What: Saint Paul January Nerd Nite
When: Wednesday, January 14, 2025 @ 7pm
Where: The Black Hart, St. Paul
Take the excuse to put on some real pants? Join us for the first Nerd Nite of 2026! We’ve got another bold blend of brain-warming talks for your mind to sip on. Be there AND be square.
January line-up:
- Astrophotography
- Thoughtography: The Story of Ted Serios
- Judgement at Whoville: David missed the “ography” memo
Free to the public. Doors open at 6:30pm. Show starts at 7pm. Food and drinks for purchase to support St. Paul’s longest-running LGBTQ+ bar.
Don’t forget upcoming Nerd Nite events, on the second Wednesday of every month:
- February 11, 2026
- March 11, 2026
What: Minneapolis January Nerd Nite
When: Tuesday, January 27, 2025 @ 6:15pm
Where: Eat Street Crossing, Minneapolis
Double your geeky good times and get away to our sister city to learn about a variety of topics at Eat Street Crossing. Back to the 4th Tuesday of the month. This month, we’ve got a special guest coming to talk about speed running video games, plus two other presentations to be announced.
All Twin Cities Nerd Nite events are free to the public. Doors open at 5:30pm, show starts at 6:15 p.m. Food and drinks for purchase.
What: Saint Paul December Nerd Nite
When: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 @ 7pm
Where: The Black Hart, St. Paul
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the nerds are so delightful. So while there’s still places to go…wow, this really fell apart. XD
As always, admission is FREE. Order food & drinks to enjoy while you check out entertaining presentations from your fellow nerds.
- One Therapist to Fit Them All? (No.) How to Find Your Gandalf
- Tintin: Belgium’s Greatest Export
- Curling: The Game, The Scandals, and Failing Your Way into Sports
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Food and drinks for purchase to support St. Paul’s longest-running LGBTQ+ bar.
What: Minneapolis December Nerd Nite
When: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 @ 6:15pm
Where: Eat Street Crossing, Minneapolis
Double your geeky good times and get away to our sister city to learn about a variety of topics at Eat Street Crossing. Usually on the 4th Tuesday of the month, but NOTE THE DIFFERENT DATE FOR DECEMBER! This month’s presentations:
- Benefits and Limits to Food Diaries
- The Most Famous Deformity of All: Body Horror in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- The Origin of Thongs
All Twin Cities Nerd Nite events are free to the public. Doors open at 5:30pm, show starts at 6:15 p.m. Food and drinks for purchase.
What: Saint Paul November Nerd Nite
When: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 @ 7pm
Where: The Black Hart, St. Paul
Nerdy TED talks + drinks and noms = a pretty cool Wednesday. Free admission, no RSVP needed. We’ve got some pretty groovy topics this month:
- Ancestry (without Ancestry.com)
- Ransomware
- The Queer Trailblazing of Ed Wood
All Twin Cities Nerd Nite events are free to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Food and drinks for purchase to support St. Paul’s longest-running LGBTQ+ bar.
What: Minneapolis November Nerd Nite
When: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 @ 6:15pm
Where: Eat Street Crossing, Minneapolis
Double your geeky good times and getaway to our sister city to learn about a variety of topics at Eat Street Crossing on 4th Tuesday of each month. This month’s presentations:
- Yo-Yo Stuff
- Parasitic Wasps and Spiders
- All You Need is Love (and Ublock Origin)
All Twin Cities Nerd Nite events are free to the public. Doors open at 5:30pm, show starts at 6:15 p.m. (note the earlier start time.) Food and drinks for purchase.
What: Saint Paul October Nerd Nite
When: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 @ 7pm
Where: The Black Hart, St. Paul
Start off your spoopy season with Nerd Nite! Scary movies, dead bodies, and werewolves are on the docket. Don’t forget to bring your BRAINS. Our lineup:
- Gay People Love to Be Scared
- (Dead) Bodies of Lake Superior
- Modern Werewolves: What Went Wrong?
All Twin Cities Nerd Nite events are free to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Food and drinks for purchase to support St. Paul’s longest-running LGBTQ+ bar.
What: Minneapolis October Nerd Nite
When: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 6pm
Where: Eat Street Crossing, Minneapolis
Double your geeky good times and getaway to our sister city to learn about a variety of topics at Eat Street Crossing on 4th Tuesday of each month. This month’s presentations:
- Fan Fiction 101
- Traffic Signal Optimization
- The History of Bundism
All Twin Cities Nerd Nite events are free to the public. Show starts at 6 p.m. (note the earlier start time.) Food and drinks for purchase.
What: Saint Paul September Nerd Nite
When: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 @ 7pm
Where: The Black Hart, St. Paul
The kids are back to school and you know what that means…You need a night out! Our proposed program for your perspicacious perusal:
- Cocaine with Frenimies: The History of Spinal Anesthesia
- Recreation and Risk: Amusement Park Law
- Mystery Talk #3 (about BEES!)
Be there AND be square.
Don’t forget upcoming Nerd Nite events, on the second Wednesday of every month:
- October 8, 2025
- November 12, 2025
All Twin Cities Nerd Nite events are free to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Food and drinks for purchase to support St. Paul’s longest-running LGBTQ+ bar.
What: MPLS September Nerd Nite
When: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 @ 6pm
Where: Eat Street Crossing
We’re trying a new thing: Bringing local nerds directly to Minneapolis! Double your geeky good times and getaway to our sister city to learn about a variety of topics at Eat Street Crossing on 4th Tuesday of each month. Our inaugural program:
- Building Minneapolis: How the 29th Street Railway Depression became the Midtown Greenway
- How the Heck Do You Bike Across the Midwest?
- Playing for Love: How Dating Sim Hotties Made Me a Better Partner IRL
All Twin Cities Nerd Nite events are free to the public. Show starts at 6 p.m. (note the earlier start time.) Food and drinks for purchase.