Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from June 28 to June 30, 2026: • Twin Cities Pride Festival (June 27-28, 2026) • Kurt Vile and The Violators at Palace Theatre (Jun 28, 2026) • Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg at First Avenue (Jun 30, 2026)

Twin Cities Pride Festival (June 27-28, 2026)

June 26, 2026 Friday
June 27, 2026 Saturday
June 28, 2026 Sunday
Twin Cities Pride Festival
at Minneapolis
tcpride.org

Occurring Saturday, June 27 10am-7pm and Sunday, June 28 10am-6pm, the 54th annual event has everything from an Artist Alley to the Parade (we were at last year’s) to live music. Though the line up hasn’t been announced yet, there are sure to be plenty of good options. You can find more at their website.

Welcome to the 54th Annual Twin Cities Pride Festival

TWIN CITIES PRIDE FESTIVAL 2026
Saturday June 27th: 10am-7pm
Sunday June 28th: 10am-6pm

Twin Cities Pride Youth Night
Friday June 26th: 5:00pm-8:00pm

The Twin Cities Pride Festival is Minnesota’s second largest festival and the largest FREE Pride festival. Highlighting the best in LGBTQIA2S+ entertainment on 3 stages, featuring over 650 vendors, including LGBTQIA2S+ & BIPOC community resources, artists, and businesses.

Kurt Vile and The Violators at Palace Theatre (Jun 28, 2026)

June 28, 2026 Sunday
Kurt Vile and The Violators
with Ryan Davis + The Roadhouse Band
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Kurt Vile and The Violators will be headlining the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on June 28, 2026. Vile’s new album Philadelphia’s been good to me is out now on Verve Records.

The ticket limit is strict. Any attempt to exceed the posted ticket limit per customer or household, or to game the system in any way, will result in cancellation of orders without notice. There is a transfer delay for all tickets prior to the show.

Kurt Vile and the Violators at First Avenue, Minneapolis (25 May 2022) DSC05444

We saw Vile in May 2022 and wrote, “We first saw Kurt Vile at Rock the Garden in June 2014 and described the former War on Drugs guitarist: “Vile himself plays with an almost introverted style, often staring down at his own guitar, long hair shielding any glimpse of his face.” As with our previous assessments, Vile would prefer not to be in the spotlight… instead letting his band and the music they play speaks for itself. Walking on the stage to supergroup The Highwaymen’s cover of “Highwayman”, the band launched into “Palace of OKV in Reverse”, taken from Vile & the Violator’s new album (watch my moves). The rest of the set featured a lot of Kurt Vile’s solo material.”

Ryan Davis + The Roadhouse Band to open.