Downtown Thursday
2025-09-04 16:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Central Park, 100 E Main St, Owatonna, Minnesota, 55060, United States
We’re downtown! We’ve got space set up for Downtown Thursdays all summer!

Stop into the taproom to get the full range of variety and then head up to downtown for some live music and a couple refreshing MSB beers in central park!

Iron Man Sandwiches
2025-09-05 16:00 - 20:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
One of the newer food trucks on the scene, Iron Man Sandwiches specializes in hot pressed sandwiches and more!

The Gated Community
2025-09-05 17:30 - 20:30 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
In 2006 South Asian-American Yale graduate and political activist Sumanth Gopinath started a country/bluegrass band in Minneapolis called The Gated Community. Influenced by his dad’s classic country record collection and modern Americana bands like The Flatlanders, the band mixes folk, bluegrass and country music with a raw, rock edge.

Born in Chicago, Sumanth’s family relocated to Slidell, Louisiana when he was nine. “At first, my brother and I hated the place. We consciously decided not to adopt southern accents, but we were of course surrounded by them, and by contemporary country music,” he recalls. Later, as a grad student at Yale he fell under the musical mentorship of fellow graduate student and Chapel Hill, North Carolina country/bluegrass veteran Rob Slifkin, who introduced him to the music of classic Americana artists. Sumanth’s songwriting quickly blossomed in country music—a genre he’d shunned since his days in Slidell. “Playing a form of country and getting to ‘play southern’ became a form of therapy, a way of dealing with all of the unpleasant bullying, racism, and social dislocation that I experienced while growing up in Louisiana.”

In 2005, Sumanth moved from New Haven to Minneapolis to begin working as a professor of music theory at the University of Minnesota. There he would meet fellow faculty members and grad students with whom he would form The Gated Community – a delightfully raucous country band whose lively shows and pointed social commentary quickly gained a cult following in the Twin Cities. Although the band began as a vehicle for Sumanth’s frequently political songs, the band has evolved over the last 19 years, expanding in size and scope to include many roots music styles and more personal songwriting. Now featuring six singers, the band combines professors like Sumanth (vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards) and Beth Hartman (vocals, percussion), and artists from various parts of the Twin Cities scene like Rosie Harris (vocals, banjo, cello), Paul Hatlelid (vocals, drums, acoustic guitar), Cody Johnson (vocals, bass), and Nate Knutson (vocals, guitars, mandolin). This current lineup has been featured on their last two albums – The Honor and Glory of The Gated Community (2023) and Goodbye Work (2025) – showing the band “stepping out of their Marxist bluegrass novelty band box to create emotionally complex songs” (Dispatch).

About the interesting mix of people in the band, Sumanth says “Even though I have strong social ties to the academic world, I don’t like hanging out only with academics. I prefer to work with people from all walks of life—whether they be union organizers, office workers, or full-time artists.” Although the band members’ interests are indeed varied (kids, dogs, photography, books, cooking, community organizing), they all love music, travel and exploring historic sights while on the road.

Summing up the band’s commitment to being a band of and for the people, The Gated Community continues to stay true to its mission – to pursue the ideals of the American dream as expressed and embodied in the form of country music.

Pints & Poses
2025-09-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Join us for morning yoga lead by VIBES Owatonna followed by a free craft beverage as a part of the Crafting A Brighter Future corporate sponsorship of United Way Steele County!

Tickets are available for purchase through the link below!

On The Hook - Fish and Chips
2025-09-06 11:00 - 19:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
On The Hook specializes in Line-Caught Wild Alaskan Cod Fish and Chips. They start with the highest quality cod available sourced from the cold clean waters of Alaska. This however, is not just any Alaskan Cod, their cod is caught using hook and line which means that each fish is brought aboard individually and immediately headed, gutted, and flash frozen to perfectly preserve the fresh caught quality and tenderness. They hand coat it with their original recipe beer batter created by their founders over months by experimenting and fine tuning while they were in college. Batter was not the only thing they created from scratch, their signature dipping sauces are included with every meal to complete a perfect dish.

Room For Gray
2025-09-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Room For Gray is a local Southern Minnesota band with 2 albums under their belt!

MSBGO
2025-09-07 15:00, 2025-09-14 15:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
On Sundays, we’ll be hosting a free and fun game of chance! Come on down to play along and win FREE BEER!

Sourdough 101
2025-09-09 17:00 - 21:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Come join us for a fun and interactive sourdough workshop at MSB!

You’ll leave class with dough to bake at home and a well established, 105 year old starter! Plus tons of tips and tricks to get you started on your sourdough journey!

