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A guide to music festivals in Minnesota (and nearby) in 2025

Minnesota Yacht Club Festival returns to St. Paul on the weekend of July 18-20, 2025.
Minnesota Yacht Club Festival returns to St. Paul on the weekend of July 18-20, 2025.Photo: Roger Ho; Graphic: Natalia Toledo | MPR

by Reed Fischer

February 03, 2025

Music festivals come in all sorts of seasons, sizes, and configurations in Minnesota, and 2025 is shaping up to be one of the busiest yet. For anyone who feels underdressed without a wristband or two on your arm and a lanyard around your neck, this guide is for you.

The Minnesota Music Festivals 2025 guide features multiple-day and enhanced outdoor and indoor concerts in Minneapolis, St. Paul, greater Minnesota, and the Midwest. Find the lineups, locations, dates, ticket info, and details for more than 50 of the biggest music festivals and events of the entire year. Keep this list handy to plan ahead, and we’ll update it as more details are announced.

February 2025

Big Turn Music Festival

About: Two days of live music at 15 venues across Red Wing, Minnesota.
Dates: Friday, Feb. 14; Saturday, Feb. 15 | Tickets
Lineup: 100-plus artists, including Dessa, Jeremy Messersmith, Ultrabomb, Tyreek McDole, Mark Mallman, Mike Munson, Porcupine, Willows, Reiki, and more; full schedules for Friday, Saturday
Locations (all in Red Wing, Minnesota): American Legion, Christ Episcopal Church, Elks Lodge, First United Methodist Church, Home Plate Grill & The Dugout Lounge, Liberty’s Restaurant & Lounge, Mandy’s Coffee & Cafe, Otto’s Public House, Red Wing Bicycle Company, Red Wing Framing, Sheldon Theatre, St. James Hotel, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Tators and Dillers, Tootsie Too’s

Winter Dig Out

About: The Current and Voodoo Ranger’s 21-plus event features music, complimentary Jucy Lucys from Matt’s Bar, beverages from New Belgium Brewing Company, and find fun around every corner.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 22 | Enter for a chance to win tickets
Lineup: Medium Build, Annie DiRusso, Anderson East, and Black Widows
Location: Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge, Minneapolis


March 2025

Mni Sota Akitho Festival

About: A new festival celebrating Indigenous culture in downtown St. Paul.
Dates: Friday, March 14; Saturday, March 15; Sunday, March 16 | Tickets
Lineup: Joe Rainey, Stella Standingbear, Supaman, DJ Element, and more; Details
Location: Intercontinental Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota

Rochester Thaw

About: A full day of live music on six stages in downtown Rochester, Minnesota.
Date: Saturday, March 22 | Tickets
Lineup: 30 performers, including The People Brothers Band, Kiss the Tiger, Laamar, Immaculate Beings, Molly Brandt, and more; full schedule
Locations (all in Rochester, Minnesota): LC’s Venue, Bleu Duck Kitchen, Art Heads Emporium, Chateau Theatre, Treedome, and Cafe Steam


April 2025

Torres and Julien Baker wear cowboy hats.
Torres and Julien Baker
Ebru Yildiz

Mission Creek Festival

About: A three-day music and literature festival in downtown Iowa City, Iowa.
Dates: Thursday, April 3; Friday, April 4; Saturday, April 5 | Tickets
Lineup: Julien Baker + Torres, Raekwon, Mannequin Pussy, Rachel Kushner, Neko Case, La Lom, William Elliott Whitmore, Kim Gordon, Your Smith, and more; full lineups for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Locations (all in Iowa City, Iowa): Englert Theatre, Hancher Auditorium, and more

Homegrown Music Festival

About: A weeklong annual venue crawl in the Twin Ports featuring the region’s best music.
Dates: Sunday, April 27; Monday, April 28; Tuesday, April 29; Wednesday, April 30; Thursday, May 1; Friday, May 2; Saturday, May 3; Sunday, May 3 | Tickets
Lineup: Schedule TBD
Locations: Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin


