Minneapolis Events in December 2026

Concerts, sports, comedy shows, Broadway performances, and live events across Minneapolis, MN.

Updated: October 13, 2026
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What's happening in Minneapolis this December? 289 events are confirmed for 2026, from Dec 1 through December 31, topped by December 1, 2026 at Williams Arena and Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis, MN. Don't miss New Year's Eve parties, concerts, and celebrations across Minneapolis.

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Dec 1
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Dec 1 · 6:30 PM · Minneapolis, MN
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December 2026 Events Schedule

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Upcoming Events: 289
  • Dec
    01
    2026
    Time TBA
    College (Div I-A and Div I-AA) BASKETBALL
    Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Basketball vs. St. Thomas University Tommies
    Williams Arena and Sports Pavilion • 14,625 seats
    Williams Arena and Sports Pavilion
    location1925 University Avenue Se, Minneapolis, MN 55455location1925 University Avenue Se, Minneapolis, MN 55455
    From $41Avg. price ~ $68Tickets Available: 57
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Tue
    POP / ROCK
    Rachael & Vilray
    Dakota Jazz Club
    Dakota Jazz Club
    location1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401location1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
    From $156Avg. price ~ $206Tickets Remaining: 4
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    CLASSICAL
    Glenn Miller Orchestra
    Pantages Theatre - MN • 1,014 seats
    Pantages Theatre - MN
    location710 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403location710 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
    From $120Avg. price ~ $211Tickets Available: 783
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    JAZZ / BLUES
    Preservation Hall Jazz Band
    Orchestra Hall - MN • 2,085 seats
    Orchestra Hall - MN
    location1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403location1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403
    From $62Avg. price ~ $139Tickets Available: 189
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Tue
    COMEDY
    Sarper Guven
    Parkway Theater - MN
    Parkway Theater - MN
    location4818 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55417location4818 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55417
    From $163Avg. price ~ $188Tickets Remaining: 2
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Tue
    POP / ROCK
    Angine De Poitrine
    First Avenue • 250 seats
    First Avenue
    location701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403location701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403
    From $144Avg. price ~ $260Tickets Remaining: 20
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  • Dec
    01
    2026
    9:00 PM
    Tue
    POP / ROCK
    Rachael & Vilray
    Dakota Jazz Club
    Dakota Jazz Club
    location1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401location1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
    From $156Avg. price ~ $206Tickets Remaining: 4
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Wed
    POP / ROCK
    Rachael & Vilray
    Dakota Jazz Club
    Dakota Jazz Club
    location1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401location1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
    From $156Avg. price ~ $206Tickets Remaining: 4
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    POP / ROCK
    Best Value
    Tiny Habits
    Fine Line Music Cafe • 750 seats
    Fine Line Music Cafe
    location318 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401location318 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401
    From $34Avg. price ~ $40Tickets Remaining: 20
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    MUSICAL / PLAY
    High Demand
    A Christmas Carol
    Wurtele Thrust Stage - Guthrie Theater • 1,100 seats
    Wurtele Thrust Stage - Guthrie Theater
    location818 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415location818 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415
    From $180Avg. price ~ $489Tickets Available: 50
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    ALTERNATIVE
    Suicide Silence
    Myth Live • 3,500 seats
    Myth Live
    location3090 Southlawn Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55109location3090 Southlawn Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55109
    From $64Avg. price ~ $79Tickets Remaining: 18
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    Concert
    The Wildwoods
    The Cedar Cultural Center • 450 seats
    The Cedar Cultural Center
    location416 Cedar Ave So, Minneapolis, MN 55454location416 Cedar Ave So, Minneapolis, MN 55454
    From $39Avg. price ~ $56Tickets Remaining: 26
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Wed
    POP / ROCK
    Angine De Poitrine
    First Avenue • 250 seats
    First Avenue
    location701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403location701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403
    From $153Avg. price ~ $404Tickets Remaining: 25
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Wed
    RAP / HIP HOP
    Sahn
    7th Street Entry • 250 seats
    7th Street Entry
