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North Loop Food Truck Fest, Porchfest, and Heritage Fest: This Weekends Tri-Festa!

North Loop Food Truck Fest, Porchfest, and Heritage Fest: This Weekends Tri-Festa!

Your guide to supporting local, taking time offline, and getting out into our REAL community.

August 15, 2025

Food Truck Fest!

NORTH LOOP FOOD TRUCK FAIR

The North Loop Neighborhood Association’s annual Food Truck Fair is back, bringing 30 food trucks, live entertainment, and info booths from local businesses and non-profits. Join the fun on August 17th from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 3rd St. N., in front of The Butcher and the Boar.

Menu highlights include smash burgers from Parlour, fried chicken from Revival, Vietnamese sandwiches from Lu Sandwich, pulled pork from The Purple People Feeder, plant-based tenders from Bad Rooster, dumplings from HaDa Foodie, egg rolls from Sumo Eggrolls, and more.

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Low Key Finds

UNDER THE RADAR

Helping you find the local events under the radar.

CHUBBY COOKIE POP-UP AT MALL OF AMERICA

Chubby Cookie pops up at Mall of America on Saturday, August 16 from 1–4 PM at lululemon. Pre-orders are open now—swing by for signature sweets and new flavors!

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SAINT PAUL MOVIE NIGHTS IN THE PARKS: TOY STORY

Saint Paul Movies in the Parks offers free outdoor film screenings at parks and rec centers citywide—bring a blanket, grab some snacks, and enjoy a starlit night with friends and family.

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WHERE THE HOOD AT?!

AMBIT COMMUNITY EVENTS

Follow businesses on Ambit… then find them out in the community at these upcoming events.

Public Coffee Tasting

Experience Minimum Wage Tim's Specialty Coffee Framework: Sample coffees from Tim's menu, sourced with the intention to demonstrate the flavors & vocabulary that define specialty coffee. Connect with fellow coffee lovers, explore the nuances of taste, and learn how intentional sourcing shapes the café experience. Perfect for curious drinkers and seasoned aficionados alike.

Hosted by: Minimum Wage Tim's Coffee Co.

All Community Events

Landmark Center (Follow)

Learn to draw and get more out of your surroundings! Moment sketching is about capturing what you see and feel in the moment. This class introduces the basics of sketching (line, shape, value, perspective, and more) in a supportive, relaxed environment using the beautiful architecture of Landmark Center as your subject. (August 16)

Landmark Center (Follow)

Making It Home: From Việt Nam to Minnesota explores the journeys of Vietnamese immigrants and refugees over the past five decades through personal artifacts, photographs, and oral histories. The exhibit opening and community celebration on August 17 marks the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon with cultural displays, performances, and interactive activities. (August 17–September 21)

Social Enterprise MSP (Follow)

The Social Good Exchange brings Twin Cities changemakers together for networking, small group problem-solving, and collaborative support. This month’s gathering partners with All Square, a nonprofit supporting those impacted by mass incarceration, with food and beverages available for purchase. (August 20)

Frogtown Radio (Follow)

WFNU-LP 94.1FM Frogtown Community Radio hosts an open house for its Content Creation Studio, offering pro audio, multi-camera recording, studio lighting, and engineering support for creators, entrepreneurs, and podcasters. (August 20)

Aliya’s Jewelry Collection (Follow)

Catch Aliya’s Jewelry Collection at India Fest on August 16 at the State Capitol Grounds (Booth J-10) from 11 AM to 9 PM. Explore a handpicked assortment of jewelry—jhumkas, bangles, haar sets, anklets, and more—plus exotic essential oil ‘atars’. (August 16)

International Marketplace: Small Business Saturdays (Follow)

Celebrating local small businesses every weekend. Featuring arts, crafts, pottery, macrame, food, jewelry, clothing, candles, henna, coffee, cookies, and more! (August 16th)

All That Glitters (Follow)

All That Glitters pops up this weekend at Sparkle & Sip, Forgotten Star’s Summer Market, and Under Pressure Brewing’s Car Show — shop local, sip, sparkle, and soak up summer!

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Out & About

ON THE RADAR

What’s everybody doing this weekend?

HERITAGE DAYS FESTIVAL

St. Paul Park Heritage Days Festival fills Heritage Park and downtown streets with four days of live music, a parade, food vendors, beer tent, business expo, craft fair, family activities, a classic car and motorcycle show, and quirky contests like egg tosses and outhouse races.

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UPTOWN PORCHFEST

Uptown Porchfest turns the Wedge neighborhood into a walkable music venue with dozens of Twin Cities bands performing from porches and yards in a free, family-friendly celebration of community and live music.

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