May 2025

Mid West Music Fest

About: An annual weekend of regional talent showcased in venues across Winona, Minnesota.
Dates: Friday, May 9; Saturday, May 10 | Tickets
Lineup: Coming in early February
Locations: Winona, Minnesota

Infrasound Festival

About: An electronic music and camping festival in southern Minnesota.
Dates: Thursday, May 15; Friday, May 16; Saturday, May 17; Sunday, May 18 | Tickets
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Harmony Park Music Garden in Clarks Grove, Minnesota

Papa Mbye holds the mic up dramatically while a crowd watches.
Papa Mbye performed at Art-A-Whirl Weekend in northeast Minneapolis in 2023. Touted as "the largest open studio tour in the country," the event, brought thousands out to enjoy art, music, food, and more.
Darin Kamnetz for MPR

Art-A-Whirl

About: The largest open studio tour in the country takes place in northeast Minneapolis, and many area businesses host live music stages.
Dates: Friday, May 16; Saturday, May 17; Sunday, May 18 | Free
Lineups: TBD, with separate announcements from individual businesses
Locations: Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota

SEMBA May Bluegrass Festival

About: The Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association’s spring festival is held annually in southeastern Minnesota.
Dates: Friday, May 16; Saturday, May 17; Sunday, May 18 | Tickets
Lineup: Details
Location: Cushon’s Peak Campground in Houston, Minnesota

Greenbelt Music Festival

About: A two-day music festival featuring bluegrass, Americana, and folk artists near West Des Moines, Iowa.
Dates: Friday, May 16; Saturday, May 17 | Tickets
Lineup: Greensky Bluegrass, The Devil Makes Three, Shovels & Rope, Lissie, Charlie Parr, Mae Simpson and more; Details
Location: Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa

Duluth Dylan Fest

About: A festival celebrating Bob Dylan set in the Northern Minnesota region where he was born and raised.
Dates: Monday, May 19; Tuesday, May 20; Wednesday, May 21; Thursday, May 22; Friday, May 23; Saturday, May 24; Sunday, May 25 | Tickets TBD
Lineup: Details TBD
Locations: Duluth, Minnesota, and Hibbing, Minnesota

Caterwaul

About: An annual Minneapolis music festival featuring punk and noise rock.
Dates: Friday, May 23; Saturday, May 24; Sunday, May 25; Monday, May 26 | Tickets
Lineup: Pissed Jeans, Young Widows, Elephant Rifle, Suckling, and more; Details
Locations: Minneapolis, Minnesota


June 2025

A large crowd watching a band on an outdoor stage
The Jayhawks performed during Grand Old Day on Sunday, June 4, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn.
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Grand Old Day

About: A street fair featuring music, vendors, food, and more along Grand Avenue in St. Paul.
Date: Sunday, June 1 | Tickets TBD
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Grand Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota

Prince Celebration

About: Paisley Park’s annual celebration of Prince’s legacy.
Dates: Thursday, June 5; Friday, June 6; Saturday, June 7; Sunday, June 8; Monday, June 9 | Tickets TBD
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Chanhassen, Minnesota

Breakaway Festival

About: A weekend outdoor electronic music festival in the Twin Cities.
Dates: Friday, June 6; Saturday, June 7 | Tickets
Lineup: Details TBD
Locations: Details TBD

Force Fields

About: A weekend outdoor electronic music and camping festival in central Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley.
Dates: Friday, June 6; Saturday, June 7 | Tickets
Lineup: Marshmello, Rezz, Liquid Stranger, RL Grime, and more; Details
Location: Cadott, Wisconsin

Kick’n Up Kountry

About: A multi-day country and camping festival in northwestern Minnesota.
Dates: Wednesday, June 11; Thursday, June 12; Friday, June 13; Saturday, June 14 | Tickets
Lineup: Little Big Town, Tyler Hubbard, Eli Young Band, Ace Frehley, and more; Details
Location: Wagon Wheel Ridge Event Center in Karlstad, Minnesota

