Borromeo Bash fundraiser at Hollywood Theater

St. Charles Catholic School’s Borromeo Bash is set for Saturday, April 25, at the Hollywood Theater in northeast Minneapolis, with doors opening at 5 p.m. for Happy Hour. (stchbschool.org) The school says the evening will include more than 100 silent auction items, specialty drinks, appetizers, a plated dinner, a dessert dash and Mardi Gras-style games. (stchbschool.org) Online bidding is also part of the event. St. Charles said silent auction bidding can be done by phone, and all auction and party sales close at 7:30 p.m. on April 25. (stchbschool.org) The fundraiser is central to the school’s annual calendar. In January, St. Charles described Borromeo Bash as its largest fundraising event of the year and said it was returning to the Hollywood Theater. (stchbschool.org) The 2026 campaign has three named funding targets: the school’s historic front steps, which St. Charles says date to 1938, expanded services for students with special needs, and the Gary Wilmer Scholarship Fund. (stchbschool.org) A school update published April 23 added a fourth use for proceeds: some school operational costs. That same update asked families who cannot attend to donate or join the silent auction remotely. (stchbschool.org 1) (stchbschool.org 2) The school has been building toward the event for months. Early-bird pricing ended March 1, ticket registration ended April 17, and volunteers were recruited in April to help run the night. (stchbschool.org 1) (stchbschool.org 2) (stchbschool.org 3) St. Charles also opened grade-level parties and adult parties tied to the fundraiser, saying those spots can be reserved online and may be purchased for another student. (stchbschool.org) For St. Charles, the pitch is straightforward: one Saturday night at a donated theater, with dinner and bidding, to raise money for campus repairs, student support and tuition aid. (stchbschool.org)