Rochester MN Guide to January Events

by Rochester LocalDecember 26, 2024January 4, 2025

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Welcome to January 2025! To use this guide, simply click on the dates for the corresponding week you’d like to see.

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JANUARY EVENTS

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ROCHESTER MN GUIDE TO SKATING

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Where can you find the best ice skating rinks? Fortunately for those of us in Rochester MN, there are many to choose from. Some have warming houses, others have lights to skate by at night, and others are great for hockey players looking for a pick up game!

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JANUARY 1 - 5, 2025

December 31, 2024

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – New Years Eve | Brothers Bar and Grill

January 1, 2025

7:00 am Trivia Night | EVEN Kitchen & Bar

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

9:00 am Art and Us – Littles (4-7 yrs) | St. Mary’s University Rochester Campus

10:30 am Arts and Us – Bigs (8-12 years) | St. Mary’s University Rochester Campus

11:00 am New Years Day Run & Walk | TerraLoco

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

3:00 pm After School Academy | Miss Angie’s Place

7:00 pm Trivia Night | Kinney Creek Brewery

January 2, 2025

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

10:30 am Snow Globe Dance Party | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

12:30 pm Social Worker Hours | Rochester Public Library

2:30 pm Family Board Games | Rochester Public Library

3:00 pm After School Academy | Miss Angie’s Place

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

January 3, 2025

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

10:30 am Beach Day Family Storytime | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

2:30 pm Lego Party! | Rochester Public Library

3:00 pm After School Academy | Miss Angie’s Place

6:00 pm New Years Fireworks Show | Steeplechase

6:00 pm Young Adult Karaoke & Christmas Party | St. James Coffee

6:30 pm Winter Frost | Art Heads Emporium

7:00 pm Under the Winter Moon Concert | Redeemer Lutheran Church

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Cassie Brady Trio, Rafter Bat, Hibbah Hassan | Treedome

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – The Shabby Road Orchestra Performs the Very Best of The Beatles | Historic Chateau Theatre

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Wreckless | North Star Bar

January 4, 2025

8:00 am Warm Yoga by the Pool | 125 LIVE

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

9:00 am Tree Talk and Group Hike | Chatfield, MN

9:00 am Polar Bear 5K Prediction Run | Rochester, MN

9:30 am EA Therapeutic Health Walk w/ a Doc | Rochester Regional Sports Center

10:00 am Storytime with Furry Friends | History Center of Olmsted County

10:00 am LIVE MUSIC – Cole Allen | Bleu Duck Kitchen

11:00 am After Market Sale

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

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

1:30 pm Polar Bear Paint Class | Art Heads Emporium

2:00 pm Mixed Houseplant Garden Workshop | Sargent’s Garden

5:00 pm High School Climb Night | Roca

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Open Mic Night | St. James Coffee

6:30 pm Bar BINGO | Bull’s Bierhaus

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Swamp Kings | Brother’s Bar & Grill

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – LP & the 45’s | North Star Bar

January 5, 2025

11:00 am After Market Sale

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

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

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee: Josiah Smith | Little Thistle Brewing

1:30 pm Bird Banding | Quarry Hill Nature Center

JANUARY 6 - 12, 2025

December 25, 2024

A Complete Unknown | Pop’s Art Theater

January 6, 2025

6:00 pm LTS Cribbage Tournament | LTS Brewing Company

6:00 pm Dancing Downtown | Historic Chateau Theatre

January 7, 2025

9:00 am Naturescapes | Miss Angie’s Place

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

10:00 am Therapy Dog Visit | SPARK

1:00 pm Rockin’ Snowman | SPARK

4:00 pm Craft & Chat | Rochester Public Library

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Dayna Bashier | Redwood Room

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Cassie Brady Trio, Rafter Bat, Habah Hassan | Treedome

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Mania: The Abba Tribute | Mayo Civic Center

January 8, 2025

7:00 am Trivia Night | EVEN Kitchen & Bar

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

9:00 am Art and Us – Littles (4-7 yrs) | St. Mary’s University Rochester Campus

10:30 am Arts and Us – Bigs (8-12 years) | St. Mary’s University Rochester Campus

10:30 am Lapsit Storytime | Rochester Public Library

10:30 am Pet Rock Penguins | SPARK

11:00 am Get Moving Storytime | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

2:30 pm Winter Storytime | SPARK

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tim Dallman | Redwood Room

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Clay Fulton | Novios Café

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Brian Mix | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm Movie Night | LTS Brewing

7:00 pm Trivia Night | Kinney Creek Brewery

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – D’Sievers | Forager Brewery

January 9, 2025

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

10:00 am Healing Rhythms | SPARK

10:30 am Preschool Dance Party | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