Please bring: Large Mixing Bowl and dish towel

Any questions please contact Elaine Dube, hellosimple.elaine@gmail.com

Wag's Wednesday
2025-09-10 16:30, 2025-09-17 16:30 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
We’re partnering with Wagners Lunch Pool Hall to have their delicious burgers and fries delivered hot and fresh every half hour with orders starting as early as 4:30pm!

Each week, you’ll have the choice between:

Double Cheeseburger with the works and Fries for $13

Or a Special Burger of the week that will rotate from week to week with Fries for $13

Be sure to let our bartender know your order!

Trivia Mafia
2025-09-10 18:00, 2025-09-17 18:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Trivia Mafia is a bar and brewery trivia operation based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They produce the highest-quality trivia nights in bars, taprooms, distilleries, and private events every night of the week throughout the Midwest (and beyond!).

If you’ve ever thought, “I love trivia nights, I just wish they were… I don’t know… better?” You’ve come to the right place!

Thursday Pizza Night
2025-09-11 16:00, 2025-09-18 16:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
We’ve partnered with A Taste of the Big Apple to have their delicious pizzas delivered hot and fresh every half hour starting at 5:30pm! We also have frozen pizzas from our friends over at Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm that we’re able to cook up in our ovens!

Order your choice of pizza at the bar and we’ll get it to you when it’s delivered!

A Taste of the Big Apple

Cheese

Sausage

Pepperoni

Sausage/Pepperoni

Combo

Sausage, Pepperoni, Onions, & Mushrooms

Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm

Cheese

Susie (Sausage)

Chuck (Pepperoni)

Chuck & Susie (Pepperoni & Sausage)

MN Mess (Combo)

Sausage, Green & Black Olives, Green Peppers, Onions, & Mushrooms

Pizza Fries & Sauce

Be sure to let our bartender know your order!

News & Brews
2025-09-11 17:30 - 19:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Annie Harman, the Owatonna People’s Press editor, will be with us to discuss all things having to do with the OPP newspaper, answer questions, hear your news tips and more. Learn more about giveaways from both MSB and OPP when you check in at the event!

The Initials Game Live
2025-09-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Based on the addictive trivia game made famous on KFAN radio.

Trivia Mafia has partnered with the creators of The Initials Game—famously played every Friday on KFAN’s “Power Trip Morning Show”—to bring this addictive trivia game to the masses. The Initials Game Live is a fun and competitive general knowledge and pop culture party game for players of all skill levels. Gather your friends and test your wits as you try to guess the initials of famous people, places, and things.

Heimstead Food Truck
2025-09-12 16:00 - 20:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Heimstead is a scratch kitchen on wheels, an urban farm & a mission toward living a more earth friendly existence 🌻

Norseman Lobster
2025-09-13 12:00 - 20:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
From small Beginnings come great things. We are here to bring the BEST Lobster Rolls to the masses.

Fresh lobster & wagyu burgers, the best surf and turf around!

Adam Moe
2025-09-13 17:30 - 20:30 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Adam Moe is a fiddler and singer/songwriter based in Duluth, MN. In 2012, he started the folky-tonk duo Pushing Chain with then partner Boyd Blomberg. For the next eight years, Pushing Chain toured the US and Canada, playing venues big and small and gaining fans the old-fashioned way — face to face, one at a time. Adam has been featured on radio and television, and played some of the biggest festivals in the country, including the 2019 Woody Guthrie Festival and the 2019 Kerrville Folk Festival.

With the onset of the 2020 pandemic, Adam has set out on a solo career. His unique original songs backed by his tenor guitar and delivered with his clear, bluesy tenor make for a great show.

Adam believes that good music can make strangers share a table, and he proves it every time he plays. He’s nothing if not entertaining.

Sip & Uke
2025-09-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States

Charcuterie Workshop
2025-09-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Learn the art of creating a beautiful charcuterie board in From the Diner’s fun, hands on fall charcuterie workshop!

You will learn food selection ideas, meat folding techniques, cheese cutting & styling, fall cheese pairing & tastings, foodie tips & tricks and so much more to create a stunning fall themed charcuterie board!

What’s Included:*A palm leaf plate, meat, cheeses, fruits, nuts, olives, crackers, jam, chocolate, garnish, step by step instruction, a small gift, a PDF of From the Diner’s workshop outline and a beverage!The best part is you take home your own creation!

Register using the link below!

Name that Tune - One Hit Wonders
2025-09-18 18:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Word To Your Mutha!

Oh, My, God, Becky!Look at Name That Tune in Owatonna!

One Hit Wonders Name That Tune

Just like it sounds!

