Minneapolis Cyber Security Meetup
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Punch Bowl Social, 1691 Park Place Blvd, St. Louis Park · Metro area
Free registration on Eventbrite.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN cybersecurity events & groups
St. Paul's own listings are SecretCon, the two-day hacker and security conference at a downtown St. Paul hotel (June 2026, next on May 6 to 7, 2027), and Metro State University's cybersecurity institute and student programs. Most regular meetings are across the Twin Cities: a DEF CON group (DC612) that meets online on second Thursdays, a BurbSec social in Fridley, a 2600 meeting in Bloomington, and ISSA, ISC2, ISACA, InfraGard, HTCIA and WiCyS chapters that meet quarterly or occasionally around the metro. BSides Twin Cities is October 23, 2026 in Minneapolis.
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- DC612 (DEF CON Group Minneapolis/St. Paul): Free monthly hacker talks online; the October 8, 2026 talk is open to anyone who requests a Discord invite.
- SecretCon: The Twin Cities hacker conference, held in St. Paul, with the 2027 edition on May 6 to 7.
- BurbSec Minneapolis: Free, casual infosec social on third Thursdays in Fridley; no talks, just conversation.
Six months at a glance
Datebook
October 2026
BurbSec Minneapolis
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 6:00 p.m.
Forgotten Star Brewing Co., 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley · Metro area
Per published schedule; confirm with organizer.
MeetingFree
IAPP Minneapolis/St. Paul KnowledgeNet October Happy Hour
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Minneapolis (location shown on the IAPP registration page) · Metro area
Networking for privacy, AI governance and data security professionals. KnowledgeNet meetings are free for IAPP members; registration is through MyIAPP.
ConfirmedMeetupMembers only
BSides Twin Cities 2026
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis · Metro area
Theme: Building Resilience. Tickets on Humanitix were $30 and $60 on October 1, 2026.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
16th Annual Cyber Security Summit
Tue, Oct 27 to Wed, Oct 28, 2026
Hyatt Regency Bloomington-Minneapolis, Bloomington · Metro area
Produced by Event Shows, LLC (dba Cyber Security Summit). Local chapters including ISC2 Twin Cities and WiCyS MN post member discount codes.
ConfirmedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
ISACA MN Oktoberfest 2026
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Smash Park, 1721 County Rd C West, Roseville · Metro area
Networking with a talk on data visualization for risk reporting at 4:00 p.m.; $10 for members, $20 for non-members; 1 CPE.
ConfirmedMeetupPaid
November 2026
BurbSec Mpls InfoSec Meetup (Bloomington)
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 meetup in Bloomington, in addition to the regular third-Thursday meetup in Fridley.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
Minnesota 2600
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
4th Annual End of Year Cheer
Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Mall of America, Parkview Meeting + Event Center, 60 E 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; attendees are asked to bring a Toys for Tots donation. The chapter's home page lists it for November 19, 2026; its detail page blocked automated reading on October 8, 2026, so venue and access come from the earlier October 1 reading.
ConfirmedMeetupFree
BurbSec Minneapolis
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
HTCIA Minnesota Chapter Meeting
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
ISACA MN November 2026 Roundtable: How to Find GRC Jobs and Work with Recruiters
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
SecureWorld Twin Cities 2026
Thu, Nov 19, 2026
JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America, Bloomington · Metro area
Hotel room block reservation deadline: Mon, Oct 26, 2026
Run by SecureWorld, a conference business. The event page offers conference passes with a discount code and does not show a free tier; the page's 'This event has already passed' notice is a known site template bug.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
December 2026
Minnesota 2600
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
BurbSec Minneapolis
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
January 2027
Minnesota 2600
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
BurbSec Minneapolis
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
February 2027
Minnesota 2600
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
BurbSec Minneapolis
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
March 2027
Minnesota 2600
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
FutureCon Minneapolis CyberSecurity Conference 2027
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 October 1, 2026. The 2026 edition was April 9, 2026 at the same hotel.
ConfirmedConferencePaidVendor-hosted
BurbSec Minneapolis
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
April 2027
Minnesota 2600
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
BurbSec Minneapolis
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
May 2027
SecretCon 2027
Thu, May 6 to Fri, May 7, 2027
St. Paul (venue to be announced; the 2026 edition was at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront)
Fifth edition. The home page says May 6 to 7, 2027 in St. Paul with the venue to be announced. The call for papers page says submissions for 2027 open in June, without a date.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
Secure360 2027
Wed, May 12 to Thu, May 13, 2027
Mystic Lake Event Center, Prior Lake · Metro area
Attendee registration had not opened on October 1, 2026; the organizer says it opens in the fall.
ConfirmedConferencePaid
On the radar
Announced without a date, or expected from past editions. Not confirmed.
The Official Cybersecurity Summit: Minneapolis
The 2nd annual edition was June 30, 2026 at the Marriott Minneapolis City Center; 2027 dates not yet announced
Minneapolis · Metro area
ExpectedSummitPaidVendor-hosted
Groups & associations
Professional associations
HTCIA Minnesota Chapter
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 next is November 19, 2026; registration opens when details are published.
Members only
ISACA Minnesota Chapter
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. It lists an Oktoberfest event on October 29, 2026 and a roundtable on November 19, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Feb 2026FreePaid
ISC2 Twin Cities Chapter
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 October 2026 meeting was posted on October 1, 2026. The chapter's Meetup page mirrors some meetings but is not kept current.
