If you want to start 2027 with live music, the Orpheum has a head start. Buena Vista Social Club™ runs Dec. 29, 2026 through Jan. 3, 2027 on Broadway on Hennepin, and the run covers New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Here is how to see it from a furnished downtown studio without ever starting a car.
When Is Buena Vista Social Club at the Orpheum?
According to the Hennepin Arts event page, the performance schedule is:
- Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 7:30 PM (opening night)
- Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 7:30 PM
- Thursday, Dec. 31 at 7:30 PM (New Year’s Eve)
- Friday, Jan. 1, 2027 at 7:30 PM
- Saturday, Jan. 2 at 2 PM and 7:30 PM
- Sunday, Jan. 3 at 1 PM and 6:30 PM
The listing gives a run time of 2 hours, 10 minutes with an intermission, and an age recommendation of 8+. It also notes that the production uses bright light effects, loud sound effects, and theatrical haze and smoke, which is worth knowing if anyone in your group is sensitive to those. The story follows the legendary singer Omara Portuondo as a young record producer persuades her to return to the studio after years away from it.
Can You Walk From Oakland’s on 9th to the Orpheum?
Oakland’s on 9th is at 215 South 9th Street, downtown, and the Orpheum is on Hennepin Avenue in the same downtown core, so a theatre night can be a walk rather than a drive and a parking-ramp search. We are not going to quote a walking time here; check a map for your own pace, and dress for the season, because this run happens in a Minnesota winter.
For a cold-weather route, our guide to how the Minneapolis skyway works covers hours and entrances. To be clear, Oakland’s on 9th is not directly connected to the skyway; you walk about a block to reach it. For the broader car-free playbook, see living downtown without a car.
Why Book a Furnished Studio for a New Year’s Week Show?
A run that spans a holiday week suits a stay longer than one night, and our studios are built for it. Each is fully furnished with a full kitchen, and WiFi, utilities, heat and laundry are included, so a multi-night theatre trip does not need a hotel’s worth of extras. There are no contracts: stay a night, a week or a month, and some units are pet friendly.
- Stay for the whole run. With eight performances across six days, you can pick the night that fits your plans, or see the show and then keep the studio for the rest of the week.
- Cook before or after. The kitchen means a late supper after a 7:30 PM show does not depend on what is open.
- Hosting out-of-town family? A studio with a kitchen beats a hotel room when you are feeding a group on a holiday.
What Else Is Happening Downtown Around the Holidays?
Our other recent theatre-night guides cover Steve Martin & Martin Short and Maybe Happy Ending in November. Nearby, you can plan a trolley ride with Minneapolis Trolley Tours, dinner at the Pillsbury Club, or a night at 300 Clifton if you want a mansion bed and breakfast with a garden hot tub instead. For more things to do, see the Minneapolis Top 5 lists.
Ready to Book?
Reserve your studio online at our booking page, or call us at (612) 314-5124 with questions. Tickets for the show are sold through Hennepin Arts. We would love to host your New Year’s week.