Stone Arch Bridge Festival

About: A weekend arts and multi-stage music festival along the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis.
Dates: Saturday, June 14; Sunday, June 15 | Free
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: West River Parkway in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Soul of the Southside

About: A Juneteenth-themed festival featuring live music, DJs, food trucks, and much more at East Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue in south Minneapolis.
Date: Thursday, June 19 | Free
Lineup: Details TBD
Locations (all in Minneapolis, Minnesota): Hook & Ladder Theater, Historic Coliseum Building, and more

A woman plays guitar onstage
Joy Oladokun will be part of Milwaukee's 2025 Summerfest lineup. Oladokun performed at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.
Laura Buhman for MPR

Summerfest

About: Nine days of music featuring 600 artists performing along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dates: Thursday, June 19; Friday, June 20; Saturday, June 21; Thursday, June 26; Friday, June 27; Saturday, June 28; Thursday, July 3; Friday, July 4; Saturday, July 5 | Tickets
Lineup: Hozier, Gigi Perez, the Killers, Megan Thee Stallion, Gary Clark Jr. Joy Oladokun, Japanese Breakfast, the Avett Brothers, and more; Details
Locations (all in Milwaukee, Wisconsin): Henry Maier Festival Park, American Family Insurance Amphitheater, BMO Pavilion

Twin Cities Jazz Festival

About: A weekend of international and regional jazz talent in St. Paul’s Lowertown neighborhood.
Dates: Friday, June 20; Saturday, June 21 | Free
Lineup: Details TBD
Locations (all in St. Paul, Minnesota): Mears Park and more

Winstock Country Festival

About: A weekend country music and camping festival staged west of the Twin Cities.
Dates: Friday, June 20; Saturday, June 21 | Tickets
Lineup: Jordan Davis, Thomas Rhett, and more; Details
Location: Winsted, Minnesota

Orville Peck performing on stage
Orville Peck will perform at Blue Ox Music Festival in June. Peck performed at Hinterland Festival in 2024.
Madison Poppen for MPR

Blue Ox Music Festival

About: Pert Near Sandstone’s Americana, folk, and string music and camping festival near Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Dates: Thursday, June 26; Friday, June 27; Saturday, June 28 | Tickets
Lineup: Pert Near Sandstone, Greensky Bluegrass, Orville Peck, Warren Haynes Band, Margo Price, Sam Bush Band, Charlie Parr, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more; Details
Location: The Pines Music Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Twin Cities Pride Festival

About: A weekend celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community featuring live music stages in Minneapolis.
Dates: Saturday, June 28; Sunday, June 29
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Loring Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota


July 2025

Taste of Minnesota

About: A food and music festival in downtown Minneapolis over the 4th of July weekend.
Dates: Saturday, July 5; Sunday, July 6 | Free RSVP Tickets
Lineup: Details TBD
Locations: Washington Avenue and Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, Minnesota

people gathered around a camp fire playing music 01
Lutsong Music Festival returns to Lutsen, Minnesota, in July. Here's a group campfire highlight from 2024.
Aaron Reichow for MPR

Lutsong Music Festival

About: A weekend featuring two stages of music, food, and art in northern Minnesota.
Dates: Thursday, July 10; Friday, July 11; Saturday, July 12; Sunday, July 13 | Tickets TBD
Lineup: Details TBD
Locations (in Lutsen, Minnesota): Caribou Highlands, North Shore Winery

Winnipeg Folk Festival

About: A folk and camping festival (in its 50th anniversary year) near Winnipeg.
Dates: Thursday, July 10; Friday, July 11; Saturday, July 12; Sunday, July 13 | Tickets
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Birds Hill Provincial Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

RiverSong Music Festival

About: A music and camping festival west of the Twin Cities.
Dates: Friday, July 11; Saturday, July 12 | Tickets
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Masonic/West River Park in Hutchinson, Minnesota

Rhythm of the River Festival

About: A weekend music and camping festival in southwestern Minnesota.
Dates: Friday, July 11; Saturday, July 12 | Tickets TBD
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Fort Belmont in Jackson, Minnesota

