> minneapolis, mn · verified nov 3, 2026
Minnesota
Minneapolis has a monthly BurbSec social at a Fridley brewery (plus a first-Thursday one in Bloomington), a DEF CON group (DC612) that meets online on second Thursdays, and a 2600 meeting at the Mall of America on first Fridays. ISSA, ISC2, ISACA, InfraGard and WiCyS chapters run quarterly or occasional meetings around the metro. SecureWorld Twin Cities (November 19, 2026) and FutureCon (March 11, 2027) lead the vendor-run conferences; SecretCon in St. Paul (May 6 to 7, 2027) and Secure360 in Prior Lake (May 12 to 13, 2027) close the season.
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Nine Mile Brewing, 9555 James Ave S, Suite 290, Bloomington · Metro area
A separate first-Thursday series in Bloomington, in addition to the regular third-Thursday meetup in Fridley. Eventbrite shows no price; the listing is free. Later dates are January 7 and February 4, 2027.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Thu, Nov 5, 2026
Minneapolis (venue not shown)
Run by EDS, an events company, for CISOs; attendees apply to attend. The organizer page shows no venue, time or price. An aggregator lists a different date (November 3, 2026); the organizer's page says November 5, 2026.
ConfirmedSummitVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Thu, Nov 5, 2026
Twin Cities (venue on the registration page) · Metro area
Executive dinner run by CyberRisk Alliance, a media and events company. Its events list shows the November 5, 2026 in-person date; the event detail page returned HTTP 404, so the venue, time and admission terms were not confirmed.
ConfirmedMeetupInvite onlyVendor-hosted
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Mall of America, north food court by Burger King, Bloomington · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Minneapolis (venue not shown)
Run by CDM Media for senior technology and security leaders. The page shows no venue or price and calls the summit exclusive; the admission rules are not stated.
ConfirmedSummitVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Studio on 4 Event Space, Mall of America (east parking garage, 4th level), 402 East Broadway, Bloomington · Metro area
Joint holiday social hosted by the Minnesota chapters of ISSA, WiCyS, InfraGard and the Military Cyber Professionals Association. Free and open to the community with registration (all ticket types are $0.00); the venue is a seven-minute walk from the SecureWorld hotel. Attendees are asked to bring a Toys for Tots donation.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Forgotten Star Brewing Co., 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. to noon
Online · Metro area
Virtual quarterly meeting on Zoom. Registration opens once the meeting details are published.
ConfirmedChapter meetingMembers only
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Online · Metro area
Free roundtable on Microsoft Teams; register to receive the link. 1.5 CPEs.
ConfirmedChapter meetingFree
Thu, Nov 19, 2026
JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America, Bloomington · Metro area
Run by SecureWorld, a conference business. MN ISSA lists three pass levels: a free Open Sessions pass and two paid conference passes. The free End of Year Cheer follows at the Mall of America the same evening.
ConfirmedConferenceFreePaidVendor-hosted
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Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Mall of America, north food court by Burger King, Bloomington · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Forgotten Star Brewing Co., 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Jan 1, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Mall of America, north food court by Burger King, Bloomington · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Nine Mile Brewing, 9555 James Ave S, Suite 290, Bloomington · Metro area
First-Thursday Bloomington meetup. The Eventbrite page shows no price; the series is listed as free in the organizer's other listings.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Thu, Jan 21, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Forgotten Star Brewing Co., 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Feb 4, 2027 · 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Nine Mile Brewing, 9555 James Ave S, Suite 290, Bloomington · Metro area
First-Thursday Bloomington meetup, listed on the multi-date Eventbrite page for the series.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Thu, Feb 4, 2027
Twin Cities (venue not shown) · Metro area
Run by CyberRisk Alliance. Only the organizer's events list shows this event (February 4, 2027, in person); its detail page returned HTTP 404, so the venue, time and admission terms were not confirmed.
ConfirmedSummitInvite onlyVendor-hosted
Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Mall of America, north food court by Burger King, Bloomington · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Feb 18, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Forgotten Star Brewing Co., 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Mall of America, north food court by Burger King, Bloomington · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Mar 11, 2027
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, 5601 W 78th St, Bloomington · Metro area
Hybrid one-day conference run by FutureCon Events. Ticket prices were not shown on the event page on November 3, 2026. The 2026 edition was April 9, 2026 at the same hotel.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
Thu, Mar 18, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Forgotten Star Brewing Co., 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Mall of America, north food court by Burger King, Bloomington · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Apr 15, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Forgotten Star Brewing Co., 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Thu, Apr 22, 2027
DoubleTree by Hilton Minneapolis - Park Place · Metro area
Run by Heartland Business Systems (HBS), an IT services company. The page calls the conference free and says it earns 6 CPE hours. The 2026 edition was April 30, 2026. The page gives the hotel name but no street address; the hotel is treated as being in the St. Louis Park area of the metro.
