LGBTQ+ Events in Minneapolis

1:00 PM Meetup: Bisexual Organizing Project (BOP) Free entry

Game night with the BOP

Bear Happy Hour

1:00 PM Jackhammer, Chicago Free entry

Gerber/Hart 45th Anniversary Gala

1:00 PM Rockwell on the River, Chicago Free entry

BiblioFemmes Book Club

2:00 PM

2:00 PM Replay Lakeview, Chicago Free entry

Thirsty Thursday Trivia

Club Flamingo (Dark Alternative)

4:00 PM Hydrate Nightclub, Chicago Free entry

Drag

Jock Night

4:00 PM Jackhammer, Chicago Free entry

Party

Friday, Sep 25

7 events

Twin Cities Pride Career Fair

6:00 AM twincitiespride

Pride

Feel Good Fridayz w/DJ All The Way Kay

3:00 PM Nobody's Darling, Chicago Free entry

Club Night

Kinky Fridays

Fetish-themed event with Mistress Mara and Queen Pea

4:00 PM The Gay 90's

Drag +1

Masterclass Drag Show

4:00 PM Hydrate Nightclub, Chicago Free entry

Party +2

TCCD Monthly Meet and Greet

TCCD monthly meet and greet at Muffin Top for fisting enthusiasts

6:00 PM

Bertha: Grateful Drag

Drag +3

Electric 101 with Magpie

Free entry

2:00 AM Meetup: Bisexual Organizing Project (BOP) Free entry

Saturday, Sep 26

6 events

BOP will be spending fairy day at the Renaissance festival

Festival

Drag Brunch

6:00 AM Lark Restaurant & Bar, Chicago Free entry

Drag

Stonewall Sports 10th Anniversary Gala

1:00 PM Twin Cities Pride $60

Quatrefoil Game Night

1:30 PM qlibrary.org

BLUF Minneapolis Monthly Meet-Up

3:00 PM mnleatherpride.org

5:30 PM Burnsville West Free entry

Rainbow (LGBTQ2+) D&D Closed for Previous Players only

Party

Sunday, Sep 27

7 events

Leather Church @ Umbra

5:00 AM mnleatherpride.org

8:00 AM Meetup: MN Prism Club: Queer Board Gaming Free entry

Game Day at Dreamers Vault Games in Roseville

Open game day for tabletop games, art, and socializing

Transgender Book Club

8:00 AM qlibrary.org

MNLP Club Rush and Mixer 2026

9:00 AM mnleatherpride.org

12:00 PM Private Residence - Minneapolis Metropolis

USA | MN | Minneapolis: Twin City Cavern Dwellers Monthly Play Party

Monthly play party for Twin City Cavern Dwellers

12:00 PM Feral Pixie Dreamhouse $10

The Queer Joy Tour: Miss Christine @ Feral Pixie Dreamhouse

Live Show

Twin Cities Puppy Pack BOWLING NIGHT

1:00 PM mnleatherpride.org

Pride +1

Monday, Sep 28

3 events

Volunteer Committee Meeting

Volunteer committee meeting for recruitment, training, and scheduling

12:30 PM qlibrary.org

Drag Blingo Night with B. Louise

Drag

Queer Jeopardy

Wednesday, Sep 30

1 event

Prison Library Support Network Coworking Night

Coworking night for Prison Library Support Network volunteers

Thursday, Oct 1

1 event

Quatrefoil Board Meeting

1:30 PM qlibrary.org

Friday, Oct 2

1 event

Kinky Fridays

4:00 PM

Drag +1

Saturday, Oct 3

4 events

Trauma Support Group

6:00 AM qlibrary.org

8:00 AM mnleatherpride.org

NSKC Public Mosh

4:00 PM mnleatherpride.org

Twin Cities Puppy Pack PIG Night

Cultivating Change Summit 2026

All day

Sunday, Oct 4

4 events

Rainbow Reads

6:00 AM qlibrary.org

Party

Twin Cities Aroace Solidarity Group

8:30 AM qlibrary.org

11:00 AM Quatrefoil Library Free entry

Reading Party at Quatrefoil Library

Party +1

Guess What? I Love You: Album/Book Release Tour

1:00 PM Twin Cities Pride $12.51

Live Show

Monday, Oct 5

2 events

Finance & Development Committee Meeting

Hybrid meeting for finance and development committees

12:30 PM qlibrary.org

September Twin Cities Pride Board Meeting

Public board meeting for Twin Cities Pride via Microsoft Teams

2:00 PM Twin Cities Pride

Pride

Tuesday, Oct 6

2 events

Technology Committee Meeting

Atons Leather Club Night

12:30 PM The Quinlan Room $125

Club Night +1

Wednesday, Oct 7

2 events

An Evening with Rick Nelson: Food, Fashion and Architecture

Queer Threads

Festival weekend Gay Bowl XXVI Oct 8–11 · everything below is part of it — see the hub →

