Lake City Market by the Lake
2025-07-10 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-17 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-21 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-28 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-04 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Ohuta Beach, 100 Park Street, Lake City, MN, 55041, United States
Thursday markets June thru September down at beautiful Ohuta Beach featuring fresh produce, baked goods, live music, kids activities/PoP Club, food truck vendors and fun from 5-8 PM!
You can bet on fantastic local produce, baked goods, jams, honey, food vendors, live music, kids activities and information tables from local organizations. We will also accept EBT cards, and credit and debit cards, too. A down-home community gathering place every summer at Ohuta Beach, the Lake City Market by the Lake is the place to be.
See you there!

Lake City Music Showcase
2025-07-19 10:30 - 19:00 | Lake City Patton Park, Lake City, MN, 55041
July 19th, 202510:30am-7:00pm
Lake City Arts Music in the Park is an all day outdoor concert event celebrating local music!
Music Schedule:10:30 a.m. – Maggie 11:15 a.m. – Steve Kessler Duo12:15 p.m. – Ryan Sullivan1:15 p.m. – Tim Kriese2:15 p.m. – Bob Schlief3:15 p.m. – Dropped Pennies4:30 p.m. – Lake City Jazz Band5:45 p.m. – Animal Head
There will also be Food Trucks, restrooms, sanitizer stations, etc. Bring a chair and enjoy this amazing park. Free to attend.
Lake City Area Arts is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes the arts in our region.
Located in Lake City, Minnesota along the scenic shores of Lake Pepin, Lake City Area Arts Center provides our community with a wide variety of arts experiences for everyone! Stay up to date by following our Facebook Page Here
105 W. Center StLake City, MN 55041lakecityareaarts@gmail.com

Sailing for Leukemia
2025-07-26 - 2025-07-27 | Lake City Yacht Club, 201 South Franklin Street, Lake City, MN, 55041, United States
The Lake City Yacht Club shares their love of sailing with the community at this last weekend of July event.
If you’ve seen the beautiful sight of the sailboats in Lake City’s Marina, then you’ve probably wondered, “How do I get out on one of those???” While private charters are available, this great event allows you to try out crewing for a great cause. For a recommended donation of $25 per person, you can go sailing on beautiful Lake Pepin for an hour and a half. All proceeds benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America.
When: July 26 and 27, 2025
Where: Lake City Yacht Club
Who: Open to the public
$25 recommended donation
Walk up registration welcome!
Online registration will begin July 10th, 2025
Boat owners may require guests to wear a mask while on board

Red Wing Arts Tour
2025-07-26 - 2025-07-27 | Various Locations in and Around Lake City and Red Wing
The Red Wing Arts tour features stops in Lake City at Lake City Area Arts and Willow Gentile Studio and Gallery.
On this self-guided Studio Tour, learn a new technique through demonstrations and educational displays in artists’ Studios, meet artists personally, buy original artworks, and learn about how and where artists create.
During this annual event visit 12 Studios in and around the Red Wing/Frontenac/Lake City area – a stunning place that is the Gateway to the Driftless Region. The charming downtowns, dramatic bluffs, rolling hills, vistas and winding rivers define the area. Visit, shop, play, dine and enjoy a weekend of art!

Tim Emmons
2025-07-31 17:00 - 20:00 | Kelly’s Lake House, 1702 N Lakeshore Dr, Lake City, MN, 55041
Tim’s passion for music started with a Johnny Cash cassette and a promise to his father to learn Folsom Prison Blues. Tim can now be found captivating audiences with energetic covers and soul-stirring original hits.
Kelly’s Lake House

Y-Knot Tri (Lake City's Triathlon)
2025-08-09 07:00 - 13:00 | Ohuta Beach, 100 Park Street, Lake City, MN, 55041, United States
Family oriented-triathlon featuring a 2.5-mile kayaking section on Lake Pepin, a 14-mile bike section north of Lake City looping thought old and new Frontenac, and closes with a 5K run south on the river walk. Set for August 9, 2025.
There are three options for registration.
1. Registrants can sign up as an individual and complete all three legs of the race; OR
2. Registrants can sign up as two person team – paddle together in a kayak or canoe and then complete the last two legs individually (participants would share the same paddle time); OR
3. Registrants can sign up on a three person relay team – each person completes one leg of the race
register at y-knot-tri.com
Lake City Chamber of Commerce
122 N Lakeshore Dr
Lake City, MN 55041
651-345-4123