We play clips of songs, and your team tries to guess the song title and the artist! The more you get correct, the more points you receive!

FREE To PlayWin a gift card or crowlers for each member of your team!Up To 6 People per Team

Be sure to get here early to get a table!

Oktoberfest Brats - SpareTime
2025-09-19 15:00 - 20:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
SpareTime will be on site providing the most essential piece of Oktoberfest, the Brats!

The Pretzel Wiz
2025-09-19 15:00 - 20:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Indulge in the true spirit of Oktoberfest with delectable pretzels served fresh! Satisfy your cravings with soft, golden-brown pretzels, pairing perfectly with the festivities.

Nozy's Grill
2025-09-19 15:00 - 20:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Scratch made food specializing in pork tenderloin sandwiches, smash burgers, and artisan sausages.

MSB Oktoberfest
2025-09-19 16:00 - 2025-09-21 18:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Our fifth annual Oktoberfest is free and fun for the whole family! This year we have extra special plans on Sunday in partnership with United Way of Steele County in what we’re calling “Kidtoberfest!” We’ll be sure to post on social media more about it as we get closer!

Live Music

Oktoberfest Classic Pretzels

Multiple Food Trucks

Games and Competitions with Prizes To Win

Beer!

Oktoberfest Events

Sep

18

3:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Oktoberfest Brats – SpareTime

Sep

18

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Nozy’s Grill

Sep

18

5:30 pm – 9:30 pm

The iPolka Band

Sep

19

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Pretzel Wiz

Sep

19

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Oktoberfest Brats – SpareTime

Sep

19

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Twisted Chicken

Sep

19

5:30 pm – 9:30 pm

The iPolka Band

Sep

20

12:00 am – 11:59 pm

The Pretzel Wiz

Sep

20

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Oktoberfest Brats – SpareTime

Sep

20

Featured

12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Kidtoberfest

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Is this a ticketed event?

No tickets are required as this event is free for the public! We hope to see you there!

What contests will you host?

We will host a costume, yodeling, and stein-holding contest both Friday and Saturday.

Will you have 2025 steins?

We have a limited number of our annual Oktoberfest stein – the best chance to ensure

you can purchase a 2025 edition to do so on Friday! The steins will be for sale at $30 full

of an MSB pour or $20 empty.

What Oktoberfest beers will you have available?

We will have our Meriden Marzen, L’Auger Wagon, Hilstad Hefewiezen, and Luverne’s

Concertina Pilsner on tap for our Oktoberfest offerings. We will also have our regular

menu of beers & seltzers available for purchase.

What food will you have during Oktoberfest?Each day we will have a variety of food offerings – from 3-8pm on both Friday and

Saturday SpareTime Entertainment will be serving brats and Pretzel Wiz will serve

gourmet soft pretzels. Friday, Nozy’s Grill will be serving their smashburgers, and

Whiskey Creek BBQ will be serving up BBQ on Saturday, both from 12-8pm or sell out.

What activities will you have at Oktoberfest?

Not only will we have live polka music, we will also host a number of contests during our

celebration! We will have contests for the following: best costume, yodeling, and stein

holding on both Friday and Saturday! Kid contests will occur on Sunday.

What is Kidtoberfest?

For the first time, we are excited to introduce Kidtoberfest as a part of our corporate

sponsorship of United Way of Steele County! Sunday of this year’s Oktoberfest will be

completely family friendly with games, a bouncy house, face painting, and kids activities

in addition to the regular Oktoberfest festivities! Kids are welcome each day of our

Oktoberfest festivities, but Sunday will include more activities for the kiddos

The iPolka Band
2025-09-19 17:30 - 21:30 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
The iPolka Band is a group of veteran musicians who love to play polkas!

The perfect compliment to our Oktoberfest activities!

Daikin Dash for Cancer - Relay for Life
2025-09-20 08:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Ready…set…go! Take part in the 11th annual Run/Walk 5k and continue the fight against cancer!

Each person who shares in the Relay For Life experience can take pride in knowing that they are working to create a world where cancer will no longer threaten our loved ones. The Daikin Dash is an event for everyone! 100% of all registration fees will be donated directly to Relay For Life of Steele County.

Everyone has a reason to Relay. What’s your reason?

Celebrate- Remember- Fight Back

Whiskey Creek BBQ
2025-09-20 12:00 - 20:00 | Mineral Springs Brewery, 210 N Oak Ave, Suite 1, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Formerly Northwoods Smokehouse, Whiskey Creek BBQ is a very familiar BBQ Food Trailer specializing in Texas craft BBQ focusing on pork, chicken, beef and gourmet sides!
