Prince Celebration 2026 Minneapolis includes a free community sing-along on June 6 with 10,000 to 15,000 voices, a 100-person choir and emcee Thomasina Petrus as part of a five-day celebration marking a decade since Prince’s death.
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Celebration 2024 honored Prince’s legacy with unreleased songs, live performances, and interviews
Celebration 2024, the sixth annual event honoring the life, music, and legacy of Prince, featured a Paisley Park listening session, a screening of the Purple Rain Tour and more.
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Paisley Park celebrates 40th anniversary of ‘Purple Rain’ with tours and exclusive events
Paisley Park is hosting Celebration 2024 from June 20-24, featuring tours, never-before-seen concert footage, panel discussions.
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Patrick Adams’ musical journey: A tribute to Southside Minneapolis
Patrick Adams returns to music with “Ear Slap”: a melodic blend of jazz, soul, and funk.
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Prince fans celebrate the release of ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ super deluxe edition
The Prince Estate and Paisley Park hosted a release party on Friday night, October 27.
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Prince Highway: honoring music royalty
‘There are so many things as a state that we must do to honor Prince and all that he means to us.’
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Paisley Park’s Celebration returns to thrill Prince fans
For the fifth time since Prince’s tragic passing a little more than seven years ago, Celebration returned to Paisley Park June 8-11. Although the brand new purple street signs in honor of the late legend have yet to be posted, for the first time ever, fans from all around the world made their way out […]
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Celebration returns to Paisley Park this week
Chaka Khan, Chuck D, and Stokely Williams are among those participating in this year’s Celebration.
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Questlove discusses Prince, new film, during intimate screening at Paisley Park
The film screening and event featured a 30-minute Q&A session with the film’s director and a Prince-themed DJ set for VIP attendees.
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Black Business Spotlight: Cheesecake Funk
The late Prince’s endorsement helped launch the these decadent desserts.
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Paisley Park, Mpls. landmarks honor life and legacy of Prince
In honor of the third anniversary of Prince’s passing on April 21, Paisley Park will celebrate his legacy with several events and tributes.
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Enter to win a Paisley Park giveaway
Enter now for your chance to win two tickets to tour the legendary Paisley Park.
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Paisley Park partners with Minneapolis Public Schools for new arts education program
Through a structured program, MPS students will be offered admission-free tours and music education experiences, helping to equalize opportunity and access for students who may not otherwise have the ability to experience the late legend’s creative grounds.Â
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Ava DuVernay to helm Prince documentary for Netflix
With the support of the late musician’s estate, the A Wrinkle in Time director said the documentary will be made with extensive use of Prince’s archived recordings and other unreleased material that span the artist’s life.
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Pioneering broadcaster Robyne Robinson reflects on Prince interview
Arriving at Paisley Park after being summoned by Prince, the first sound she heard was the pitter-patter of Mayte’s Yorkshire terriers making their way to the front lobby. They were followed by Mayte, whose smile let Robinson know that she approved of the piece. In fact, before Robinson could even say hello, Mayte asked for additional copies of the tape to send to family and friends in Germany, Puerto Rico, and Miami.
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Paint the town purple — Prince events in the Twin Cities and beyond
The Twin Cities and beyond will be awash in purple this week as Prince fans mark the two-year anniversary of the music legend’s April 21, 2016 passing. The University of Minnesota symposium and panel discussions are at capacity, but there’s still plenty to do to celebrate the Purple One’s legacy. Below we’ve compiled a list of a […]
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Paisley Park set to host ‘Battle of the Bands’ event
MUSICOLOGY – Summer 2017 will showcase nine live music acts in Paisley Park’s historic Soundstage, alongside new tour exhibits highlighting Prince’s formative years in Minneapolis’s vibrant North Side music community Prince’s Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota has announced dates for a special four-day Battle of the Bands event, titled MUSICOLOGY – Summer 2017, to be held August 31 through September […]
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Fans and musicians gather at Prince’s house for four-day celebration
Entering Paisley Park one year after the date of Prince’s death was a lot less somber than the museum tours held last fall. The urn holding his ashes, which had previously been in a display case in the center of the atrium, was moved to a spot above visitors just below the skylights. The atmosphere […]
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Paisley Park will mark anniversary of Prince’s death with four-day celebration
It was announced Tuesday, November 28, that Paisley Park will mark the one-year anniversary of Prince’s death with a celebration to honor his legacy. Entitled “Celebration 2017,” the four-day event kicks off April 20, 2017 at Prince’s Paisley Park in Chanhassen. According to the press release, the event will bring together artists who have worked closely […]
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Prince’s Paisley Park set to open for public tours this fall
The family of late Minnesota musical icon Prince, and Estate special administrator Bremer Trust, announced today that Paisley Park, Prince’s private estate and production complex in Chanhassen, Minnesota, will open for daily public tours starting October 6, 2016. According to the family, opening Paisley Park for public tours was Prince’s long-term vision for the property. “Opening […]