Enjoy Valentine's Day with your friends, sweetie pie, and family with our collection of events throughout Southwest and downtown Minneapolis.
❤️Stroll the lovey night market❤️
Shop handmade goods for your honey at the Old St. Anthony Valentine’s Night Market.
Feb. 9 from 6-10 p.m.
Machine Shop, 300 Second St. SE
Free, but tickets are required
❤️Bring your kids to scavenge for treats❤️
The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board puts on a family-friendly scavenger hunt with candy and plastic hearts hidden around the park, then hot chocolate in the building after the search.
Feb. 9 from 6-7 p.m.
Kenny Park, 1328 W. 58th St.
❤️Bring your king to watch a cabaret queen look for the one❤️
Watch the Mistress Ginger’s V-Day Soirée at Bryant Lake Bowl Theater.
Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater, 810 W. Lake St.
❤️Pal around at the pubs❤️
Celebrate platonic love with your friends during the North Loop Palentine's Pub Crawl at Inbound BrewCo, StormKing Brewpub, Fulton Beer, Modist Brewing Co., and AxeBridge Wine Co.
Feb. 9-10
Various locations
❤️Listen to Prokofiev with your pumpkin❤️
The Minnesota Orchestra performs composer Sergei Prokofiev’s "Romeo and Juliet" suite at Orchestra Hall.
Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.
Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall
❤️Bring your sensory-sensitive little one to a sensory-friendly Mill City experience❤️
Mill City Museum hosts a Valentine’s edition of sensory-friendly day intended for neurodiverse visitors of all ages.
Feb. 10 from 9-10 a.m.
Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St.
All ages, free
❤️Send a love letter to the world❤️
Westminster Presbyterian Church holds Arts Month for Adults: Writing Love Letters to the World with artist-in-residence Wendy Brown-Báez.
Feb. 10 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1200 S. Marquette Ave.
❤️Make Valentine’s Day cards for free❤️
All ages are welcome to make cards with community, eat treats and do some shopping at ColorWheel.
Feb. 10 from 12-7 p.m.
ColorWheel Gallery, 319 W. 46th St.
❤️Grab ice cream with your queen❤️
Sebastian Joe’s ice cream shop crafted the Cupid’s Kiss flavor with a white chocolate base, dark chocolate chips, and a ribbon of strawberry for the holiday.
Available now
Multiple locations
❤️Put your heart on the art at the Institute of Hearts❤️
Museum-goers will receive a paper heart to put by their favorite work at Mia starting Saturday, and on Thursday there will be a celebration with live music from A Little Too Short to be Stormtroopers, crafts, food, and a film screening of Valentine’s shorts.
Feb. 10-15
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 Third Ave. S
❤️Leave the Champagne Problems at home and find A Place In This World with a Swiftie string quartet❤️
A Swiftie Valentine's invites guests to celebrate their love story – and their love of Taylor Swift – alongside a string quartet and a trio of ballet dancers, with optional food and drink add-ons.
Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis, 245 Hennepin Ave.
All ages, $60+
❤️Listen to RnB and Afrobeats with your boo❤️
DJs Kwey, Sasha Bangzz, wndrlnd, and Neekasodope spin beats during pre-Valentine's celebration Love FM at Icehouse.
Feb. 10 at 9 p.m.
Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Ave.
Ages 21+, $12/$15
❤️Love yourself with self-care❤️
Shop yarn, vintage goods, and hand-crafted goods from the neighboring women-owned stores at 40th and Lyndale.
Feb. 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Love Token/Dandelion Fiber Co., 3952 Lyndale Ave. S
❤️Celebrate Valentine’s day the gamer way❤️
Play games with your Ms. Pacman at Up-Down, which has a deal for 80 tokens, 6 tallboys, and a heart-shaped pizza.
