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Event Series: LIVE MUSIC – Big Island Rendezvous & Festival | Albert Lea

LIVE MUSIC – Big Island Rendezvous & Festival | Albert Lea

October 4 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

We are so glad you are attending this year’s very special event. Here are a couple of “housekeeping” items that will help make your day a memorable one. This is a rain or shine event. Wear comfortable shoes, umbrellas and layered clothing and if it’s cold, you may need to have jackets. You never know what to expect with the weather.

Musical Entertainment

  • Blue Groove Bluegrass
  • Wild Goose Chase Cloggers
  • Roe Family Singers
  • Curtis and Loretta
  • Twin Prop Jane
  • Bill Cagley Wantering

LOCATION: The FREEBORN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, this is where you park and ride the free bus shuttle to the Big Island Rendezvous.

The Interstate exit to use is I‑90 ‑ Exit 157, which is one exit west of the I‑90/I‑35 interchange. Exit 157 puts you onto Bridge Ave., which you take to south to the Freeborn County Fairgrounds. From there, you ride the shuttle bus to and from the festival site.

Join us at the Big Island Rendezvous to see history come alive.

2025 Big Island Rendezvous dates are:

  • Education Days October 1-2, 2026 (Schools)
  • Family Weekend: October 3-4, 2026 (Public Days)

Handicapped accessibility and wheelchairs are welcome to the Rendezvous. You park at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds (1105 Bridge Avenue) and take the smaller handicapped accessible buses to the Rendezvous at the top of the hill at the entrance gate.

This parking and transportation is FREE.

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