Lakefront Music Fest

About: Prior Lake Rotary’s annual outdoor music festival dedicated to country and classic rock.
Dates: Friday, July 11; Saturday, July 12 | Tickets
Lineup: Foreigner, Miranda Lambert, and more; Details
Location: Lakefront Park in Prior Lake, Minnesota

Riverside Music Series

About: Outdoor music on Sunday evenings in July and August along the Zumbro River in downtown Rochester, Minnesota.
Dates: Sunday, July 13; Sunday, July 20; Sunday, July 27; Sunday, Aug. 3; Sunday, Aug. 10 | Free
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Mayo Park in Rochester, Minnesota

Rock Fest

About: A metal and hard rock music and camping festival in central Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley.
Dates: Wednesday, July 16; Thursday, July 17; Friday, July 18; Saturday, July 19 | Tickets
Lineup: Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Bad Omens, Eve 6, and more; Details
Location: Cadott, Wisconsin

Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes
Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes performed at Hall's Island in Minneapolis in 2014. The reunited Alabama Shakes will play at Minnesota Yacht Club Festival 2025.
MPR photo/Nate Ryan

Minnesota Yacht Club Festival

About: A three-day outdoor music festival on Harriet Island near downtown St. Paul.
Dates: Friday, July 18; Saturday, July 19; Sunday, July 20 | Tickets
Lineup: Hozier, Alabama Shakes, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Green Day, Father John Misty, Gigi Perez, Remi Wolf, Motion City Soundtrack, Garbage, Semisonic, Beach Bunny, Hamilton Leithauser, and more; Details
Location: Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, Minnesota

Bayfront Reggae & World Music Festival

About: A reggae-themed music festival at Bayfront Park on Lake Superior.
Date: Saturday, July 19 | Tickets
Lineup: Lineup TBD
Location: Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, Minnesota

Music by the Mississippi

About: A two-day outdoor music festival in southeastern Minnesota.
Dates: Friday, July 25; Saturday, July 26 | Tickets
Lineup: Shakey Graves, Soul Asylum, Charlie Parr, and more; Details
Location: Treasure Island Amphitheater in Welch, Minnesota

The Great Beyond

About: An electronic music and camping festival in southern Minnesota.
Dates: Friday, July 25; Saturday, July 26; Sunday, July 27 | Tickets
Lineup: Lonefront, Marijuana Deathsquads, Centrific, Border One, Planetary Assault Systems, and more; Details
Location: Minnesota River Valley Sanctuary in Franklin, Minnesota

Mile of Music

About: A weekend featuring 200 artists at 40 venues in eastern Wisconsin.
Dates: Thursday, July 31; Friday, Aug. 1; Saturday, Aug. 2; Sunday, Aug. 3 | Free
Lineup: Details TBD
Locations (all in Appleton, Wisconsin): Details TBD

Lollapalooza

About: An enormous multi-genre music festival in downtown Chicago.
Dates: Thursday, July 31; Friday, Aug. 1; Saturday, Aug. 2; Sunday, Aug. 3 | Tickets
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois


August 2025

Basilica Block Party

About: An outdoor music festival in northeast Minneapolis.
Dates: August 2025 | Tickets TBD
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Boom Island Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fargo Blues Festival

About: A weekend blues festival in eastern North Dakota.
Dates: Friday, Aug. 1; Saturday, Aug. 2 | Tickets
Lineup: Details
Location: Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo, North Dakota

Sierra Ferrell at Blue Ox Music Festival 2024.
Sierra Ferrell will perform at Hinterland Festival in 2025. She performed at Blue Ox Music Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 2024.
Tony Nelson for MPR

Hinterland Festival

About: A multi-day music and camping festival in south-central Iowa.
Dates: Friday, Aug. 1; Saturday, Aug. 2; Sunday, Aug. 3 | Tickets
Lineup: Tyler, The Creator, Kacey Musgraves, Lana Del Rey, Clairo, The Marias, Bleachers, Remi Wolf, Still Woozy, Sierra Ferrell, Royel Otis, Role Model, Wyatt Flores, Gigi Perez, Orla Gartland, and more; Details
Location: Saint Charles, Iowa

