Thursdays Downtown
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Thursdays Downtown
Southern Minnesota's largest art, food and music street festival!
Dates: Every Thursday from June 11 – August 13, 2026 (Except July 2)
Time: 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: 1st Ave SW (from W Center St to Historic 3rd St SW) & Peace Plaza
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!
Vendor applications:
- open now through April 10. Click here for more info.
NEW THIS YEAR! Youth Booth Vendor:
- applications are open now through April 6.
- Click here for Youth Booth details.
Updated 3/10/2026 3:40 PM