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.


Program for July 17, 2024

Star Spangled Bannerarr. Bowles
Americans WeHenry Fillmore
AriosoBach arr. Hill
Fantasy on American Sailing SongsClare Grundman
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingShore arr. Ford
Instant ConcertHarold Walters
Jungle MagicHarold Walters
Easter Monday on the White House LawnSousa edt. Rogers
Selections from South PacificRodgers and Hammerstein arr. Leidzen
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

July 22nd Centennial Season Concert

July 18, 2015

Welcome to week seven of our Centennial Concert Season. The program for the July 22, 2015 concert is: The Star Spangled Banner arr. Bowles American Overture for Band Joseph Willcox Jenkins Elsa’s Procession To The Cathedral Richard Wagner, arr. Cailliet Crosley March Henry Fillmore   Historical Interlude: Presented by Dr. Dan Barr, Written by Ruth Bures…

Band History: Week 6, The Bandshell

July 18, 2015

During our July 15th concert, Dr. Dan Barr shared the interesting story of our Lake Park Bandshell. Special thanks go to Shawn Kennedy-Lee for researching and writing the script, which is shared below: Week 6, July 15, 2015 Written by Shawn Kennedy Lee, Read (with introduction by) Dan Barr A ninety-year-old patient came into my…

July 15th Centennial Season Concert

July 14, 2015

Welcome to week six of our Centennial Concert Season. The program for the July 15, 2015 concert is: The Star Spangled Banner arr. Smith Florentiner March Julius Fucik, arr. Bourgeois Air For Band Frank Erickson Scenes from “The Louvre” Norman Dello Joio *** Special Guest Conductor *** Historical Interlude: Presented by Dr. Dan Barr, Written…