Linden Hills All Ages Calendar
Here are upcoming activities in Linden Hills that are still enrolling or don’t require pre-registration. For events just for kids, check out our Linden Hills Littles calendar. Email additional suggestions to newsletter@lindenhills.org.
WEEKLY
Mondays: Initials Game with Trivia Mafia at Wooden Ship on Mondays at 6:30p.
Tuesdays: Trivia with Trivia Mafia at Wooden Ship on Tuesdays at 6:30p.
Thursdays: Live music at Wooden Ship on Thursdays at 6:00p.
Saturdays: Spring Migration Bird Walks at the Roberts Bird Sanctuary on Saturdays from 8-10a from 4/12 to 5/24.
MARCH
March 1: Smash Burger Day at the Lake Harriet Masonic Hall on Saturday, 3/1 from 11a-1p. Open to the public! We serve fresh beef smashed burgers with all the fixings, plus a bag of chips and pop for just $10. All-beef hotdogs and hand-scooped shakes are also available.
March 2: Northern Lights Baking Pop-Up at Wooden Ship Brewing on Sunday, 3/2 from 1-4p.
March 4: Comma’s NYT Best Books of the 21st Century Book Club on Tuesday, 3/4 from 6-7:30p. Discussing The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson. RSVP online.
March 7: Beer Collaboration Release at Picnic on Friday, 3/7. Kick off Women's History Month and come see what the ladies of Picnic brewed up in collaboration with 56 Brewing in NE!
March 7: Wine Bar Pop-Up: Ladies Night at France 44 on Friday, 3/7 from 5-8p. Come enjoy some of our favorite wines produced by women around the world, from here in Minnesota to Austria, Italy, and France.
March 10: Linden Hills History Study Group on Monday, 3/10 from 7-9p. Sleuth Your Stoop – Learn how to become your own house detective and where to start. So, you bought an old house in Minneapolis or St. Paul. Congratulations! How do you even begin to find out the history of who actually lived there? Local historian Kathy Kullberg will share tools and resources to find the answers and information that you have been wondering about your home’s history. At the end of the evening, one should have enough resources to keep sleuthing down those virtual rabbit holes.
March 11: Comma’s Romance Book Club: Four Weekends and a Funeral on Tuesday, 3/11 from 6-7:30p. RSVP online.
March 11: Whiskey Snobs Batch 5: Buffalo Trace Distillery at Picnic on Tuesday, 3/11 at 6:30p. $154 per ticket.
March 13: Neighborhood Walking Group on Thursday, 3/13 from 5:30-7p. Enjoy an hour walk around Linden Hills as you visit with neighbors and pick up trash. Meet at the Linden Hills Recreation Center by the lil' lending library. Text or call Pam, Walking Group Coordinator, at 612-963-7127 with questions or if you want to make sure she watches for you.
March 13: Watercolor and Pen Floral Arrangement Art at Linden Hills Library on Thursday, 3/13 from 6-8p. Free; registration required (currently waitlist only).
March 16: Comma’s Fiction Book Club on Sunday, 3/16 from 4-5:30p. Discussing Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. RSVP online.
March 20: Linden Hills Library Book Club on Thursday, 3/20 from 7-8p. Discussing The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus. Free; registration required.
March 21: Cocktail Bar Pop-Up at France 44 on Friday, 3/21 from 5-8p. March may still feel like winter in Minnesota, but we're looking forward to spring and all of the vibrant cocktails and wines that come with it.
March 23: Comma’s Mystery & Thriller Book Club: Queens of Crime on Sunday, 3/23 from 5-6:30p. RSVP online.
March 25: Book Launch: Disciples of White Jesus (Angela Denker) at Comma on Tuesday, 3/25 from 6-8p. Disciples of White Jesus is a comprehensive look at the rise in radicalization among young white men in America, especially focused on the role of right-wing Christianity in the increase of religious-based hatred and violence.
March 26: Memorial Blood Centers Mobile Blood Drive at Wooden Ship on Wednesday, 3/26 from 2-7p. Sign up here to donate blood.
March 27: Neighborhood Walking Group on Thursday, 3/27 from 5:30-7p. Enjoy an hour walk around Linden Hills as you visit with neighbors and pick up trash. Meet at the Linden Hills Recreation Center by the lil' lending library. Text or call Pam, Walking Group Coordinator, at 612-963-7127 with questions or if you want to make sure she watches for you.