Float-A-Palooza and Rolling by the River Food Truck Fest
2025-08-09 11:00 - 17:00 | Ohuta Beach, 100 Park Street, Lake City, MN, 55041, United States
August 9th 11am-5pm, Ohuta Beach Park

Bring your floaties of choice and join us this August for this fun event!
You know that Lake City boasts some of the best beaches anywhere on the Mississippi, well this is one of the biggest beach parties on the river! Pack your lily pads, intertubes, paddleboards or other floatation devices, and come hang with us. Hundreds of folks gather in Lake City in mid-August to celebrate one of the greatest summer pastimes ever… Floating!
This is a perfect event for families, with kid’s entertainment, food trucks, and fun, fun, fun!
Kid’s Sand Dig with Prizes!
Returning in 2025! Rolling by the River Food Truck Festival!
Join us for a selection of regional mobile kitchen cuisine, volleyball, bean bags, and other beach and yard games.
Vendor Space is still available. Interested Food Truck Vendors click here

John Courage Live!
2025-08-28 17:00 - 20:00 | Kelly’s Lake House, 1702 N Lakeshore Dr, Lake City, MN, 55041
Amplified acoustic rock by seasoned musician John Tourage on the Kelly’s Lake House deck with house-smoked ribs?
Sign us up!

Lake City on a Stick
2025-08-30 10:00 - 17:00 | Downtown Lake City, LAKE CITY, MN, 55041, United States
The Shops of Lake City revive this fun event featuring yummy treats and great shopping!
Visit the galleries, boutiques, shops, and restaurants on August 30th for Lake City on a Stick!
See what Lake City’s shops and restaurants are putting on a stick here!

Brent and Sheena Live at LCAA
2025-08-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Lake City Area Arts, 105 W Center St., Lake City, MN, 55041
Brent Wyatt and Sheena Tisland have established their duo, Brent & Sheena, as one of the most prolific acts of Southeastern Minnesota in recent years. Teachers by day and Rockers by night, Brent & Sheena share the peace, love, and grooves of music from the 1960’s to today.
The Lake City Area Arts is pleased to bring this amazing regional twosome to its stage on August 30th.
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Concert begins at 7pm.
Tickets are available at the door.
Learn about the event here

Live Music with Lyzander
2025-09-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Kelly’s Lake House, 1702 N Lakeshore Dr, Lake City, MN, 55041
The smooth sounds of Lyzander, an incredible menu, house smoked ribs, 30 beers on tap, and great views. Who could want anything more?
Kelly’s Lake House

Rachael Kilgour: My Father Loved Me
2025-09-05 19:30 - 21:30 | MN
Live at the Oak Center General Store!
Celebrated Minnesota singer-songwriter Rachael Kilgour presents her heartfelt release, My Father Loved Me, as part of a one-woman storytelling performance. In the spare, often gutting language for which she is known, Kilgour poses questions about belonging, inheritance, and grief and triumphantly affirms the value of one ordinary working man’s life.
The live performance expertly balances Kilgour’s poignant, literate songs with her quick wit, landing somewhere between a comedy special and a tender eulogy. Listeners can expect to laugh, weep, and reflect on their own relationships with fatherhood, mortality and grief.
Kilgour is a 2025 McKnight Music Fellow, a winner of the NewSong Music Competition (2015) and Kerrville New Folk Contest (2017), and has been featured at NYC’s Lincoln Center and The Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Her oft-noted “unapologetic lyrics” (Rolling Stone) and “master crafted indie folk” sensibilities (Billboard) are on full display in this latest collection of delicately woven songs.
This project and performance is supported by the Minnesota State Arts Board.

Ticketing:$21.50 online$24.00 at the door
Agenda:6:30-7:30 Doors7:30-9:30 Music

Kombucha Growler Fill Day!
2025-09-06 09:30 - 13:30 | St. John the Baptist Beverage Company, 33292 County 5 Blvd, Lake City, MN, 55041
Join The John the Baptist Beverage Company for kombucha, snacks, llamas, and baby goats!
Right on their farm, JTB Beverage Co. create and serve delicious beverages made from local, fair-trade, and organic ingredients. Try unique flavors like Pear Sumac and Lavender Vanilla that you won’t find anywhere else!
Stop by their beverage stand and enjoy our fresh kombucha, kombucha slushies, homemade baked goods, tasty snacks & more!
Open every Saturday in summer and monthly in winter!

Ron Bublitz Live!
2025-09-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Kelly’s Lake House, 1702 N Lakeshore Dr, Lake City, MN, 55041
Ron Bublitz plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and harmonica for Smokin’ Coyotes and has been a member of the band for the past 22 years.
Join him for an evening of tunes as he plays solo in at Kelly’s Lake House Lake City!

