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STAR TRIBUNE EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIPS

Bring your brand to life with Star Tribune events and create memorable experiences for your audience.

Align your brand with Star Tribune events in the community and be a part of creating memorable and impactful experiences for Minnesotans. From Star Tribune-branded events to customized local events, promotions, and sponsorships we create together, Star Tribune connects your brand to unforgettable moments that keep you top of mind with target audiences.

Star Tribune Event Opportunities

Top Workplaces

Get the recognition your company deserves by participating in Top Workplaces, Minnesota’s premier workplace recognition program and the #1 way to retain and recruit top employees. In addition to advertising opportunities that can showcase your company as a top employer, a celebration luncheon is also held featuring over 700 engaged and enthusiastic attendees.

All-Metro Sports Awards

Align your brand with feel-good content that supports communities across the entire state by participating in our annual All-Metro Sports Awards celebration. Help us tell the powerful and inspirational stories of exceptional student athletes as we recognize All-Metro Teams, Athletes, Coaches of the Year, and more during an evening of celebration for over 400 people.

Music+Movies

Get in on the action and put your brand in front of families looking for a fun night out. Join us in August for Star Tribune Music & Movies, an evening featuring free family-friendly fun with top local bands, interactive activities, sponsor activations and more at the iconic Lake Harriet bandshell.

State Fair

Keep your brand message top of mind among the nearly 2-million fun-loving fair goers during the 12-day Great Minnesota Get-Together. Be a part of the excitement by sponsoring our new lip balm flavor, backyard booth space, tote bag, Scene at the Fair sections, State Fair Extra, State Fair Guide, and more.

Talking Volumes

Don’t miss an opportunity to put your message in front of well-read Minnesotans who are seeking community enrichment with fellow book lovers at our annual Talking Volumes series. This event brings high-profile authors to the Twin Cities for a live interview at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, accompanied by in-depth stories about the writers in the Star Tribune.

MN Best

Showcase your brand among the best Minnesota has to offer by participating in Minnesota’s Best, the premier “best-of” programs in the state. This program, which features our Minnesota Best Winners Guide and our Minnesota’s Best Bash, is an opportunity you won’t want to miss to surround your business with the people and businesses voted best in the state by our readers.

Cookie Contest

Give your brand a taste of sweet success by getting involved in TASTE’s annual Holiday Cookie Contest event. This popular annual contest draws hundreds of entries that are whittled down to five finalists. At a free public event, hundreds of local foodies come to check out the top winning selections of holiday cookies while hearing from the TASTE team and the contest winners.

Minnesota Matters

The Star Tribune is enhancing its coverage across the state and wants to hear from our valued advertisers and readers. Join us for Minnesota Matters, an ongoing series that gives you the unique opportunity to sit down and discuss what information would make your life better and what it means to be a part of your community.

Steak Out

Winter in Minnesota feels like it never ends. Position your brand with those that embrace the Bold North by joining the Star Tribune at the annual Steak Out meat raffle. Participants can win a variety of meats, gift baskets while enjoying live entertainment.

MN Sports HOF

Connect your brand with sports enthusiasts across the state by being a part of the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame. Join the festivities as we recognize the newest class of inductees and their special stories and accomplishments. Sponsorship opportunities include promotional tags, stage recognition and on-site activation, VIP reception invite with athletes and more.