ACES ALL-STAR EVENING

ACES All-Star Evening is our once-a-year celebration bringing together education champions, sports team partners, and business and philanthropic leaders in support of Minnesota youth. The All-Star Evening features music, inspiring speakers, youth performances, dinner, drinks, and live and silent auctions! 

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at The Fillmore Minneapolis

The brightest event of the season is back and better than ever.

5:30 PM - General Reception
7:00 PM - Dinner is Served
7:30 PM - Program Begins, Silent Auction Closes
9:00 PM - Afterparty and Auction Check-Out

Tickets go on sale in early 2026. But you can secure a table now with sponsorship.

About the 32nd Annual All-Star Evening

This year, our theme is Multipliers. That’s because our work has a geometric impact in our community. When we invest in our young people, they share that investment within each friend group, classroom, family, and school they are a part of. Our investments ripple out.

And just like our youth, ACES is a multiplier too, for opportunity! We partner with schools, sports teams, and community organizations to help close the academic opportunity gap and create more equitable pathways to success.

We’re building a richer field of hope for young people. We are fostering more ambitious, academically successful youth prepared for high school, college, career, and community life.

This is the year! Get involved in The All-Star Evening

ACES wants to change the way we think about middle grade youth. For decades now, researchers have focused on early childhood education and how to improve high school graduation rates while building an appetite for higher learning. But at ACES, we know that our middle grade youth see startling changes in their cognition, their social and emotional development, and their sense of identity and community. This is a time when young people are most open to ideas about their future and are in the most need for social connectedness and support.

Sponsor Opportunities

When you sponsor The All-Star Evening, you join a community of highly engaged families, educators, civic leaders, donors, volunteers, sports teams, and corporate partners who care deeply about educational opportunities in Minnesota. Sponsors demonstrate community investment and leadership, inspiring their employees, customers, and peers to collaborate in supporting our young people. When you support The All-Star Evening, you help close the opportunity gaps in education, ensuring that more young people have access to transformative, hands-on learning experiences.

Review sponsorship levels and benefits here. To secure your sponsorship, please contact Kristin Van Dorn, Director of Development and Communications at kristinvandorn@aces4kids.org or call the ACES office at 612-331-3454.

Volunteer at The All-Star Evening

Are you interested in supporting The All-Star Evening as a volunteer this year? Contact kristinvandorn@aces4kids.org to learn about how you can get involved in one impactful night that supports ACES’ whole year!