Mary Cutrufello and Dan Lowinger Live!
2025-09-20 18:30 - 22:00 | Oak Center General Store, 67011 Highway 63, Lake City, Minnesota, 55041
Mary Cutrufello:With 30 years of experience in the music business, Mary Cutrufello is everything from Texas honky-tonk heroine and fiery Midwestern roots-rocker to a powerhouse acoustic performer. Connecticut-raised and Yale-educated, Mary’s musical journey has taken her from the East Coast to Houston and now to Minnesota. Career highlights include: the major label release of ”When the Night is Through,” on Mercury Records in 1998, appearances on national tv shows such as Tonight Show with Jay Leno, appearances at major festivals including Farm Aid, and tours with Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Tish Hinojosa. Mary has seven self-released albums, and has played guitar locally for Annie Mack, Michael Perry and the Long Beds, and many others.
Dan Lowinger:A transplant from Portland, OR, Dan is a guitarist steeped in the tradition of Western swing and classic country. Since moving to the Twin Cities in 2017, Dan has become a fixture in the local country and Americana scene, playing on a regular basis with all star Western swing band Honky Tonk Jump, and country rockers Cole Diamond, while also sharing the stage with local greats, Martin Zellar (Gear Daddies), Tony Andreason (The Trashmen), Pat Donohue (Prairie Home Companion) and many others! He has performed regionally and toured nationally with many different country and swing bands from the Pacific Northwest including: The Barn Door Slammers, Ralph Carney’s Pepper Grinders, Vince Mira, and Western Centuries.

Doors and coffee hour at 6:30, show at 7:30. Tickets can be purchased on our website: https://oakcentergeneral.store

Fall Fest Fun Zone!
2025-09-28 - 2025-11-01 | Lake City Patton Park, Lake City, MN, 55041
Patton Park will be filled with Fall on the Go themed activities, games, and decor from September 28th through November 1, 2025.
Join us for the grand opening for extra special fun for the kiddos and adults!
All of the toys and activities will be set up to be able to enjoy and play as well. Hope to see you there!

Johnny Appleseed 2025
2025-10-04 | Downtown Lake City, LAKE CITY, MN, 55041, United States
Celebrate the apple harvest and our region’s creative community at Johnny Appleseed Days!
A downtown block party featuring: live music, a beer and cider fest, dozens of artists, crafters, and upcycle vendors, food trucks, kids art activities, pie eating contest, wagon rides, and other free fall-tastic fun!

Interested in becoming a vendor? Click here to apply!

Schedule of events:

Wagon Rides 10am-1pm
Kids Activities 10am-12pm
Pie Eating competition 11am
Beer and Cider Fest 1pm-3pm
Live Music 10am-5pm

Ryan Sullivan 10-12
Outland 12:30-2:30
Hayden Ashworth 3pm-5pm

Food Trucks 10am-5pm
Vendors 10am-5pm

Get tickets for the Beer and Cider Fest HERE!

For more info contact:
Lake City Chamber of Commerce
122 N Lakeshore Dr
Lake City, MN 55041
651-345-4123

lakecity.org

Touch-a-Truck and Fire Station Open House
2025-10-04 11:00 - 13:00 | Lake City Patton Park, Lake City, MN, 55041
Touch A Truck is back for a 5th year!
Join us for loads of activities for kids of all ages!
Ambulances, firetrucks, busses, oh my! Remember when the big rigs conjured up all sorts of big feelings? Relive those with your family in Lake City on October 4th, when kids (of all ages) can experience what it’s like to sit in the cab of a big truck.
Food trucks, games and activities, door prizes, and more!

Johnny Appleseed Beer and Cider Fest
2025-10-04 11:00 - 17:00 | Downtown Lake City, LAKE CITY, MN, 55041, United States
Celebrate the autumn harvest with us at our 3rd Annual Johnny Appleseed Beer and Cider Fest! Dozens of cideries and breweries will be on hand at Johnny Appleseed Day to sample their delicious elixirs.
Get Tickets HERE!
Enjoy a full line up of incredible live music, scores of arts and craft vendors, numerous food trucks, and the most beautiful vistas in southern Minnesota, all whilst sipping on a variety of the regions best brews and ciders from Lupulin, Forager, Tilion, Spiral, Sociable Ciderworks, Angry Orchard, Indeed, and many more!