Thursday, Oct 8

1 event

Twin Cities Cuttles Monthly Meeting

3:00 PM mnleatherpride.org

Friday, Oct 9

1 event

Twin Cities Puppy Pack and North Star Kennel Club puppy takeover at the Minneapolis Eagle!

Fetish +1

Saturday, Oct 10

4 events

Rainbow Wardrobe Open House: Spooktacular

6:00 AM Twin Cities Pride

Radical Queer Tarot Reading Group

7:00 AM qlibrary.org

12:00 PM mnleatherpride.org

The Imperial Court Of Minnesota Calling of the Coven: A Witch’s Ball

North Star Rubber Club Meet & Greet

3:00 PM mnleatherpride.org

5:00 AM Meetup: Outdoor Queers walking & hiking Meetup Group Free entry

Sunday, Oct 11

2 events

Fort Snelling Hike - Pike Island Loop (optional lunch after)

11:00 AM mnleatherpride.org

Atons Monthly Meeting

Monday, Oct 12

1 event

ICOM Board of Directors/General Membership Meeting

Tuesday, Oct 13

2 events

Programming Committee Meeting

1:00 PM qlibrary.org

Online

North Country Gaylaxians Book Club (Online)

1:30 PM mnleatherpride.org

Wednesday, Oct 14

3 events

MNLP Board Meeting

Moon Palace Queer Book Club

October Rainbow Pages Queer Book Club!

Tropes & Trifles $12.87

Thursday, Oct 15

1 event

Atons Leather Social @ Black Hart

5:00 PM mnleatherpride.org

Friday, Oct 16

3 events

Quatrefoil’s 40th Anniversary Fundraiser

1:30 PM qlibrary.org $75

Twin Cities Puppy Pack Tank Night Takeover

5:00 PM mnleatherpride.org

North Star Rubber Club TANK Night at the Saloon

Saturday, Oct 17

6 events

Kink Accessibility Network Monthly Social

5:00 AM qlibrary.org

7:00 AM Twin Cities Pride $25

Cancer Is A Drag! A Benefit for Women's Health

Drag +1

Prime Timers Bookclub

8:15 AM qlibrary.org

Twin Cities Puppy Pack and North Star Kennel Club Game Night!

11:00 AM mnleatherpride.org

12:00 PM Twin Cities Pride

Gallery Opening: Secret Worlds by Lily Wenndt

Pride

Bookchase and Board Games at the library!

1:00 PM Highland Park Library, Saint Paul Public Library Free entry

Sunday, Oct 18

2 events

Prime Timers Dominoes

8:00 AM qlibrary.org

Twin Cities Puppy Pack Board Meeting

10:00 AM mnleatherpride.org

1:30 PM mnleatherpride.org

Tuesday, Oct 20

2 events

Bondesque presents Foundations of Rope Bondage (Rope 101)

Twin Cities Spectrum: Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, Oct 21

3 events

Online

Twin Cities Lesbian Fiction Book Club (Online)

Women / Sapphic

NSKC Monthly Business Meeting

Bi-monthly Leather Dyke Social at Black Hart back lounge

9:00 AM mnleatherpride.org

Community +2

Saturday, Oct 24

2 events

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

6:00 AM qlibrary.org

Asexuality and Kink

Party +2

Sunday, Oct 25

1 event

Trunk or Treat

6:00 AM Twin Cities Pride

2:30 PM Twin Cities Pride $20

Saturday, Oct 31

1 event

Sips & Slays Halloween Drag Show | Sociable Cider Werks

Party +2

Sunday, Nov 8

1 event

Walk around Lake Nakomis (optional lunch after)

4:00 AM Meetup: Outdoor Queers walking & hiking Meetup Group Free entry

5:00 AM Twin Cities Pride

Saturday, Nov 14

2 events

Rainbow Wardrobe Open House: Sweater Weather