Rochester MN Guide to September Events

by Rochester LocalAugust 26, 2026October 1, 2026

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September: the start of all things pumpkin and school routines. Some might say a Minnesota fall is the best time of year!

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Don’t forget to check out our Apple Orchards + Pumpkin Patches Guide!

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 1 - 6

SEPTEMBER 7 - 13

SEPTEMBER 14 - 20

SEPTEMBER 21 - 27

SEPTEMBER 28 - 30

GUIDE TO APPLE ORCHARDS

Minnesota never disappoints during the fall. And no proper fall is complete without a trip to one of the apple orchards or pumpkin patches in the Rochester, MN area! Click the image below to be taken to the guide.

SEPTEMBER 1 - 6, 2026

October 3, 2026

6:00 pm Karaoke Saturday Nights | VFW Mess Hall Tavern and Grill

6:30 pm Evening Glow | Art Heads Emporium

6:30 pm LIVE USIC – Your Last Breath, Pronoya, Illasease, Pound Cake | Treedome

7:00 pm Sweeney Todd | Rochester Repertory Theatre

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Shabby Road Orchestra Performs Abbey Road | Historic Chateau Theatre

8:00 pm Public Sky Observing | Root River Park

9:00 pm Soccer Watch: USA vs. Mexico | Little Thistle Brewing

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Flashmob! | North Star Bar

October 4, 2026

8:00 am Big Island Rendezvous & Festival | Albert Lea

9:00 am Fall Litter Bit Better |

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am 18th Annual Fair Trade Market | Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

10:00 am Dilly Dally Market | Wescott Orchard

11:00 am Spirit Trees | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Alexandra Beaumont: The Choreography | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Amy Cannestra Exhibition: “Liminal Dwelling” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Roger Wardin: Painting a Parallel World | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Art to Resist & Survive Authoritarian Regime Change | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Zumbro Sunday Market | The Deck

12:00 pm Historic Mayowood Home Tours All Fall Long!

1:00 pm Drop-In Tours: Introduction to the Rochester Art Center | Rochester Art Center

1:00 pm Star Wars Unlimited Sundays – Free Play | Gamez & More

1:00 pm Make Your Own Ceramic Halloween Lantern | Art Heads Emporium

1:00 pm Wildcast | Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo

1:00 pm Loop Lab | The Shoe Beverage Bar

2:00 pm Flower Bouquet Class & Arranging | Four Daughters Vineyard & Winery

2:00 pm The Great Fall Get-Together | Evangel United Methodist

2:00 pm P’tit Café | Cafe Aqui

3:00 pm Football Watch: Vikings vs. Dolphins | Little Thistle Brewing

3:00 pm Big Screen Football | North Star Bar

4:00 pm FREE Farmers Market Raffle | LTS Brewing Company

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Simon Cropp & Ryan Burns | The Shoe Beverage Bar

5:15 pm Youth Curling League | Rochester Recreation Center

6:00 pm Brewery Bingo | Kinney Creek Brewery

October 5, 2026

9:00 am Inkwell Intuitive Writers Guild | St. James Coffee

9:00 am Fall Litter Bit Better |

10:30 am Baby Gym | Rochester Public Library

3:00 pm Craft-Tea Coffee | St. James Coffee

October 6, 2026

9:00 am Fall Litter Bit Better |

10:00 am Fall Colors Wagon Ride | Chester Woods Park

11:00 am Chapter Chats: Book Club Tuesdays | Four Daughters Vineyard

4:00 pm The Village Global Farmer’s Market | Cascade Lake Park

4:00 pm Tuesday Arcade Happy Hour | Hyperspace Starcade

5:00 pm FREE Sensory-Friendly Trunk or Treat | Momentum Behavior Services

5:30 pm Teen Craft Night at the Library! | Rochester Public Library

5:30 pm Fire Safety Week Open House | Rochester Fire Department

6:00 pm Trivia Tuesday | Tilda’s

6:00 pm Dyslexia Simulation | The Reading Center

6:30 pm Beers for Queers | Little Thistle Brewing

6:30 pm Adult Gentle Yoga | Miss Angie’s Place

7:00 pm Soccer Watch: USA vs. Canada | Little Thistle Brewing

7:00 pm FREE Succulent Bingo | LTS Brewing Company

7:00 pm DJ Trivia | Beetle’s Bar & Grill Kitchen

October 7, 2026

9:00 am Fall Litter Bit Better |

10:00 am Art Club | Boundless MN

11:00 am Spirit Trees | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Alexandra Beaumont: The Choreography | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Amy Cannestra Exhibition: “Liminal Dwelling” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Roger Wardin: Painting a Parallel World | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Art to Resist & Survive Authoritarian Regime Change | Rochester Art Center

