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Bloody Mary Walk

Bloody Mary Walk

Weekends at 5pm

The Market At Malcolm Yards · Prospect Park • $$

Build your ultimate Bloody Mary by grabbing a drink at Boxcar Bar, then wandering Malcolm Yards to load up on skewers from nine different kitchen concepts: cheese curds, dumplings, taquitos, tempura, and more. It is part brunch, part scavenger hunt, and entirely over the top.

Creepside

Creepside

Every day at 4pm

The Creekside Supper Club · Nokomis

Every October, this old-school supper club goes gloriously ghoulish: maximalist Halloween decor, creepy cocktails like the Corpse Reviver, and classic horror flicks at the Parkway Theater next door. Dinner and a scare, all within a few steps.

X-MAS SLAY TIKI CHRISTMAS

X-MAS SLAY TIKI CHRISTMAS

November 13

Bina's · Logan Park • $$

Tiki-inspired drinks, a smash burger, and shareable appetizers arrive for the holidays at Bina's in Northeast Minneapolis.

Raag After Dark

Raag After Dark

RaagOn50th · Southwest Minneapolis • $$

By day, an inventive Indian kitchen turning out Jackfruit Coco Curry and Togarashi Naan; after dark, a cinematic cocktail lounge pouring Butter Chicken Martinis to a DJ soundtrack. Date night, upgraded.

JINGLE GILES

JINGLE GILES

November 17

Earl Giles Restaurant and Distillery · Logan Park • $$

An over-the-top Christmas pop-up bar takes over this distillery each winter. Expect festive cocktails, holiday treats, and enough twinkle lights to make your camera roll sparkle.

The Great Northern Festival

Every day from January 27 to January 31

St. Anthony Main · Saint Anthony Main

Sip cocktails at a bar carved from ice along the Minneapolis riverfront. Part of The Great Northern Festival, this frosty pop-up turns January's deep freeze into the whole point.

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Sat Nov 14, 7am

The Spot Is Back!

Unleashed Hounds and Hops · Central Minneapolis

Tue Nov 17, 7pm

Trivia Mafia at Emmett's Public House

Emmett's Public House · Summit Hill

$$

Tue Nov 17, 6:30pm

Trivia Mafia at Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative

Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative · Northeast Minneapolis

Tue Nov 17, 3pm

Taco Tuesday

6ix Mears · Lowertown

$

Wed Nov 18, 5pm

Brew Babies

Wandering Leaf Brewing Company · Highland Park

Free

Thu Nov 19, 8pm

Trivia Mafia at Carbone's Pizzeria

Carbone's Pizza & Pub Minneapolis · Ericsson

$$

Fri Nov 20, 6pm

The Pearl Speakeasy @ Meritage

Meritage · Core

$$$$

Fri Nov 20, 6pm

The Pearl Speakeasy

Meritage · Core

$$$$

Fri Nov 20, 5:30pm

Minneapolis Social and Language Exchange

The Local - Minneapolis · Central Minneapolis

$$

Wed Nov 25, 5pm

Wine Down Wednesday

Warehouse Winery · Brooklawns

Gopher Game Day Specials at the Boxcar Bar

The Market At Malcolm Yards · Prospect Park

$$

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Aster Cafe · Saint Anthony Main

$$

Minnesota Monthly Fine Spirits Classic

Minnesota Orchestra · Central Minneapolis

Tottenham Spurs Watch Party

A Bar of Their Own · Seward

$$

Late Night Happy Hour @ Barrio

Barrio · Central Minneapolis

$$

APRÈS SKI CHALET

Red Rabbit Minneapolis · Central Minneapolis

$$

HALLOWEEN POP UP X-SLAY featuring the dollhouse lounge

Bina's · Logan Park

$$

Gay 90's Minneapolis

Central Minneapolis

$$

Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis

Stadium Village

RaagOn50th

Southwest Minneapolis

$$

The Corner Bar

Cedar-Riverside

$

LITT Pinball Bar

Lowry Hill East

$$

AVA

Central Minneapolis

$$

BlackStack Brewing

Hamline - Midway

MetroNOME Brewery

Lowertown

Troubadour Wine Bar

Lowry Hill East

$$

Como Lakeside Pavilion

Como Park

Capri Theater

Willard-Hay

Rooftop at Hewing Hotel

Central Minneapolis

$$

Parlour

Central Minneapolis

$$

Palace Theatre

Core

La Doña Cervecería Brewery

Harrison

Bill's Bait Shop

Ericsson

$$

Bina's

Logan Park

$$

The Office Pub & Grill

Central Minneapolis

$

Picnic | Linden Hills

Southwest Minneapolis

$$

Day Block Brewery & Restaurant

Central Minneapolis

Dusty's Bar

Northeast Minneapolis

$

Moto-i

moto-i · Lowry Hill East

$$

The Cedar Cultural Center

Cedar-Riverside

The Monte Carlo

Central Minneapolis

$$$

Mancini’s Char House

West Seventh - Fort Road

$$

Fuzzy's Taco Shop Taqueria

Central Minneapolis

$

Red Rabbit Minneapolis

Central Minneapolis

$$

Hook & Ladder Theater

Longfellow

Little Tijuana Neighborhood Lounge

Powderhorn

$$

Roxy's Cabaret

Central Minneapolis

$$

Cloudland Theater

Longfellow

StormKing Brewpub and Barbecue

Central Minneapolis

$$

Centro

Logan Park

$$

Falling Knife Brewing Company

Mid-City Industrial

Stanley's Northeast Bar Room

Northeast Minneapolis

Estelle

Macalester - Groveland

$$

The Saloon

Central Minneapolis

$$

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