The Festival of Belonging is the culminating project of composer JG Everest’s yearlong MNPAiR Artist Residency at Wild River State Park, on the St Croix River, near Tayor’s Falls, MN. It will take place over four weekends in late August and mid-September 2025, and will feature a wide spectrum of site-specific performance installations at various areas of the park, each weekend featuring a different lineup of music, dance, storytelling, and nature walks and presentations for park visitors.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE: (Each Day from 9am – 5:30pm*)
WEEKEND #1: August 23-24 (Opening Weekend)
* Wild River Sound Garden at Visitor Center * Fire In The Village * Walking Into The Woods (Storytelling Walk) * Celebrate Your Wild Voice (Workshop) * Nature Play Sound Garden & Flag Making * Wild River Poetry Walk * Woodpeckers Walk *
WEEKEND #2: August 30-31 (Labor Day Weekend)
* Wild River Sound Garden at Visitor Center * Mitigwaki pt1 * Nature Play Sound Garden & Flag Making * Bullsnakes! The Musical * Human Wind Chimes * Wild River Poetry Walk * Sound Garden Yoga * Sound Garden Qi Gong *
WEEKEND #3: Sept 12-14
* Wild River Sound Garden at Visitor Center * NightSky Sound Garden * Amador Prairie Dance * Swampling * Nature Play Sound Garden
WEEKEND #4: Sept 20-21 (Closing Weekend)
* Wild River Sound Garden at Visitor Center * Mitigwaki pt 2 * NiiniJanis War Pony * Wellness Walk * Human Wind Chimes * Oak Savannah Restoration * NightSky Sound Garden *
* Sept 12 and 20th include NightSky Sound Garden that runs until 9:45pm. All events are Free and Open to all park visitors. Park Permit Required and available at Park Office. Sign Up here for emails with exact lineup details and events schedule.
