Things to Do in Byron, MN in September 2026
Cool mornings, Friday night lights, and a full month of fall gatherings in Byron and just down Highway 14. Here is what is on the calendar, in order.
September is the month Byron finally exhales. The heat breaks, the maples along 2nd Avenue start to turn, and the whole town seems to end up in the same three places: the high school bleachers, somebody’s back patio, or a festival field a few minutes east in Rochester.
This month has a little of everything. There is a barn concert on the first night of September, a car show with a cookout, a family festival at Cascade Lake, a downtown dog day, and Homecoming week to close things out. Everything below is listed in chronological order, so you can read straight through and plan the month as you go.
A note on geography: Byron sits about ten minutes west of Rochester, so several of the biggest September events happen just east of town. They are close enough to count, and each listing tells you exactly where you are headed.
September at a glance
- Sept 1A Century of Songs: Barn Concert & Wine Tasting
- Sept 4Byron Bears Varsity Football vs. Goodhue
- Sept 8F.A.R.M. Fest 2026 at Cascade Lake Park
- Sept 9Garden Tea 2026 at Mayowood Stone Barn
- Sept 10Byron Annual Car Show
- Sept 11Byron Bears Varsity Football vs. Stewartville
- Sept 12Dogs Downtown 2026
- Sept 12Celebrating Abilities Fall Fundraiser
- Sept 19Byron High School Homecoming Football Game
- Sept 20Byron High School Homecoming Dance
- Sept 24Byron Bears Junior Parent and Student Meeting
The full September calendar
A Century of Songs: Barn Concert & Wine Tasting
A 100th anniversary concert featuring The Voice standout Nicholas David performing hits across the decades, paired with a wine tasting hosted by Salem Glen Winery. An old barn, a warm September evening, and a century of music is about as good a way to open the month as Olmsted County offers.
Byron Bears Varsity Football vs. Goodhue
The first major regular season home game of September for the Byron Bears. Bring a hoodie, get there early if you want a seat on the home side, and expect the concession line to be its own social event.
F.A.R.M. Fest 2026
The 8th annual Food, Arts, Recreation and Music festival, built specifically for families. It is an outdoor event on a lake park, on a weekday afternoon, in the best stretch of Minnesota weather all year. Plan on the kids wearing themselves out, which is the whole point.
Garden Tea 2026
A seasonal indoor garden tea social at the historic Mayowood property, and one of the few genuinely kid friendly events on this list that does not involve a field or a football. A good mid week morning outing for grandparents and grandkids.
Byron Annual Car Show
The most Byron event of the month, and it happens right in town. Show cars fill the lot, there is a picnic cookout and live music, and Mrs. Patty’s Sweet Treats handles dessert. It is free to walk through, easy to bring older relatives to, and over early enough that you are home before dark.
Byron Bears Varsity Football vs. Stewartville
A high energy regional matchup under the Friday night lights. Stewartville games always draw a bigger crowd than a normal week, so get to the lot early.
Dogs Downtown 2026
A single day, dog centered street party with games, agility courses, dog vendors, and family activities. If your dog is good with crowds it is a great morning. If your dog is not, come without the dog and enjoy watching everyone else’s.
Celebrating Abilities Fall Fundraiser
The annual one day fall fundraiser supporting Ability Building Community. Live music, inflatables, a silent auction, a dunk tank, pumpkin painting, face painting, and root beer floats. It starts right as Dogs Downtown wraps up, so you can do both in one Saturday without rushing.
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The headline event of Homecoming week, when the whole community turns out for the parade, the half time shows, and the varsity game. Alumni come back, the student section goes all in on the theme, and the parking lot fills up long before kickoff.
Homecoming week schedules shift. Confirm the exact night and parade time with Byron Public Schools before you plan around it.Byron High School Homecoming Dance
The formal capstone to Homecoming week for Byron High School students. Photo season for Byron parents, which means every good backdrop in town gets used at least twice.
Student event. Confirm the date and ticket details with Byron Public Schools.Byron Bears Junior Parent and Student Meeting
A planning workshop for high school juniors and their parents, focused on mapping out post graduation timelines. Not a festival, but arguably the most useful hour on the September calendar if you have an eleventh grader in the house.
Making a fall weekend out of it
If you are building a day around one of these, Byron gives you an easy second stop. Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo sits just north of town and is at its best in late September, when the oaks turn and the trails are quiet on a weekday. Pair a morning there with the car show or a Friday game and you have a full day without leaving the area.
Highway 14 also makes the Rochester events genuinely easy. Most of the venues on this list are fifteen minutes or less from downtown Byron, so a festival afternoon in Rochester and dinner back in town is a reasonable plan, not an expedition.
About this events list
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