December "All in St. Paul" Event Calendar

The Holiday Season is upon us - we are halfway to outdoor music season!

November dates still listed below...

Sunday, December 1

Gulliver Unravels: Kevin Kling & Chastity Brown, Fitzgerald, 2pm.

Monday, December 2

Artist & Photographer Hours, Como, 8-10am.

MN Wild vs. PhiladelphiaFlyers, Xcel, 7pm.

Tuesday, December 3

Talking Volumes: Michael Connelly, Fitzgerald, 7pm.

Thursday, December 5

Holiday Bazaar, Landmark, 10am-8pm. 70 exhibitors; $4

Holiday Gift Stroll, Merchants of Rice Park, Dec. 5-7

Social Science: Tinker’s Ball, Science Museum 21+, 6-11pm. Celebrating artists, inventors, geeks, and every day folk.

Bouquets: An Evening of Wine, Beer, and Food, Como, 7-9:30pm.  $45/$55 with special preview of the Holiday Flower Show.

WITS, Fitzgerald, 8pm.  Tim Heidecker, Aimee Mann nad Ted Leo.

MN Wild vs. ChicagoBalackhawks, Xcel, 7pm.

Friday, December 6

Holiday Bazaar, Landmark, 10am-8pm. 70 exhibitors; $4

Holiday Gift Stroll, Merchants of Rice Park, Dec. 5-7

CapitolRiver Downtown Happy Hour, Christos, 4-6pm.  Holiday event includes a Silent Auction from the MN Wild, Schubert Club, Saint Paul Grill, tpt, Lunds, Saint Paul Athletic Club, Lowertown Wine & Spirits, Ordway, and many more!

St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show, Rivercentre, 1-9pm.

Painting the Place Between, Fitzgerald, 7:45pm.  Premier of the MN made documentary.  Meet the artists at 6:45.

Saturday, December 7

Holiday Bazaar, Landmark, 10am-5pm. 70 exhibitors; $4

Holiday Gift Stroll, Merchants of Rice Park, Dec. 5-7

Holiday Bake Sale, Union Depot, 1-4pm.  All the best Twin Cities Bakeries in one place – win-win!!

Grand Meander, Grand Avenue – everything from Breakfast with Santa to Vulcan Fire truck and trolley rides rides, soup tastings and more! www.grandave.com

St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show, Rivercentre, 10am-7pm.

Michael T. Smith & Third Day, Xcel, 7pm.

Boogie Woogie Swing Dance Party, History Theatre, 4:30pm. $15.  Live music, swing dance lessons, refreshments & fun - wear your 40s dress!

Sunday, December 8

Holiday Bake Sale, Union Depot, 1-4pm.  All the best Twin Cities Bakeries in one place – win-win!!

St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show, Rivercentre, 10am-5pm.

MN Wild vs. San Jose Sharks, Xcel, 5pm.

Tuesday, December 10

Ballet Tuesday, Landmark, noon -1pm.

KDWB’s Jingle Ball, Xcel, 7:30pm.

Wednesday, December 11

Star of the North Concert Band, Landmark, 7:30pm.  FREE. Annual holiday concert  with symphonic arrangements, marches, classical works, musical theater, dixieland, big band and original compositions.  

Thursday, December 12 

Courtroom Concert Series, Landmark, noon-1pm.  Dolce Wind Quintet with Sue Ruby, piano. FREE.

Disney On Ice Passport to Adventure, Xcel, 7pm.

A Swedish Christmas, Alexander Ramsey House, 7pm.  Christmas customs according to the servant staff.

Holiday Tea and Behind the Scenes Tour, Como Conservatory, 11am & 2pm.  Three course tea service and tour, $40.

Friday, December 13

Disney On Ice Passport to Adventure, Xcel, 10am, 7pm.

WITS, Fitzgerald, 8pm.  David Cross and Har Mar Superstar.  SOLD OUT.

Saturday, December 14

MinnesotaWeapons Collectors Show, Rivercentre, 8am-5pm.

Open Labs Day, Science Museum, noon-4pm.

Disney On Ice Passport to Adventure, Xcel, 11am, 3 & 7pm.

