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Jul 2, 2014

A town-by-town guide to Minnesota's best bars "Up North"

If you're not going to see an outdoor movie (or two!) this weekend, it's probably 'cause you're already at the cabin for a few days of boating, campfires, water skiing, fishing, and... um, nothing else, really.

Jun 26, 2014

A food truck fest & a beer AND food truck fest

Minneapolis Event of the WeekFriday, June 27th: 27 local breweries are pairing up with 27 local food trucks at the Beer Dabbler to give your taste buds an experience they’ll never forget.

Jun 25, 2014

It's here: the first-ever Greenway bar map

Minneapolis You already know that Summer in MSP dominates all other Summers, but now Summer drinking in MSP is about to dominate whatever passes for warm-weather-boozing anywhere else, all thanks to Thrillist's Greenway Bar Map, which replaces every pedal-accessible exit from said bike path with a nearby bar/restaurant where you can stop for a drink (or three!), and then immediately work it off on the way to the next spot.

Jun 19, 2014

Zombies, beer art, and the first Green Line bar crawl

Minneapolis Event of the WeekSaturday, June 21st: The Walking Dead Escape's building an obstacle course inside Target Center, then filling it with actual zombies (just kidding, they're probably your neighbors), and then giving you a chance to see if you can escape.

Jun 12, 2014

The wildest art fest ever & an actual hoedown

Minneapolis Event of the WeekSaturday, June 14th: The Northern Spark art festival really burned the house down last year.

Jun 5, 2014

A street fest, a beer fest, and (finally!) a reason to see the Twins

Minneapolis Event of the WeekSaturday, June 7th, 2-6pm: This year's St. Paul Summer Beer Fest is offering you unlimited samples from over 100 different local and national breweries at the State Fairgrounds for just a $40 ticket, so get to sippin'.

May 29, 2014

An epic beer fest, dollar drinks, and a Grand Old Day

Minneapolis Event of the WeekSaturday, May 31st, 5-9pm: The City Pages Beer Festival is 22 years-running and trust us, it just keeps getting better with age: count on lots of great food trucks, tons of beer vendors, and of course, a mechanical bull if you want to empty your stomach before going back for more beer and food.

May 22, 2014

A bowling block party, a Beer Run, and brand-new mini golf

Minneapolis Saturday, May 24th, 11am: 612 is hosting a Beer Run: a 5K dash and after-party, which is cool, 'cause beer has to have some electrolytes in it, right?

May 21, 2014

From wood-fired pizza to zombies, these are MSP's 7 best new food trucks

We're always telling you about MSP's best new restaurants.

May 15, 2014

A Festiversary (?!), and a beer AND bacon fest

Minneapolis Event of the WeekSaturday, May 17th: What could be better than beer and bacon?!

May 8, 2014

Bikes and beer, a food truck rally, and even more bikes and beer

Minneapolis Event of the WeekSaturday, May 10th: Choose between the 25- or 50-mile routes at Pedal for Pints.

May 7, 2014

Go hard: these are MSP's 7 best cider spots

If there's one thing that people in MSP like better than a nice, cold beer, it's... well, probably another beer.