March 29: Girl Scout Cookies Pop-Up at Wooden Ship Brewing on Saturday, 3/29 from 1-4p.
March 29: Frog Walk in the Roberts Bird Sanctuary on Saturday, 3/29 from 8-9p. In March and April, we will be listening for Wood Frogs, Chorus Frogs, and Leopard Frogs. Our guide will be Don Luce, a naturalist, avid birder, writer, artist, and former curator at the Bell Museum. This in-person event is free and open to the public.
APRIL
April 1: Comma’s NYT Best Books of the 21st Century Book Club: Wolf Hall on Tuesday, 4/1 from 6-7:30p. RSVP online.
April 5: Smash Burger Day at the Lake Harriet Masonic Hall on Saturday, 4/5 from 11a-1p. Open to the public! We serve fresh beef smashed burgers with all the fixings, plus a bag of chips and pop for just $10. All-beef hotdogs and hand-scooped shakes are also available.
April 5: Frog Walk in the Roberts Bird Sanctuary on Saturday, 4/5 from 8-9p. In March and April, we will be listening for Wood Frogs, Chorus Frogs, and Leopard Frogs. Our guide will be Don Luce, a naturalist, avid birder, writer, artist, and former curator at the Bell Museum. This in-person event is free and open to the public.
April 6: Wooden Ship Vegan Pop-Up with Northern Lights Baking on Sunday, 4/6 from 1-4p.
April 6: Music in the Chapel: LAAMAR on Sunday, 4/6 from 3-4p. Join Lakewood Cemetery as we welcome LAAMAR for an hour-long performance of expressive music inside the Memorial Chapel. $15 in advance / $20 at the door.
April 8: Comma’s Romance Book Club: We Could Be So Good on Tuesday, 4/8 from 6-7:30p. RSVP online.
April 16: Frog Walk in the Roberts Bird Sanctuary on Wednesday, 4/16 from 8-9p. In March and April, we will be listening for Wood Frogs, Chorus Frogs, and Leopard Frogs. Our guide will be Don Luce, a naturalist, avid birder, writer, artist, and former curator at the Bell Museum. This in-person event is free and open to the public.
April 18: Red Cross Blood Drive at Linden Hills Recreation Center on Friday, 4/18 from 10a-4p. Sign up now to donate.
April 19: Earth Day with the Roberts Bird Sanctuary & LHEC on Saturday, 4/19 from 9a-12p. Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary and the Lake Harriet Environment Council are co-hosting an Earth Day 2025 event at Lake Harriet, to pick up trash around the shoreline and parkway. Interested volunteers can also help cut and haul Buckthorn along the Lake Harriet parkway near the Sanctuary. Look for signs and people at the Lake Harriet North Beach.
April 19: Linden Hills Earth Day Cleanup at Linden Hills Park on Saturday, 4/19 from 9:30a-12p.
April 20: Comma’s Fiction Book Club: Gliff on Sunday, 4/20 from 4-5:30p. RSVP online.
April 22: Birdwatching 101: Getting Started and Getting Better on Tuesday, 4/22 from 4:30-5:30p in the Lakewood Welcome Center Community Meeting Room. Open up to the joys of birdwatching! In her talk, Amy Simso Dean will share the delights and details of this increasingly popular activity. Free with registration.
April 23: Birding at Lakewood on Wednesday, 4/23 from 4:30-6p. Experience the joys of birding in Lakewood Cemetery by joining this informative group walk, led by local educator Amy Simso Dean. Meet onsite near Jo Pond. $10 in advance | $15 day of event.
April 26: New Gild Jewelers Birthday Party on Saturday, 4/26 from 10a-3p. Enjoy birthday treats, new merchandise, specials, mimosas, and more!
April 27: Comma’s Mystery & Thriller Book Club: The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels on Sunday, 4/27 from 5-6:30p. RSVP online.
April 28: Linden Hills History Study Group on Monday, 4/28 from 7-9p. Prince’s Side of the Street: Archaeologist and historian Kristen Zschomler will help us gain a better understanding of this iconic singer-songwriter musician.
April 30: Memorial Blood Centers Mobile Blood Drive at Wooden Ship on Wednesday, 4/30 from 2-7p. Sign up here to donate blood.