The 44th annual Art in the Park fine art festival will be held in Lanesboro, Minnesota on Saturday, June 14th. Art in the Park 2025 will feature fine art booths, and family art activities amid mature shade trees in the beautiful setting of Sylvan Park. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note that June 14th is the Saturday before Father’s Day. Hosted by LANESBORO ARTS, a multidisciplinary nonprofit with a 40+ year legacy of supporting art and artists in the scenic Lanesboro area, the annual Art in the Park festival is southern Minnesota’s longest running fine art fair! Renowned for quality, variety and value, Art in the Park attracts thousands of regional patrons to Sylvan Park in Lanesboro each year. Admission is free. Accessible parking is available at Sylvan Park. Socialized dogs on leashes are permitted.

Nestled in the heart of Bluff Country along the Root River, Lanesboro is the hidden gem of Southeastern Minnesota. With an extraordinarily high density of creative activities concentrated in such a small community, Lanesboro (pop. 724) was declared one of the country’s “Top 12 Small Town Artplaces” in 2013 by Artplace America. The Root River State Bike Trail, rated one of the best trails in Minnesota, runs right through Lanesboro’s authentic 19th century downtown. This picturesque hub of activity invites travelers of all stripes to indulge in one of many tantalizing restaurants, unique shops, and natural wonders.

Artist booths!

The focal point of Art in the Park is, of course, the art! Fine art and fine craft artist booths encircle Sylvan Park underneath canopies of shade, featuring a wide variety of artist-made work by over 100 artists from the tri-state region. Artwork includes paintings, photography, fine jewelry, textile rugs & quilts, hand thrown ceramics, stained glass, blown & fused glass sculptures, artworks utilizing reclaimed wood, stoneware clay pottery, metalwork, woven baskets, whimsical welded yard art, and more. Check out the bottom of this page for the full list of artists who participated in Art in the Park 2024.

Interested in applying for the 2025 festival? – Learn More Here.

Food & Beverages:

Attendees will enjoy delicious and locally prepared foods at booths hosted by volunteers from local organizations. Available food options in 2024 included home grown locally sourced or foraged ingredients (Heimstead); tacos, enchiladas, and more (Taqueria El Sueño); barbeque sandwiches (Biggen’s BBQ); brats and hot dogs from Lanesboro High School TexMex Fundraiser; plus desserts from Discovery Faith Community and Friends of the Lanesboro Library. The Farmers Market also offered fresh food and healthy snack stands.

Beverages (ice-cold pop, lemonade, and water) were offered by Location Lanesboro Podcast. Craft beer was provided by Lanesboro’s very own Sylvan Brewing, KARST Brewing of Fountain, and Kinney Creek Brewery of Rochester. New to the festival in 2024, locally brewed drip coffee and cold brew was provided by Paddle On Coffee.

Live Music:

Live music provides a joyful ambiance and additional entertainment to Art in the Park from Sylvan Park’s central Gazebo. 2025’s Art in the Park will feature live performances from The Rutabaga Brothers, Marques Morel, Molly Brandt, and Driftless Jazz Ensemble.

The Rutabaga Brothers are an upbeat and danceable R & B combo that is sure to bring a smile to your face. With selections by such artists as Wilson Picket, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Delbert McClinton, The Blues Brothers, Eddie Floyd, Etta James, B.B. King, Jimmy Reed and many others, The Brothers will have you rockin’ your blues away. The group consists of lead vocalist Mariah Ciangiola; keyboard player and vocalist David Harrenstein; percussionist Craig Johnson; guitar player Gary Marcoux; percussion, bass and keyboard player John Gaddo, guitar player and vocalist Keith Zeller, harmonica player Lee Loerch, saxophone player Nathan Davidson, and bass player Noah Short.

Marques Morel is an American songwriter/story-teller, midwestern-twanger/folksinger, guitar-thumper/harmonica wailer, street-performer/wandering troubadour, steadfast woodcutter/migrant worker, a father, a son, and a friend to all. Originally from the Illinois corn country, he has performed just about anywhere that anybody would listen: big city street corners around the world, county fairs, folk festivals, hole in the wall taverns/divebars/honky tonks, cabin porches, backyard barbeques, listening rooms, theatres large and small, and beside many campfires and woodstoves amongst the ghosts of his songwriter heroes.