12:00 pm Soup & Cider Flights | Salem Glen Winery

12:30 pm Social Worker Hours | Rochester Public Library

2:30 pm Painting with Ice Cubes | SPARK

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tim Dallman | Redwood Room

5:30 pm Anniversary Celebration & Surreal Art Reception | Gallery 24

6:00 pm Queer Book Club | Rochester Public Library

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tim Emmons | Forager Brewery

January 10, 2025

7:00 am PurposeDriven.Coffee | VFW Gold Star Venue

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

10:30 am Family Storytime | Cascade Park Lakeside Building

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am STEM Friday | SPARK

12:00 pm Soup & Cider Flights | Salem Glen Winery

2:00 pm Abominable Snowman Art | SPARK

5:00 pm Musical Family Storytime | Rochester Public Library

5:00 pm Frost Froth & Flannel Outdoor Bonspiel | Little Thistle Brewing

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Nancy Tobiason-Kramer | Redwood Room

6:00 pm Rochester Raiders Floor Hockey Invitational | Dakota Middle School

6:00 pm 10 Year Anniversary Latte Art Throwdown & Party | Cafe Steam

6:00 pm Puzzle Night & Wine | Salem Glen Winery

6:30 pm Winter Wonderland | Art Heads Emporium

7:00 pm The New Feral Cats | Brothers Bar & Grill

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Chris Holm | Forager Brewery

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tim Emmons | Kinney Creek Brewery

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

8:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Lost In Austin | Thesis Beer Project

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Hair of the Dog | North Star Bar

January 11, 2025

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

10:00 am 2nd Saturday SoulCollage® | First Unitarian Universalist Church

10:00 am Power Breathing and Somatics: The Pneuma Method | Pneuma Yoga

10:00 am LIVE MUSIC – The D’Sievers | Bleu Duck Kitchen

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

11:30 am Family Yoga | SPARK

12:00 pm Soup & Cider Flights | Salem Glen Winery

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

1:00 pm Luminous Loop Crystal Suncatchers Workshop | Crossing Art & Community Education Center

2:00 pm Rochester Raiders Floor Hockey Invitational | Dakota Middle School

2:00 pm Handprint Penguin | SPARK

5:00 pm Frost Froth & Flannel Outdoor Bonspiel | Little Thistle Brewing

5:00 pm High School Climb Night | Roca

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Nancy Tobiason-Kramer | Redwood Room

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – RavensFire Band | Taco Jed

6:30 pm Sacred Candle Class | Art Heads Emporium

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Becky Schlegel | Two Sisters Kitchen

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – 3rd Annual David Bowie Tribute Night | Thesis Beer Project

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Marques Morel | Brother’s Bar & Grill

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Scottie Miller and Cierra Hill | widespot in Wabasha

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Rock the Rainbow Choir Concert | Peace United Church

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Marques Morel and the Midnight Wind | Brothers Bar & Grill

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Lou Shields | Forager Brewery

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Luke Henderson and the Crop Circles | North Star Bar

9:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Luke Hendrickson & The Crop Circles | North Star Bar

January 12, 2025

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

JANUARY 13 - 19, 2025

January 13, 2025

6:00 pm Dancing Downtown | Historic Chateau Theatre

6:00 pm Chess Tournament | LTS Brewing

6:00 pm Poker Night | LTS Brewing

January 14, 2025

9:00 am Naturescapes | Miss Angie’s Place

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

9:30 am Good Natured Kids | Quarry Hill Nature Center

9:30 am Good Natured Kids | Quarry Hill Nature Center

4:00 pm Craft & Chat | Rochester Public Library

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Dayna Bashier | Redwood Room

6:00 pm Queer Art Nites | Art Heads Emporium

7:00 pm LTS BINGO | LTS Brewing Company

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tom Pevear | Forager Brewery

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Luke Hendrickson | Bull’s Bierhaus

January 15, 2025

7:00 am Trivia Night | EVEN Kitchen & Bar

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

9:00 am Art and Us – Littles (4-7 yrs) | St. Mary’s University Rochester Campus

9:00 am Art and Us – Littles (4-7 yrs) | St. Mary’s University Rochester Campus

10:30 am Arts and Us – Bigs (8-12 years) | St. Mary’s University Rochester Campus

10:30 am Lapsit Storytime | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Get Moving Storytime | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – JaggedEase | Redwood Room

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Eleanor Sievers | Novios Café

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Ted Eckhardt | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Peacock Coyote | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm Movie Trivia | LTS Brewing

6:00 pm Bitter & Pour Presents: Mocktails | Bitter & Pour

7:00 pm Trivia Night | Kinney Creek Brewery

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Joel Ward | Forager Brewery

January 16, 2025

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

10:30 am Preschool Dance Party | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

