Vintage Band Festival 2026
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2026 Roster of Bands
EUROPEAN BANDS
Moritz & Co. (Austria)
Original Drachenfelser Musikanten (Germany)
NATIONAL BANDS
American Expeditionary Forces Headquarters Band (Washington, D.C.)
Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band (Florida)
MIDWEST BANDS
Dodworth Saxhorn Band (Ann Arbor, MI)
Independent Silver Band (Mt. Vernon, IL)
1st Brigade Band (Watertown, WI)
MINNESOTA BANDS
Above Average Tubas
Ameriikan Poijat
Bavarian Musikmeisters
Brass Messengers
Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band
Brio Brass
Century Brass
Dirty Shorts Brass Band
Jack Brass Band
K-Libre 24
La Clave
Lake Wobegon© Brass Band
McNasty Brass Band
Minnesota State Band
MN Jazz Orchestra
New Prague Area Community Band
Sheldon Theatre Brass Band
Southside Aces
The Alphorns
The Freier Department
Too Darn Hot
Twin Cities Brass Band
Twin Cityies Trumpet Ensemble
Windworks Quintet
2026 Daily Schedule
THURSDAY, JULY 30
4:00 PM – 10:00 PM Bridge Square Stage concerts
FRIDAY, JULY 31
9:00 AM – 1:30 PM Central Park Stage, Living History Pageant America 250
2:00 PM – 10:00 PM Bridge Square Stage concerts
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
9:00 AM – 10:00 PM Bridge Square Stage concerts
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Battle of the Bands along the Downtown Riverwalk
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM Central Park Stage concerts
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
9:00 – 12:00 PM Bands play at Northfield church services
12:00 – 6:00 PM Bridge Square concerts
12:30 – 5:30 PM Central Park concerts
