What’s Happening Downtown Nov 30 – Dec 6

The mpls downtown council can help you plan your next visit during the holidays and beyond. Check out mdc’s holiday guide at mplsdowntown.com/guides_activities/celebrate-the-season-in-mpls-downtown/, and the events calendar at mplsdowntown.com/events. 

Takeaways This Weekend

Join the Twin Cities Skaters during City Skate. This free roller skating event features music, games, food, and more!

Great live holiday shows continue including the “Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet” at Orpheum Theatre this weekend, “A Christmas Carol” at the Guthrie, “The New Standards Holiday Show” at State Theatre, and so many more. Also, the opening night of Disney's “Aladdin” Broadway show is on Tuesday!

Don’t forget about Holidays on Nicollet! There are pop-up shops featuring nearly 70 locally owned small businesses, plus 10 window displays along Nicollet, featuring holiday designs created by local artists. The Holidays on Nicollet experience runs every weekend through January 5.

There’s also holiday music being played at the IDS Center, U.S. Bank Plaza, and Capella Tower throughout the week. Scroll down to the “Weekly Happenings” section for more information.

Don’t Miss

City Skate – Thursday | City Center (6 – 8 p.m. Family Skate | 8 – 10 p.m. Adults). Free first-come, first-served roller skates or bring your own.  

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet – Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Orpheum Theatre 

The New Standards Holiday Show – Friday | State Theatre 

Pert Near Sandstone – Saturday | First Avenue  

Brunch with Santa at Mara – Sunday | Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis 

Pierce the Veil – Sunday | The Armory 

Travis Anderson Trio’s “Charlie Brown Christmas” – Monday | Dakota

Aladdin – Tuesday | Orpheum Theatre 

2nd Annual Tree Lighting at Nordic Plaza – Wednesday | Nordic Plaza 

Thursday, November 30 

A Christmas Carol | 1 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – Guthrie Theater 

City Skate | 6 - 10 p.m. – City Center 

The Cactus Blossoms | 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. – Dakota 

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet | 7 p.m. – Orpheum Theatre 

Timberwolves vs. Jazz | 7 p.m. – Target Center 

All I Want for Christmas Is You…to Elf Off | 7:30 p.m. – Dudley Riggs Theatre 

Luke Grimes | 8 p.m. – First Avenue 

Friday, December 1 

Cultural Collisions | 4 p.m. – Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis 

Meshuggah with Special Guests | 6 p.m. – The Fillmore 

Gunhild Carling | 7 p.m. – Dakota 

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet | 7 p.m. – Orpheum Theatre 

A Christmas Carol | 7:30 p.m. – Guthrie Theater 

All I Want for Christmas Is You…to Elf Off | 7:30 p.m. – Dudley Riggs Theatre 

The New Standards Holiday Show | 8 p.m. – State Theatre 

Gimme Gimme Disco | 9 p.m. – First Avenue 

Slander | 9:30 p.m. – The Armory  

Saturday, December 2 

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet | 1 & 5 p.m. – Orpheum Theatre 

A Christmas Carol | 1 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – Guthrie Theater 

The New Standards Holiday Show | 4 & 8 p.m. – State Theatre 

All I Want for Christmas Is You…to Elf Off | 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – Dudley Riggs Theatre 

Oleta Adams | 7 p.m. – Dakota 

Pert Near Sandstone | 7 p.m. – First Avenue 

Slander | 9:30 p.m. – The Armory

Sunday, December 3

Brunch with Santa at Mara | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis 

Holiday Tea at Brit’s Pub | 12 - 4 p.m. – Brit’s Pub 

Minnesota Cookie Creations | 1 p.m. – Mill City Museum 

Pierce The Veil | 6:30 p.m. – The Armory 

T. Mychael Rambo & the Dakota Present: Hands & Hearts for the Arts | 7 p.m. – Dakota 

Monday, December 4

August Burns Red | 5:30 p.m. – The Fillmore 

Travis Anderson Trio’s “Charlie Brown Christmas” | 7 p.m. – Dakota 

Tuesday, December 5 

A Christmas Carol | 1 p.m. – Guthrie Theater

Jake Shimabukuro – Holidays in Hawai’i | 7 p.m. – Dakota

Aladdin (Opening Night) | 7:30 p.m. – Orpheum Theatre

Wednesday, December 6

2nd Annual Tree Lighting at Nordic Plaza | 5:30 p.m. – Nordic Plaza 

Nicolas David’s 10th Annual St. Nick’s Day Show | 7 p.m. – Dakota 

Aladdin | 7:30 p.m. – Orpheum Theatre 

All I Want for Christmas Is You…to Elf Off | 7:30 p.m. – Dudley Riggs Theatre

Weekly Happenings

Winter Maker’s Market | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. – The Dayton’s Project (Daily) 

Holiday Music at Capella Tower | 7 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 4 p.m. – Capella Tower (Monday – Friday)

Holiday Under Glass Concert Series | 12 – 1 p.m. – IDS Center Crystal Court (Tuesdays – Thursdays)
 
Live Holiday Music | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – U.S. Bank Plaza (Tuesdays – Thursdays)
 
Farmer’s Market | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Lyndale Avenue (Saturdays and Sundays)
 
Nordic Village Market | 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis (Saturdays and Sundays)
 
Handmade Holiday Market | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Lakes & Legends Brewing Company (Saturdays and Sundays)