• The String Queens: Our Favorite Things 

    Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

    Dec. 6, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. $40-$65 The dynamic trio return to the Ordway Concert Hall by popular demand with their signature authentic, soulful, and orchestral renditions of holiday classics. Their performance will feature music from their hit holiday album “Our Favorite Things.” Praised for creating uplifting and magical musical experiences […]

  • A Prairie Home Companion Christmas

    Fitzgerald Theater

    Dec 6 & 7. Fitzgerald Theater. $74-$99 Some people believe the Creator of the Universe sent His Son to Earth in the form of an infant born to a virgin woman and her faithful husband, Joseph. Other people don’t believe this but enjoy being with those who do — and enjoy a party (parties being […]

  • Or Emet to Host Program on Listening House of St. Paul

    Twin Cities German Immersion School

    December 7, 10:00 a.m.-noon. Twin Cities German Immersion School. Free. On Sunday, Dec. 7, Or Emet will host a program on Listening House of St. Paul, a day shelter and resource center that provides hospitality and practical assistance to adults experiencing homelessness, poverty and loneliness. The program will run from 10 a.m.-noon at Twin Cities […]

  • Coffee Chat: POW Camps in Minnesota

    Fort Snelling

    December 11 & 13, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Historic Fort Snelling. Free with admission Join us for the next installment of our coffee chat lecture series: POW Camps in Minnesota. During World War II, the Army located prisoner of war camps throughout the United States, including in Minnesota. Learn about the labor program initiated by the government […]

  • Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

    Minnesota History Center

    Thursdays in December except Christmas and New Year’s Day. 4:00-8:00 p.m. Minnesota History Center. Free.  Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4-8 p.m., and get free admission and parking! During Thursday visits, you can experience a variety of world-class exhibits, including Our Home: Native Minnesota, Reframing Our Stories, Minnesota’s Greatest Generation, […]

  • Downtown Action Series

    Union Depot

    December 11, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Union Depot. Join fellow neighbors for the launch of the Downtown Action Series, a new initiative led by Council President Rebecca Noecker to bring community members together around the future of downtown St. Paul. This series of public meetings is designed to keep you informed and engaged in the […]

  • Holiday Campus Party + Santa Paws 

    Palace Community Center

    December 11, 4:45-7:30 p.m. Palace Community Center. Free Join us as we celebrate Christmas, Hannukah & Kwanzaa with carnival games, crafts, music, food & a visit from Santa. Santa Paws is back! Santa is coming to Palace to take pictures with your 4-legged pets. Come take your own pictures. Please bring your dogs on leashes […]

  • Public Hearing: Proposed 2026-27 Ramsey County Budget and Tax Levy

    St. Paul City Hall

    December 11, 6:00 p.m. St. Paul City Hall.  The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 in the Council Chambers, third floor of St. Paul City Hall–Ramsey County Courthouse. This will be the final public hearing prior to […]