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The Minneapolis-St.Paul area offers a vast array of entertainment, cultural, and recreation offerings year-round.
Music, Clubs & Concert Halls
The level of musical artistry in the Twin Cities is extraordinary, featuring more than 18 professional music organizations, and 25 community music groups. The area is also home to many bars, nightclubs, and concert halls featuring a wide range of live music.
- Orchestra Hall - A Minneapolis landmark for live classical music
- St. Paul Chamber Orchestra - Internationally renowned
- The Minnesota Opera - Featuring national and international acts
- The Dakota Bar and Grill - Live Jazz nightly
- The Artists Quarter - Quaint, intimate jazz club
- Famous Dave's - BBQ and Blues
Museums & Galleries
Are museums and galleries more your taste? If so the Twin Cities have a community tradition of supporting the arts and have several venues which showcase that support.
- The Walker Art Center
- The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
- Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum at The University of Minnesota
- Science Museum of Minnesota
- Minnesota Children's Museum
- Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota
- Minnesota Museum of American Art
Sports & Recreation
Minnesota has five professional sports teams, a minor league baseball team, soccer league play in the metro area, as well as several university and collegiate teams.
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Parks & Wildlife Preserves
Opportunities for outdoor recreation are boundless in the Twin Cities metro area. Explore parks, wildlife preserves, seasonal festivals, and even a family amusement park. Click here for a list of parks and reserves
Theater
The Twin Cities are second only to New York City in the number of theater seats per capita. Minneapolis alone is home to 30 live theaters.
- Actors Theater of Minnesota
- Ballet of The Dolls
- Brave New Workshop, founded by Dudley Riggs in 1958
- Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater
- Center for Independent Artists
- The Chameleon Theatre Circle
- Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
- Chaska Civic Theatre
- Cheap Theatre
- Children's Theatre Company
- Corcoran Park Players
- Cross Community Players
- Dream Lab Theatre
- Ensemble Productions
- Ethnic Dance Theatre
- Eye Of The Storm
- 15 Head
- Frank Theatre
- The Gaia Collective
- Galumph Interactive Theater
- Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera
- Great American History Theatre
- The Guthrie Theater
- Hardcover Theater
- Hauser Dance
- Heritage Theatre Community, Inc.
- Hey City Theatre
- Illusion Theatre
- Intermedia Arts
- In The Heart of The Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
- James Sewel Ballet
- Jungle Theatre
- Lakeshore Players
- Lex-Ham Community Theater
- Macalester Players
- Margolis Brown Company
- Mary Worth Theatre Company
- Minneapolis Musical Theatre
- Minnesota Dance Theatre
- The Minnesota Fringe Festival
- The Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company
- The Minnesota Opera
- Mixed Blood Theatre Company
- Nautilus Theater Company
- Oh My Productions
- Old Log Theatre
- Oops Dinner Theatre
- Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
- Orpheum Theatre
- O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
- Pangea World Theater
- Park Square Theatre
- Patrick's Cabaret
- The Penumbra Theatre Company
- Pillsbury House Theatre
- The Playwrights' Center
- Plymouth Playhouse
- River's Edge Playback Theatre
- Rosetown Playhouse
- Shakespeare & Company
- Shortened Coffin Productions
- The Silly Sisters
- The Southern Theatre
- South High Theater
- Stages Theatre Company
- Starting Gate Productions
- State Theatre
- SteppingStone Theatre
- Teatro del Pueblo
- Théâtre de la Jeune Lune
- The Theater Gallery
- Theatre in the Round Players
- Theater Mu
- 3 Legged Race New Theater & Performance
- Triple Espresso
- Unraveling Muses
- University Theatre
- Walker Art Center
- Youth Performance Company
