# Festivals in Mankato 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Mankato 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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## About

The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in Mankato. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in Mankato, you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in Mankato listed on one platform - we have you covered.

Immerse yourself in the mega dance festivals, electrifying music festivals, theatre & film festivals, quirky local festivals and more with us!

## Festivals Events in Mankato

- **Event Name**: 2026 Mankato Pridefest
  - **Description**: Join us for the 25th Annual Mankato Pridefest! Due to construction at Riverfront Park this year, the festival will be held at Civic Center Plaza, with no parade. We hope you will help make this year's pride as celebratory as the rest! See you there! 🏳️‍🌈🏳
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 400
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 12 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Sep 12 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/2026-mankato-pridefest/200030440501756
  - **Venue**: Civic Center Plz, Mankato, MN 56001, United States
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, parties, live-music, lgbt-pride, parades, music-festivals, bingo
- **Event Name**: 54th Annual Traditional Mahkato Wacipi
  - **Description**: 54th Annual Traditional Mahkato Wacipi
Honoring the 38 Dakota
Date: September 18-20, 2026
Location: Dakota Wokisuye Makoce (Land of Memories Park), Mankato, MN
​
Grand Entries:
- Friday at 7:00 PM
- Saturday at 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM
- Sunday at 1:00 PM

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  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Sep 20 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/54th-annual-traditional-mahkato-wacipi/200029881186443
  - **Venue**: Land of Memories Park
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Kato Bike Fall Fest Sunday Tour 2026
  - **Description**: The fall fun in Mankato extends to a full weekend!About this EventJoin us and discover some of Minnesota’s most delightful autumn bicycling. The Kato Bike Fall Fest celebrates the best of Southern Minnesota's vibrant bicy
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 27 2026 at 08:00 am – Sun Sep 27 2026 at 03:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/kato-bike-fall-fest-sunday-tour-2026/100001983048979881
  - **Venue**: Mount Kato Ski Area
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  - **Categories**: fitness, Festivals, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Water Circus Metropolis at River Hills Mall
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:30 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/water-circus-metropolis-at-river-hills-mall/2400030614824256
  - **Venue**: River Hills Mall
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- **Event Name**: Human Foosball Tournament 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for United Way's 12th annual Human Foosball Tournament, presented by Scheels! This event benefits Greater Mankato Area United Way's 75 programs and initiatives serving Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet and Waseca counties.

The tournament takes place
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 12 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Sep 12 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/human-foosball-tournament-2026/200030336222922
  - **Venue**: 500 Block of South Front Street, Mankato
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  - **Categories**: sports, tournaments, parties, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Bethany Fall Festival - A Homecoming Weekend
  - **Description**: Please join us September 25 – 27, 2026 for the annual Bethany Fall Festival: A Homecoming Weekend. This event includes activities for all ages and alumni reunions. All alumni and friends are invited to be part of the weekend. Enjoy athletic contests, live
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 16
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 25 2026 at 10:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/bethany-fall-festival-a-homecoming-weekend/200030503277825
  - **Venue**: Bethany Lutheran College
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Festivals, Art, Crafts
- **Event Name**: Minnesota State Fair Adult Bus Trip
  - **Description**: Minnesota State Fair 
18+
Tractors, corn dogs, cows, seed art, vendors, and more.....What’s your favorite part of the fair? Join us for a fun filled day at the Minnesota Fair. Don’t worry about parking or traffic. Our coach bus will drop you off at the fa
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 18
  - **Date**: Mon Aug 31 2026 at 07:15 am – Mon Aug 31 2026 at 06:15 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/minnesota-state-fair-adult-bus-trip/200030347230123
  - **Venue**: WOW!Zone
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  - **Categories**: workshops, art, dog, funfairs
- **Event Name**: Kato Bike Fall Fest Saturday FREE Mountain Biking!
  - **Description**: Sign up here for Saturday MTBing at Mt. Kato as a bonus offering for the Kato Bike Fall Fest.About this EventNOTE: This is NOT the registration for the main Sunday rides. For that event Saturday FRE
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/kato-bike-fall-fest-saturday-free-mountain-biking/100001984063124214
  - **Venue**: Mount Kato Ski Area
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: festivals, trips-adventures, fall-festivals, cycling, marathons, sports, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Women of Kato Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Laura Karels and Mal Murphy are SO excited to announce the 2nd Women of Kato Festival! Here is the schedule below, with musicians to be announced soon! All donations this year will go towards Immigrant Relief! 

