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Sep 09 – 12

El Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe 2026 Workshops & Performance

Dancers from El-Funoun, the premier Palestinian dance group based in Ramallah, will be visiting Minnesota again on their tour of…Read More
Causes|Classes|Film|Performance

Events will take place at various locations. Please note where the event you are interested in will be.

Red Eye Theater
2213 Snelling Ave,
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Powderhorn Park
3400 15th Ave S
Near the newly renovated playground near E 35th St and 15 Ave S

Sep 23

2026 Arab Film Festival Opening Night: The Stories

Join us for the opening of Mizna’s 20th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, featuring The Stories by Abu Bakr Shawky,…Read More
Film

The Main Cinema
115 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN 55414

7pm

Sep 24

2026 Arab Film Festival: Free Outdoor Screening

Join us for a free outdoor screening of the mystery classic film. Want a hint? It's a musical comedy starring…Read More
Film
Under the Third Avenue Bridge, Across from The Main Cinema
96 SE Main St,  MN 55414

7pm

Sep 25

2026 Arab Film Festival: Hadi Moussally Retrospective

Mizna presents a retrospective of Hadi Moussally’s short films, with the filmmaker in attendance from Lebanon. Hadi combines a multifaceted…Read More
Film

The Main Cinema
115 SE Main St
Minneapolis, MN 55414

7pm

Sep 26

2026 Arab Film Festival Coffee + Conversation: Two Decades of SWANA Film

To mark the twentieth edition of Mizna’s Arab Film Fest, spanning twenty-three years, we gather past and present festival curators…Read More
Film

The Main Cinema
115 SE Main St
Minneapolis, MN 55414

11am

Sep 26

2026 Arab Film Festival: Music Video Bingo

Melody Hits Night by Salma Zahore is a joyful music video bingo experience celebrating the unforgettable songs that shaped a…Read More
Film

Bryant Lake Bowl
810 West Lake St, Minneapolis, MN

10pm

Sep 27

2026 Arab Film Festival Closing Night: Bouchra

Mizna’s 20th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival holds its closing day with a pair of special screenings and a closing…Read More
Film

Walker Art Center
725 Vineland Pl, Minneapolis, MN 55403

7pm

Sep 23 – 27

2026 Twin Cities Arab Film Festival

This September, Mizna celebrates the twentieth edition of the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival. We have been marking this milestone…Read More
Film

The Main Cinema + Walker Art Center

Oct 18

2026 Mizna Distinguished Lecture: Wafa Ghnaim

Mizna launches the Mizna Distinguished Lecture Series, recognizing cultural workers from Southwest Asia/North Africa and the diaspora who contribute critical…Read More
Art|Lecture

Minneapolis Central Library, Second Floor, Pohlad Hall
300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401

1:30pm

Oct 28

Mizna Film Series 2026: Fangs (Anyab)

In 2026, Mizna celebrates the twentieth edition of our flagship program, the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival. We mark this…Read More
Film

Trylon Cinema
2820 E 33rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55406

7pm

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