Southern Minnesota's largest art, food and music street festival!
Dates: Every Thursday from June 12 – August 14, 2025 (Except July 3)
Time: 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: 1st Avenue SW & 2nd Ave SW (From 2nd St. SW to 4th St. SW)
A weekly summer staple of downtown Rochester, Thursdays Downtown combines arts, music, food, and a vendor market into one free community-uniting, block-party-style event. Join your friends and neighbors at Thursdays Downtown to eat, drink, dance, and shop the day away!
Band Lineup
First band listed - Altra Federal Credit Union Stage on 1st Ave
Second band listed - Kahler Grand Hotel Stage on 2nd Ave Discovery Walk
June 12
11:30am - Eleanor Sievers (local favorite - listen here), Sothea Lam (local favorite - listen here)
5pm - New Feral Cats (R&B, Soul, Americana - listen here), Salsa Del Soul (superb dance music - listen here)
7pm - Push N Turn (Reggae Fusion - listen here), Adam Bohanan (The Voice Season 26 semifinalist - listen here)
June 19
11:30am - Acoustic Soul (local favorite - listen here), Clay Fulton (local favorite - listen here)
5pm - Jeremy Jewell and the Co-Dependents (Americana, Folk - listen here), Heart and Soul Drum Academy (Percussion - listen here)
7pm - Pop Rocks (Minnesota's Premier Dance Party Band - listen here), Jordan Johnston (R&B - listen here)
June 26
11:30am - Luke Hendrickson (local favorite - listen here), D'Sievers (local favorite - listen here)
5pm - Jimmi and the Band of Souls (Blues - listen here), Gypsy Mania (Gypsy Jazz - listen here)
7pm - Rhino (Variety - listen here), Thomas X (Rap - Rochester Civic Music partnership - listen here)
July 10
11:30am - Chris Lawrence (local favorite - listen here), Bob Schlief (local favorite - listen here)
5pm - My Grandmas Cardigan (Folk Rock - listen here), Debbie Anthony (Country - listen here)
7pm - Branded (Country Line Dancing - listen here), Kiss the Tiger (Indie - Popular artist on The Current - listen here)
July 17
11:30am - Bruce Burniece (local favorite - listen here), Amanda Grace (local favorite - listen here)
5pm - LP and the 45s (Classic Variety - listen here), Madison Parish Ensemble (Jazz, Blues - listen here)
7pm - fABBAulous (ABBA tribute - listen here), LADAMA (Music of the Americas - Rochester Civic Music partnership - listen here)
July 24
11:30am - Tim Dallman (local favorite - listen here), Pat Egan (local favorite - listen here)
5pm - Lost Faculties (Variety - listen here), Harry Scott Trio (Jazz - Mayo High School Seniors Jazz Trio - listen here)
7pm - Atari (Variety - listen here), Innocent Reggae Band (Reggae - listen here)
July 31
11:30am - Mark Stary (local favorite - listen here), Hannah Hammond (local favorite - listen here)
5pm - Horace Greene (Indie Rock - listen here), Tommy Bentz Band (Rock - listen here)
7pm - Greentop (Road Trip Rock - listen here), Guvenc & Burk Orchestra (Turkish Classical Music and Jazz - Rochester Civic Music partnership - listen here)
Aug 7
11:30am - Jeremy Jewell (local favorite - listen here), Neon Revival (local favorite - listen here)
5pm - Amanda Grace Band (Americana/Folk-Rock - listen here), Lost in Austin (Americana, Rock, Country - listen here)
7pm - Morning Kings (Funky Alternative Rock - listen here), Steeling Dan (Variety Rock - Steely Dan Tribute Act - listen here)
Aug 14
11:30am - Pure Rock Studios (local favorite - listen here), Room for Gray (local favorite - listen here)
5pm - Yonder (Rock - listen here), Lazy Scorsese (Rock - listen here)
7pm - Johnny Holm Band (Well known, long running Variety Band - listen here), Clay Fulton and the Lost 40 (Roots Rock - listen here)