Grand Old Day, the open-street festival that marks the start of summer in St. Paul, is set to return Sunday, June 1, with a music lineup of well-known local performers.
The event runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Grand Avenue between Snelling Avenue and Dale Street, a similar schedule and footprint as last year’s festival.
Music performances, presented alongside Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current and booker Poppy Red Productions, are spread across six stages:
The Grand Stage: The Cactus Blossoms, Them Coulee Boys, Yonder and FènixDion (corner of Avon Street)
The Homegrown Stage: The 4onthefloor, 13 Arrows, Ladies of the 80s, The Scarlet Goodbye, The Goombas and The Cellar Dwellers (corner of Victoria Street)
The Vibes Stage: Ashley DuBose, Brandon Commodore’s NRG, Mike Munson, T. Mychael Rambo, Maryann and the Money Makers, and Trevor McSpadden (corner of Snelling Avenue)
The Nothing But Canna Stage: International Reggae All Stars featuring Singing Tony (corner of Grotto Street)
The Live and Local Stage: Devotion, Miloe, Lasalle, Dem Atlas, Poetic Roots, Obi Original, 0308 (corner of Milton Street)
The School of Rock Stage: St. Paul House Band, Eden Prairie House Band, St. Paul Youth Road Crew and Plymouth House Band (between Oxford Street and Lexington Parkway)
The event is roughly split into four themed “zones” — entertainment, which includes the music stages; sports and wellness, in the Willwerscheid Funeral Home parking lot on Dunlap Street; arts and nonprofits; and family fun, headquartered in the Kowalski’s lot.
Other highlights of the day’s schedule include a 5K and kids’ fun run at 8 a.m. (which is, devotees will note, two more Ks than last year); a morning parade at 9:30, a classic car show, wiener dog races and an appearance by family-friendly science performers 3M Visiting Wizards.
The event is free with the exception of music stages, which require a wristband to access. The wristbands, which cover music stages and beverage gardens, run $13 for those 21+ and $5 for kids. A “music pit pass,” which gets you front-row access at the Grand and Homegrown stages, is $30.
Music tickets can be purchased in advance online at tickets.grandave.com/p/tickets. Wristbands will also be sold day-of as long as space remains available, but at higher prices.
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