Molly Brandt has tales to tell you – her own, other real-life stories, and fictional fables that ring true no matter how much melodrama and poetic detail they contain. Like the storyteller himself, Tom T. Hall, Brandt knows just what to tell and what to hold back to fire up the listener’s imagination. Brandt has also inherited Dolly Parton’s knack for painting unvarnished pictures of poverty and struggle but performing them with glitz, style, and attitude. She dazzles when she takes the stage, first with her presence and statement outfits, then with her powerhouse vocals.

Driftless Jazz Ensemble is the self-proclaimed jazziest ensemble in the driftless region! Based in Decorah, Iowa, this talented group of musicians will bring an ubbeat vibe to the last set at 2025’s Art in the Park!

2024 Kids & Family Activities:

Kids Create! “Make a Tie for Dad” art project
Caricatures
Face painting
Yard Games
All Glazed Up-Studio Motif (Painting)
Art Haus (Family Art Activity)
Austin Area Art Center (Bubbles)

List of Artist Vendors at Art in the Park 2025!

Ceramics

Kate Bauman, Lake City, MN
Laurie Cohrs, Rochester, MN
Chad & Kiesha Dykstra, Sioux Falls, SD
Jennifer Forbes, Austin, MN
Johanna Moldenhauer, Onalaska, WI
Polly Noll, Pine Island, MN
Katherine Smither, Rochester, MN
Tanner Talbot, Otsego, MN
Danielle Warner, Rochester, MN

Drawing/Pastels

Grace Burski, Melrose, MN
Perry Kyser, Eau Claire, WI

Glass

Nicole Burk, Rushford, MN
Margaret Porter, Lakeville, MN
Anita Scepurek, Burnsville, MN

Jewelry

Janice Ahlstrom, Eagan, MN
Ann Beddow, Minneapolis, MN
Robbie Brokken, Harmony, MN
Greta Hammelman, Eden Prairie, MN
Connie Kopet, Le Center, MN
Jamie Kyser, Eau Claire, WI
Ann Madland, Lanesboro, MN
Libby Schultz, Rochester, MN
Kim Steenstra, Quasqueton, IA
Angel Teske, Minneapolis, MN

Metalwork

Ryan Halbur, Independence, IA
Duane Kirkland, Maple Grove, MN

Mixed Media

Emily Applen, Rochester, MN
Isabel Emerson, Elk River, MN
Jae Julianne, Whalan, MN
Erik Pearson, St. Paul, MN
Kelly Puent, Fountain, MN
Annemarie Selness, Caledonia, MN, Emerging Artist

Other

Gary Harbo, Eagan, MN
Jennifer Linck-Tollefsbol, Oakdale, MN
Suzanne Roelofs, Lanesboro, MN

Painting

Katia Andreeva, Minneapolis, MN
Julie Costet, Spring Grove, MN
Paul Durocher, Emerging Artist
Leo Fortune, Minneapolis, MN, Emerging Artist
McCayla Groski, Chatfield MN
Tracy Herlache, River Falls, WI
Jeffrey Jacobsen, Winona, MN
Jocelyn Koel, St. Paul, MN
Jeanna Krause, Bay City, WI
Jennifer Popp, Emerging Artist
Teri Schottler, Rogers, MN
Mary Schulte, Emerging Artist

Photography

John Caughlan, MN
Douglas Grace, Byron MN

Printmaking

Kyle Haack, MN
Devon Hugdahl, Emerging Artist
Avery Hunter, Minneapolis, MN, Emerging Artist
Kelly Ristau, Preston, MN

Textiles

Mary Bronk, Lanesboro, MN
Melissa Brown,
Lydia Hansen, Rochester, MN
Julie Meyer, MN
Lauren Oland,
Jeri Olson-McCoy
Cindy Quiring
Sue Soenen
Ty Warbuck, Hugo, MN
Jacques Elate Joss, Minneapolis, MN
Ashley Neary, Viroqua, WI
Kerri Peck, Lakeville, MN
Lydia Hansen, Rochester, MN, Emerging Artist

Wood

Ronald Anderson, Byron, MN
Ed Bauman,
Cameron Christian-Weir, Minneapolis, MN
Kylie Guimont, Braham, MN
Greg Kirchhoff, Longville, MN
Jason Lamovec, Willard, WI, Emerging Artist
Tim Nelson,
Keith Rolling, Blue Earth, MN

Volunteering at Art in the Park!

We need your help in making another successful Art in the Park festival possible! Please sign up in support of Lanesboro Arts and this amazing, long-standing community event. Shifts are available helping with the Set-Up/Tear-Down, Information, Family Art, and Beer Booths. All ages welcome!

Please contact Kara Maloney at kara@lanesboroarts.org and she can sign you up.