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CONCERT BAND

BANDWIDTH MUSIC FESTIVAL

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 3:45PM

 

Landmark Center, 75 5th St W, Saint Paul, MN

 

The Minnesota Freedom Band is pleased to take part in the BandWidth Music Festival. Enjoy an afternoon listening to marches, concert band classics, pop, Broadway, and jazz music performed by some of the top volunteer-based ensembles in Minnesota. This festival is part of Sundays at Landmark and is produced in partnership with the Lex-Ham Community Band.

Free and open to the public.

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, 7PM

 

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.

CONCERT BAND

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY

 

MONDAY, MAY 25, 10AM

 

Lakewood Cemetery, 3600 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN

 

Lakewood Cemetery presents a solemn remembrance to the departed heroes who served our Country with this stirring Memorial Day Tribute to Veterans, held on the beautiful grounds of Lakewood Cemetery in South Minneapolis. The Concert Band is honored to be invited back to be a part of this moving observance.

Free and open to the public.

 

JAZZ BAND

GOLDEN VALLEY PRIDE FESTIVAL

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

 

Brookview Park, 200 Brookview Pkwy N, Golden Valley, MN

 

The Golden Valley Pride Festival is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ individuals, families, friends, and allies from Golden Valley, surrounding Western Metro communities, and all over the Metropolitan area. Features food trucks and vendors, activities for the whole amily, musical and artistic performances, and a beverage garden.

Free and open to the public.

 

JAZZ BAND

SPRING CONCERT

 

SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2PM

 

Pillsbury House + Theatre, 3501 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407

 

Melodies that will have you feelin' good in no time! Why resist a little pick-me-up on a Sunday afternoon?

 

Pay What You Can Admission. Tickets are available online or at the door. Cash, Debit & Credit Cards, and Tap-To-Pay accepted.

* Your email receipt is your ticket

 

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, 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

 

 

Upcoming Concerts & Events