This is where Minnesota’s queer community finds each other. Drag shows in Minneapolis, gay sports leagues, ladies nights, trans meetups, benefit brunches, book clubs, Pride in every corner of the state. If it’s happening and it’s ours, it belongs here.
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Paula Vogel’s play about a play follows the artists who staged Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, the Yiddish drama that landed its Broadway cast in an obscenity trial in 1923. With klezmer-inflected music, the production spans continents and decades to explore censorship, nationalism, and the policing of queer love. Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh. Previews Sept […]
A punk-rock musical reimagining of the 1892 Lizzie Borden axe-murder case, performed by a powerhouse cast of four with a live band. About 90 minutes with one intermission.Preview Oct 1; opening Oct 2; runs through Nov 1. Thu, Fri, Sat 7:30 PM; Sun 2:00 PM (Sat Oct 31 at 2:00 PM). General admission $35; seniors […]
Exploring the physical weight of human emotion and the surreal intersections of art and artificial intelligence, two groundbreaking ceramic exhibitions are on view in the galleries this fall. Curated by Kelly Connole, the main exhibition, "To Be Human," features poignant works from renowned sculptors Cristina Córdova, Michelle Gregor, Ashlyn Pope, and Kensuke Yamada, who utilize […]
Mannakin Theater & Dance’s dance-driven staging of Lanford Wilson’s one-act about an aging drag queen, Oct. 16 to 25 at the Phoenix Theater.
Prior Lake Players stage Shakespeare's comedy as a reality TV docudrama, with live camera feeds projecting every side-eye and confessional.
Mill City Hot Club plays gypsy jazz in the Django Reinhardt tradition at Volstead's Emporium in Minneapolis on Friday, October 23, 2026. Free admission.
Can Can Circusland, a night of burlesque, drag and circus at Can Can Wonderland in Saint Paul, Friday, Oct. 23, 9 PM to midnight.
Karaoke in the Happy Hour Bar on the second floor of the Gay 90's, Friday and Saturday nights from 9 PM to 2 AM, and Wednesdays. 18+.
Ladies of LaFemme drag show at the Gay 90's, Thursday through Sunday nights at 10 PM, Minneapolis. 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink.
Prime Timers Worldwide recently shared information with all local chapters about another worldwide group of senior gay men called A Celebration of Friends (www.celebrationoffriends.org). This well-known social organization has been active for more than 15 years, is based in Florida and was founded by Tom Pence (aka, “Tomcat”) who is a gregarious and welcoming man. […]
LUSH's signature Saturday drag brunch in the theater: 90 minutes of drag with the brunch menu and optional bottomless mimosas. Doors at 11 AM, show at 11:30 AM.Tickets are $10 for the rest of 2026 to mark five years since LUSH reopened. 18+.
Join us on a Saturday afternoon at the Hook & Ladder Event Center in this fundraiser for PFund's TRANSCEND Fund. Bruce McBride is joining with his musician friends to celebrate his 70th birthday and to raise money for non-profit organizations which support the local transgender community. There will be 8 bands alternating performances on 2 […]
This calendar is open to any event by, for, or of interest to Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ communities. That means nightlife and drag, and it also means fundraisers, worship, art openings, sports leagues, book clubs, recovery meetings, and the town hall in a church basement in a county that has never had a gay bar.
Anyone can submit an event. Listings are free and they will stay free. Every submission is read by a person before it goes live.
We list events that are real and open to the public. We do not list private parties, and we do not take payment for placement or position. If something on this calendar is sponsored, or if it is a Q Minnesota event, it says so on the listing.
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