ConFluence
ConFluence 2025 - October 18 + 19
ConFluence’s mission is to build creative, inclusive, and liberating spaces for BIPOC nerds where everyone can feel connected, inspired, and seen. Through both free and ticketed events, ConFluence offers diverse communities opportunities to foster relationships, learn skills, share interests, exhibit and sell work, and engage in interactive play.
The 2-day convention in Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota celebrating art, sci-fi, futurisms, and fantasy centered on content by and for Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color. The ConFluence convention features cosplay (costuming), creative workshops, panels, an art and vendor marketplace, gaming, special industry guests, youth activities, a dance party, and an art exhibition.
Date: October 18 & 19 (Saturday tickets include a late-night dance party)
Time: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: 1500 Jackson St, NE Minneapolis, MN 55413
Every ConFluence attendee has access to workshops, panels, the cosplay contest, a vendor marketplace, gaming, pop-up activities, and a curated visual art exhibition.
Every ticket also includes a free swag bag.
Food will be available for purchase on site from local food trucks, and in the 1st floor Public Functionary space
Learn more: https://www.confluencemn.com/
ConFluence 2025 Community Partners:
Theater Mu | Furnish | Sarah Nicole and Bris Carbajal | Tangible Collective | REP | Bell Museum | Soul of the Southside |Twin Cities Geek | NACDI | UnCanny Experience | Juxtaposition Arts | Anime Fusion | Convergence | MN Comic Exchange | Sensual Noiree | Twin Cities Con | PokéCon | City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs
ConFluence
ConFluence 2025 - October 18 + 19
ConFluence’s mission is to build creative, inclusive, and liberating spaces for BIPOC nerds where everyone can feel connected, inspired, and seen. Through both free and ticketed events, ConFluence offers diverse communities opportunities to foster relationships, learn skills, share interests, exhibit and sell work, and engage in interactive play.
The 2-day convention in Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota celebrating art, sci-fi, futurisms, and fantasy centered on content by and for Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color. The ConFluence convention features cosplay (costuming), creative workshops, panels, an art and vendor marketplace, gaming, special industry guests, youth activities, a dance party, and an art exhibition.
Date: October 18 & 19 (Saturday tickets include a late-night dance party)
Time: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: 1500 Jackson St, NE Minneapolis, MN 55413
Every ConFluence attendee has access to workshops, panels, the cosplay contest, a vendor marketplace, gaming, pop-up activities, and a curated visual art exhibition.
Every ticket also includes a free swag bag.
Food will be available for purchase on site from local food trucks, and in the 1st floor Public Functionary space
Learn more: https://www.confluencemn.com/
ConFluence 2025 Community Partners:
Theater Mu | Furnish | Sarah Nicole and Bris Carbajal | Tangible Collective | REP | Bell Museum | Soul of the Southside |Twin Cities Geek | NACDI | UnCanny Experience | Juxtaposition Arts | Anime Fusion | Convergence | MN Comic Exchange | Sensual Noiree | Twin Cities Con | PokéCon | City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs
Cedar-Riverside Multicultural Dinner
Multi Cultural Dinner
September 18, 2025 - from 4-7:30pm
Join us for our annual celebration of the many cultures present in Cedar-Riverside through local food, dance performances, and relationship building. Watch the video below to see what our community members have to say about the dinner
Liz Draper @ Edna's Park
Join Liz Draper and friends for a free afternoon music pop-up in the heart of the West Bank. Watercolors will be available for attendees to explore your artistic practice as you listen.
Around the World on Lowry
Around the World on Lowry!
Colonial Market Parking Lot – 3120 N Penn Ave, Minneapolis
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Join us for a FREE multicultural celebration featuring:
Traditional dances from Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Africa & Hmong
Art & games for kids
Live music, delicious food, and local vendors
Community resources & nonprofit booths
SWEET SONGS AND FLYING OBJECTS An Outdoor Festival of Live Music & Puppetry
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday 7/11, 8:30 – 10:00pm
The Twilight Magic Lantern Hour: An evening of stop-motion animation and cinematic puppetry presented by TriLingua Cinema; music by Angela Maria Lara Cabrera
Friday 7/18, 7:30 – 9:00pm &
Saturday 7/19, 7:30 – 9:00pm
The Double-Whammy Weekend: a double-bill of visually spectacular puppet shows by Happy Accident & Steve Ackerman; music by Isabella Dawis (July 18) and TaikoArts Midwest (July 19)
Friday 7/25, 7:30 – 9:00pm
‘One Hot-summers Night Only’ Puppet Slam by The Puppet Union; music by Too Old Cat
RUN TIME: Roughly 90 min.
