4th Annual Children's Free Christmas Celebration in Beautiful Lower North Mankato.

“Holiday fun event for the entire family”. Trolley Rides along Belgrade Ave, Medallion Hunt, Santa & Elves, Local Caroling Groups, Winter Wonderland Parade and more. Join us on Belgrade Ave in Beautiful Lower North on Saturday December 2nd, 2017 from 3pm to 6pm. The Winter Wonderland Parade is set for 6:30pm on Belgrade Ave. This event is for THE CHILDREN and brought to you FREE of charge by the Business on Belgrade Association, The City of North Mankato and local business on Belgrade Ave. Visit the local merchants for specials for the holiday’s.

Race day check-in 7:30-8:15 A.M.
Star time 8:30 A.M.

4th Annual Bookin on Belgrade

A nearly 5K Family Fun Run & walk. Bookin' On Belgrade is in it’s 4th year running. This event is a nearly 5K Family Fun Run and “walk” brought to you by The Business on Belgrade Association and The Mankato Clinic.

Register by May 23rd to guarantee a free shirt and goodie bag. Registered kids also get a free book!!

Our mission is to promote public health and wellbeing of our community. There will be a small charge for this event.

For further infomation please contact the North Mankato TaylorLibrary.  507-345-5120 For the direct Bookin on Belgrade website visit https://bookinonbelgrade.wordpress.com/

9th Annual Blues on Belgrade

The Blues on Belgrade concert began in 2009 as the Belgrade Ave Blues and Jazz Festival on a small gravel parking lot behind the Circle Inn which is now the site of the Marigold building. This was the first event by Business on Belgrade and has become the biggest. The stage has been since moved to the intersection of Range and Belgrade and has continued to grow in size year after year. This is a free event to the community and is a day full of blues music from local and national acts, food, sunshine (usually) and fun. You don't want to miss this one!!

2017 Lineup:

• Echoes 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Murphy Brothers 1:30 - 3:00pm
• Charles Walker 3:30 - 5:00pm
• City Mouse 5:30 - 7:00pm
• Boom Boom Stevie V 7:30 - 9:00pm
• Reverend Raven 9:30 - 11:00pm

6th Annual Oktoberfest from 2pm to 8pm

Business on Belgrade presents our miniature version of German heritage and fun. Join us for our 6th annual Bier on Belgrade located in the Central Business District of Historical and Unique Beautiful Lower North Mankato.

We will have a fun filled day of activities, food vendors, live music, Bier sampling from local and world renown brewery’s. Ceremonial first beer with city officials, bean bag toss and keg bowling.

Wear your Lederhosen and receive an extra free beer ticket with $15.00 admission. Must be 21 years of age to attend. The event lasts from 2:00 p.m.-8 p.m.

The beers that will be available and sampled are:

Kato lager

Mad butcher

Leaf raker

Pumkin grinder

Alaskan smoked porter/amber

Badger hill oktoberfest

Bitterschlappe and blonde

Southern tier pumking

Shocktop pretzel wheat

O'dell oktoberfest

O'dell drumline or brombere

Cidre line