Feb. 11-15
Up-Down, 3012 Lyndale Ave. S
Ages 21+, $40
❤️Support BIPOC queer love by shopping handmade crafts❤️
More than 30 LGBTQ and BIPOC artists sell their wares during the Valentine’s Makers Market at Open Book.
Feb. 11 from 12-5 p.m.
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave. S
❤️Arrange bouquets with your gal pals❤️
Grab your galentines for a flower arranging workshop with Sip ‘n Bloom.
Feb. 11 from 1-2 p.m.
Number 12 Cider, 614 N 5th St.
$65+
❤️Support veterans in the spirit of love❤️
Make your own cards at home and drop them off at New Gild Jewelers by Feb. 12 for owner and veteran Jen to bring them to veterans.
Feb. 12 at 5 p.m.
New Gild Jewelers, 4300 Upton Ave. S
❤️Get serenaded with your sweetie❤️
Tonic Sol-fa frontman Shaun Johnson sings love songs at the Dakota in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.
Dakota, 1010 Nicollet Mall
$30-$40
❤️Enjoy a Caribbean experience in Whittier❤️
Live entertainment and cocktails will accompany Caribbean flavors with the Valentine’s Day package at Pimento.
Feb. 14 from 7-10 p.m.
Pimento Jamaican Kitchen & Rum Bar, 2524 Nicollet Ave.
$60 per couple or $35 for one person
❤️Eat dinner with a show❤️
Icehouse’s Valentine’s Day dinner features live music from Stablemates.
Feb. 14 from 5-10 p.m.
Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Ave.
❤️Avoid the crowds with a wine & cheese night in❤️
Pre-order a box with wine, cheese, lasagna, and dessert to pick up on Valentine’s Day.
Feb. 14
South Lyndale Liquors, 5516 Lyndale Ave. S
$95
❤️Get a deal downtown❤️
Get two Parlour burgers, one sharable order of fries, two old fashioned cocktails or two glasses of Prosecco for $72 total.
Feb. 14
Parlour Minneapolis, 730 N Washington Ave.
$72
❤️Bask in puppy love with rescue pups❤️
A Puppy Cuddle at the Meet Minneapolis Visitor Center benefits Healing Hearts Rescue.
Feb. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet Minneapolis Visitor Center, 505 Nicollet Ave.
All ages, $5 suggested donation
❤️Bring Julia to Giulia❤️
The Italian restaurant within Hotel Emery serves a four-course Valentine's Day dinner.
Feb. 14 from 5-10 p.m.
Giulia, 215 S. 4th St.
$85 per person
❤️Get jazzy❤️
Spend your Valentine's Day at the Dakota, where you'll eat a four-course meal during a show featuring Sophia Shorai and Tommy Barbarella.
Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.
Dakota, 1010 Nicollet Mall
$125 per person
❤️Watch showgirls with your girl❤️
Catch the Luv Showgirl Extravaganza, a luxurious Valentine’s themed showgirl show, at the Hewing Hotel.
Feb 14 at 8 p.m.
Hewing Hotel, 300 N. Washington Ave.
Ages 18+, $30
❤️Take a romantic dance class with your sweetie❤️
Learn to dance bachata and rumba in duos at the Arthur Murray Dance Center.
Feb. 14 at 8-9 p.m.
Arthur Murray Dance Center, 5041 France Ave. S
$20
❤️Order baked goods to bring home to your heart❤️
Pre-order treats like this raspberry cassis cake for pickup on Valentine’s Day.
Feb. 14
Black Walnut Bakery, 3157 Hennepin Ave. S
❤️Eat pasta with your amore❤️
The Lowry Hill East Italian restaurant has a special Valentine’s Day menu.
Feb. 14
Rinata Restaurant, 2451 Hennepin Ave. S
❤️Explore bondage with your babe❤️
MistrixxJ, the Kink Koach, leads a kink workshop on the use ropes, cuffs, and blindfolds in the bedroom.
Feb. 18 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Hewing Hotel, 300 N. Washington Ave.
Ages 21+, $75