ConfirmedConferenceFreeVendor-hosted
Thu, May 6 to Fri, May 7, 2027
InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront, 11 E Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul · Metro area
Fifth edition; the home page says tickets are on sale and lists a 2027 call for papers link.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Fri, May 7, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Mall of America, north food court by Burger King, Bloomington · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Wed, May 12 to Thu, May 13, 2027
Mystic Lake Event Center, Prior Lake · Metro area
Sponsor and exhibitor registration is open; the organizer says attendee registration opens in fall 2026 and had not opened on November 3, 2026.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Thu, May 20, 2027 · 6:00 p.m.
Forgotten Star Brewing Co., 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
Tue, May 25, 2027 · 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Marriott City Center, Minneapolis
Run by CyberRisk Alliance; third Minneapolis edition (the 2026 edition was June 30, 2026). Admission is limited to working security and IT practitioners and registrations are reviewed; standard admission is $275 on the registration page. The summit site's own page repeats the date but shows $350 and template placeholder text, so the registration page is treated as correct. Not the same event as the Cyber Security Summit in Bloomington.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVetting requiredVendor-hosted
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
Usually held in October (October 17, 2025 and October 23, 2026); 2027 dates not yet announced
Minneapolis
ExpectedConferencePaid
Online (Zoom); some in-person meetings in St. Paul · Metro area
Quarterly chapter meetings, Thursdays 11:00 a.m. to noon, mostly on Zoom
Digital forensics and cyber investigation chapter. The 2026 meetings (March 19, May 21, August 20) appear on the HTCIA calendar as placeholders, so no post confirms they took place. The March 13, 2025 meeting was in person in St. Paul. The November 19, 2026 meeting was read on October 1, 2026; the HTCIA members site returned HTTP 403 on November 3, 2026, so it could not be re-read.
Members only
Online (Teams) and around the metro · Metro area
Occasional Thursday afternoon roundtables on Teams, plus social events
IT audit, risk and governance chapter. The newest past event found was the February 12, 2026 roundtable on Teams; the chapter's event list hides past events, so it may have met since. An Oktoberfest event was scheduled for October 29, 2026 and is not counted because no source shows it was held. A free Teams roundtable is listed for November 19, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026FreePaid
Online (Zoom) or around the metro; July 2026 at Sovran Inc, 1171 Northland Dr, Mendota Heights · Metro area
Roughly monthly Thursday afternoon meetings, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., online or in person; occasional networking socials
The September 17, 2026 meeting was on Zoom; July 16, 2026 was in person in Mendota Heights, and the June 2026 social was at Bunny's Bar and Grill in St. Louis Park. No meeting after September 17, 2026 was posted on November 3, 2026; the chapter's October 16, 2026 posts promote the Cyber Security Summit and SecureWorld. The chapter's Meetup page mirrors some meetings but is not kept current.
Free
Rotates around the metro; September 2026 at Wooden Hill Brewery, 7421 Bush Lake Rd, Edina · Metro area
Quarterly chapter meetings, usually the third or fourth Tuesday of March, June and September; End of Year Cheer in November; members-only After Hours on some last Tuesdays
Chapter meetings are afternoons (2:30 to 5:00 p.m. in 2026) and guests are welcome; the chapter asks repeat guests to join. After Hours events and webinars are usually for members. The 2026 chapter meetings were March 24, June 23 and September 22, all in Edina. The chapter's archive also lists the Cyber Security Summit on October 27, 2026.
FreeMembers only
Varies; recent meetings at 6160 Summit Dr N, Brooklyn Center · Metro area
At least quarterly, per the chapter; no meeting announced
The last meeting on the chapter's Meetup page was a hybrid cyber range event on November 25, 2025. The Meetup page says the chapter has moved to OWASP's own platform, but owasp.org/chapters/msp and the OWASP Nest page load by script and could not be read on November 3, 2026, so newer meetings may exist there.
Quiet: last activity Nov 2025Free
Forgotten Star Brewing Co., 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley · Metro area
Third Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Twin Cities branch of the Chicago-area BurbSec infosec social: networking at a brewery, no formal talks. The site gives the next Fridley meetup as Thursday, November 19, 2026. Its Eventbrite listing for Fridley lists a 4:00 p.m. start; the site says 6:00 p.m. A separate first-Thursday series runs at Nine Mile Brewing in Bloomington (listed under events). The last activity date is the scheduled September 17, 2026 meetup; no post confirms attendance, and none confirms the October 15, 2026 meetup.
