Twin Cities Networking Events Roundup (Oct 15-31)
Get connected this fall! Here’s your roundup of upcoming local events and meetups happening around the Twin Cities.
🎬 Startup Week Recap + Watch My Talk!!
Twin Cities Startup Week (Oct 6–10) was such a gift — idea sparks, meetups, late-night chats, all the good stuff.
If you missed my talk, I re-recorded and published the talk on my personal Substack at this link here
🧠 Free Notion AI Workshop — Oct 22
As some of you know, I’m Minnesota’s first official Notion Ambassador (one of two!) and I was lucky enough to head to the Make with Notion conference last month In San Francisco (which you can learn about here) to learn more about what Notion is coming out with and got an inside look at some amazing updates!
Because I learned so much, I’m hosting a free online class next Wednesday, Oct 22 at noon CST, where I’ll teach Notion AI for practical uses.
Here’s what we’ll walk through:
Using Notion AI as a co-pilot for executive function
Automating small workflows (so you spend less energy)
Structuring dashboards & templates you’ll actually use
Organizing messy notes into functional systems
📅 In-Person Events (Oct 15–31)
Here are upcoming events in (or near) the Twin Cities — in date order:
So much happening locally! Here’s your lineup — all in date order 👇
🥞Thu, Oct 16 — Tip Club Minneapolis / Edina Business Breakfast
🕗 8:00-9:30 AM
📍 7700 France Ave S, Edina
🎯 Business owners & connectors
🎉 Friendly, casual networking over breakfast
🍻Thu, Oct 16 — AGC Talks: Business Networking
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM
📍 Jameson’s Irish Bar, West St. Paul
🎯 Entrepreneurs, small business pros
🎉 Speed-networking meets casual happy hour
👻 Fri, Oct 17 — Creators Meetup @ ValleySCARE
🕗 8:00 PM
📍 Valleyfair, Shakopee
🎯 Local creators & entrepreneurs
🎉 Spooky rides + creative community hangout
🤝Wed, Oct 22 — HeyvenConnections Networking Hangout
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM
📍 4201 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis
🎯 Creators, small biz owners, community builders
🎉 Casual, conversation-driven networking
☕Fri, Oct 24 — Creative Mornings / Minneapolis
🕣 8:30 AM
📍 PAIKKA, St. Paul
🎤 Speaker: Steve Hoffman (Theme: Curiosity)
🎯 Creatives, thinkers, community-minded folks
📱 Fri, Oct 24 — Social Media Breakfast MSP: Local TikTok Creator Panel
🕗 8:00 AM
📍 Broadhead, North Loop, Minneapolis
🎤 Featuring Emmaline Childs, Bryan Clapper, Jason DeRusha & Sade Young
🎯 Marketers & creators
🌿Wed, Oct 29 — Social Good Exchange: Communicating in Times of Change & Uncertainty
🕠 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Beehive Strategic Communication, St. Paul
🎯 Social impact pros, communicators, nonprofit leaders
🎉 Hosted by Beehive Strategic Communication & Social Enterprise MSP — focused on building connection & resilience through communication
🔗 INFO
🎃Thu, Oct 30 — Spooky AF: Halloween Startup Networking
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM
📍 Dual Citizen Brewing, St. Paul
🎯 Founders, investors, early-stage startups
🎉 Hosted by Communiful & MSP Startup Guide — costumes optional!
🔗 https://app.joincommuniful.com/events
💡Thu, Oct 30 — Idea Jam 8: Season 2
🕕 6:00–8:10 PM
📍 Rail Werks Brewing Depot, St. Paul
🎯 Innovators, creatives, problem-solvers
🎉 Collaborative problem-solving + local business challenge night
👥 Thu, Oct 30 — TCYP Summit (Young Professionals)
🕣 7:45 AM–3:30 PM
📍 Starkey HQ, Eden Prairie
🎯 Early-career professionals & leaders
Ongoing / Seasonal
🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular — Minnesota Zoo, thru Nov 2
🎥 Twin Cities Film Fest — Marcus West End + hybrid, Oct 16–25
Let me know if you go to any this month!
Jenna Redfield
Founder of Twin Cities Collective & Red Thread StudiosMN
Learn more at https://redthreadstudiomn.com