live love + performances

This city is a performance lover’s paradise. The stages in town are packed with everything from big name national shows to local sounds and the best bands, music and productions.

Music Lovers

One of the finest arenas in the world to see music’s biggest names is Xcel Energy Center. Right next door is The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium, a historic space that has hosted everyone from Elvis to Bruno Mars.

The Palace Theatre is a hotbed for up-and-coming national and local artists. And independent bands of all kinds can be found at intimate venues like Amsterdam Bar & Hall, Turf Club, Minnesota Music Cafe, kj’s Hideaway and Papa Legba’s.

Outdoor Music Venues

Bands on the Boulevard

Minnesota History Center minnesotahistorycenter.org

Tuesdays in July.

Groovin’ in the Garden

Como Zoo & Conservatory

Wednesdays mid-June–early comozooconservatory.org

August.

Dock & Paddle

Music in the Parks Series dockandpaddle.com

May–September.

Lowertown Sounds lowertownsounds.com

Thursday nights all summer long.

saint paul’s stages

History Theatre features works that explore the diverse American experience.

Mu Performing Arts is dedicated to arts, equity and justice from the heart of the Asian American experience.

Park Square Theatre is committed to elevating community voices.

Penumbra Theatre creates productions that illuminate the human condition through the prism of African American experience.

Teatro del Pueblo promotes Latinix culture through the performing arts.

Dreamland Arts is building a healthy community through arts.

Circus Juventas is a performing arts circus school for youth dedicated to inspiring artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience. The theater is celebrating its 30th season and just announced a partnership with the Cirque du Soleil’s NexGen Program.

The Fitzgerald Theater is Saint Paul’s oldest surviving theater space playing host to Broadway musicals, vaudeville shows, film festivals and concerts of all sorts.

Theater Lovers

Spend an evening at a nationally recognized arts venue, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, where you can see a Broadway show, a performance by the Minnesota Opera, a world renowned soloist or ensemble brought to you by the Schubert Club, or the Grammy Award–winning Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

Find an Upcoming Show. VisitSaintPaul.com