Upcoming Events
2026 Twin Cities Music & Movement Festival
Pull up with your family, friends, and dance crew. The Twin Cities Music and Movement Festival is back for a free day of music, dancing, food, and community at Western Sculpture Garden Park in Saint Paul.
The festival takes place Saturday, August 22, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 387 North Marion Street, Saint Paul, MN 55103. Admission is free and open to everyone.
The Twin Cities Music and Movement Festival is an annual celebration of community, creativity, movement, and dance that brings people of all backgrounds together for one unforgettable afternoon.
For more information, contact Kevin Johnson at: 612-702-9018.
Get your free ticket at https://events.sbkzevents.com/e/2024-music-movement-festival/tickets
Midwest Black Book Fair
Midwest Black Book Fair | August 22, 2026 in Minneapolis
From 12noon to 5PM! Don’t miss it!
Frogtown Arts Festival
The Annual Celebration Of Our Neighborhood’s Talent
Our mission is to organize around the essence of what makes Frogtown great: each other and our community!
Since 2016, the Frogtown Neighborhood Association and 825 Arts have worked to put on an arts festival which celebrates our neighborhood. The festival features local performers, arts vendors, arts work shops,
and food.
Saturday, September 19th 2026 2PM-9PM - FREE ADMISSION
CARNIVAL: THEY CAN’T STEAL OUR STORY
MSP FILM SOCIETY ● MOVIE SCREENING
Featuring: CARNIVAL | They Can't Steal Our Joy
Special Community Screening
Featuring Kwame+Special Guest BAHAMADIA
curated by Brudda Darryl
Presented by MSP FILM SOCIETY
Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 7:pm
Location: 115 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Tickets & Information
RONDO DAYS FESTIVAL
Event: Rondo Days
Date: July 18, 2026, 12pm to 7pm
Location: 271 N Mackubin St, St Paul, MN 55102
www.RondoDays.net
Rondo Days is the annual weekend celebration, hosted by
Rondo Avenue, Inc. (RAI), and is always held on the 3rd
Saturday in July in Saint Paul, Minnesota that commemorates
the legacy of the Rondo neighborhood. The festival has grown
since its inception in 1982 to become the largest African
American sponsored festival in Minnesota.
The Rondo Days Festival feature live entertainment, food, service and merchandise vendors and many other activities that keep our multicultural audience entertained throughout the day.
Rise & Remember Festival 2026
6th Annual RISE & REMEMBER Festival
JOIN US IN MAY 2026 FOR THE 6-YEAR ANGELVERSARY OF GEORGE FLOYD
Our annual event, Rise & Remember Festival, exists to hold in remembrance George Floyd and those we have lost unjustly to the pervasive impacts of systemic racism. Activities focus on education, empowerment, healing, celebration, and our collective pursuit for racial justice and equity. Through Rise & Remember Festival, we will host a candlelight vigil, a Night of Honor, and the street festival that continues to highlight the role of community-rooted healing and art as activism. Our vision is that this experience inspires people to rise to the occasion to come together in community and build racial justice and equity.
Closing Night Film & Performance The Mystery of Musica Cubana: La Clave
The Mystery of Musica Cubana: La Clave
Join us for the closing night of the Cuban Film Festival featuring an Afro-Cuban documentary and a live performance by Gloria Rivera.
This is the closing night film of the festival, featuring an Afro-Cuban documentary, a post-film discussion, and a live performance by Gloria Rivera of Salsa Del Soul.
https://mspfilm.org/show/the-mystery-of-musica-cubana-la-clave/
$12 General Admission (+$2 online fee. No fee at the box office)
$10 MSP Film Members (Sign in to access the Member price)
$8 Students (available at the box office)
Address: 115 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Celebrating Trinidad and Tobago Art & Culture
You are welcome to your free trip to the
Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago on
Sunday February 22nd, 2026 in downtown Saint Paul.
The Saint Paul Landmark Center presents Celebrating Trinidad and Tobago Art & Culture. The Panatics 18 piece steel pan band will provide a live performance, caribbean vendors galore, caribbean food cafe, global passport station, caribbean dancers adorned in bursting colorful carnival costumes, and a full caribbean children's art and crafts area. This is a full bore mini-carnival celebration during Black History month at the Landmark Center. The event is from 1-3pm, with doors open at 11am. There will also be a distinguished Trinidadian and Tobagonian biography display of numerous
individuals from all walks of life.
The price is FREE.
Guest appearance by Trinidad's very own Nicky Minaj! (just kidding, she is very busy these days)