    location701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403location701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403
    From $45Avg. price ~ $155Tickets Remaining: 4
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Wed
    COMEDY
    Bengt Washburn
    Acme Comedy Company
    Acme Comedy Company
    location708 North 1st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401location708 North 1st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
    From $40Avg. price ~ $133Tickets Available: 76
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  • Dec
    02
    2026
    9:00 PM
    Wed
    POP / ROCK
    Rachael & Vilray
    Dakota Jazz Club
    Dakota Jazz Club
    location1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401location1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
    From $156Avg. price ~ $206Tickets Remaining: 4
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Concert
    Unwrapped: An Acoustic Holiday - Smith and Myers of Shinedown, Ice Nine Kills & The Warning
    Target Center • 20,500 seats
    Target Center
    location600 1st Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403location600 1st Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403
    From $69Avg. price ~ $95Tickets Remaining: 29
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    Concert
    High Demand
    Rocky Mountain High Experience - A John Denver Christmas
    Masquerade Dance Theater at Ames Center • 1,014 seats
    Masquerade Dance Theater at Ames Center
    location12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, MN 55337location12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, MN 55337
    From $91Avg. price ~ $133Tickets Available: 683
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    MUSICAL / PLAY
    High Demand
    A Christmas Carol
    Wurtele Thrust Stage - Guthrie Theater • 1,100 seats
    Wurtele Thrust Stage - Guthrie Theater
    location818 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415location818 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415
    From $180Avg. price ~ $509Tickets Available: 46
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    THEATRE
    The Little Bummer Boy
    Dudley Riggs Theatre
    Dudley Riggs Theatre
    location824 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403location824 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403
    From $61Avg. price ~ $82Tickets Available: 157
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Thu
    MUSICAL / PLAY
    A Very Die Hard Christmas
    Studio 900 at Hennepin Event Center
    Studio 900 at Hennepin Event Center
    location900 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403location900 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
    From $59Avg. price ~ $68Tickets Remaining: 16
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Thu
    ALTERNATIVE
    Pokey LaFarge
    Fine Line Music Cafe • 750 seats
    Fine Line Music Cafe
    location318 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401location318 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401
    From $95Avg. price ~ $134Tickets Remaining: 18
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Thu
    TECHNO / ELECTRONIC
    Bryce Alakai
    Skyway Theatre • 2,500 seats
    Skyway Theatre
    location711 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55402location711 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55402
    From $46Avg. price ~ $60Tickets Remaining: 18
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  • Dec
    03
    2026
    8:00 PM
    Thu
    COMEDY
    Bengt Washburn
    Acme Comedy Company
    Acme Comedy Company
    location708 North 1st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401location708 North 1st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
    From $40Avg. price ~ $135Tickets Available: 72
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Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Basketball
Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Basketball
College (Div I-A and Div I-AA) BASKETBALL
1925 University Avenue Se, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Upcoming Events: 7
Next Event: Dec 01, 2026 Time TBA
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Rachael & Vilray
Rachael & Vilray
POP / ROCK
1010 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Upcoming Events: 10
Next Event: Dec 01, 2026 6:30 PM
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Glenn Miller Orchestra
Glenn Miller Orchestra
CLASSICAL
710 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Upcoming Events: 13
Next Event: Dec 01, 2026 7:00 PM
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
JAZZ / BLUES
1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Upcoming Events: 6
Next Event: Dec 01, 2026 7:00 PM
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Sarper Guven
Sarper Guven
COMEDY
4818 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55417
Upcoming Events: 9
Next Event: Dec 01, 2026 7:30 PM
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Angine De Poitrine
Angine De Poitrine
POP / ROCK
701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Upcoming Events: 10
Next Event: Dec 01, 2026 8:00 PM
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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
MUSICAL / PLAY
818 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Upcoming Events: 1,304