12:00 pm Self-guided Tours | Plummer House

3:00 pm Commander Free Play at Gamez & More

4:30 pm Art Club | Boundless MN

4:30 pm Art Club | Boundless MN

4:30 pm Art Club | Boundless MN

5:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Mozart After Hours | Historic Chateau Theatre

6:00 pm Pairs Puzzle Competition | Forager Brewery

6:30 pm Queer Fitness Class | Anytime Fitness

6:30 pm Trivia Mafia | Little Thistle Brewing

7:00 pm Karaoke Wednesday Nights | Charlie’s Eatery &Pub

7:00 pm Bingo | Workshop Food Hall & Bar

7:00 pm DJ Bingo | Workshop Food Hall & Bar

October 8, 2026

9:00 am Fall Litter Bit Better |

10:00 am Historic Mayowood Home Tours All Fall Long!

11:00 am Spirit Trees | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Alexandra Beaumont: The Choreography | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Amy Cannestra Exhibition: “Liminal Dwelling” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Roger Wardin: Painting a Parallel World | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Art to Resist & Survive Authoritarian Regime Change | Rochester Art Center

3:00 pm Small Batch Releases | LTS Brewing

4:00 pm Warhammer 40, 000 Thursdays

5:30 pm Poetry and Art Reception | Gallery 24

5:30 pm Art Reception – Hiding in Plain Sight | Gallery 24

5:30 pm Mn Adult & Teen Challenge Gala | Rochester International Event Center

6:00 pm Family Fun Community Meal | Social Garage

6:00 pm Autumn Color and Change: A Guided Forest Therapy Walk | Assisi Heights

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – RavensFire | Chatfield Center for the Arts Ghost Light Lounge

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tim Dallman | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

6:00 pm Fly Fishing 101 | LTS Brewing Company

7:00 pm Sweeney Todd | Rochester Repertory Theatre

7:00 pm Night Club 2 Step | Blue Moon Ballroom

7:30 pm Next Stop Comedy | Workshop Food Hall & Bar

8:00 pm All In Event | Historic Chateau Theatre

October 9, 2026

7:30 am Gigantic Rummage Sale | Bethel Lutheran Church

9:00 am Fall Litter Bit Better |

10:00 am Historic Mayowood Home Tours All Fall Long!

10:00 am Friends Autumn Book Sale | Friends of the Rochester Public Library

10:30 am Autumn Storytime | Chester Woods Park

10:30 am Outdoor Storytime at the Amphitheater | Chester Woods Park

11:00 am Spirit Trees | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Alexandra Beaumont: The Choreography | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Amy Cannestra Exhibition: “Liminal Dwelling” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Roger Wardin: Painting a Parallel World | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Art to Resist & Survive Authoritarian Regime Change | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am The Creative Studio | Rochester Art Center

4:00 pm Mutts in the Maze | Red Barn Learning Farm

4:30 pm Century High School Homecoming Parade | Kellogg Middle School

6:00 pm Neon Night | The Garden

6:30 pm Haunted House Painting | Art Heads Emporium

7:00 pm Sertoma Wine & Spirits Tasting | Historic Chateau Theatre

7:00 pm Sweeney Todd | Rochester Repertory Theatre

7:00 pm FRIGHT at the FARM | Willow’s Keep Farm

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sleeping Jesus | The Oak Center General Store

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Show Me Your Hits | North Star Bar

October 10, 2026

7:00 am Bakery Farm Stand Crawl | Various Locations in Rochester

7:30 am Summer Saturdays | Rochester Farmers Market

8:00 am Babysitting Training with Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED | American Red Cross

8:30 am Rochester’s Fall Craft, Vendors, Boutiques & More | RCTC

8:30 am National Chess Day Celebration | Northrop Community Education Center

9:00 am Fall Litter Bit Better |

9:30 am Mindfulness in Nature (Adults 18+) | Quarry Hill Nature Center

9:30 am MAP Book Club | Miss Angie’s Place

10:00 am Red Wing Arts Festival | Downtown Red Wing

10:00 am Parent Coffee Hour | Flourish Counseling Center

10:00 am Historic Mayowood Home Tours All Fall Long!

