Your Guide to Thursdays Downtown 2025: Location Change & All 54 Bands

Thursdays Downtown, a weekly food and music festival with 100 vendors, is presented by the Rochester Downtown Alliance and takes place each Thursday between June 12^th and August 14^th in downtown Rochester. (There will be no event on July 3^rd)

The event allows locals and visitors to eat local foods, shop artisan vendors, and enjoy six live music performances each Thursday. Organizers have announced the 54 bands that will perform this year. Check out the lineup and read about the event’s new location below.

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THURSDAYS DOWNTOWN MOVES TO A NEW LOCATION IN ROCHESTER, MN

Shawn Fagan, RDA’s Executive Director, said downtown construction has created an opportunity to showcase a new area.

While construction has impacted where we can host Thursdays Downtown this summer, it also gives us a fantastic opportunity to help activate a new part of Downtown. Moving the vendors and stage that are usually on Peace Plaza to Discovery Walk along 2nd Ave. SW, is a great way to showcase this exciting new space in Downtown, one many in our community may not have experienced before.

Instead of the normal layout, this event will be held south of 2^nd St. S. on 1^st Ave. SW, Historic 3^rd St., and new for this year, 2^nd Ave. SW.

2025 BAND LINEUP FOR THURSDAYS DOWNTOWN IN ROCHESTER, MN

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)