewal in the 1970s and its aftermath in Minneapolis' Cedar Riverside neighborhood.

North Star Voices: Becoming the Twin Cities

The free program is in partnership with MNHS Press and will feature Drew Ross in conversation with author Bill Lindeke, with time for questions from the audience, and book signing. Books will be available for purchase from the Museum Shop and for signing by both authors. Registration is recommended, but not required. If you're unable to attend, the event is also accessible virtually via Zoom: https://mnhs-org.zoom.us/j/82515728103

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Special Guest Brit Taylor

Three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will be at Vetter Stone Amphitheater in Mankato on Sunday, July 20 as part of their All the Good Times: The Farewell Tour. Tickets are on sale beginning on Friday, February 28 at 10:00 AM at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center Ticket Office & Ticketmaster.com