Where and when
- Capitol
- Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55155
- Ceremony
- Venue to be announced (2023: Fitzgerald Theater)
- When
- Mon, Jan 4 · Date by statute; not yet announced
- Stream
- Posted when announced · official site
Where to stand, when to arrive
Minnesota has recently inaugurated indoors (2023: Fitzgerald Theater) with free tickets released in advance and a livestream. Watch the ticket tracker; if there is an outdoor component at the Capitol, arrive an hour early and dress for real cold.
General guidance from recent ceremonies. Security perimeters, screening and the exact public area are set by the state a few days out; we post the specifics here and in the ticket tracker as soon as they are public.
Weather in January
Average highs around 24°F, lows near 8°F. Plan for wind chill below zero on some mornings.
Getting there
Airports
- Minneapolis–St. Paul International (MSP), 12 mi; Metro light rail reaches downtown St. Paul
Rail and road
Amtrak Empire Builder stops at Union Depot in Lowertown; the Green Line runs from the depot to the Capitol.
All travel linksFirsts Corner
The meeting point within a short walk of the Capitol, an hour before the ceremony. Stamp table, coffee if we can manage it, a sign you can see across the street.
Location: TBA about a week out
Eat
Where locals send visitors
A few well-known places near the Capitol, named plainly. Confirm hours; inauguration day is not a normal day downtown.
- Meritage 410 St Peter St
French brasserie downtown, the celebratory dinner. - Cossetta 211 W 7th St
Italian market and cafeteria, big enough for a group. - The Buttered Tin 237 E 7th St
Breakfast and bakery in Lowertown. - Afro Deli 5 W 7th Pl
Somali-fusion lunch near Rice Park. - W.A. Frost and Company 374 Selby Ave
Fireplaces on Cathedral Hill. - Mancini's Char House 531 W 7th St
Old-school steaks since 1948.
An hour well spent
Minnesota History Center
345 W Kellogg Blvd
A ten-minute walk downhill from the Capitol. The Cathedral of Saint Paul, across the way, is free to enter and worth twenty minutes on its own.
Your stamp
Check in at the Firsts Corner during the ceremony window for 10 points, or tap the stream stamp from anywhere for 2. How the passport works.