FREE Movie night, Union Depot.  Muppet Christmas Carol 4pm, Miracle on 34th Street 7pm, Love Actually 9:30pm. Concessions will be sold.

Iraqi Cultures through Youth Eyes Exhibit opens, MN History Center, noon-4pm. Unique, collaborative project featuring youth of Baghdad. Through Dec. 31^st.

COMPAS Anthology of Student Writing, Landmark, 1-3pm, FREE.  Dozens of talented K-12 students from around the state participate.

Home Free Vocal Band, Fitzgerald, 7:30pm.  3013 Christmas Tour.

SPCO Brandenburg Concertos, St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 7pm.

Santacon, Lowertown, 5:30pm - bar close. Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar; Golden's Deli; Bulldog, Barrio, Senor Wong's & TBA. Follow @santacon55101 on Twitter if arriving late or you get lost in the snowy Lowertown tundra.

MinnesotaRollerGirls, Rivercentre, 7:30pm.

Sunday, December 15

MinnesotaWeapons Collectors Show, Rivercentre, 9am-3pm.

Victorian Christmas Stories, James J. Hill House, 6pm.  Works by Mark Twain, Will Cather, O. Henry and Dickens.  Light refreshments and beautiful decorations.

Santa’s Workshop, Landmark, 1pm.  Activities and crafts from holiday traditions around the world.

TUDOR TIME, Central Library, 2pm. Lively activities on all three floors of the library by The Society for Creative Anachronism.  Warwick Consort musicians and Terpsichory Courtly Dance Troupe.

David Baldwin and the Summit Hill Brass, House of Hope, 797 Summit, 2pm.  Free festive concert of Christmas music.

Disney On Ice Passport to Adventure, Xcel, 1 & 5pm.

Tuesday, December 17

MN Wild vs. VancouverCanucks, Xcel, 7pm.

Pazzaluna Full Moon All Night Happy Hour.

Thursday, December 19

Courtroom Concert Series, Landmark, noon-1pm. Carols of MN Composers. FREE. 

WITS, Fitzgerald, 8pm.   Jason Ritter and Dessa.

Friday, December 20

Red House Live, Landmark, cocktails 7pm, concert 8pm.  $15/$18

Victorian Christmas Carols, James J. Hill House, 7 & 8:30pm.  Eight costumes singers, period tunes and an opening with the Hill House pipe organ.

WITS, Fitzgerald, 8pm.  Comedian Maria Bamford and Thao Nguyen.

Saturday, December 21

Victorian Christmas Carols, James J. Hill House, 6 & 7:30pm.  Eight costumes singers, period tunes and an opening with the Hill House pipe organ.

FREE Movie night, Union Depot.  Home Alone 4pm, NAtion Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 7pm, Die Hard 9:30pm. Concessions will be sold.

Sunday, December 22

Victorian Christmas Carols, James J. Hill House, 6 & 7:30pm.  Eight costumes singers, period tunes and an opening with the Hill House pipe organ.

George Winston, Fitzgerald, 7:30pm.

Saturday, December 28

Choo Choo Bob’s Great Rivercentre Train Show, 9am-5pm. Model railroad displays and vendors.  Children’s activity area with ride-on train.  Railroad museums and author displays.

Kwanzaa Family Day, MN History Center, noon-4pm.  Storytelling, dance, music, fashion, crafts and food demos.

Olympic Exhibition Game, Xcel, 3pm, USA vs. Canada.

Sunday, December 29

Choo Choo Bob’s Great Rivercentre Train Show, 9am-5pm. Model railroad displays and vendors.  Children’s activity area with ride-on train.  Railroad museums and author displays.

MN Wild vs. New York Islanders, Xcel, 7pm.

Tuesday, December 31

MN Wild vs. St. Louis Blues, Xcel, 5pm.

Noon Year’s Eve Party, Como, 10am-1pm.  Radio Disney, scavenger hunt, and countdown to noon with a beach ball drop. (Also on Jan. 1^st, 10am-1pm)

New Year's Eve Candlelight walk, Fort Snelling, 4-8pm. $5/vehicle.  Indoor and outdoor family activities, bonfires and marshmallow roasting.