Lakeside Guitar Festival

About: A multi-day outdoor music festival at Lake Como in St. Paul.
Dates: August 2025 | Free
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Como Lakeside Pavilion in St. Paul, Minnesota

WE Fest

About: A country music and camping festival in west-central Minnesota.
Dates: Thursday, Aug. 7; Friday, Aug. 8; Saturday, Aug. 9
Lineup: Hardy, Jon Pardi, Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Megan Moroney, Kip Moore, and more; Details
Location: Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

XRoads41

About: Pronounced “crossroads forty one,” this country and hip-hop music and camping festival is in eastern Wisconsin.
Dates: Thursday, Aug. 7; Friday, Aug. 8; Saturday, Aug. 9 | Tickets
Lineup: Cody Johnson, Kane Brown, Parker McCollum, Nelly, Flo Rida, and more; Details
Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival

About: A four-day bluegrass and camping festival in central Minnesota.
Dates: Thursday, Aug. 7; Friday, Aug. 8; Saturday, Aug. 9; Sunday, Aug. 10 | Tickets
Lineup: Details
Location: El Rancho Mañana Campground in Richmond, Minnesota

Bayfront Blues Festival

About: A blues-themed music festival at Bayfront Park on Lake Superior.
Dates: Friday, Aug. 8; Saturday, Aug. 9; Sunday, Aug. 10 | Tickets
Lineup: Ana Popovic, Tommy Castro & the Pain Killers, and more; Details
Location: Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, Minnesota

Madi Diaz performing on stage
Madi Diaz performed at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Stage on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
Laura Buhman for MPR

Minnesota State Fair

About: The 12-day Great Minnesota Get-Together on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds features a mix of ticketed Grandstand shows and free music stages.
Dates: Thursday, Aug. 21; Friday, Aug. 22; Saturday, Aug. 23; Sunday, Aug. 24; Monday, Aug. 25; Tuesday, Aug. 26; Wednesday, Aug. 27; Thursday, Aug. 28; Friday, Aug. 29; Saturday, Aug. 30; Sunday, Aug. 31; Monday, Sept. 1 | Tickets
Lineup: Old Dominion, Melissa Etheridge & Indigo Girls, and more; Grandstand Details; Free Stages Details
Location: Minnesota State Fairground in Falcon Heights, Minnesota


September 2025

Grand Rapids Riverfest

About: A full day of music in northern Minnesota.
Date: Saturday, Sept. 6 | Tickets
Lineup: Details TBD
Locations: Grand Rapids Library Amphitheater in Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Rock Bend Folk Festival

About: An all-ages music festival in southern Minnesota.
Dates: Saturday, Sept. 6; Sunday; Sept. 7 | Free
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Minnesota Square Park in St. Peter, Minnesota

Low perform at Square Lake Festival
Low performed at the Square Lake Festival near Stillwater, Minnesota, in 2021.
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Square Lake Film & Music Festival

About: A music and film festival with camping options held east of the Twin Cities.
Dates: September 2025 | Tickets TBD
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Near Square Lake County Park in Stillwater, Minnesota

Capital City Fest

About: An outdoor street festival with music and food near the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul
Dates: Saturday, Sept. 13 | Free
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

Outlaw Music Festival

About: Willie Nelson’s touring festival featuring a wide range of Americana artists stops in Wisconsin this year.
Date: Friday, Sept. 19 | Tickets
Lineup: Willie Nelson & Family, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards; Details
Location: Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin

Riot Fest

About: A wide-ranging rock music festival in central Chicago.
Dates: Friday, Sept. 19; Saturday, Sept. 20; Sunday, Sept. 21 | Tickets
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois

Boats and Bluegrass

About: A bluegrass, folk, Americana, and country music and camping festival in southeastern Minnesota.
Dates: Thursday, Sept. 25; Friday, Sept. 26; Saturday, Sept. 27; Sunday, Sept. 28 | Tickets
Lineup: Details TBD
Location: Prairie Island Park in Winona, Minnesota

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