2026 Season:

July 31 – August 23, 2026

Thank you for making this season extraordinary! From magical broomsticks to mythic rings, the 2025 Lakes Area Music Festival transformed the Brainerd Lakes Area into a world of legends, fairytales, and timeless masterpieces—brought to life by 230 of the nation’s top classical artists in a month of unforgettable chamber music, orchestra, and opera at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts.

RELIVE THE SEASON

LOVE'S CONSTANCY, with John Taylor Ward

Nicholas Lanier, a Renaissance musician and England’s first Master of the King’s Musick, brought bold new European sounds to his time. Now his story comes full circle as descendant John Taylor Ward joins GRAMMY® winner Stephen Stubbs for songs of courtly love, epic monodrama, and intimate storytelling.

MINNEAPOLIS – Saturday, January 24

Minneapolis Details    Minneapolis Tickets

BRAINERD – Sunday, January 25

Brainerd Details    Brainerd Tickets

Event image featuring Stephen Stubbs in the lower left, John Taylor Ward in the upper left, and a painting of Nicholas Lanier playing the lute on the right.

Winter Series 25/26

GHOST LIGHT CABARET, with Andrea Ross
Minneapolis – Thu, Oct 23 (Crooners) & Sat, Oct 25 (Pillsbury) | Brainerd – Sun, Oct 26

LOVE'S CONSTANCY, with John Taylor Ward
Minneapolis – Sat, Jan 24 | Brainerd – Sun, Jan 25

THALEA PLAYS RAVEL
Minneapolis – Sat, Feb 28 | Brainerd – Sun, Mar 1

FEELIN' BLUE, with Loki Karuna
Minneapolis – Sat, Apr 18 | Brainerd – Sun, Apr 19

More Information

Single Tickets for both Brainerd and Minneapolis are now on sale!

Get In Touch

Lakes Area Music Festival
P.O. Box 96
Brainerd, MN 56401

General: 218-275-5263 / 218-ASK-LAMF
Tickets: 612-371-5656 (Ticketing is available through the Minnesota Orchestra box office)

Office: 715 Laurel Street, Brainerd

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