Morningside After Dark

07/07/2026

Get ready for more amazing free live music all summer long on Fridays from 5:30-7:30 pm on the Nolan Mains Plaza (free parking across the street in the North Ramp). This Friday don’t miss REM Cover Band, The Reckoning Crew featuring Doug DeGrood!
Onsite Edina Liquor beverage garden and great nearby patios for HH or dinner options including Mr Paul’s Supper Club, Therese, Pajarito, Bojae’s and more!

06/16/2026

Celebrate Juneteenth 50th & France with Thomasina! Music starts out on the Plaza by Sweet Science Ice Cream at 5:30 pm with student opener Finick and then Thomasina starts at 6:15 pm. Should be another gorgeous night — dine at a nearby restaurant before or after and enjoy the Edina Liquor beverage garden on site!

06/09/2026

Don't miss the kickoff to the 50th & France Summer Concert Series this Friday, June 12,
5:30-7:30pm featuring The Teardowns with a student opening act by Elizabeth Teskey thanks to an Edina Arts Grant. Enjoy dinner in the district and the onsite Edina Liquor beverage garden. See you out there! 🎶

05/24/2026

So much great live music at the 59th annual Edina Art Fair June 5-7 with many Morningside After Dark alums! Check out two concert stages run by sound engineer George Scot McKelvey in the Nolan Mains Plaza and in the Lunds lot by John Swardson. Don’t miss 250 local and national artists and two incredible music stages with onsite food and beverage gardens! It’ll be a great time! 🎶🎨

05/14/2026

Get ready for a great summer of free live music 50th & France! Lots of familiar faces from Morningside After Dark! See you there!🎶

The 2026 Summer Concert Series lineup is here! 👏☀️🎶

Save the dates and join us for another season of live music, community, and summer fun. Always family-friendly and free to attend.

A big thank-you to our sponsors for making it all possible:





Bring your friends and family—we’ll see you there!

03/31/2026

The Teardowns will be performing at 50th & France Pajorito this Thursday from 6-9! 🎶

Join us Thursday night 4/2 at Pajarito Restaurant ! 6-9 PM 🌮🍹🎶

03/03/2026

Thank you to our longtime videographer Chris Laskowski of C Vision for recording our shows. Catch them on Edina TV this Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 pm and Tuesday at 10:00 pm. You can also see it at SWTV.org and on the "Cablecast App" by searching for SWTV. 📺

Southwest Community Television (SWTV) manages the Education and Public cable access channels for Eden Prairie, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Richfield.

03/02/2026

Hard to believe it was just a week ago we were together for “What I Let Go.” Thank you to everyone who joined us for a beautiful evening together! You also helped donate 78 lbs of PB for VEAP, countless boxes of Dove for Source and a total between both shows of $3k for our lovely venue. Plus we learned that you helped support a Go Fund Me that raised $2400 for Jairo’s family. Thank you!

If you couldn’t make the show, enjoy this video that will air on Edina TV:

https://youtu.be/1ilhCTzlESE

Thank you again to our brave performers, generous sponsors and YOU the best audience! Watch this space for fun updates on Morningside After Dark alum gigs and the Edina Art Fair live music stages and 50th & France Summer Concert Series! 🎶

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02/24/2026

Thank you to our incredible “What I Let Go” cast for an evening that filled our cups and reminded us all how powerful it can be to let go in all phases of life. We are so grateful. Your gifts made the night unforgettable.

Thank you to our team. 14 years. Forty shows.

We are so thankful for our community partners and sponsors who make this a free event and paid gig with your generous support: YogaFit Studios, Dissonance, Thom Miller Real Estate, Senn & Sons, the Sorensens, THE TEN SPOT, Hyperbole: The Best Podcast Ever, Serge + Jane, and Ready & Roam.

A special thank you to Oh Crêpe for being with us, and to the donation drives for VEAP and Source, and for supporting the Salt Cure Fund with Deluded Wine Moms and Susan Horowitz.

Watch this space for some fun updates on Morningside After Dark alums and upcoming gigs!

We loved every minute of being together this season. Thank you for showing up, for leaning in, and letting go with us.

We’ll have a video and more photos to share this week! ❤️