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Photos: Music and scenes from Minnesota Yacht Club day one

by Darin Kamnetz

July 20, 2026

The Lumineers. Day 1 of Minnesota Yacht Club Festival took place on Friday, July 17 at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul featuring The Lumineers, The Black Keys, Mt. Joy, The Fray, Dashboard Confessional, Shakey Graves, Marcy Playground, Night Moves, Prize Horse and Pat Kennedy.
The Lumineers. Day 1 of Minnesota Yacht Club Festival took place on Friday, July 17 at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul featuring The Lumineers, The Black Keys, Mt. Joy, The Fray, Dashboard Confessional, Shakey Graves, Marcy Playground, Night Moves, Prize Horse and Pat Kennedy.Darin Kamnetz for MPR

The smoke lifted, and the third year of the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival got underway on Friday, July 19, at Harriet Island in St. Paul.

The early sets from a hot and sunny Friday afternoon featured Minnesota acts Night Moves and Prize Horse, as well as Boston rocker Pat Kennedy and Marcy Playground of "Sex and Candy" fame. Highlights from later on included the Black Keys, the Fray, Dashboard Confessional, and Shakey Graves. Friday night’s final sets featured the Lumineers and Mt. Joy.

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Photos: Music and scenes from Minnesota Yacht Club day one