Exciting News for the 2026-27 Season!
MINNESOTA FREEDOM BAND
TWIN CITIES PRIDE FESTIVAL
SATURDAY - SUNDAY, JUNE 27-28
BOOTH 254
Loring Park, 1382 Willow St, Minneapolis, MN
Visit our booth (#254) at the Twin Cities Pride Festival - Minnesota’s second largest festival and the largest FREE Pride festival. Highlighting the best in LGBTQIA+ entertainment on 4 stages, featuring over 650 vendors, including LGBTQIA+ & BIPOC community resources, artists, and businesses.
Free and open to the public.
CONCERT BAND
RAINBOWS UNDER THE BANDSHELL
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 7:30PM
Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN
Kick off Pride Week with a concert at Lake Harriet! Part of the Minneapolis Music in the Park Series.
Free and open to the public.
MINNESOTA FREEDOM BAND
TWIN CITIES PRIDE PARADE
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 11AM
The parade starts at 3rd & Hennepin and proceeds down Hennepin to Spruce.
The Minnesota Freedom Band was started in 1982 by a handful of people who attended the Pride parade that year. They thought that what the parade really needed was a marching band! So they got together and made it happen!
Free and open to the public.
JAZZ BAND
MUSIC IN THE PARKS
SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2PM
Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN
Enjoy some mid-summer music at Lake Harriet!
Free and open to the public.
Welcome! We are The Minnesota Freedom Band, a non-profit Community Band,
founded in 1982 by and for members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer / Questioning, Intersex, Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Community and Allies in Minnesota.
Past Concerts & Events
2026
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2:30PM - Jazz Band - Bloomington Pride Festival
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2:30PM - Jazz Band - Golden Valley Pride Festival
MONDAY, MAY 26, 10AM - Concert Band - Memorial Day Ceremony at Lakewood Cemetery
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2PM - Jazz Band Spring Concert "Feelin' Good"
SUNDAY, APRIL 26 - Concert Band - Bandwidth Festival at Landmark Center
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2PM - Concert Band Spring Concert "Underdogs"
2025
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 6PM - Brass & Woodwind Ensembles - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 6PM - Freedom Jazz - Holiday Concert at Mall of America
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 6PM - Freedom Jazz - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2PM - Fall Concert & Silent Auction
Concert Band and Freedom Jazz
"Banding Together"
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 5:30PM - Jazz Band - Lake Harriet Bandshell
JUNE 28-29 - Twin Cities Pride Festival - Booth 248 and Marched in Parade
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 7:30PM - Concert Band - Lake Harriet Bandshell
SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2:30PM - Jazz Band - Bloomington Pride Festival
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 12:30PM - Jazz Band - Golden Valley Pride Festival
MONDAY, MAY 26, 10AM - Concert Band - Memorial Day Ceremony at Lakewood Cemetery
SUNDAY, APRIL 13 - Concert Band Spring Concert - "The Elements"
SATURDAY, APRIL 12 - Jazz Band Spring Concert - "All the Crayons in the Box"
2024
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 4PM - Freedom Jazz - Holiday Concert at Mall of America
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 7PM - Fall Concert & Silent Auction
Concert Band and Freedom Jazz
"An Evening of Concert Classics and Jazz Standards"
JUNE 29-30 - Twin Cities Pride Festival - Booth 24 and Marched in Parade
SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 5:30PM - Concert Band and Freedom Jazz - Lake Harriet Bandshell
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1PM - Freedom Jazz - Golden Valley Pride Festival