PLOT Gallery Exhibition
LOCATION
3730 Chicago Ave S. ste A
Minneapolis, MN 55404
USA
Contact us:
info@plotgallery.com
OPEN HOURS
Thursday: 1pm-7pm
Friday: 1pm-7pm
Saturday: 1pm-7pm
Sunday: By Appointment
SWEET SONGS AND FLYING OBJECTS An Outdoor Festival of Live Music & Puppetry
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday 7/11, 8:30 – 10:00pm
The Twilight Magic Lantern Hour: An evening of stop-motion animation and cinematic puppetry presented by TriLingua Cinema; music by Angela Maria Lara Cabrera
Friday 7/18, 7:30 – 9:00pm &
Saturday 7/19, 7:30 – 9:00pm
The Double-Whammy Weekend: a double-bill of visually spectacular puppet shows by Happy Accident & Steve Ackerman; music by Isabella Dawis (July 18) and TaikoArts Midwest (July 19)
Friday 7/25, 7:30 – 9:00pm
‘One Hot-summers Night Only’ Puppet Slam by The Puppet Union; music by Too Old Cat
RUN TIME: Roughly 90 min.
Hope 612
Written about their experiences growing up in Minneapolis, Hope 612 is focused on 3 areas the playwrights identified as the most critical in their lives; racism, fentanyl abuse, and police brutality. Each character is based on their own experiences and the power of their words is clear. Hope 612 opens conversations about important topics while focusing on hope and the power that comes with using your voice.
SWEET SONGS AND FLYING OBJECTS An Outdoor Festival of Live Music & Puppetry
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday 7/11, 8:30 – 10:00pm
The Twilight Magic Lantern Hour: An evening of stop-motion animation and cinematic puppetry presented by TriLingua Cinema; music by Angela Maria Lara Cabrera
Friday 7/18, 7:30 – 9:00pm &
Saturday 7/19, 7:30 – 9:00pm
The Double-Whammy Weekend: a double-bill of visually spectacular puppet shows by Happy Accident & Steve Ackerman; music by Isabella Dawis (July 18) and TaikoArts Midwest (July 19)
Friday 7/25, 7:30 – 9:00pm
‘One Hot-summers Night Only’ Puppet Slam by The Puppet Union; music by Too Old Cat
RUN TIME: Roughly 90 min.
SWEET SONGS AND FLYING OBJECTS An Outdoor Festival of Live Music & Puppetry
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday 7/11, 8:30 – 10:00pm
The Twilight Magic Lantern Hour: An evening of stop-motion animation and cinematic puppetry presented by TriLingua Cinema; music by Angela Maria Lara Cabrera
Friday 7/18, 7:30 – 9:00pm &
Saturday 7/19, 7:30 – 9:00pm
The Double-Whammy Weekend: a double-bill of visually spectacular puppet shows by Happy Accident & Steve Ackerman; music by Isabella Dawis (July 18) and TaikoArts Midwest (July 19)
Friday 7/25, 7:30 – 9:00pm
‘One Hot-summers Night Only’ Puppet Slam by The Puppet Union; music by Too Old Cat
RUN TIME: Roughly 90 min.
BEFORE CHICAGO AVE
BEFORE CHICAGO AVE will engage the public in multifaceted expressions of Indigenous identity, providing a paid professional opportunity for Native artists to collaborate across discipline and tribal nations.
CDAF Program Applications Open
The Arts & Cultural Affairs (ACA) department is looking for more artists and art enthusiasts to demonstrate their love for Minneapolis. The Cultural Arts Districts Fund (CADF) provides a series of financial awards. The goal is to build a more inclusive, vibrant, and equitable future for Minneapolis through its seven Cultural Districts.
The two funding opportunities will:
· Support temporary pop-up arts activations
· Support existing and new cultural festivals, events, cultural centers, community arts centers, galleries and studios, healing arts centers, community celebrations, art markets, art-centered events, art-focused block parties, parks, plazas, streets, and arts educational events.
The city's seven Cultural Districts include:
· 38th Street
· Cedar Avenue South
· Central Avenue
· East Lake Street
· Franklin Avenue East
· Lowry Avenue North
· West Broadway
Application deadline: April 15 at 4:30 p.m. CST
Apply today! https://mplsartsandculture.org/cultural-districts-arts-fund