Schedule of Events

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Saturday May 17, 2025

2:00 – 7:00pm | Discover MN Turkey Health Street Expo on Peace Plaza and in the Historic Chateau Theatre featuring local vendors, kids activities, local artists, and more!

3:00 – 5:00pm | Loud Mouth Brass plays in Peace Plaza!

4:00pm | GLK Orthodontics Kids Run

6:30pm | Altra Federal Credit Union 5K and Pride 5K – you can walk or run this event – proceeds go to Ronald McDonald House

6:30 – 8:30pm | Finish Line Festival featuring live music from Saltydog, photography, and free beer to 21+ racers. Open to the entire community free of charge0

Sunday May 18, 2025

5:20am | Race Shuttles to start line begin from Downtown Rochester pickup location

Park downtown for free and easy access to the finish with an easy shuttle to the start line.

5:30am | Race Day Packet Pick Up opens @ start line

7:00am | ActivePT Med City Full Marathon, Relay and GPC Rochester Half Marathon Race Start

7:15am | 20 Mile start

9:00am | Finish Line Festival

Finish line fest for racers and community to celebrate your accomplishments including live music from Maygen and the Birdwatcher, hydration by GPC of Rochester, and free beer to 21+ racers. Made possible with the support of the RDA and the Start Up Event Grant.

9:00am | Live music featuring Maygen and the Birdwatcher, starts at Finish Line Festival

1:00pm | Race festivities conclude

Post race, enjoy Downtown Rochester!

2023 ROCKIN’ THE FINISH LINE ON SATURDAY – THE SOUL TRAIN!
Multi-genre soulful band covering tunes spanning 7 decades

“LaSonya Natividad is a Rochester Minnesota based vocal artist hailing from the great state of Louisiana. Her unique sound is a blend of southern gospel with jazz influences. She has a vocal range from mezzo soprano to contralto. Some of her vocal influences include the first lady of song Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, India Arie, Jill Scott and Mahalia Jackson.”