Tri-State Band Festival
By Nicole RonchettiMarch 04, 2026For the first time in its 75-year history, Luverne’s Tri-State Band Festival will open its button design contest to the public. Previously open only to students, the contest has been an annual event since 1976 when the first winner, Missy Weinman, received $10 in prize money. “This is the first year we’ve ever asked the public to come in with designs,” said Jane Wildung Lanphere, who has helped…
By Lori SorensonOctober 01, 2025Luverne hosted the 74th Tri-State Band Festival Saturday with 16 bands participating in the parade and field events. “On behalf of the Tri-State Band Festival Committee, we would like to thank all the amazing band students, directors and supporters who joined us,” said Chamber Director Kenzi Klein. “We were honored to have these incredible performers in our community. Host bands are Luverne…- By Lori SorensonSeptember 24, 2025Luverne will host the 74th Tri-State Band Festival Saturday, Sept. 27, with 16 bands participating in the parade and field events. Parade competition begins at 9:30 a.m. on Main Street with 12 marching bands performing on the parade route. No bleachers will be provided this year, so parade goers are encouraged to bring their own chairs. Field competition among eight bands begins at 12:30 p.m.…
September 03, 2025The Tri-State Band Festival Committee selected a design created by Luverne High School junior Kenzie Kroeh for the 2025 band button that serves as admission to field competition Saturday, Sept. 27. She told committee members she aimed for a simple design featuring a banner and that she was excited her design was chosen for this year’s button. She was among students in Bill Thompson’s graphic…
By Lori SorensonOctober 02, 2024Luverne hosted the 73rd Tri-State Band Festival Saturday with 19 bands participating in the parade and field events. “It was a wonderful day in Luverne to celebrate the 73rd Annual Festival,” said Chamber Director Kenzi Klein. “Thanks to all the bands and band supporters that attended this event. We firmly believe that every band participating was a winner.” Former Luverne Chamber Director…- By Lori SorensonSeptember 25, 2024Luverne will host the 73rd Tri-State Band Festival Saturday with 19 bands participating in the parade and field events. Parade competition begins at 9:30 a.m. on Main Street with 14 marching bands performing on the parade route. Bleachers will be available at the intersection of Freeman Avenue and Main Street by the judging station. Field competition begins at 12:30 p.m. on the Cardinal…
September 04, 2024The Tri-State Band Festival Committee selected the design submitted by LHS sophomore Collin Knips for this year’s festival button. The son of Brian and Jessica Knips of Magnolia said his goal was to keep the design simple and that he was amazed that his button design was selected. Knips kept usage of colors to four (yellow, red, black and white) and used a simple outline of the three states of…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 04, 2023Summer returned to southwest Minnesota Saturday as Luverne hosted the 72nd Annual Tri-State Band Festival. Seventeen bands marched down Main Street for the morning parade competition along with Luverne bands as hosts. Nine bands participated in the afternoon field competition on the high school football field. As temperatures reached into the 90s Saturday afternoon, emergency services dealt…- By Lori SorensonSeptember 27, 2023Twenty-three bands and 1,500 students from around the tri-state area will perform Saturday in the 72nd annual Tri-State Band Festival. The parade competition begins at 9:30 a.m. on Luverne’s Main Street. Seventeen bands will be part of the parade, with bleachers available for spectators at the intersection of McKenzie Avenue and Main Street, where the judging station is also located. Nine…
By Jason BerghorstSeptember 20, 2022My day job is teaching world history and psychology classes to high school students. Each year in the second or third week of the school year, I teach about cultural diffusion in world history. Simply put, cultural diffusion is when one group shares its ideas, technologies and/or ways of life with another group. We study how this process happened in the earliest civilizations and how it is still…- October 01, 2019To the editor: The Tri-State Band Festival Committee salutes the Luverne community for the overwhelming support and participation in the 69h Annual Tri-State Band Festival. This event would not happen without the involvement, commitment and energy of businesses, organizations and individuals in the tri-state region. The City of Luverne and the Public Works Department assisted and coordinated the…
- October 09, 2017To the Editor: The Tri-State Band Festival Committee would like to salute the Luverne community for the overwhelming support and participation in the 67h Annual Tri-State Band Festival. This event would not happen without the involvement, commitment and energy of businesses, organizations and individuals in the tri-state region. We would like to specifically acknowledge the tremendous…
- September 26, 2016To the Editor: The Tri-State Band Festival Committee would like to salute the Luverne community for the overwhelming support and participation in the 66h Annual Tri-State Band Festival. This event would not happen without the involvement, commitment and energy of businesses, organizations and individuals in the tri-state region. We would like to specifically acknowledge the tremendous…
By Jason Berghorst, columnistSeptember 19, 2016This is a big weekend in Luverne. Sure, there have been a lot of "big" events in Luverne this summer. Buffalo Days, Fourth of July at The Lake, Hot Dog Night, the county fair, a beer fest, and other events have given local residents plenty to do. But this weekend is the Tri-State Band Festival, the 66th annual festival in fact, which means it's been around longer than all but one…
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