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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
