weekend

events with us

join us as you have interest & energy!

wednesday - 02.sep.2026

5-9 pm: for those here early, come hang out with us at the Malcolm Yards Market (pay your own way)

thursday - 03.sep.2026

5-9 pm: the main event 😎

please arrive by 6 pm!

friday - 04.sep.2026

10 am-2 pm: baby shower at Wabun C in Minnehaha Regional Park (lunch and games provided)

2 pm-6 pm: hang out at Lake Nokomis Beach—beach and playground are free, water vehicle & bike rentals available (pay your own way)

saturday - 05.sep.2026

early: let’s bird with Lin Su 🤠 RSVP by email: (10-20 people; free)

1 pm-5 pm: hang out at the new gluten-free brewery in St. Paul, SAW Brewing; drop by to say hi! (pay your own way)

sunday - 06.sep.2026

8-10 am: italian grand prix watch party, location TBD (also let us know if you want to join, but it is way too early… it is actually easier to find a locale if we watch it asynchronously)

monday - 07.sep.2026

details to follow

where to stay

our hotel blocks (open until Aug. 3rd) are right next to the Mississippi River and a short bus ride away from the venue (15-20 min on the 10)! we might also do the thursday after-party at that bar if we have a good group of people there 😀
we also recommend looking in these neighborhoods:
- northeast minneapolis. this is the neighborhood sociable cider werks is in, but there aren’t many places to stay
- downtown minneapolis. 30 minutes on public transit, 10ish minutes by lyft/uber to sociable cider werks
- dinkytown. near the university of minnesota minneapolis campus, also about 30 minutes on public transit
- powderhorn / central / corcoran / longfellow. we live in this area, it’s harder to get to sociable on public transit but about 15-20ish minutes on lyft/uber, there aren’t many places to stay but we love it

other things to do

we planned this party for a thursday evening so that you could take a very long weekend and have a nice vacation / excuse to hang out with friends you don’t always see, and with any new friends you make at our party. so, that being said, you do not have to hang out with us the whole weekend!

things to show how great it is to live in the twin cities

…with the low key hope that you will move here and/or visit us more in the future 😍

here are some other activities you can do in the twin cities (not exhaustive by any means):

the minnesota state fair is happening! it is a big deal and definitely worth going to if you love spectacle and fun weird food
unfortunately, the WNBA season is over 😭 I hear there are other sports teams, but I cannot tell you who is in season: the timberwolves, twins, loons, vikings, others. there are also some fun sports bars, like
- a bar of their own (women’s sports)
- black hart (lgbtq+ soccer)
theatre is really really big in minneapolis—if you’re interested, it’s worth checking out. here is a place to start.
during the prohibition era, moonshine was run out of the wabasha caves in st. paul—you can tour them here!
what we actually do the most here is eat—there are so many good restaurants here. here’s an eater guide, but some of our favorites (all celiac-friendly) include: hola arepa, hai hai, francis, khâluna, owamni (dedicated gf) and colita (dedicated gf).

minnesota is well known for its natural beauty - you could go spend the weekend at:

the driftless area. southeastern minnesota and western wisconsin were bypassed by the glaciers leaving an interesting region unlike others in the area. fall is a perfect time to visit the blufflands (topography in the midwest???), the rochester plateau (flatter), and the coulee region (where leopold was writing about).
boundary waters. if you like to be on the water, visit this incredible wetland to the north of us. some of the most remote places in the united states, with lots of birds and forest.
north shore. this area of minnesota refers to the north shore of lake superior. the largest city is duluth, but people tell us grand portage is the cute artsy place to visit. one of our good friends from new hampshire tells us that the north shore is the new england of the midwest and the pictures of the fall color convinces us this is true.

minneapolis has year-round direct international flights…

…to tokyo, seoul, amsterdam, paris, london, dublin, reykjavik, san juan, cancun, mexico city, toronto, montreal, vancouver, and other canadian cities. if this is a good stopover to a place you want to go, check out the nonstop route map.

if there is something you want to do on these lists but you don’t have a buddy, contact us and we will play matchmaker!

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