Live Music: Karst Calling

Influenced by artists like Natalie Merchant and Tom Petty, Karst Calling plays a fun mix of common covers, deep cuts, and homegrown originals at Blooming Grounds/Peter's Biergarten. Enjoy a beverage or small plate offered by Blooming Grounds while listening to the blended vocals and heartfelt melodies! 

Live Music: Desperate Electric with Funk n Spuds

Hailing from the mountains of Montana, Desperate Electric is a blissful matrimony of futuristic R&B and retro dance grooves, their idiosyncratic approach to songwriting and production has garnered them national acclaim in the span of a few short years. The duo’s live shows are typified by effortless vocal harmonies, uninhibited showmanship, and lethal musical prowess.

Colony Collapse Disorder

Colony Collapse Disorder is the phenomenon that occurs when the majority of worker bees in a beehive disappear, leaving behind the queen and a handful of nurse bees to care for the remaining larvae. But hives cannot sustain themselves without workers, and eventually the food runs out and they die.

This exhibition includes 2-D and 3-D artworks by 25 regional artists exploring subjects related to social disorder, societal collapse, space exploration, collectivism, science fiction, colonialism, workers withholding their labor, and (of course) bees and beekeeping.

Greater Minnesota Two-Spirit & LGBTQIA+ History Map Presentation

June is Pride Month, and all are welcome for a special presentation from the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) to learn about and celebrate Two-Spirit & LGBTQIA+ history! Join MNHS staff Jamie Kherbaoui and Lizzie Ehrenhalt, alongside interns Leila Stallone, Luis Valderrama, and Ulysses Swanson for a presentation about their project to map 2SLGBTQIA+ history in Greater Minnesota. Light refreshments will be served!

Bands on the Bluff: Brooklyn Big Band

Bring your lawn chair or find a spot on the stone seating at Historic Fort Snelling's spectacular Klas Overlook amphitheater for a free outdoor band performance by the Brooklyn Big Band!

The 18 piece Brooklyn Big Band was founded in 2006 by BUMC music director Michael Anderson and North Hennepin Community College Jazz Ensemble Director David Mantini. Originally formed to play big band jazz arrangements, the BBB has expanded to classic, standard and modern jazz music.

Minnesota's Best Cabin Rentals

Whether you're looking for a luxury escape along a lake or a rustic vacation rental deep within the woods, Minnesota is one of the best states for booking unforgettable cabin getaways. Here are some of our favorites...

USA Wheelchair Softball International World Series

Allina Health’s Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute is proud to host the 2025 USA Wheelchair Softball International World Series at Mall of America Fields in Bloomington, Minnesota August 14-16. The Minnesota Twins Community Fund will add to the excitement by serving as the presenting sponsor of the event.

Sax-Zim Bog Early Butterflies Field Trip

The Sax-Zim Bog is home to a diverse set of plant communities and within those communities are a wide diversity of butterflies and moths that have specialized relationships with those plants.

Range FanCon

Range FanCon is a convention for anime, sci-fi, fantasy, comic book, video game, and table-top-game lovers right in Virginia, MN! Special guests, vendors, panels, ice bumper cars, games, cosplay competitions and more will take place during the weekend. Tickets are now on sale and children 12 & under are able to attend at no charge when accompanied by an adult.