The 10th. annual Rolling River Music Festival is taking place in Red Wing, July 21st. Musicians from around the U.S. will perform. It’s a great event and it’s free. Only 4 blocks from the Moondance Inn, it’s an easy, totally fun evening.

Thursday night, May 17th at 7:00 p.m., the legendary 10,000 Maniacs will perform in the intimate Sheldon Theater in Red Wing, MN. This multi-platinum band was instrumental in the creation of the alternative rock music scene. If your idea is listening to great music in a historic theater with marvelous acoustics then this is the performance for you. Stay with us and easily walk to the Sheldon and all the great downtown Red Wing restaurants.

March 9, 2018 at the Sheldon Theater. If you like Bluegrass this is the show to see.

A firecracker of talent that powers one of the hottest shows in any genre of music!

World Class Musicians, and an Award Winning Voice seamlessly set the stage for a breath-taking, one-of-a-kind, must-see performance; that reaches beyond the boundaries of bluegrass music!

Written words can give you but a glimpse of the artist known as “The New Queen of Bluegrass,” as deemed by the Wall Street Journal. But it’s only when you see this artist, that you can feel the energy and experience the excitement of her music, to truly know why she and her amazing band are the “Most Award Winning Band in Bluegrass Music History, with over 100 awards!”

Imagine listening to the best musicians in Minnesota all playing for two days, February 16 and 17, in Red Wing.  Check this link for details:information:https://www.bigturnmusicfest.com/

O.K. You take a couple of vacation days and it rains. What to do? In Red Wing you can visit numerous museums, beautiful art galleries, or perhaps take in a live performance at the Sheldon Theater. If that isn’t enough we have great shopping, but we will get into that at another time.

This band reminds me of great bluegrass and the original Pure Prairie League. Fantastic harmonies and beautiful instrumentation. Their latest album debuted at #1 on Billboards bluegrass chart. See them in the intimacy of Red Wing’s Sheldon Theater this Saturday, March 5th, at 7pm.

February is a great music month at the Sheldon Theater. Downtown Red Wing’s premier theater stage is host to Leo Kottke, 7pm. February 6th., Adonis Puentos and the Voice of Cuba, 7pm. February 12th., a big Mardi Gras welcome by Buckwheat Zydeco, 5:30 February 14th, and Sinatra and Company doing music from the Rat Pack era, 1:30 and 7pm. February 26th. There are no bad seats at the Sheldon and the acoustics are great.

Stay at the Moondance Inn and enjoy premium rooms with our winter Specials.

Toasty warm in the Moondance Inn great room.

It’s cold outside but nice and warm inside the Moondance. Some of our guests are skiing at Welch Ski Village. They will return to the inn and relax in their private two-person whirlpool. This evening we will serve them wine and appetizers in front of our great room fireplace. We are buying them a great steak dinner at the Bayside Steakhouse (check out our January specials). To enjoy all of this they only drove one hour from the Twin Cities.

Red Wing’s Moondance Inn at the Holidays,
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If you enjoy the holidays, you will love Red Wing. There is live theater at the Historic Sheldon Theater including “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” and the “Nutcracker.” December 10th, browse the artist studios at the Anderson Center for creative Christmas presents. Take in live music including Dan Mahar at Jimmy’s pub, REO Speedwagon at Treasure Island, and Jeffrey Broussard and the Creole Cowboys at the Sheldon.

There are many great downtown stores where you will find many wonderful and unique gifts. The Moondance Inn is running some great December specials including a discount on our gift certificates.

Red Wing Anderson Center for the Arts Metal Horse Sculpture,
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Big Walter Smith and the Groove Merchants will be playing at Red Wing’s Sheldon Theatre on February 5th. starting at 7pm. This is a “Club Sheldon” event which means you have the option to sit and listen or get up and dance on a huge stage behind the band. Wine and beer is available for purchase. Stay at Red Wing, MN. Moondance Inn Bed and Breakfast and you can get 15% off the ticket price. Call 866-388-8145 for details. What does a giant metal horse sculpture have to do with Big Walter Smith? It’s all art, baby.