12:00 pm Sweat Pants & Mulled Wine | Salem Glen Winery

12:30 pm Social Worker Hours | Rochester Public Library

5:00 pm Houseplant 101 | Sargent’s Garden

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – JaggedEase | Redwood Room

6:00 pm Winter Foraging with the Rochester Garden and Flower Club | Eagles Club

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Ted Eckhardt | Our Paladar

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Cold Weather, Warm Music | Historic Chateau Theatre

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Colton Warren | Forager Brewery

January 17, 2025

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

9:30 am LIVE MUSIC – Nathan Hansen Band | North Star Bar

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

12:00 pm Sweat Pants & Mulled Wine | Salem Glen Winery

12:00 pm Cocktail Flight Release | LTS Brewing

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Ted Eckhardt | Redwood Room

5:30 pm Friday Night Lights | Quarry Hill Nature Center

6:30 pm Winter Solstice Paint Class | Art Heads Emporium

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – The Brothers Burn Mountain | Forager Brewery

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Destiny Boyum | Kinney Creek Brewery

7:00 pm Singles Mixer | LTS Brewing

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Midwest Voltage w/ Local Opener Beginners Luck | The Stage

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

8:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Oliver Books & the Big Big World featuring Amateur | Thesis Beer

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Nathan Hansen | North Star Bar

January 18, 2025

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

10:00 am Let’s Celebrate Benjamin Franklin | History Center of Olmsted County

10:00 am Rochester January Jumpstart | People’s Food Co-op

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

12:00 pm 5 Year Anniversary Party! | Courteous K9

12:00 pm Sweat Pants & Mulled Wine | Salem Glen Winery

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

1:00 pm Handcrafted Incense with Echo Yeoman | Crossings Art & Community Education Center

1:30 pm Resin Rings & Pendants Class | Art Heads Emporium

2:00 pm Terrarium Workshop | Sargent’s Garden

5:00 pm High School Climb Night | Roca

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Ted Eckhardt | Redwood Room

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Los Rebeldes Duo | Taco JED

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Indie/Synth Pop (CALLBACK, LAKE DRIVE, + MORE) | Treedome

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

7:00 pm Frosty Fantasia | Thesis Beer Project

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Cole Allen Band | Brothers Bar & Grill

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Callback, Lake Drive, wolfbabycup, Emeny in the Sky | Treedome

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Eddie Danger | Forager Brewery

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Cabin Fever Dance Band | Bluemoon Ballroom

7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jazz, Americana, Rock, and Pop | 1928 Cocktails & Bites

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Legacy of the Loud

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Legacy of the Loud | North Star Bar

January 19, 2025

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

12:00 pm Sweat Pants & Mulled Wine | Salem Glen Winery

12:00 pm Tailgate the Taproom | LTS Brewing

1:00 pm Cat & Moon Kids Paint Class | Art Heads Emporium

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

JANUARY 20 - 26, 2025

January 20, 2025

8:00 am Experience Rochester’s Restaurant Week | Various Locations

6:00 pm Puzzle Night | LTS Brewing

January 21, 2025

Experience Rochester’s Restaurant Week | Various Locations

9:00 am Naturescapes | Miss Angie’s Place

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

4:00 pm Craft & Chat | Rochester Public Library

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – D’sievers | Redwood Room

7:00 pm Cover 2 Cover Book Club | Rochester Public Library

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Milana Shira | Forager Brewery

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jason McKenzie | Bull’s Bierhaus

7:00 pm Disney Trivia | LTS Brewing

January 22, 2025

7:00 am Trivia Night | EVEN Kitchen & Bar

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

9:00 am Art and Us – Littles (4-7 yrs) | St. Mary’s University Rochester Campus

10:30 am Arts and Us – Bigs (8-12 years) | St. Mary’s University Rochester Campus

10:30 am Lapsit Storytime | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Get Moving Storytime | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Jealous/Sway | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am Moudhi Alhajri: Qatari Heritage | Rochester Art Center

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – D’sievers | Redwood Room

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Mason Jesus Smith | Thesis Beer Project

6:00 pm Puzzle Night | Historic Chateau Theatre

6:00 pm Movie Night | LTS Brewing

6:00 pm Oyster & Wine Tasting w/ Lady Oyster | Bleu Duck Kitchen

7:00 pm Trivia Night | Kinney Creek Brewery

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jeremy Jewell | Forager Brewery

January 23, 2025

9:00 am Exhibits | Olmsted County History Center

10:30 am Preschool Dance Party | Rochester Public Library

11:00 am Mini Golf & Chairs | Rochester Art Center

11:00 am A World That Breathes Behind Itself Exhibition | R