Five Fun Things to Do in Minneapolis this Weekend

From Nicollet Open Streets, to Pizza Week, to new art exhibits and fall sightseeing, there's a lot going on in Minneapolis this weekend.

Nicollet Open Streets

• Aug. 18
• 11:oo a.m. to 5:00 p.m
• Nicollet Avenue between Kmart and 46th Street.

Nicollet Avenue will be closed to all motorized traffic (cars and buses) and the street will be open for biking, walking, dancing, yoga, jump roping, art making, frolicking, and more

Three neighborhood associations, including Kingfield, Lyndale, and Whittier, are partnering to bring their residents together to enjoy Nicollet Open Streets for the 3rd year.

Enjoy Nicollet Avenue car-free while on foot or by bicycle from 11:oo a.m. to 5:00 p.m. between Kmart and 46th Street.

Open Streets is organized in collaboration with the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition and focuses on promoting healthy living, sustainable transportation, local businesses, and community connections.

Art at the Center: 75 Years of Walker Collections

• Sept. 16
• Location: Walker Art Center
• Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

In 2015, the Walker celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding as a public art center dedicated to presenting and collecting the art of our times. Curated by the Walker’s executive director Olga Viso and guest curator Joan Rothfuss, this exhibit looks back on 75 years of art at the Walker. Learn more here.

Pizza Week

• Sept. 18
• Starts at: Pig Ate My Pizza
• $60 for unlimited beer and pizza

Enjoy seven days of all-you-can-eat pizza deals, as well trivia nights, dance parties, and more.

Events begin Sunday at Pig Ate My Pizza, according to City Pages.

$60 will buy you unlimited beer and pizza. Enjoy the debut of Fulton’s new Standard lager.

Other venues during the week include:

• Red Wagon Pizza Company
• Up-Down arcade
• Uptown VFW,
• Fulton Taproom
• MPLS Pizza Club
• Stockholm, Wisconsin

More information here.

Mill City Farmers Market

• Sept. 17
• Location: Mill City Museum
• Time: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• 704 South 2nd St., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Visit the market rain or shine on the Chicago Mall between the Guthrie Theatre and the train shed of the Mill City Museum.

The market overlooks the Stone Arch Bridge and the Mississippi River.

Enjoy an amazing outdoor shopping experience with local, sustainable and organic farmers and artisans.

Afternoon Sightseeing and Lock Cruise

• Sept. 16
• Adults: $19.00
• Children: $10.00
• Departing from Bohemian Flats on the Mississippi River

This narrated cruise will take you down the Mississippi River along the University of Minnesota campus riverfront, under the new Interstate 35W Bridge, through St. Anthony Falls Lock, under the historic Stone Arch Bridge, passing by the beautiful river bluffs.

Learn more here.

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