Festivals near Minneapolis

Birthplace of Prince and home to the legendary First Avenue club, Minneapolis punches far above its weight musically. Together with its twin, Saint Paul, the Twin Cities metro stacks its festivals across the summer, from the banks of the Mississippi to the neighbourhood parks of Northeast and Uptown. The season opens in late June with the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, three days of free open-air jazz in downtown Saint Paul, before the guitars take over on Harriet Island at the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, a riverside rock-and-pop blowout.

The local festival identity comes down to a very Upper-Midwest blend: the soul and funk legacy left by Prince, the electronic energy of Breakaway Minnesota nights, and a real taste for americana found at the Great Big Jamboree. Fans happily venture into the surrounding suburbs too, like Prior Lake for the Lakefront Music Fest. To make sense of it all, FestT computes your FestiScore — how closely a line-up matches your favourite artists — and keeps dates, headliners and ticketing up to date.