Things to do in the NW Metro Sept 15th - Sept 21st, 2023 - Twin Cities NW Metro Life

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Things to do in the NW Metro Sept 15th – Sept 21st, 2023

Hello NW Metro! Welcome to this weeks list of fun things to do in the Twin Cities NW Metro! 

Dayton Heritage Days is this weekend Friday Sept 15th – Saturday Sept 16th. Friday Night Movie, Fireworks and more at Elsie Stephans Park, and Saturday the Parade starts at 1pm and Live Music and more Downtown Anoka!

The Otsego Prairie Festival and Car Show is Saturday 10am – 10:30pm, with all kinds of fun events for all ages, culminating with Fireworks at dusk! Prairie Park, Otsego

Peakabooboo Play Cafe Grand Opening is Saturday from 9am – 1pm, they are located at 5985 Large Ave NE in Albertville

It’s mid September, and you know what that means, Oktoberfest all over the NW Metro! Lagtoberfest Sept 19th – 24th at Elm Creek Brewing in Champlin – new beer releases and more each day! Oktoberfest 12pm – 10pm Friday and Saturday at Heavy Rotation Brewing in Brooklyn Park. Lupulin Oktoberfest 2023 is Saturday 10am – 11pm at Lupulin Brewing in Big Lake. Also on Saturday OKTOBERFEST 2023 11am at AEGIR Brewing in Elk River, Oktoberfest 12pm – 10pm at Heavy Rotation Brewing in Brooklyn Park, and Oktoberfest 12pm at Omni Brewing in Maple Grove! Like crafts without the beer? Check out the Oktoberfest Makers Market Saturday 9am – 3pm at the Furniture and Things Community Event Center in Elk River.

SOAR Regional Arts Presents “GREASE” through Sept 17th, at STMA MSW Auditorium

The 5th Annual LIVIN Music Festival is this weekend Sept 15-16th at the ERX Motor Park in Elk River

The Twin Cities Parade of Homes runs Thursdays – Sundays, 12pm – 6pm, until October 1st.

Starting your search for a new home? Here are this weeks’ new listings in the Twin Cities NW Metro! From Myra Jensen at BRIX Real Estate.

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Friday, September 15th

Oktoberfest 12pm – 10pm, Heavy Rotation Brewing, Brooklyn Park

Becker Farmers Market 3pm – 6pm, 13150 1st St, Becker*

Dayton Heritage Days 4pm – Fireworks at Dusk, Elsie Stephans Park, Dayton

Three Acre Woods Anniversary Celebration and Benefit Concert 5pm – 10pm, Big Lake

Music Bingo Party 7pm – 10pm, Elk River American Legion

Movie at Dusk: Good Will Hunting Maple Grove Town Green

Karaoke Night 9:30pm, The Stanchion Bar, Corcoran*

Saturday, September 16th

24FIT Drumming 8am, Christ Church Otsego

Peakabooboo Play Cafe Grand Opening 9am – 1pm, Peakabooboo Play Cafe, Albertville

Oktoberfest Makers Market 9am – 3pm, Furniture and Things Community Event Center, Elk River

The Otsego Prairie Festival and Car Show 10am – 10:30pm, Prairie Park, Otsego

Strike Fitness 2nd Anniversary Party 10am – 4pm, Strike Fitness, Rogers

Lupulin Oktoberfest 2023 10am – 11pm, Lupulin Brewing, Big Lake

Saturday Morning Family Storytime 10:30 – 11:30am, St Michael Public Library

5k Beer Run 11am, Elm Creek Brewing, Champlin

Dayton Heritage Days 11am – Food Trucks, Kids Fun Run 12:45, Parade 1pm, Live Music 4pm, and 7pm, Downtown Anoka

OKTOBERFEST 2023 11am, AEGIR Brewing, Elk River

Oktoberfest 12pm – 10pm, Heavy Rotation Brewing, Brooklyn Park

Oktoberfest 12pm, Omni Brewing, Maple Grove

2nd Annual Fish Fry 1pm – 4pm, Elk River Harley Davidson

Paint Your Flower Arrangement 2pm – 4pm, Old Silo Flower Farm, Big Lake

Rock’n the Grove 3pm – 11pm, Central Park, Maple Grove

Sunday, September 17th

Hamel Lions Flea Market 6am – 12pm, Medina Entertainment Center*

F1 Race Watch Party 7am, Lupulin Brewing, Big Lake

Yoga + a Pour 9:30am, Lupulin Brewing, Big Lake

NW Food Truck Fest 11am – 5pm, 307 E River Pkwy, Champlin

Fall Faves Cookie Decorating Class 12pm, Lupulin Brewing, Big Lake

Purse Bingo 12pm, Dueling Brews, Becker

Fast & Furriest 12pm – 4pm, Car Show and Dog Adoption Event, Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park

