Events


Calendar

Aug 25

Baba’s x Mizna Lit Series: August 2026

Baba’s and Mizna co-present the second 2026 reading of their quarterly series featuring the Mizna Writing Collective and their invited…Read More
Literary

Baba’s Hummus House & Mana’eesh Bakery
2220 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405

7pm

Aug 26

Insurgent Transmissions 2026: Slingshot Hip Hop

Insurgent Transmissions presents quarterly screenings the first Wednesday of each month. This series has been moved to FilmNorth’s newly renovated…Read More
Film

FilmNorth
2441 University Ave W, Suite 100 Saint Paul, MN 55114

7pm

Aug 28 – 29

EVE

Join us for the Minneapolis premier of EVE, a queer Palestinian play, reinterpreting Paradise Lost, asking: how do our communities…Read More
Performance

Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415

7pm

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 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 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

Nov 18

Insurgent Transmissions 2026: Rana’s Wedding

Insurgent Transmissions presents quarterly screenings the first Wednesday of each month. This series has been moved to FilmNorth’s newly renovated…Read More
Film

FilmNorth
2441 University Ave W, Suite 100 Saint Paul, MN 55114

7pm

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