Linden Hills All Ages Events Calendar
Event calendar for all ages and stages. For events just for kids, check out our Linden Hills Littles calendar. Email additional suggestions to newsletter@lindenhills.org.
WEEKLY
Mondays: Knit or Knot Knitting Group at the Linden Hills Recreation Center on Mondays from 6-8p. Session runs through 5/19. Work on your latest project while enjoying the company of like-minded crafters. Staff will be available to answer any basic knitting questions. Ages 18+, registration required, free.
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.
Tuesdays: Trimming Tuesdays in the Roberts Bird Sanctuary on Tuesdays from 1:30 to 3:30p, through 2/11. Help trim Buckthorn and hasten its eradication from the Sanctuary! Wear gloves, eye protection, and layers. Bring drinking water and a lopper and pruner if you can.
Thursdays: Live music at Wooden Ship on Thursdays at 6:00p.
FEBRUARY
February 1: Fulton’s Lunar New Year Celebration at Pershing Park Rec Center on Saturday 2/1 from 11a-2p. Event promotes cultural awareness and diversity through community building and educational activities. Offering food demonstrations, how to play Mahjong, arts & crafts, inclusive children’s story time in English/Chinese, photo booth station, scavenger hunt, make your own marble fan, and food trucks (Hana Bistro). All ages, free, register here to help the organizers plan for attendance.
February 1 & 2: Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet on Saturdays and Sundays from 10a-4p from 1/18 to 2/9. See this year’s program of performances and art actions.
February 4: Comma’s NYT Best Books of the 21st Century Book Club on Tuesday, 2/4 from 6-7:30p. Discussing My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. RSVP online.
February 6: Joint Concert: Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra & Southwest Chamber Orchestra at Southwest High School on Thursday, 2/6 at 7p. Free concert, all are welcome.
February 6, 7 & 8: Copilot Dog Outfitters Store “Garage Sale” on Thursday, 2/6 to Saturday, 2/8 from 10a-4p. Copilot Dog Outfitters is closing and is hosting a sale including store fixtures, display tables, lighting, stools, display glass jars & baskets, framed mirrors, picture frames, glass dry-erase boards, seasonal decor, event & party items, folding tables & chairs, sidewalk sign holders, printer, counter beverage cooler, utility cart, permanent balloons stands, miscellaneous household items and more!
February 8 & 9: Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet on Saturdays and Sundays from 10a-4p from 1/18 to 2/9. See this year’s program of performances and art actions.
February 9: Super Bowl Watch Party at Wooden Ship on Sunday, 2/9 at 5:30p.
February 11: Comma’s Romance Book Club on Tuesday, 2/11 from 6-7:30p. Discussing You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian. RSVP online.
February 12: Lunch with Linea at South Lyndale Liquors Event Space on Wednesday, 2/12 from 12-1p. Join us to hear from Deputy Health Commissioner Heidi Ritchie about the City’s response to public health needs. Light lunch will be provided.
February 13: Game Night at New Gild Jewelers on Thursday, 2/13 from 5-8p. With games and libations for grown-ups, you’ll win New Gild bucks to be used in our cases towards up to 50% off any gallery item! You can win hundreds or thousands of “bucks” to treat yourself to something Santa forgot. Please note that because there is no fee to play, this event does not constitute gambling under applicable laws.
February 13: Love & Death: A Night of Poetry and Togetherness at Lakewood Welcome Center Community Meeting Room on Thursday, 2/13 from 6-7:30p. This event is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Death Collaborative and Lakewood. Throughout this evening we explore the profound relationship between love and death with poetry. Feel free to bring a poem to share. There is no registration for this event, all are welcome!
February 13: Galentine’s Day at Comma on Thursday, 2/13 from 6-8p. We’ll have sweet treats and lots of fun activities: literary trivia, a scavenger hunt through the bookstore, book bingo, and other surprises. Tickets required ($25 for two people).
February 14: Hey love birds, love birds? at Roberts Bird Sanctuary on Friday, 2/14 from 5-6p. On Valentine’s Day 2025, stroll at dusk through the Sanctuary listening for the calls of owls and enjoying all the beauty and love in this wonderful and sacred space preserved for birds and wildlife. This free event is for singles, couples and families. See event page for more details.
February 14: Valentine’s Day Jazz Bar Pop-Up at France 44 on Friday, 2/14 from 5-8p. We’ll have a local jazz duo featuring singer Niny Salem, filling the space with soulful jazz, along with oysters, caviar, and plenty of options for wine, cocktails and beer. This is a ticketed event priced at $25 per person, which includes cover for the band and a welcome beverage.
February 14: Date Night at the Bookstore at Comma on Friday, 2/14 from 6-8p. A scavenger hunt through the bookstore will send you and your date searching the shelves to find a title that describes how you feel about each other, a recipe you’d like to make together, something that will make your partner laugh, and more. Tickets required ($25 per couple).
February 16: Comma’s Fiction Book Club on Sunday, 2/16 from 4-5:30p. Discussing All Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. RSVP online.
February 20: Linden Hills Library Book Club on Thursday, 2/20 from 7-8p. The book club meets the third Thursday of every month. This is a “hybrid” program with in-person, online, or call-in options. Please register online in advance. Discussing The Measure: A Novel by Nikki Erlick.
February 23: Girl Scout Cookies Pop-Up at Wooden Ship Brewing on Sunday, 2/23 from 1-4p.
February 26: Memorial Blood Centers Mobile Blood Drive at Wooden Ship on Wednesday, 2/26 from 2-7p. Sign up here to donate blood.
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 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 16: Comma’s Fiction Book Club on Sunday, 3/16 from 4-5:30p. Discussing Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte. 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 29: Girl Scout Cookies Pop-Up at Wooden Ship Brewing on Saturday, 3/29 from 1-4p.
