The Winona Municipal Band in Winona, Minnesota celebrated its centennial year in 2015! It is the oldest continually performing city band west of the Mississippi River. Visit the Centennial section of this website to learn more about the celebration.

The City of Winona will celebrate the centennial of our Historic Winona Lake Park Bandshell in 2024.

Join us for a full season of concerts in 2024: June 12th through August 14th, Wednesdays from 8:00 - 9:00pm at Winona's historic bandshell in Lake Park.


CONCERT CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

Program for August 14, 2024 - Final Concert

Star Spangled Bannerarr. Bowles
Cyrus the GreatKing arr. Glover
Our Yesterdays Lengthen Like ShadowsSamuel Hazo
Festive OvertureShostakovich arr. Hunsberger
Like the WindErika Svanoe
Music for a Summer NightGlen Osser
Toward the StarsBenjamin Dean Taylor
The Fairest of the FairJohn Philip Sousa
Selections from WickedSchwartz arr. Bocook
America the BeautifulWard arr. Dragon


Photo by Mary Farrell, 2024. Please stay tuned to Facebook and the City of Winona website for more updates: cityofwinona.com.

News & Events

August 12th Centennial Season Concert

August 11, 2015

Welcome to the final week of our Centennial Concert Season. We have a very special evening planned featuring the premiere of "Mr. Colburn’s Miracle", composed by A. Eric Heukeshoven for our celebration. The program for the August 12, 2015 concert is: The Star Spangled Banner John Stafford Smith, arr. Bowles The Melody Shop Karl L.…

Band History: Week 9

August 9, 2015

We celebrated our alumni during our concert on August 5th. Week 9, August 5, 2015 Written by Ruth Bures, read by Dan Barr The Winona Municipal Band has weathered many storms, literally and figuratively. One Wednesday Dr. Lindner had been happy that it was a beautiful sunny day and began the rehearsal as usual at…

August 5th Centennial Season Concert

August 2, 2015

Welcome to week nine of our Centennial Concert Season – Alumni Night! Be sure to visit the Jaycee Pavilion before the concert and enjoy the Community Picnic sponsored by Merchants Bank (5pm – 7pm). Tickets are $4 and can be purchased at any Merchants Bank-Winona location. Be sure to stay after the concert for the…