Wagon Rides 10am-1pm
Kids Activities 10am-12pm
Pie Eating competition 11am
Beer and Cider Fest 1pm-3pm
Live Music 10am-5pm

Ryan Sullivan 10-12
Outland 12:30-2:30
Hayden Ashworth 3pm-5pm

Food Trucks 10am-5pm
Vendors 10am-5pm

Get Tickets HERE!

Rotary Beer, Wine, and Spirits Tasting
2025-10-17 18:30 - 21:00 | Port 104, 104 N. Washington St., Lake City, MN, 55041
Join us for this FANTASTICALLY FUN evening at this 19th annual event!
Details of Event –
– Enjoy hors d’oeuvres/appetizers from many of our wonderful local south shore restaurants/dining while enjoying some live music!
– Sip on some of the best wine, beer, and spirits that will be provided by many of our local liquor vendors
– While doing so, you will be able to participate in a Silent Auction, Raffle(s), and Wall of Spirits in which all proceeds go to support our Rotary Student Exchange Program here in Lake City!
Ticket Prices = $25.00. Get them here!
*limited tickets may be available at the door. We recommend reserving your spot early.

Zombie Run
2025-10-18 08:00 - 12:00 | Ohuta Beach, 100 Park Street, Lake City, MN, 55041, United States
October 18th 9AM (Ohuta Park)
Haunted Hok Si La is on hiatus this year, but if you’re looking for a dead good time, come join our first annual Dead Run! Zombies, mummies, ghouls, and deceased, come in or out of costume and join us in a race where it is okay to come in dead last.Run, shuffle, stumble, or drag along, this is the place where the dead rise (and run)!(Run is a Fun Run with informal times given).Medals and goodie bags guaranteed for the first 100 registered.
Register here

Dog Park Costume Party
2025-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Lake City Dog Park, 621 N 10th St, Lake City, MN, 55041, United States
The friends of the Lake City Dog Park invite you and your doggo to dress up for the season and join with others for this Halloween Paw-ty!
Bring your furry friends and whole family to this fun community event!
Come early and stay for the gate prize drawing at 3pm.
Woof!

Pub Trivia
2025-10-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Kelly’s Lake House, 1702 N Lakeshore Dr, Lake City, MN, 55041
Come down to Kelly’s Lake House for trivia with a view!
This weekly event starts at 6:30pm on Tuesdays. Enjoy one of Kelly’s 30 beers on tap while you dine and test your knowledge with friends!

Halloween Haunt and Trunk or Treat
2025-10-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Underwood Park, 600 N 10th St, Lake City, MN, 55041, United States
Join us for a Spooktacular Halloween Party!
Get ready for some ghoulish fun at our free event! This event is perfect for kids of all ages and promises a day packed with treats, not tricks.
We’ll have plenty of activities to keep everyone entertained, including:
Games and craftsFood and musicA spooky graveyardAnd so much more!
This year, we’re adding a Trunk or Treat to the mix! Decorate your car and hand out candy (see application in the discussion), or just come ready to trick-or-treat from trunk to trunk. Costumes are encouraged, but not required—come as you are!
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Lone Rock Bride - Live at Oak Center General Store!
2025-10-25 18:30 - 21:00 | Oak Center General Store, 67011 Highway 63, Lake City, Minnesota, 55041
Lone Rock Bride is a Minneapolis band led by singer-songwriter Emma Fisher, fresh off the release of their debut album, Rosette. Taking inspiration from country luminaries spanning from Loretta to Lucinda, their sound melds narrative-driven lyrics with a wall of alt-country sound, pairing rock rhythms to soaring fiddles and steel guitar twang. With “a talent for memorable melodies and well-crafted lyrics” (MPR), Fisher’s songs tell the stories of poets, pioneers, drifters, and dreamers.
Ticketing
$21.50 online
$24.00 at the door
Agenda

6:30-7:30 Doors
7:30-9:30 Music

Location
Address: 67011 hwy 63, Lake City, MN 55041
Parking
ONLY PARK ON EAST SIDE OF 82 (general store side of the gravel road)
refer to picture on homepage if confused
Accessibility
The music venue itself is only accessed via staircase. The show will be played over speakers on the main floor for anyone who cannot or wishes not to go upstairs.
Tickets are required only for guests that go upstairs.
Any questions?
phone: 616-260-4924
oakcentergeneralstoremn@gmail.com

Irish Music and Dance at LCAA!
2025-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Lake City Area Arts, 105 W Center St., Lake City, MN, 55041
You’re invited to a special evening of Irish music performed by Gus the Bardic Troubadour.
Irish Dance performed by Rince na Chrol.
