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Highlights: May 6-11, 2025
Tuesday, May 6
4:30 pm & 7:30 pm The Great Cirque LuzDalia Bud King Ice Arena
4:30 pm – 7:30 pm Stitch ‘N Bitch Craft Group No Name Bar
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Bar Bingo 929 Beer House
7:00 pm Laureate Writers’ Series: Poet, Essayist, Jazz Musician Richard Terrill Blue Heron Coffeehouse
7:00 pm Tuesday Night Trivia Wellington’s Pub & Grill
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Open Mic Night Hei ‘N Low Tap
Wednesday, May 7
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Castlerock Sourdough Season Opener with Live Music Castlerock Sourdough: Fountain City, WI
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Beer Bingo Two Fathoms Brewing
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Live Music: Piano Night with Dante DeGrazia Café Sapori di Sicilia
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Live Music: Stacy Hughes Peter’s Biergarten
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Live Music: Jazz Night with Winona Jazz Collective No Name Bar
Thursday, May 8
6:00 pm – 7:45 pm Meet the Artist: Erik Jon Olson Minnesota Marine Art Museum
7:00 pm Friends of the Refuge Headwaters: “A Visit from Will Dilg” Winona County History Center
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Taproom Trivia Two Fathoms Brewing
Friday, May 9
Mid West Music Fest: May 9 & 10 – midwestmusicfest.org
9am, 12pm, 3pm Winona State University Spring Commencement WSU, McCown Gymnasium
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm World Migratory Bird Day Social Hour & Presentation Elmaro Vineyard: Trempealeau, WI
6:00 pm Live Music: Pinch Hitters Trempealeau Hotel: Trempealeau, WI
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Film Screening: The Story of Fascism In Europe by Rick Steves Winona Arts Center
8:45 pm – Close Live Music: Liberty, Lee, and Greg / Cloud Caravan Broken World Records
Saturday, May 10
7:00 am – 12:30 pm Annual Birding Festival: World Migratory Bird Day Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge: WI
7:30 am – 12:00 pm Winona Farmers’ Market Levee Park: 2nd & Main streets
9:00 am & 1:00 pm Elmer’s Auto Graveyard Hiking Tour Elmer’s Auto Salvage: Fountain City, WI
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Growing Strong Together Master Gardener Event Winona Family YMCA
9:30 am – 11:30 am Wilderness Weekends with Emily: Wildlife Ecology Farmer’s Community Park: Lewiston
10:00 am Kim Weitkamp Family Storytelling Event Winona Public Library
10:00 am – 4:00 pm Create & Connect: A Free MWMF Event Levee Park
10:00 am – 4:00 pm Reception: RAA Members’ Visual Art Exhibit Engage Winona
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Live Music: The Robins Hei ‘N Low Tap
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm ARTCAMP: River-y Art! With The Joy Labs Levee Park
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Opening Art Reception: “Friends & Family” THIS Studio: 953 West 5th St.
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Live Music: Joe & Jackie Cody The Lily Pad: Fountain City, WI
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Live Music: Darr Family Band Schwertel Family Farms: WI
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Live Music: Greg Gall & My Sisters From Another Mother Elmaro Vineyard: Trempealeau, WI
2:00 pm – 9:00 pm Mom’s Dance Party Ecker’s Apple Farm: Trempealeau, WI
7:00 pm Rochester Area Handbells: Dance, Dance Reverberation Central Lutheran Church
7:00 pm Live Music: Joe & Vicki Price Trempealeau Hotel: Trempealeau, WI
7:00 pm Kim Weitkamp Storytelling Concert SMU, Page Theatre
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Live Music: Billy X Curmano’s New X Art Ensemble Broken World Records
Sunday, May 11
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Live Music: Chris Rude Elmaro Vineyard: Trempealeau, WI
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mother’s Day Craft Fair Two Fathoms Brewing
1:00 pm Live Music: Don Harvey Duo Schwertel Family Farms: WI
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Live Music: Curt Glenna The Lily Pad: Fountain City, WI
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Live Music: Twilights Trempealeau Hotel: Trempealeau, WI
6:00 pm – 8:15 pm Live Music: Ben Cosgrove Trempealeau Hotel: Trempealeau, WI
Featured Area Attractions
• Anthem Skatepark: Open Wednesday-Friday, 2 pm-8 pm / Saturday & Sunday, 12 pm-5 pm
• Castlerock Arms & Armor Museum in Alma, WI: Open Friday & Saturday, 1-4 pm
• International Owl Center in Houston, MN: Open Friday-Monday, 10 am-4 pm
• Kashubian Cultural Institute & Polish Museum: Open Thursday-Saturday, 10 am-2 pm
• LARK Toys in Kellogg, MN: Open Daily, 9:30 am-5 pm
• Minnesota Marine Art Museum: Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-5 pm & Extended Hours on Thursdays: 10 am-8 pm
• National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN: Open Daily, 10 am-4 pm
• Minnesota Marine Art Museum: Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-5 pm & Extended Hours on Thursdays: 10 am-8 pm
• National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN: Open Daily, 10 am-4 pm
• Pizza Ranch Fun Zone Arcade: Open Daily, 11 am-9 pm
• Watkins Museum & Store: Open Wednesday-Thursday-Friday, 10 am-4 pm
• Westgate Bowl: Call 507-454-1111
• Winona 7 Theatre: Call 507-452-1643
• Winona Axe & Arcade: Open Wed-Fri, 4 pm-10 pm / Saturday, 11 am-10 pm / Sunday 12 pm-6 pm
• Winona County History Center: Open Monday-Sunday, 10 am-4 pm
• Winona Public Library: Open Monday-Friday, 9 am-6 pm / Saturday, 9 am-2 pm
• Winona Visitor Center: Open Daily, 10 am-4 pm
• Watkins Museum & Store: Open Wednesday-Thursday-Friday, 10 am-4 pm
• Westgate Bowl: Call 507-454-1111
• Winona 7 Theatre: Call 507-452-1643
• Winona Axe & Arcade: Open Wed-Fri, 4 pm-10 pm / Saturday, 11 am-10 pm / Sunday 12 pm-6 pm
• Winona County History Center: Open Monday-Sunday, 10 am-4 pm
• Winona Public Library: Open Monday-Friday, 9 am-6 pm / Saturday, 9 am-2 pm
• Winona Visitor Center: Open Daily, 10 am-4 pm
Featured Area Art Exhibits
- Blue Heron Coffeehouse: “BRIEZZEEE: Artwork by Brianne Daniels”
- Minnesota Marine Art Museum: “Fluid: What is Marine Art, and What Can It Be?”; “Water” by Edward Burtynsky; “Once Upon a Shore” curated by Heid E. Erdrich; “A Spectacle in Motion – The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World”; “Dwelling Print Project”; “Waste Not” by Erik Jon Olson
- Winona Arts Center: “An Artist’s Watercolor Journey” by Linda Arnesen
*This is not a comprehensive list of events in Winona, but a sampling of area events that are open to the public. Please call businesses directly or visit their websites/Facebook pages for additional information.