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Art & museums

Aelita, Queen of Mars by Yakov Protazanov, with live accompaniment

Walker Art Center · 2:00 PM

Art & museums

Aelita, Queen of Mars by Yakov Protazanov, with live accompaniment

Walker Art Center · 2:00 PM

Art & museums

Public Tour with ASL Interpretation

Walker Art Center · 1:00 PM

Comedy

Stand-Up Class Showcase

Sisyphus Brewing · 3:00 PM

From $10
Event

Rainbow Elder Coffee Connect

Twin Cities Pride · 11:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 17
Event

Art Club: Open Studio–Clay

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

Critical Thresholds: Works by Leslie Thornton

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Event

Transgender Day of Remembrance Service

Church of St Frances Cabrini · 7:00 PM

Free
Theater & dance

Choreographers' Evening Curated by Ashwini Ramaswamy

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Radiant Material: A 16mm Workshop and Screening at MirrorLab

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Event

Teen Maker Break

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Free
Music

Slay Bells Ring

Orchestra Hall · 1:00 PM

From $38
Art & museums

2026 British Arrows Awards

Walker Art Center · Through Jan 2

Event

Art Club: Triennial Textiles

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Event

Widening Ely's Welcome: Protecting and Embracing Our LGBTQIA2S+ Neighbors

Ely Community Center · 10:00 AM

Free
Event

Red Undie Run 2026

Twin Cities Pride · 10:00 AM

Free
Music

Hygge: Songs of Comfort and Joy

Roseville Lutheran Church · 3:00 PM

From $25
Event

Generations of Joy: An Intergenerational LGBTQ+ Holiday Gathering and Sunset Social

Queermunity · 5:00 PM

Free
Music

Ben LaMar Gay: The World of Ben LaMar Gay

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Free First Saturday: Materials and Memories

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Free
Event

Dignity Twin Cities Liturgy

Prospect Park United Methodist Church · 7:00 PM

Free1 more date through Jan 8
Event

Rainbow Wardrobe Open House: Frost Fits

Twin Cities Pride · 11:00 AM

Free
Art & museums

Sensory Friendly Sunday

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Free1 more date through Jan 10
Theater & dance

The Home of Minnesota's Only Queer Nutcracker

Ted Mann Concert Hall · 7:00 PM

2 more dates through Dec 20
Event

A Very Merry Drag Brunch

Blondette · 11:00 AM

From $20
Art & museums

Free First Saturday: Three Cheers for New Year's!

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Free
Theater & dance

Farmhouse Whorehouse, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra starring Lili Taylor

Walker Art Center · Through Jan 9

Art & museums

VR Underground: A 360° Evening with the Filmmakers of Pursuit & The Elusive

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

One Way Boogie Woogie by James Benning

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Faye Driscoll: Chimera (Walker Art Center)

Walker Art Center · Through Jan 23

Theater & dance

Philippe Quesne: Le Paradoxe de John

Walker Art Center · Through Feb 6

Art & museums

Free First Saturday: Winter Wiggles

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

Community Opening: Douglas R. Ewart

Walker Art Center · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Billy Elliot: The Ballet

The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts · 7:00 PM

2 more dates through May 16

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