Peace Plaza

Rochester, Greater Minnesota

Downtown Rochester plaza that hosts live bands every summer Thursday during the Thursdays Downtown street festival.

Peace Plaza in downtown Rochester is home to the Kahler Grand Hotel Stage during Thursdays Downtown, a weekly art, food and music street festival along 1st Avenue SW and Peace Plaza. In 2026 it ran every Thursday from June 11 to August 13 (except July 2), with six performances each week across two stages. The Rochester Downtown Alliance publishes the lineup.