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Rochester Public Music brings people together through concerts, cultural programs, and music education. Our events are free and public by design.

We turn parks into concert venues, bring artists into classrooms, and share music across neighborhoods. Our work is rooted in shared experience, local connection, and the belief that music belongs to everyone.

Music with Purpose.

Rochester Public Music is a department of the City of Rochester.

Our Programs

  • FORWARD Park Concerts: Free summer concerts in Rochester parks. Local bands, local food, and space for everyone to gather.
  • Riverside Music Series: Live music. Big names. No tickets. Large-scale concerts featuring chart-topping acts and rising stars.
  • Sound School: In-school residencies where students explore rhythm, movement, and musical identity — from hip hop and taiko drumming to close-harmony singing.
  • Passport Sessions: Free outdoor concerts during Thursdays Downtown, celebrating culture and connection through sound.

forWARD: Los Rebeldes w/ Root River Jam



Sponsored by Mayo Clinic 


Los Rebeldes
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Los Rebeldes is a Minnesota based Tex-Mex band that formed in 1984. Their style from the north blends with traditions of the south to bring Tex-Mex, Conjunto, Cumbia, Country, Rock, and Folk genres alive on stage. Classic songs from artists like Vicente Fernandez, Texas Tornados, Little Joe, Johnny Cash, and more are led by accordion, trumpet, and guitar melodies. Los Rebeldes brings traditional Tex-Mex and Conjunto music into the modern era while still preserving the essence and history of each tune. The Cardona family band, known as Los Rebeldes (of Minnesota), has been playing music together for over four decades.


Root River Jam- Root River Jam is an Americana Roots band based in SE MN. Their original music includes styles from folk, country, rock, blues, Celtic, and jazz. Audiences are drawn to our sound and instantly connect with expressive melodies, improvisation, and interaction. Recalling the "jams" of the past and renewing the dreams of the future! 

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund. 

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support Grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
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