Rochester Public Music

Riverside Music Series is scheduled to continue as planned.

As of 1:30 p.m., July 19, 2026, Rochester Public Music is monitoring air quality and sharing parking and wayfinding information to help guests plan for tonight’s event at Mayo Park.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for Rochester and other areas of Minnesota due to wildfire smoke. Air quality is expected to reach the red, or unhealthy, category. The alert is currently in effect until 11 a.m. Monday, July 20.

Everyone should consider current air quality and their individual health needs when deciding whether to attend. Guests are encouraged to limit prolonged or strenuous outdoor activity. Children, older adults, pregnant people, and people with asthma, heart or lung conditions, or other air-quality sensitivities should take additional precautions.

Review the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency air quality alert and current air quality conditions before heading to the event.

Parking and Wayfinding

Construction near the Mayo Civic Center may affect some streets, sidewalks, and usual routes. Guests are encouraged to allow extra time and review the City’s live Downtown Construction Navigation map before heading downtown. The map opens in the “Pedestrian” view, showing sidewalk and crosswalk impacts near Mayo Park and the Mayo Civic Center.

Free evening and weekend parking is available in nearby City-owned ramps, surface lots, and metered street spaces. Guests may also walk, bike, roll, carpool, or use downtown parking options within walking distance of Mayo Park.

For additional parking information, visit the Mayo Civic Center parking page.

If the event schedule changes, an update will be posted on this page.

Last updated: 1:30 p.m., July 19, 2026.

·   Please note that downtown construction may add a few extra turns to your trip, and some walking and biking routes near Civic Center Drive and the bridge remain closed. We encourage everyone to review the Downtown Construction Map to plan your route.

The Riverside Music Series returns to downtown Rochester this summer with five free Sunday night concerts at Mayo Park, featuring nationally recognized artists alongside regional and local opening acts across a range of musical genres. Concerts run from July 12 through August 9 and are free and open to the public. 

Rochester Public Music announces the 2026 FORWARD Concert Series, a free summer series bringing live music to neighborhood parks across Rochester. FORWARD returns on select Wednesday evenings in June and August, with performances rotating through parks in different parts of the city.