Featured Events
Mark your calendars for the 2026 Cotter Jazz Festival! Enjoy a weekend filled with inspiring jazz performances, clinics, and masterclasses featuring talented students, renowned clinicians, and special guest artists. Festival Highlights April 18–19, 2026Featuring Grammy Award–winning Bijon Watson. Saturday, April 18: High school jazz ensembles perform for clinicians (open to the public) Saturday, April 18 | 7:00…
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is a self -guided studio tour taking place in Southeast Minnesota typically last full weekend in April. Locations participating in the tour are located from Winona to the Iowa border and from the Mississippi River west to the communities along US Highway 52. Many of the artists participate in their…
On four days each year, all Minnesota state parks and state recreation areas offer free admission to everyone – no vehicle permits needed! The remaining fee-free dates in 2026 will be: Saturday, June 13 Friday, November 27 Minnesota state parks are open year-round, and there’s a state park within 30 miles of most Minnesotans. With…
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is a self -guided studio tour taking place in Southeast Minnesota typically last full weekend in April. Locations participating in the tour are located from Winona to the Iowa border and from the Mississippi River west to the communities along US Highway 52. Many of the artists participate in their…
Join us for a Winona-wide Earth Day Celebration hosted by Riverway Learning Community on Saturday, April 25th from 10am-1pm. This year’s theme is: Consumption & Waste Procession of the Species – 10am A parade of created critters and large puppets built from reimagined, recycled materials; birds, bugs, animals, plants & more. Participants will march to…
Harold “Hal” Edstrom left an indelible mark on music in Winona. And now, when generations of young musicians step onto the stage for the first time, they will do so in an auditorium that bears his name. Later this month, the Winona Middle School auditorium will be dedicated and renamed the Hal Edstrom Auditorium, a…
Dan Newton’s Café Accordion Orchestra (CAO) performs an eclectic mix full of French flare, Latin heat and Bohemian attitude. The heart of the CAO repertoire is the romantic, Parisian valse-musette. The group complements the musettes with Parisian hot club, swing, ballads, tangos, cha chas, rumbas, and cumbias to create a wonderfully varied show. They inject…
Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is a self -guided studio tour taking place in Southeast Minnesota typically last full weekend in April. Locations participating in the tour are located from Winona to the Iowa border and from the Mississippi River west to the communities along US Highway 52. Many of the artists participate in their…
We’re back!! Come and join us for a WSCA Open Horse Show at the Minnesota Equestrian Center! Everyone is welcome!Grand and Reserve Champion High Point Weekend Awards! Show Producer: Alesha Sveen & Brandon FreiheitAnnouncer: Cyndy ThornRing Steward: FridayJudge:Open Arena 12-5pm5-5:30pm Gamers Only6pm Game Show(Game events only on Friday) SaturdayJudge:8am Performance ClassesGames to followGame High Point…
The public is invited to step inside one of Winona’s most historic landmarks during The ARC Open House on Friday, May 1, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This special event offers a rare opportunity to tour the former Masonic Temple and discover how it is being transformed into a vibrant hub for arts and culture. Visitors will…