Events in Winona today

Enjoy a weekly yoga session in the Great Stone Circle at Kinstone led by experienced teacher Jennifer Monsos, also known as YogaJen. The class is donation based in addition to the Kinstone entrance fee of $10, and those who plan to attend regularly can inquire about a Season Pass at the Visitor Center. No pre-registration is required; check in and pay at the Visitor Center, or simply check in there if you have paid in advance or hold a season pass. All attendees will receive a hand stamp at the Visitor Center, and a free-will donation for the instructor is appreciated in cash and will be collected by Jen during the session. The group typically meets in the Great Stone Circle; if it rains, class may move to the Dragon’s Keep, the Yurt, the Chapel, or the Visitor Center depending on the weather and the number of participants. If there is thunder, lightning, or high winds, the session will be held inside the Visitor Center. The Visitor Center opens early to accommodate yoga participants. Bring a water bottle, a mat or blanket, a chair or cushion, sunscreen, insect repellent, and any other items you would like for comfort. Consider arriving early to wander the grounds, visit the standing stones, and get inspired.

Enjoy family-friendly time on the water by Lake Lodge with the Sanborn Canoe team while playing Dead Fish Polo, a lighthearted canoe game with no real fish involved. Bring your own canoe, kayak, or stand up paddleboard, or rent equipment at Lake Lodge. Plans are weather dependent, and updates will be shared on the event page.

Shop a varied mix of locally grown produce, honey, meats, baked treats, and artisan-made goods, with plenty more to discover at the market.

Fountain City Community Park hosts a community event featuring live music by The Lonely Knees. Food will be available from the Monarch Public House.

Curiosity about Winona’s Third Street becomes hands-on practice in this two day workshop developed by the Center for Third Street Furtherings in partnership with the Minnesota Marine Art Museum and led by Senior Collection Agent Andy DuCett. A small cohort of trainees begins with onboarding, then trains in methods aligned with DuCett’s artistic approach. Participants learn to notice what is usually missed, from signage and residue to patterns of movement and unofficial histories. They explore drifting approaches to cartography inspired by Denis Wood, building subjective, information-rich maps that favor lived experience over strict accuracy. Time in the field focuses on the Third Street corridor and the wider city, where participants gather and catalog ephemera, fragments, images, and notes as evidence. Back in the studio, findings are shaped into designed outputs such as broadsides, annotated diagrams, fictionalized reports, and micro-publications, with work happening both individually and in collaboration to understand place as relationships, stories, and signals rather than fixed geography. All materials and tools are provided, and no prior field experience is required. The Center reviews submissions for its ongoing publication series, and selected projects are reproduced as official media within DuCett’s exhibition at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, with contributors credited in the archive as Field Agents. This experience offers direct collaboration with an exhibiting artist, insight into how research, fiction, and making intersect in contemporary art, and a chance to contribute creative work to a living exhibition. Enrollment is limited, and additional instructions follow acceptance. Tuition is $250, with a $240 rate for Minnesota Marine Art Museum members. Andy DuCett is an artist from Winona with degrees from the University of Illinois and the University of Wisconsin–Stout. His cross-disciplinary work has appeared in galleries and museums nationwide and is held by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Philbrook Museum of Art, and the Walker Art Center. His projects have been featured by Artforum, New American Paintings, the Washington Post, and the Huffington Post, and his clients include Hasbro, Travail Kitchen & Amusements, General Mills, Can Can Wonderland, Target, and Meow Wolf.

Enjoy the final long weekend of summer at Camp Everyday in a laid back, family friendly setting. Spend unhurried time by the pool, gather around the fire, and keep things simple without a packed agenda. A couple of light activities will be offered across the weekend, suitable for kids and easy for all ages, with a full schedule to be shared later. Outdoor fun takes center stage, with poolside relaxation, playground time, nearby trails, and plenty of room to spread out. It is an easygoing way for families and friends to create fresh end of summer memories together.

Experience Hillbilly Fever at The Landing Riverfront Bar & Restaurant in Fountain City, where a fun night out awaits.

Main Street Movie Night at The Corner Store kicks off with a screening of The Goonies, an end-of-summer adventure at the soda fountain after regular service wraps for the day. Plan to arrive before the film to pick up treats, since the fountain stops serving once the screening begins. Because seating is limited, reservations must be made ahead of time. Tickets are $10 and come with a small popcorn. To secure a spot, call or text 608-841-7174.

Peter's Biergarten sets the scene for a downtown evening with drinks and live music from Lonesome Dan Kase, who delivers acoustic guitar and vocals with a blend of songwriting, stomping rhythms, boogie energy, and blues.

Karaoke hosted by Derek takes the spotlight, with food and drinks available to complement the music.

Yoyo Yummies will bring its food truck to the campground, serving a menu of Asian fusion dishes.

Part of the Campfire Concert Series, The Potluck String Band returns to this stage for the eighth consecutive year. Set by the river, this performance continues a long-running tradition within the series and looks ahead to many more years to come.