*Saturday Sept. 26th- Yoga 9am-10am at the
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 180
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun Sep 27 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/women-of-kato-festival-2026/200030566899028
  - **Venue**: NaKato Bar & Grill
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment, nonprofit, food-drinks, health-wellness, open-mic, food-truck-festivals
- **Event Name**: Bethany Social at the Crooked Pint Ale House (Second Floor)
  - **Description**: All alumni, parents, and friends welcome! Cash bar, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and live music featuring Bethany student pianist Jack DePrey (7 PM), GBK Trio (8 PM), and The Divers (9:15 PM)!- 7-11 PM

Details

When: Saturday, September 26
Where: Crooke
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 48
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 11:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/bethany-social-at-the-crooked-pint-ale-house-second-floor/200030503500711
  - **Venue**: 1850 Madison Ave, Mankato, MN 56001-4701, United States
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, music-festivals, festivals, live-music, nonprofit, fall-festivals
- **Event Name**: 6th Annual Craft & Vendor Fair
  - **Description**: Get ready for a day of creativity, shopping, and fun at the
6th Annual Craft & Vendor Fair hosted by VFW Auxiliary Post 950! Browse a variety of unique crafts and diverse vendors showcasing their talents.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 87
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/6th-annual-craft-and-vendor-fair/200030546748056
  - **Venue**: Morson-Ario-Strand VFW Post 950
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  - **Categories**: festivals, shopping
- **Event Name**: Bethany Alumni Soccer Game
  - **Description**: Hello Bethany Soccer Alumni, 

Please join us for our annual alumni game on Saturday, September 26. We are planning to do our annual alumni vs. alumni game, and will create two teams by mixing our men and women soccer alumni together. 

Schedule: 
9:30 a.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 18
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 09:30 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/bethany-alumni-soccer-game/200030612489616
  - **Venue**: Bethany Lutheran College
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  - **Categories**: festivals, fall-festivals
- **Event Name**: Old town, Mankato Day of the Dead 2026
  - **Description**: A sparkling ray of light the Dia de los Muertos festival in Mankato returns this year
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3731
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 10:00 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/old-town-mankato-day-of-the-dead-2026/200029673089715
  - **Venue**: Old Town Mankato
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  - **Categories**: day-of-the-dead, festivals
- **Event Name**: 2026 Mankato Area International Festival
  - **Description**: 🌍 Experience the World in One Day! Step into a vibrant celebration of global cultures at the Mankato Area International Festival — where Minnesota meets the world! 🎉

✨ Why You’ll Love It:
Live performances, dazzling traditional attire, and music from acr
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 87
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 11:00 am (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/2026-mankato-area-international-festival/200030411322842
  - **Venue**: 250 Centennial Student Union, Mankato, MN, United States, Minnesota 56001
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  - **Categories**: festivals, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: Fleet Fest Shop and Treat
  - **Description**: Shop and treat! Our vendors will be set up through out the store.  Decorated stalls and some may even be dressed up.  Bring your kids to trick or treat the vendors while you shop!  First 50 kids will get a bag for their treats.  Trick or Treat portion is
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 24 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat Oct 24 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/fleet-fest-shop-and-treat/200030392489813
  - **Venue**: Fleet Farm Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)
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  - **Categories**: festivals, kids, halloween, trick-or-treat

## Trending Events in Mankato

- **Event Name**: Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age & Mannequin Pussy at Fargodome
  - **Description**: Join us for an electrifying night with Foo Fighters! 🎸🤘 Get ready to rock out to their iconic hits and experience their powerhouse performance live. Secure your tickets now at https://www.www.ticketshelper.com/performers/foo-fighters and invite your frien
  - **Venue**: FargoDome - Home of the NDSU Bison
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- **Event Name**: The Wallflowers at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Event Center
  - **Venue**: Mayo Clinic Health Systems Event Center
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- **Event Name**: Puppies + Pilates: Stay Golden
  - **Description**: Puppies + Pilates - Let's do it again!