Free
MN ISSA (ISSA Minnesota Chapter)
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 meeting detail pages blocked automated reading on October 8, 2026, so the 2026 meeting dates were not rechecked that day.
FreeMembers only
OWASP Minneapolis/St. Paul
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 that page loads by script and could not be read, so newer meetings may exist there.
Quiet: last activity Nov 2025Free
Hacker and grassroots groups
BurbSec Minneapolis
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 meetup as Thursday, October 15, 2026. Its Eventbrite series runs from November 13, 2025 to December 17, 2026 and lists a 4:00 p.m. start; the site says 6:00 p.m. The last activity date is the scheduled September 17, 2026 meetup; no post confirms attendance.
Free
DC612 (DEF CON Group Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Online (Discord); annual picnic at Minnehaha Falls Regional Park, Minneapolis · Metro area
Second Thursday of the month, talk at 6:12 p.m. Central, online on Discord
Twin Cities DEF CON group for Minneapolis and St. Paul. Monthly talks are online only; the venue page says in-person meetings have not resumed. Talks were posted for September 10, July 9, June 11 and May 14, 2026. The free Toxic BBQ was scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Minnehaha Falls Regional Park in Minneapolis. The last activity date is the September 10 talk as posted on the site; no post confirms attendance. Ask on the group's site for a Discord invite.
Free
Minnesota 2600
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 last activity date is the first Friday of September 2026, when the magazine's September meeting list still named the Bloomington meeting; no post confirms that meeting took place. The group's own site has no meeting details.
Free
MPLS Cyber Meetup Group
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; the next is October 14, 2026.
Free
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Inclusion and career communities
WiCyS Minnesota Affiliate
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). It plans tables at Hacks and Hops (October 1, 2026), the Cyber Security Summit (October 27 to 28, 2026) and the End of Year Cheer.
FreePaid
Public-private and government
InfraGard Minnesota Members Alliance
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). The chapter co-hosts the free End of Year Cheer with MN ISSA. The chapter's meeting pages blocked automated reading on October 8, 2026; the September 21 annual meeting is confirmed by Metro State University's own news post.
Vetting required
Education and student groups
GopherHack (University of Minnesota)
Keller Hall 3-125, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis · Metro area
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 shows TJCTF 2026, which ended May 17, 2026, as its newest competition. The meeting time is posted for spring 2026; check the site for the fall schedule.
Students only
MN Cyber Institute at Metro State University
Metropolitan State University, 700 E 7th St, St. Paul · In the city
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. Students can join the Cybersecurity and Forensics Student Organization.
FreeStudents only
Conference series
BSides Twin Cities (BSidesTC)
Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis · Metro area
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. Status is quiet only because the series meets once a year; the 2026 edition is October 23, 2026.
Quiet: last activity Oct 2025Paid
SecretCon
InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront, 11 E Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul · In the city
Annual two-day hacker and security conference in late spring
Three speaker tracks, volunteer-run villages and about 700 attendees, per the organizer. SecretCon 4 was June 4 to 5, 2026 at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront, 11 E Kellogg Blvd. SecretCon 5 is May 6 to 7, 2027 in St. Paul; the organizer's home page lists the venue as to be announced, while its travel page still describes the InterContinental as the 2026 venue.
Paid
Secure360 (UMSA)
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.
Paid
Directory checklist
13 of 19 national directories list a local chapter
Dormant groups
2 groups with no public activity for 18 months or more
- Cloud Security Alliance Minnesota Chapter: last public activity Apr 2022 [S47] [S48]
- Cyversity Twin Cities Chapter: last public activity Apr 2024 [S49] [S50]
Field notes
- Only SecretCon and the Metro State University cybersecurity programs are inside St. Paul; most other meetings are in Minneapolis or its suburbs, such as BurbSec in Fridley, 2600 at the Mall of America in Bloomington, and ISSA, ISC2 and ISACA meetings in Edina, Mendota Heights, Roseville or online.
- SecretCon's 2027 venue is listed as to be announced; its 2026 edition was at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront, and the site's travel page still describes that hotel.
- DC612 meets only online on Discord; its venue page says in-person meetings have not resumed.
- BurbSec's site gives a 6:00 p.m. start for its third-Thursday meetup, while its Eventbrite listing says 4:00 p.m.
- Several chapters meet on weekday afternoons rather than evenings: MN ISSA (2:30 p.m.), ISC2 Twin Cities (3:00 p.m.) and ISACA MN roundtables (3:30 p.m.).
- InfraGard Minnesota meetings are for FBI-vetted members, and HTCIA Minnesota meetings are for members. InfraGard held its 2026 annual meeting at Metro State University in St. Paul on September 21.
- SecureWorld's event page shows a 'This event has already passed' notice on every event; it is a site template bug, and the Twin Cities date is November 19, 2026.
- Two different events use the name Cyber Security Summit: the two-day Bloomington conference (October 27 to 28, 2026) and CyberRisk Alliance's one-day Official Cybersecurity Summit in downtown Minneapolis (held June 30, 2026).
- OWASP Minneapolis/St. Paul has moved its meetings from Meetup to OWASP's own site, which could not be read; check owasp.org/chapters/msp for current meetings.
Sources
Numbered references for the listings on this page.
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- S2https://burbsec.com/minneapolis/
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