Record Store Day

Photos: Scenes from Record Store Day 2026

by Bump Opera

April 21, 2026

Customers make purchases at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
Customers make purchases at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.Bump Opera for MPR

Record Store Day brought out music fans across Minnesota to shops large and small.

Here are some visual highlights from Agharta Records in St. Paul, the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, the Record Spot in Minneapolis, Urban Lights in St. Paul, and Vyntage Vinyl in Red Wing. Ber and the Suicide Commandos performed at the Electric Fetus, and Urban Lights hosted a day of DJs and special guests.

Agharta Records
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People browse records in a record store
People browse records at Agharta Records in St. Paul on Record Store Day, April 18, 2026. (Editor's note: This image has been converted to black and white.)
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Exterior of a commercial building with signage, awning and posters in the window
Agharta Records in St. Paul on Record Store Day, April 18, 2026.
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Records on display in a record store
Agharta Records in St. Paul on Record Store Day, April 18, 2026.
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The Electric Fetus
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A person holds up recently purchased records at a record store
A music fan with purchases from Electric Fetus in Minneapolis on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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People browse records in a record store
People browse records at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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A busy counter where retail workers are ringing up customers' purchases on cash registers
Customers make purchases at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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The Record Spot
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People browse records in a record store
People browse records at The Record Spot in Minneapolis on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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A person browses records in a record store
A person browses records at The Record Spot in Minneapolis on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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A circular (i.e. record-shaped) sign hangs from the facade of a record store
Exterior of The Record Spot in Minneapolis on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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Urban Lights
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A man smiles for a photo inside a record store
Walter "Q Bear" Banks from KMOJ visits Urban Lights Music in St. Paul on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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A man poses for a photo while standing in front of a wall of records in the shop he owns
Tim Wilson, owner of Urban Lights Music in St. Paul, photographed on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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A man poses for a photo inside a record store
Hip-hop artist Juice Lord at Urban Lights Music in St. Paul on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Editor's note: This image has been converted to black and white.)
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Vyntage Vinyl
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The facade of a commercial building with a business name painted on it
Exterior of Vyntage Vinyl in Red Wing, Minnesota, on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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People browse records in a record store
People browse records at Vyntage Vinyl in Red Wing, Minnesota, on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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A person browses records in a record store
A person browses records at Vyntage Vinyl in Red Wing, Minnesota, on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.