You've been asking...and we couldn't resist! Join us at Avera Method to meet six precious Golden Retriever puppies. At almost 8 weeks old they will be ready to PLAY!

Sunday, September 6th at 6pm

Come move, laugh,
  - **Venue**: 600 S Riverfront Drive Ste 100, Mankato, MN
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Mankato Pridefest
  - **Description**: Join us for the 25th Annual Mankato Pridefest! Due to construction at Riverfront Park this year, the festival will be held at Civic Center Plaza, with no parade. We hope you will help make this year's pride as celebratory as the rest! See you there! 🏳️‍🌈🏳
  - **Venue**: Civic Center Plz, Mankato, MN 56001, United States
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- **Event Name**: The Wallflowers
  - **Venue**: Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center
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- **Event Name**: 54th Annual Traditional Mahkato Wacipi
  - **Description**: 54th Annual Traditional Mahkato Wacipi
Honoring the 38 Dakota
Date: September 18-20, 2026
Location: Dakota Wokisuye Makoce (Land of Memories Park), Mankato, MN
​
Grand Entries:
- Friday at 7:00 PM
- Saturday at 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM
- Sunday at 1:00 PM

Spi
  - **Venue**: Land of Memories Park
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- **Event Name**: Mankato Pride After Party
  - **Description**: Join us at Atomic Star for our Pride After Party! This event is a great opportunity to meet the community! Celebrate pride with dancing and themed cocktails!

Full schedule: https://www.eventeny.com/events/mankato-pride-2026-31626/
  - **Venue**: The Atomic Star Tavern
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- **Event Name**: Charlie Berens at Mayo Clinic Health Systems Event Center
  - **Venue**: Mayo Clinic Health Systems Event Center
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- **Event Name**: MSU Homecoming 2026
  - **Description**: Welcome Home, Mavericks! 

Join us for a weekend filled with purple and gold, campus traditions, and opportunities to reconnect with fellow alumni and the current MSU community. 

Thursday Oct. 1 
An Evening with Patty Wetterling '71 | Ostrander Auditoriu
  - **Venue**: 1536 Warren St, Mankato, MN, United States, Minnesota 56001
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Mankato?
  - **A:** 2026 Mankato Pridefest (Sat Sep 12 2026 at 12:00 pm at Civic Center Plz, Mankato, MN 56001, United States), 54th Annual Traditional Mahkato Wacipi (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:00 pm at Land of Memories Park), Kato Bike Fall Fest Sunday Tour 2026 (Sun Sep 27 2026 at 08:00 am at Mount Kato Ski Area), Water Circus Metropolis at River Hills Mall (Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:30 pm at River Hills Mall), Human Foosball Tournament 2026 (Sat Sep 12 2026 at 12:00 pm at 500 Block of South Front Street, Mankato).
- **Q**: What are the top free Festivals events in Mankato?
  - **A:** Kato Bike Fall Fest Saturday FREE Mountain Biking! (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 03:00 pm at Mount Kato Ski Area).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Mankato today August 31, 2026?
  - **A:** Minnesota State Fair Adult Bus Trip (Mon Aug 31 2026 at 07:15 am at WOW!Zone).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Mankato in August 2026?
  - **A:** Minnesota State Fair Adult Bus Trip (Mon Aug 31 2026 at 07:15 am at WOW!Zone).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Mankato?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Mankato on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Mankato?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Mankato?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Mankato include Civic Center Plz, Mankato, MN 56001, United States, Land of Memories Park, Mount Kato Ski Area.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Festivals events in Mankato?
  - **A:** Prices for Festivals events in Mankato range from up to USD 43. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Mankato?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Mankato include South Central Minnesota Pride, Mahkato Mdewakanton Association, Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Mankato?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Mankato.

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