Free
Online (Discord); annual picnic at Minnehaha Falls Regional Park, Minneapolis · In the city
Second Thursday of the month, talk at 6:12 p.m. Central, online on Discord
Monthly talks are online only; the group's venue page says in-person meetings have not resumed. Recent talks were held September 10, July 9, June 11 and May 14, 2026. The group's site announced an October 8, 2026 talk on November 3 reading (post dated October 6, 2026); no post confirms it took place, so it is not counted as activity. The free Toxic BBQ was scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Minnehaha Falls Regional Park (Wabun Picnic Shelter F); its last activity date is that scheduled picnic. Ask on the group's site for a Discord invite.
Free
Mall of America, north food court by Burger King, Bloomington · Metro area
First Friday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Part of 2600 Magazine's monthly meeting network. The magazine's Autumn 2026 meeting list still names the Bloomington meeting (Mall of America, north food court by Burger King, 6 p.m.). The last activity date is the first Friday of September 2026; no post confirms that meeting took place. The group's own site has no meeting details.
Free
Punch Bowl Social, 1691 Park Place Blvd, St. Louis Park · Metro area
Occasional Wednesday after-work meetups, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Free in-person networking for newcomers and experienced practitioners. The Eventbrite organizer page names no company behind it. The last activity date is the scheduled May 13, 2026 meetup; a meetup was also scheduled for October 14, 2026, but no source shows it was held and no later meetup is listed on November 3, 2026.
Free
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Twin Cities and statewide · Metro area
Events through the year, plus information tables at local conferences
Women in CyberSecurity affiliate covering Minnesota. Its own 2026 events included HERoic Hacks in Minneapolis (February 24, 2026) and the 7th Annual Golf Open in Dellwood (June 8, 2026). Its events page lists information tables at Hacks and Hops (October 1, 2026), the Cyber Security Summit (October 27 to 28, 2026) and the End of Year Cheer in November 2026; the past-events page had not yet moved the October items.
FreePaid
Rotates; 2026 meetings in Arden Hills, Eden Prairie and St. Paul · Metro area
Chapter meetings about every two months, Monday afternoons; annual meeting in September
FBI partnership program; members are vetted by the FBI. The annual meeting was September 21, 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul; earlier 2026 meetings were January 20, May 4 and July 20 (March 16 was cancelled). No later meeting was posted on November 3, 2026. The chapter co-hosts the free End of Year Cheer with MN ISSA.
Vetting required
Keller Hall 3-125, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis · In the city
Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. during the semester (as of spring 2026); weekend CTFs on Discord
Student club focused on offensive security through capture-the-flag competitions. Its CTFtime record lists Hack.lu CTF 2026 and DEADFACE CTF 2026 after TJCTF 2026, but their dates were not opened, so the last activity date stays at TJCTF's end on May 17, 2026. The meeting time is posted for spring 2026; check the site for the fall schedule.
Students only
Metropolitan State University, 700 E 7th St, St. Paul · Metro area
Guest lectures, symposia and community events during the school year
Metro State is an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence. Its Cyber Clinic Fall Guest Speaker Lecture Series held a session with Minnesota IT Services on September 24, 2026, and the university hosted the Third Annual Military Cyber Symposium on September 19, 2026. It announced Think Safe Be Safe 2026, a free public cybersecurity event on Saturday, October 24, 2026 (10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., New Main Building Room L206, 403 Maria Ave, St. Paul); no post confirms it took place. A November 2, 2026 news post says the university sponsored 20 students at the Cyber Security Summit. Students can join the Cybersecurity and Forensics Student Organization.
FreeStudents only
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis · In the city
Annual one-day conference in October
Started in 2024 as a revival of BSidesMSP. The 2025 edition was October 17, 2025 at the same venue. The 2026 edition was scheduled for October 23, 2026 at Open Book (tickets $30 and $60 on Humanitix); no recap or post confirms it took place, so the last activity date stays at the 2025 edition. Status is quiet only because the series meets once a year.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Paid
InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront, 11 E Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul · Metro area
Annual two-day hacker and security conference in late spring
Three speaker tracks and volunteer-run villages; the organizer's home page now cites about 1,000 attendees. SecretCon 4 was June 4 to 5, 2026; SecretCon 5 is May 6 to 7, 2027 at the same hotel, with tickets on sale.
Paid
Mystic Lake Event Center, Prior Lake · Metro area
Annual two-day conference in mid-May
Run by the Upper Midwest Security Alliance (UMSA), a nonprofit. Covers information security, risk and compliance, physical security and business continuity. The 2026 edition was May 13 to 14, 2026. Sponsor and exhibitor registration for 2027 is open; attendee registration opens in fall 2026.
Paid
3119 E 26th St, Minneapolis · In the city
Members have 24/7 workshop access; classes and an annual Maker Fest
Adjacent: a volunteer-run makerspace, not a security group. Membership is paid. Its free Twin Cities Maker Fest street fair was September 12, 2026. The site returned HTTP 403 on November 3, 2026; its content was last read on October 1, 2026.
Paid
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