This Week in Winona: September 28-October 4, 2026
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Highlights: September 28-October 4, 2026
Monday, September 28
4:30 pm: Meat Raffle at Hei N Löw Bar & Patio
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm: “Palestine ’36″ Film Screening at WSU, Stark Hall, Room 103
Tuesday, September 29
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm: FREE Play: WSU High Ropes Course, Climbing Wall at Winona State University
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Bar Bingo at 929 Beer House & Grill
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Live Music: Organic Music Cooperative Acoustic Jam at Trempealeau Hotel: Trempealeau, WI
7:00 pm: Tuesday Night Trivia at Wellington’s Pub and Grill
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Open Mic Night at Hei N Löw Bar & Patio
Wednesday, September 30
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Yoga in the Stone Circle at Kinstone: Fountain City, WI
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Live Music: Alexandra Green at Peter’s Biergarten
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Live Jazz Music at The Lafayette
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Live Music: Byron Stein at Two Fathoms Brewing
6:30 pm: Hei N Löw Trivia Night at Hei N Löw Bar & Patio
Thursday, October 1
7:30 am – 8:30 am: Coffee with Creatives at Winona Creators Collective Makerspace
8:00 am – 5:00 pm: Remlinger Collector Car Fall Motorcycle Auction at Remlinger Collector Car Museum
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm: American Cruise Lines Riverboat Docking-American Melody at Levee Park
3:00 pm: Historic Library Tour at Winona Public Library
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Voices from the Past: Indoor Accessible Performance at Winona County History Center
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Silent Book Club at No Name Bar
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Live Jazz Music at The Lafayette
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm: Voices from the Past: Indoor Accessible Performance at Winona County History Center
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Taproom Trivia at Two Fathoms Brewing
9:00 pm: Karaoke with DJ Rhumpshaker at No Name Bar
Friday, October 2
Remlinger Collector Car Fall Auction at Remlinger Collector Car Museum: October 2 & 3
Saint Mary’s University Family Weekend: October 2-4
Fall New Look Weekend at Minnesota Marine Art Museum: October 2-4
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Live Music: Clouds so Swift at Elmaro Vineyard: Trempealeau, WI
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Opening Reception: River Arts Alliance Member Show at Blue Heron Coffeehouse
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Live Music: Andrew Hudson at Two Fathoms Brewing
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Live Jazz Music at The Lafayette
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Live Music: Ian Hilmer & Drivestation at Peter’s Biergarten
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Live Music: Dirk Quinn Band at Trempealeau Hotel: Trempealeau, WI
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm: New Look Masquerade Party at Minnesota Marine Art Museum
7:00 pm: The Lord Chamberlain’s Men: Othello at Saint Mary’s University Page Theatre
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Live Music: Fayme Rochelle at Hei N Löw Bar & Patio
9:00 pm: Live Music: We Are The Willows & Radium Girls at No Name Bar
Saturday, October 3
Winona Dakota Gathering at Unity Park: October 3 & 4
7:30 am – 12:00 pm: Winona Farmers Market at Levee Park
9:30 am – 11:30 am: Pumpkin Painting with Donuts & Coffee with Winona Outdoor Collaborative at Farmers Community Park
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Weekly Public Makerspace Tour at Winona Creators Collective Makerspace
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Fall Birding & Leaf-Looking Hike with Winona Outdoor Collaborative at Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
10:00 am – 12:30 pm: Fall Free Ink Event: Family & Friends at Winona Arts Center
11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Meet the Drivers at The Kickass Store: Goodview, MN
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Ribbons of Intention Fire Ceremony at Kinstone: Fountain City, WI
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Voices from the Past Cemetery Walk at Woodlawn Cemetery
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Ecktoberfest – Live Music: Afflatus at Ecker’s Apple Farm: Trempealeau, WI
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Fall Free Ink Event: Adults at Winona Arts Center
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: National Eagle Center Interpretive River Cruise at Cal Fremling Dock
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Live Music: Sampson and Son at Elmaro Vineyard: Trempealeau, WI
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Fallfest Live Music: Andy Hughes Band at Peter’s Biergarten
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Live Music: Jackie Treehorn & the Malibu Sheriffs at Two Fathoms Brewing
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Fall Walking Tour: Fountain City After Dark at The Corner Store: Fountain City, WI
7:00 pm: “An Evening of Carl Sandburg” by Jonathan Gillard Daly at The ARC
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Live Music: Annie and the Bang Bang at Trempealeau Hotel: Trempealeau, WI
7:30 pm: Winona Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert at Wesley United Methodist Church
9:30 pm: RADDERDAZE: Be Wary + Cindy Lawson + Toilet Rats at No Name Bar
Sunday, October 4
11:00 am – 4:00 pm: Smaczne Jablka (Tasty Apple Festival) at Polish Cultural Center & Museum
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Voices from the Past Cemetery Walk at Woodlawn Cemetery
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Kinstone Autumn Open House at Kinstone: Fountain City, WI
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Ecktoberfest – Live Music: Ditch Lilies at Ecker’s Apple Farm: Trempealeau, WI
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Live Music: Under Paris Skies at Elmaro Vineyard: Trempealeau, WI
3:00 pm: “An Evening of Carl Sandburg” by Jonathan Gillard Daly at The ARC
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Live Music: Clayton Ryan at Two Fathoms Brewing
4:30 pm: Francis & Clare Professional Screening at Winona Arts Center
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Live Music: Gate City Jazz Band at Westfield Bar & Grill
7:00 pm: Francis & Clare Professional Screening at Winona Arts Center
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Featured Area Art Exhibits
• Blue Heron Coffeehouse: River Arts Alliance Member Show
• Minnesota Marine Art Museum: “Fluid: What is Marine Art, and What Can It Be”; “Water | Craft”; “The Coast and the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America“; “Spooky Waters of the World” by Geo Rutherford; “Home(town)” by Andy DuCett; “LandSkyWater” by Barbara McIlrath
• THIS Project Space: “SOFT POWER” by Anne George
• Winona County History Center: “Healing Phase”
• Winona Public Library: “Landscape Wildlife of the Upper Midwest” by Daryl Anderson
*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.