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Can’t Wait to See You September 26, 2026!

PARENTS: Check out info about Rock-n-Royal
Date Night Drop Off with Mess Hall Arts

Join us at Rock-n-Royal 2026 on Saturday, September 26, in Downtown Park in Hopkins.

Each year, we invite the community to gather with us for our annual 21+ school year kickoff, celebrating our Hopkins Public Schools community and the start of a new school year. Rock-n-Royal attendees enjoy live music from three bands, a cornhole tournament, yard games, and a cash bar. Ticket price includes food and drinks from local vendors.

New this year: Date Night Drop Off childcare at Mess Hall Arts (details below).

TICKETS

$30/per person (Rock-n-Royal or Date Night Drop Off)
$100/Family Package (two adults, two kids)

For more information about how to be a part of our 2026 Rock-n-Royal event, contact Jacqui Barnard at 952-988-5223.

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childcare info

Convenient Childcare

Thank you to Mess Hall Arts for partnering with us for Date Night Drop off on Saturday, September 26, from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. for children ages 5 and up. Mess Hall Arts is an unconventional art studio where their specialty is messy art. Mess Hall Arts is located next to Downtown Park, location of Rock-n-Royal.

MESS HALL DATE NIGHT DROP OFF INCLUDES:

Craft activity
Pizza and Cupcake
Movie: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

TICKETS

$30 per person
Family Package for $100 (includes 2 tickets to Rock-n-Royal and 2 tickets to Mess Hall)

TICKETS

Live On Stage 2026

Watson
Time TBD

Modern classic rock band mixing originals and covers. Comprised of a few Hopkins dads and a uncle.

Man Down
Time TBD

Man Down is Jon on vocals and guitar, Ryan on vocals and bass, Tony on guitar and pedal steel, and Jeff on Drums. Man Down writes and performs music with influences from Americana, Rock, and R&B. Two members are Hopkins teachers.