Community Events Editor’s Note: All events are subject to change, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions in 2021.
Ambassadors’ Blues Fest
June They say no form of music communicates more genuine emotion than the blues. Ambassadors’ Blues Fest, organized by the St. Peter Ambassadors, brings the blues to Minnesota Square Park. The free event includes several bands in the park and others in local clubs. Find more at stpeterambassadors.com.
August at Floyd B. Johnson Field in St. Peter. It traditionally includes corps from across the Midwest. The group frequently makes trips around the world, along with its traditional concert at St. Peter’s Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration and the usual slate of regional parades and competitions. Learn more at govenaires.org or Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps on Facebook.
Night to United & Summer Celebration
Rock Bend Folk Festival
August The community comes together for this Summer Celebration and annual Night to Unite with the city’s emergency services and law enforcement. The evening includes food, games and information about local agencies and crime prevention, in collaboration with the St. Peter Recreation Department’s End of Summer Celebration. Check out the St. Peter Summer Celebration and Night to Unite Facebook page for information on this year’s events.
Drum Corps Expo/Govenaires events August St. Peter’s own Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps highlights the show, typically held in
September It’s been called a two-day celebration of southern Minnesota’s arts and artists — that’s how Rock Bend Folk Festival is best described. But the popularity of the festival now brings in acts from throughout the United States. It’s billed as “What a music festival is supposed to be.” Nearly two dozen acts, performing bluegrass, folk and jazz can be heard throughout the annual festival that showcases the talents of area artists and musicians in St. Peter’s Minnesota Square Park. Highlighting the event, now in its 28th year, is a Saturday evening concert. It’s featured a fresh backdrop in recent years with the new Minnesota Square Park pavilion and the construction of a new, multipurpose facility. A main stage is where the St. Peter Community & Visitors Guide ‘21
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