10:00 am Friends Autumn Book Sale | Friends of the Rochester Public Library

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

10:00 am A Halloween Storytime | History Center of Olmsted County

11:00 am Spirit Trees | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Alexandra Beaumont: The Choreography | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Amy Cannestra Exhibition: “Liminal Dwelling” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Roger Wardin: Painting a Parallel World | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Art to Resist & Survive Authoritarian Regime Change | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Fall Color Hike | Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo

11:00 am The Creative Studio | Rochester Art Center

1:00 pm Drop-In Tours: Introduction to the Rochester Art Center | Rochester Art Center

1:30 pm Soccer Watch: USWNT vs. Spain | Little Thistle Brewing

3:00 pm Ghosts in the Neighborhood | Art Heads Emporium

3:00 pm Learn to Crochet | Amethyst Studios

5:30 pm Kids Night Out | ROGA

6:00 pm Karaoke Saturday Nights | VFW Mess Hall Tavern and Grill

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – SEMYO It’s Instrumental | Historic Chateau Theatre

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Joel Ward | Forager Brewery

6:00 pm Women Who Love Sports | Pine Island Elementary School

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Rob Wood | Two Sisters Kitchen + Bar

6:30 pm Movie: The Most Terrible Time In My Life | Pop’s Art Theater

7:00 pm Sweeney Todd | Rochester Repertory Theatre

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – RavensFire | High Court Pub

7:00 pm FRIGHT at the FARM | Willow’s Keep Farm

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Stryker | Workshop Food Hall

7:30 pm Soccer Watch: MN United vs. Houston | Little Thistle Brewing

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – The Brianna Rae Band | North Star Bar

October 11, 2026

8:00 am Spooky Sprint | Cascade Lake Park

9:00 am Fall Litter Bit Better |

10:00 am Friendly Ghost All Ages Paint Class | Art Heads Emporium

10:00 am Red Wing Arts Festival | Downtown Red Wing

10:00 am Friends Autumn Book Sale | Friends of the Rochester Public Library

10:00 am Pumpkin Season at the Farm | Red Barn Learning Farm

11:00 am Spirit Trees | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Alexandra Beaumont: The Choreography | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Amy Cannestra Exhibition: “Liminal Dwelling” | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Roger Wardin: Painting a Parallel World | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Art to Resist & Survive Authoritarian Regime Change | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Nature Suncatchers | Chester Woods Park

11:00 am Zumbro Sunday Market | The Deck

11:00 am 2026 Fall Bridal Show | Graham Park

11:00 am Paws, Pages and Play | Central Bark

12:00 pm Historic Mayowood Home Tours All Fall Long!

12:00 pm Football Watch: Vikings vs. New Orleans | Little Thistle Brewing

12:00 pm Friends Autumn Book Sale | Friends of the Rochester Public Library

12:00 pm Garden & Gasoline (October) | The Garden

1:00 pm Drop-In Tours: Introduction to the Rochester Art Center | Rochester Art Center

1:00 pm Star Wars Unlimited Sundays – Free Play | Gamez & More

1:00 pm Stained Window Clings | Art Heads Emporium

1:00 pm In the Presence of Trees: A Spirit Trees Forest Therapy Experience | Rochester Art Center

2:00 pm Sweeney Todd | Rochester Repertory Theatre

4:00 pm Fall-LA-Palooza | Century High School

4:00 pm Mother – Daughter Sports Night Out | Pine Island Elementary School

4:30 pm Story Time | Boundless

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Josiah Smith | The Shoe Beverage Bar

5:15 pm Youth Curling League | Rochester Recreation Center

6:00 pm Brewery Bingo | Kinney Creek Brewery

October 12, 2026

10:30 am Baby Gym | Rochester Public Library

3:00 pm Craft-Tea Coffee | St. James Coffee

4:00 pm Indigenous People’s Day Storytime Celebration | Amethyst Studios

6:00 pm Chess | LTS Brewing Company

8:30 pm Movie: The Most Terrible Time In My Life | Pop’s Art Theater

October 13, 2026

11:00 am Chapter Chats: Book Club Tuesdays | Four Daughters Vineyard

11:00 am Empty Bowls 2026 | Pinnacle Catering

1:00 pm Braver Angels Day – Disagree Better | RCTC Heinz Center

2:00 pm Second Tuesday Writing Group | VFW Post #1215

3:30 pm Depolarizing Ourselves – Rochester | RCTC

4:00 pm Tuesday Arcade Happy Hour | Hyperspace Starcade

5:00 pm Gift Card Raffle | Kinney Creek Brewery

6:00 pm Trivia Tuesday | Tilda’s

6:00 pm Queer Art Nites | Art Heads Emporium

6:00 pm Soccer Watch: USWNT vs. Spain | Little Thistle Brewing

6:00 pm Kismet: Bunco Night! | Kismet Consignment Boutique

6:00 pm Music Trivia | Little Thistle Brewing

6:30 pm Beers for Queers | Little Thistle Brewing

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SEPTEMBER 7 - 13, 2026

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SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 2026

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SEPTEMBER 21 - 27, 2026

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SEPTEMBER 28 - 30, 2026

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