Sep 23 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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 2026 – Sep 27 2026

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

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 21 2026

Exhibit G: Milkweed & Mizna present an evening with Fady Joudah

Milkweed Editions and Mizna are pleased to present a reading and conversation with award winning poet and translator, Fady Joudah,…Read More
Literary

American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407

7pm

Oct 28 2026

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