Purse Bingo 2pm, BK Tap Haus, St Michael

DIY Viking Gnome Workshop 3pm – 5pm, Rustech Brewing, Monticello

Magic Sunday Family Night 5pm, Rockwoods, Otsego*

Monday, September 18th

$5 Mondays! 4pm, 10k Brewing, Anoka

24FIT Get Fit Outdoor Boot Camp 5pm, Christ Church Otsego

Lupulin Brewing Bike Club 6pm, Lupulin Brewing, Big Lake

Tuesday, September 19th

Champlin Farmers Market 2pm – 6pm, Mississippi Crossings*

Live Music Happy Hour 4pm, Leopold’s Mississippi Gardens, Brooklyn Park*

Toppings & Tunes Tuesday 6pm, Omni Brewing, Maple Grove

Wednesday, September 20th

Plymouth Farmers Market 2:30pm – 6:30pm, Parkers Lake Playfield, Plymouth*

Rogers Farmers Market 3pm – 6pm, 21st Century Bank Event Center, Rogers*

Bonfire Wednesday Modell and Good for Gary 5pm – 9:30pm, Rockwoods, Otsego

Concerts in the Courtyard 6pm – 9pm, North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park

Wednesday Night TRIVIA with T.A. 6:30pm, AEGIR Brewing, Elk River*

Wednesday Night Trivia 6:30pm – 9:30pm, Nordic Brewpub, Monticello*

Trivia Night 7pm, Elm Creek Brewing, Champlin*

Glee Trivia 7pm, Omni Brewing, Maple Grove

Free Trivia 7pm, Lupulin Brewing, Big Lake

Trivia Mafia! 7pm, 10k Brewing, Anoka

Karaoke 8pm – 11:30pm, The Lookout Bar & Grill, Maple Grove*

Thursday, September 21st

Maple Grove Farmers Market 3pm – 7pm, Maple Grove Community Center*

Monticello Farmers Market 3:30pm – 7pm, Library Parking Lot*

Free Lego Play 5pm – 6:30pm, St Michael Public Library

5 Course Agave Dinner & Cocktail Pairing on the Rooftop 6pm, R Social, Rogers

Scrubs Trivia Night 7pm, Heavy Rotation Brewing, Brooklyn Park

Thursday Night Stand-Up Comedy! 7pm, 10k Brewing, Anoka

Thursday Night Comedy Club 7:30pm, Nordic Brewpub, Monticello*

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NW Metro Arts & Crafts

The Artery Studio & Glass Arts – Anoka
Artistic Me – Buffalo
Board & Brush Creative Studio Workshops -Elk River
Color Me Mine Studio Calendar – Maple Grove
Color City Pottery – Albertville
Create and Connect Studio – Big Lake
Drunken Easels – Events all Over
Making Memories Ceramics – Otsego

NW Metro Live Music Schedule

Friday September 15th

Hula Creek 6pm, Lupulin Brewing, Big Lake
Chris Holm 7pm, 10k Brewing, Anoka
The Star Chiefs 7pm, Nucky’s Speakeasy, Anoka
Shane Martin 7pm, BK Tap Haus, St Michael
Jonah & The Whales 7:30pm, Anoka American Legion
Bigly 9pm – 11:30pm, The Lookout Bar & Grill, Maple Grove
Hollywood Blvd 9:15pm, Serum’s, Anoka


Saturday September 16th

Rock’n the Grove 3pm – 11pm, Central Park, Maple Grove
Cody Brown 7pm, 10k Brewing, Anoka
Bjorn Briel 7pm, BK Tap Haus, St Michael
Shag Band 9pm – 11:30pm, The Lookout Bar & Grill, Maple Grove
The Look 9:15pm, Serum’s, Anoka

Sunday September 17th

Live Music: Betty Danger Residency 4pm, 10k Brewing, Anoka

Monday September 18th

Tuesday September 19th

Live Music Happy Hour:  Bjorn Briel 5pm, Leopold’s Mississippi Gardens, Brooklyn Park

Wednesday September 20th

Bonfire Wednesday Merchants of Soul & G.B. Leighton 5pm – 9:30pm, Rockwoods, Otsego
Concerts in the Courtyard Salsa del Soul 6pm – 9pm, North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park

Thursday September 21st









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Myra Jensen

Myra Jensen

I'm Myra Jensen, lifestyle blogger and Realtor at BRIX Real Estate. I live and work in the Twin Cities NW Metro and love everything this beautiful area has to offer. If you live in the NW Metro or are thinking about moving here, you have come to the right place! Stay up to date with NW Metro, Events, Restaurants, Outdoors, Real Estate and more!

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