10 December 2025
Festive Fun Abounds in Minneapolis-Saint Paul This Week
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If listeners are in Minneapolis–Saint Paul this week, you are in the sweet spot of holiday season – with plenty to do every single day and even more rolling into the weekend.
Tonight in Saint Paul, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is staging the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, a big, arena-style production perfect for listeners who want a dramatic, high-energy night out downtown, according to the Star Tribune’s events calendar. Over at Landmark Center, also in Saint Paul, the Ramsey County Historical Society is hosting History Revealed with Mary Lucia from 6 to 8 p.m., a live talk that blends local history with the sharp wit of the longtime Twin Cities radio voice, as listed on the Landmark Center events page and highlighted by the Star Tribune. If listeners are in the mood for something more playful, Eventbrite is promoting a Saint Paul Murder Mystery: Solve the Case experience along 5th Street East tonight, where small teams roam the city center untangling clues in a story-driven whodunit.
Families looking for daytime fun today can lean into the Twin Cities Guide to Family Activities from Family Fun Twin Cities, which points to tot time open gyms and storytimes across Minneapolis and Saint Paul, including free rec center tot times in Saint Paul and library storytime at Eden Prairie Library late morning. These are great options if you’ve got little ones who need to burn energy indoors while the adults fuel up on coffee.
Tomorrow and Friday, that same Family Fun Twin Cities guide highlights more early childhood open gyms throughout the metro, plus special Thursday events like Little Explorers at Como Zoo in Saint Paul and baby and toddler storytime at Red Balloon Bookshop on Grand Avenue. For holiday sparkle any evening, listeners can head to CHS Field in Lowertown Saint Paul for the GLOW Holiday Festival, where, as Family Fun Twin Cities describes, the ballpark transforms into a walking tour of huge light displays, a 60-foot illuminated tree, selfie zones, a s’mores station, and Santa Land. If you prefer to stay in the car, Sever’s Holiday Lights in Shakopee offers a drive-through tunnel of 2.5 million synchronized lights, which Family Fun Twin Cities reports runs nightly through December 28.
Rolling into the weekend, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Winter Lights in Chaska is an easy drive from the metro and has become a favorite date night or family night, with lighted pathways winding through the gardens, according to Family Fun Twin Cities. Their weekend guide also points to Rice Park Holiday Lights and the broader holiday atmosphere downtown Saint Paul, plus Magic of Lights in Eagan and Valley Lights in Lake Elmo if listeners are up for a quick hop just outside the core cities.
For a more low-key neighborhood vibe, the East Isles Residents Association lists ongoing Holidays on Hennepin events in Minneapolis, including Santa’s Ornament Workshop on December Tuesdays at Vital Print Press on Hennepin Avenue, where kids and adults can make custom ornaments in a print-shop setting. Over at the University of Minnesota, the School of Music calendar notes a World Music Ensemble performance on campus Thursday, offering a global mix of sounds for listeners who want something beyond standard holiday fare.
Comedians are also in town: the Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau’s events calendar shows comic Sam Tripoli performing multiple nights at the Mall of America December 11 through 13, giving listeners an excuse to pair stand-up with some last-minute shopping or a lap through the mall’s own holiday décor.
However listeners like to celebrate – theater, lights, history talks, neighborhood art, or just letting kids go wild at an open gym – Minneapolis–Saint Paul has something every day this week to keep things bright, cozy, and a little magical.
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Tonight in Saint Paul, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is staging the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, a big, arena-style production perfect for listeners who want a dramatic, high-energy night out downtown, according to the Star Tribune’s events calendar. Over at Landmark Center, also in Saint Paul, the Ramsey County Historical Society is hosting History Revealed with Mary Lucia from 6 to 8 p.m., a live talk that blends local history with the sharp wit of the longtime Twin Cities radio voice, as listed on the Landmark Center events page and highlighted by the Star Tribune. If listeners are in the mood for something more playful, Eventbrite is promoting a Saint Paul Murder Mystery: Solve the Case experience along 5th Street East tonight, where small teams roam the city center untangling clues in a story-driven whodunit.
Families looking for daytime fun today can lean into the Twin Cities Guide to Family Activities from Family Fun Twin Cities, which points to tot time open gyms and storytimes across Minneapolis and Saint Paul, including free rec center tot times in Saint Paul and library storytime at Eden Prairie Library late morning. These are great options if you’ve got little ones who need to burn energy indoors while the adults fuel up on coffee.
Tomorrow and Friday, that same Family Fun Twin Cities guide highlights more early childhood open gyms throughout the metro, plus special Thursday events like Little Explorers at Como Zoo in Saint Paul and baby and toddler storytime at Red Balloon Bookshop on Grand Avenue. For holiday sparkle any evening, listeners can head to CHS Field in Lowertown Saint Paul for the GLOW Holiday Festival, where, as Family Fun Twin Cities describes, the ballpark transforms into a walking tour of huge light displays, a 60-foot illuminated tree, selfie zones, a s’mores station, and Santa Land. If you prefer to stay in the car, Sever’s Holiday Lights in Shakopee offers a drive-through tunnel of 2.5 million synchronized lights, which Family Fun Twin Cities reports runs nightly through December 28.
Rolling into the weekend, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Winter Lights in Chaska is an easy drive from the metro and has become a favorite date night or family night, with lighted pathways winding through the gardens, according to Family Fun Twin Cities. Their weekend guide also points to Rice Park Holiday Lights and the broader holiday atmosphere downtown Saint Paul, plus Magic of Lights in Eagan and Valley Lights in Lake Elmo if listeners are up for a quick hop just outside the core cities.
For a more low-key neighborhood vibe, the East Isles Residents Association lists ongoing Holidays on Hennepin events in Minneapolis, including Santa’s Ornament Workshop on December Tuesdays at Vital Print Press on Hennepin Avenue, where kids and adults can make custom ornaments in a print-shop setting. Over at the University of Minnesota, the School of Music calendar notes a World Music Ensemble performance on campus Thursday, offering a global mix of sounds for listeners who want something beyond standard holiday fare.
Comedians are also in town: the Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau’s events calendar shows comic Sam Tripoli performing multiple nights at the Mall of America December 11 through 13, giving listeners an excuse to pair stand-up with some last-minute shopping or a lap through the mall’s own holiday décor.
However listeners like to celebrate – theater, lights, history talks, neighborhood art, or just letting kids go wild at an open gym – Minneapolis–Saint Paul has something every day this week to keep things bright, cozy, and a little magical.
Thank you for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss what’s happening around the Twin Cities. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI