Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Announces 2024 Music and Movies in the Parks Lineup
Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 1:24PM
200+ free outdoor concerts are scheduled at nine park venues, including two new Northside programs; 70+ movies will be shown on an inflatable movie screen at parks across the city!
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board recently announce the 2024 Music and Movies in the Parks lineup. This year Minneapolis Music in the Parks features more than 200 free outdoor concerts at nine park venues between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Movies in the Parks will host a free outdoor movie screening on an inflatable screen somewhere in the park system on more than 70 summer nights.
The entire schedule is posted at the Minneapolis Music and Movies in the Parks website. Subscribe to email updates on the Music and Movies page to receive the schedule for the upcoming week in your inbox every Sunday night.
Music and Movies Calendar / Music and Movies Map
A printed pocket map will be available at all rec centers, park restaurants and MPRB Headquarters. Concert performers and movie screenings may change throughout the summer, check online calendars for the most up-to-date information.
Movies in the Parks
Movies in the Parks begins June 1 as the finale to the Downtown Minneapolis Parks Summer Kickoff event, and ends August 31. A total of 73 outdoor movie screenings are planned, showing a wide variety of new releases and beloved classics, at different parks throughout the summer. Movies start 15 minutes after sunset.
Bringing your own blanket, chair and bug spray is recommended. You can also bring your own food and beverage, but no glass please.
Music in the Parks
Music in the Parks begins on Memorial Day, May 27, and ends Labor Day, Monday, September 2. A total of 206 concerts are scheduled to showcase an incredible variety of talented musicians and entertainers from Minneapolis and surrounding communities at nine unique park venues throughout the summer.
New on the Northside
The 2024 lineup has two North Minneapolis venues. North Commons Park hosts a concert on the last Monday of each month (June 24, July 29, August 26) at 7pm. Concerts return to Victory Memorial Drive with “Live After Five on Victory Memorial Drive!” A concert/movie combo is planned on different parkway locations on the second Thursday of each month (June 13, July 11, August 8).
Bandshell Back in Blue
Be sure to check out the Lake Harriet Bandshell this year, which was renovated over the past year and repainted to the blue hue it rocked in the 1990s and early 2000s. The iconic building is scheduled to host 82 concerts this summer, including the Music and Movies in the Parks Kickoff on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. Stop by for a doubleheader featuring Anti-Skip Protection at 5:30pm and Belfast Cowboys at 7:30pm.
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Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Parkway
Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday 2pm and 5:30pm
NEW: A Minneapolis Park Market is also available near the Bandshell during Sunday concerts.
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Minnehaha Bandstand, 4801 S Minnehaha Drive
Schedule: Thursday, Friday at 7pm
NEW: A Minneapolis Park Market is also available near the Bandstand during Friday concerts.
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Water Works, 425 West River Parkway
Schedule: Fridays at 12 pm, Mondays at 7pm
NEW: The Red, White and Boom! 4th of July Celebration returns to the riverfront this year with concerts at Water Works before the fireworks.
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The Commons, 425 Portland Avenue S
Schedule: Wednesday at 12 pm, Thursday at 7pm
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Bryant Square Park, 3101 Bryant Avenue S
Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday at 6:30pm
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Loring Park, 1382 Willow Street
Schedule: Tuesdays at 7pm
NEW: DJ in the Park on select Thursdays at 7pm
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Father Hennepin Bluff Park, 420 SE Main Street
Schedule: Tuesday at 7pm
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NEW: North Commons Park, 1801 James Avenue N
Schedule: Last Monday of each month (June 24, July 29, August 26) at 7pm
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NEW: Live After Five on Victory Memorial Drive
Address: Various locations on Victory Memorial Drive
Schedule: Second Thursday of each month (June 13, July 11, August 8) at 7pm
