08/26/2026
Save the date for the Midway Music and Arts Fest, a three-day celebration of the rich and diverse arts community in St. Paul’s Hamline Midway neighborhood, October 2-4.
The festival will showcase local artists working across disciplines, from music and visual arts to performance, literary arts, arts and crafts, and more. Events will be staged throughout the neighborhood in locations ranging from established music venues like Turf Club and Sundin Hall at Hamline University to local businesses including Elsa’s House of Sleep, Fluid Ink Tattoos and Piercing, and Mamas Market and Deli.
The vision for the MMAF emerged from neighborhood conversations in the basement of Bethlehem Lutheran in The Midway, where neighbors gathered to organize community support in response to the impacts of Operation Metro Surge and the ongoing challenges facing Midway residents. Inspired by the civic spirit and generosity of Midway residents, a group of artists began discussing ways to use the arts to create joy, connect neighbors, and reflect the diversity of our neighbors’ stories. The MMAF was born from these conversations.
And we’re looking for more neighbors to get involved!
Are you an artist, performer, or writer who would like to share your work in the neighborhood? A business interested in sponsoring or hosting an event? Or someone who’d like to volunteer over the festival weekend?
We’d love to hear from you! Fill out an interest form at midwaymusicandart.org/get-involved
