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Fr ee Summer Movies in Minneapolis. From June 14-August 28, the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board is hosting free summer movies every night (except Sundays). There are nightly themes (Friday night is family night), and all movies start 15 minutes after sunset (around 9:15pm at the beginning of the summer and around 8:15pm near the end of August). For more information and a schedule of movies being shown, just go to the Minneapolis Music & Movies in the Parks website.
St. Louis Park Summer Concert Series will be held on various evenings from June 16-August 25 at the Veterans’ Memorial Amphitheater at Wolfe Park. Free, no registration required. Check the St. Louis Park events calendar for a full schedule.
Ordway Summer Dance and Movie Nights. If you like to dance or would like to learn how to dance, here’s a fun weekly summer event for you. The Ordway is offering a free summer social dance event on Thursday nights at Landmark Plaza from June 17-August 12. A different social dance technique will be featured every week, and you can get free lessons starting at 6pm. Following the free lessons and dance demos, there will be an open dance from 7:30-10pm with live music performed by local bands.
Plus, you can see dance-themed films at the Central Library’s Movie Nights on Fridays at 9:30pm from June 18-August 13.
Twin Cities River Rats. Check out free waterski shows every Thursday evening at 7pm on the west bank of the Mississippi River between Broadway and Plymouth Avenue. The River Rats perform waterski tricks set to music. For a full schedule of shows and for more information, go to the Twin Cities River Rats website. (Thanks, Minneapoless!)
Your turn: Dance aficionados, where else do you go to kick up your heels for free or close-to-free?
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Every Thursday in Burnsville’s Heart of the City Park they have a different children’s band performing free concerts! Starts at 1130-1230 or so…
We like going down to St Anthony Main, Friday and Saturday nights live music on the deck between Tuggs Tavern and VICS restaurant. If you want to spend a little, have a soft drink, lemonade, whatever at Tuggs. If not, just hang out on a bench along the street there, go across to Water Power Park, walk along the river, across the stone arch bridge, reflect on the fact that St Anthony Falls is the reason that Minneapolis exists where it does.
Every Wednesday and Thursday, beginning June 23rd, Marcus Theaters are having a Kids Rule Summer File Series. Movies are $2.75 + free popcorn! The Rosemount theater is starting with How to Train Your Dragon on the 23rd. Movies start at 10 a.m. and the manager of the theater said that the theater opens at 9:30. They show it in 2 theaters, but he said it DOES fill up fast. Enjoy!
The MN History Center has 9 Nights of Music starting on Tuesdays in July and August from 6:30-8pm. Free live music, dance lessons and you can bring your own picnic dinner or purchase food there. It’s held outside unless weather interferes. Great fun!! Can’t wait!!