Downtown Field Day

As a kickoff to summer downtown, all workers, residents, and visitors are invited to participate in Downtown Field Day. Come to work, stay to play!

Lawn games, friendly competitions, food trucks, giveaways, celebrity appearances, live music from local DJs will take place from at The Commons.

Later in the day, enjoy happy hour with friends (beer for purchase for 21+) and a concert by local band, Bad Bad Hats.

This event is free and open to the public. Stop by throughout the day and enjoy all the festivities.

For more information and to register your team to participate, please visit: https://www.mplsdowntown.com/fieldday.

WHEN:        Thursday, June 1, 2023    

12 p.m. – 2 p.m.    Celebrity meet-and-greets, including Twins great and Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Oliva, appearances by mascots T.C. Bear and Crunch,

free coffee/treats form Caribou Coffee and JonnyPops, team competitions, yard games, custom Minne-Golf holes, food trucks, and music from DJ ESP.

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.      Open play at The Commons! Grab a late lunch at a food truck, relax in the park, participate in walk-up games, and enjoy the fresh air.

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.      SKOL! Don your purple and meet legendary Viking alum Chuck Foreman and mascot Viktor Viking, and enjoy a performance by the Vikings SKOL Line,. Plus, more team competitions, food trucks, lawn games and music from DJ Keezy. Happy Hour beverages will be available for purchase starting at 4 p.m.

6 p.m. – 7 p.m.      Free concert by local indie rockers Bad Bad Hats. Grab dinner from a food truck and a happy hour beverage while you play yard games and enjoy the show!

 

WHERE:      The Commons

                   425 Portland in downtown Minneapolis

                   Just west of U.S. Bank Stadium

WHY:          The goal of Downtown Field Day is to kick off summer and bring the downtown community together through games, activities, live entertainment, and treats. This event focuses on inviting more employees to return to office, positively impacting downtown’s daytime economy and connecting employees back to downtown.

 

Mpls downtown will be busy with a jam-packed summer events schedule. Now through September 30, there are more than 1,800 events taking place downtown including professional sports, theatre, concerts, performances, outdoor movies, markets and more.

We’re putting on a field day. For grown-ups. and we’d love you to be part of it. Downtown Field Day will bring the downtown community together through games, celebrity appearances, live entertainment, and free treats Thursday, June 1 from 11 am – 7 pm.

Taking place at The Commons (425 Portland Avenue S. — just west of U.S. Bank Stadium), Downtown Field Day will kick off the summer and make everyone feel like a kid again. Think local celebrities doing foam jousting, corporate teams competing in tug-of-war, the Twin Cities’ favorite food trucks, and performances from local entertainers—all with plenty of fanfare (that’s where you come in).

Stop by throughout the day and enjoy all the festivities. Get a team together and Register for tug-of-war, flour sack racing or balloon tossing. Custom Minne-Golf holes will test your putting while celebrating our city. Enjoy Happy Hour beginning at 4 pm, and a concert beginning at 6 pm.

Find all the details here: https://www.mplsdowntown.com/fieldday/

Events from 11 am – 7 pm
11am – 2pm: DJ ESP
12pm: Opening Ceremony
12 – 2 pm: Competitions
2:30 – 5:30 pm: DJ Keezy
2 – 4 pm: Competitions
4 pm: Happy Hour begins
4 – 6pm: Competitions
6pm: Bad Bad Hats concert