Twin Cities weekend guide: Red Bull Flugtag, Legacy Cup, crop art
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Want to show off your joint-rolling skills? There's no better place than the Midwest's Largest Cannabis Festival.
What's happening: Legacy Cup returns to Surly Brewing Festival Field this Saturday for a 21+ festival mixing art, music and cannabis.
- Visitors can check out live glassblowing, professional skateboarders and pop-up dispensaries, or chill in one of the sesh lounges. Big Boi headlines the main stage.
- Additional "Ganja Games" include Biggest Dab Hit, Headiest Pipe and a Bong Pong tournament.
Note: Attendees are welcome to bring their own flower, hash and smoking accessories, but the event is alcohol-free.
Details: Saturday, Sept. 26, from 12-8pm. General admission is $40, with access to a sampling tent for an additional $25. VIP is $175.
More things to do …
🖼️ Miss out on crop art? Minneapolis Institute of Art's "Cream of the Crop" exhibit featuring 20+ pieces is open now, with a free reception Thursday night for artists, admirers and enthusiasts. (Just don't bring any quinoa.) Exhibit open during museum hours. Free.
🏰 Explore the Twin Cities' only castle at the American Swedish Institute's annual Cocktails at the Castle party on Friday. This year's theme is Speakeasy, with vintage cocktail attire encouraged and live jazz bands all night. Friday, 6-11pm. $40 in advance, $45 at the door.
🚀 Watch a "human-powered flying competition" at the return of Red Bull Flugtag, where brave souls launch their homemade flying machines off a 30-foot flight deck over the Mississippi River from Minneapolis' Bohemian Flats Park. Saturday, 12pm. Free.
- Audrey's thought bubble: This is the first time since 2019 that Flugtag has been in Minnesota. It's one of my most anticipated events of the year, as a lover of strange things to do.
🎷The Dakota Block Party shuts down Nicollet Mall this Saturday for eight hours of live music in and outside the downtown Minneapolis jazz club.
- Bring the whole family — there's a kids tent with child-friendly music and hands-on activities. Saturday, 2-10pm. Free, but reservations required for shows inside The Dakota.
🐈 Cat lovers, head to downtown St. Paul this weekend for two major feline festivals.
- POP Cats at Union Depot will have "immersive" themed exhibits, adoptable cats, "cattoos," workshops and a gaming zone. Visitors can bring their own cats. Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 11am-4pm. Day passes start at $12.
- The Twin City Cat Fanciers' annual cat show at Saint Paul RiverCentre will feature at least 30 unique breeds, from Lykoi to Maine Coons to household pets. Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 9am-4pm. $15 adults, $10 kids and seniors.