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The 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be marked at events across Minnesota on Saturday.

 will take place on the Minnesota Capitol grounds in St. Paul.

The event will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a reading of names of Minnesotans who died in the Sept. 11 attacks or during the subsequent global war on terrorism. The reading will be interspersed with moments of silence and the tolling of church bells.

Elected and military leaders, along with relatives of people who died on Sept. 11 or in the war on terror, will speak during a ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. There will be musical tributes, a wreath-laying and a military flyover.

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After the ceremony, there will be veterans discussion groups, live music and other activities until 2 p.m. 

There will be free parking at many lots and ramps near the Capitol, and people who attend are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. A 

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ordered that all U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff on Saturday.

Remembrance events are planned in many other communities around Minnesota on Saturday, including:

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The 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be marked at events across Minnesota on Saturday. The state's official 9/11 Day of Remembrance will take place on the Minnesota Capitol grounds in St. Paul.

20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks to be marked at events across Minnesota

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