Minnesota Music Month 2026: Events, dates, and details

April is Minnesota Music Month! The Current, Carbon Sound, and Radio Heartland are celebrating our thriving local music on air, online, and together at live events – all month long.
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April is Minnesota Music Month! The Current, Carbon Sound, and Radio Heartland are celebrating our thriving local music on air, online, and together at live events – all month long.

Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining, a new Ojibwe‑language point‑and‑click adventure game, engages learners of all ages through story, culture and informal language use. Developed by Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia and partners, the game offers a unique experience that language learners can access outside the classroom.
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Both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature approved a bill repealing a law celebrating the late labor leader’s birthday following reporting that he sexually abused women and girls.

Guest conductor Anna Sułkowska-Migoń and pianist Inon Barnatan join the Minnesota Orchestra for a program featuring Rachmaninoff’s take on a violin caprice by Niccolò Paganini and epic storytelling from the well-read and clever Scheherazade. Listen to the live broadcast with host Melissa Ousley at 8 p.m. Friday, March 27, on YourClassical MPR.

From Big Turn to the Minnesota State Fair, find the lineups, locations, dates, ticket info, and details for more than 50 of the biggest music festivals and events of the entire year. This guide features concerts in Minneapolis, St. Paul, greater Minnesota, and the Midwest.