Next Event: Dec 02, 2026 7:00 PM
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Tiny Habits
Tiny Habits
POP / ROCK
318 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Upcoming Events: 10
Next Event: Dec 02, 2026 7:00 PM
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Suicide Silence
Suicide Silence
ALTERNATIVE
3090 Southlawn Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55109
Upcoming Events: 11
Next Event: Dec 02, 2026 7:00 PM
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The Wildwoods
The Wildwoods
OTHER
416 Cedar Ave So, Minneapolis, MN 55454
Upcoming Events: 1
Next Event: Dec 02, 2026 7:30 PM
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Bengt Washburn
Bengt Washburn
COMEDY
708 North 1st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Upcoming Events: 8
Next Event: Dec 02, 2026 8:00 PM
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Sahn
Sahn
RAP / HIP HOP
701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Upcoming Events: 1
Next Event: Dec 02, 2026 8:00 PM
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Unwrapped: An Acoustic Holiday
Unwrapped: An Acoustic Holiday
OTHER
600 1st Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Upcoming Events: 6
Next Event: Dec 03, 2026 7:00 PM
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Rocky Mountain High Experience - A John Denver Christmas
Rocky Mountain High Experience - A John Denver Christmas
OTHER
12600 Nicollet Avenue, Burnsville, MN 55337
Upcoming Events: 6
Next Event: Dec 03, 2026 7:30 PM
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The Little Bummer Boy
The Little Bummer Boy
OTHER
824 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Upcoming Events: 25
Next Event: Dec 03, 2026 7:30 PM
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7th Street Entry
Minneapolis, MN
Live Entertainment Venue
Upcoming Events: 2
Next Event: Dec 02, 2026
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Acme Comedy Company
Minneapolis, MN
Live Entertainment Venue
Upcoming Events: 18
Next Event: Dec 02, 2026
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Black Box Theater at Ames Center
Burnsville, MN
Theatre
Upcoming Events: 1
Next Event: Dec 05, 2026
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Cabooze
Minneapolis, MN
Live Entertainment Venue
Upcoming Events: 1
Next Event: Dec 17, 2026
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Dakota Jazz Club
Minneapolis, MN
Music Venue
Upcoming Events: 14
Next Event: Dec 01, 2026
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Dudley Riggs Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
Theatre
Upcoming Events: 25
Next Event: Dec 03, 2026
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Dudley Riggs Theatre - First Floor
Minneapolis, MN
Theatre
Upcoming Events: 8
Next Event: Dec 04, 2026
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Fine Line Music Cafe
Minneapolis, MN
Live Entertainment Venue
Upcoming Events: 3
Next Event: Dec 02, 2026
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First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Live Entertainment Venue
Upcoming Events: 2
Next Event: Dec 01, 2026
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Fitzgerald Theater
Saint Paul, MN
Theatre
Upcoming Events: 8
Next Event: Dec 08, 2026
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Granada Theater - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
Theatre
Upcoming Events: 2
Next Event: Dec 11, 2026
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Grand Casino Arena
Saint Paul, MN
Casino / Entertainment
Upcoming Events: 14
Next Event: Dec 04, 2026
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Knight Performance Hall at Totino Fine Arts Center
Saint Paul, MN
Cultural Venue
Upcoming Events: 1
Next Event: Dec 11, 2026
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Lee & Penny Anderson Arena
Saint Paul, MN
Arena
Upcoming Events: 2
Next Event: Dec 04, 2026
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Luminary Arts Center
Minneapolis, MN
Arena
Upcoming Events: 8
Next Event: Dec 22, 2026
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About Events in New York During December

December features concerts, sporting events, comedy shows, Broadway performances, festivals, and live entertainment across Minneapolis and nearby areas. Major arenas, theaters, clubs, and entertainment venues continue to update their schedules throughout the month.

Event Categories in December

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THEATRE
132 Upcoming Events
CONCERTS
112 Upcoming Events
SPORTS
36 Upcoming Events
COMEDY
33 Upcoming Events

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January
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February
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March
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April
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69 Upcoming Events
May
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74 Upcoming Events
June
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54 Upcoming Events
July
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August
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13 Upcoming Events
September
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15 Upcoming Events
October
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November
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December
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