Annual BandFest
Starting date:
Event Details
Experience the talent of local band & flag corps as they march the main streets of Minden. The parade starts at 1:00.
Following the parade, head on out to the Minden football field and watch bands perform in the field competitions. Awards are announced later in the afternoon.
Annual BandFest
Phone : 308-832-1181 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : mindenchamber@gtmc.net
Web: www.mindenne.org
Music Shows
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Minden Opera House
Minden Opera House was built in 1891 and featured plays and Monday night dances that drew traveling bands until entertainment events at the facility ceased in the late 1940'
Minden, NE Historic BuildingsWPA Post Office Mural
At the southeast corner of the square is the Minden Post Office. It was completed in 1937 in the style called by some "WPA Moderne". The mural over the postmaster's door was painted by Willow E. Bunn in the WPA artists' program in 1939.
Minden, NE ArtsBurlington-Northern Depot
The Minden depot is a brick/stucco structure completed in 1913. The original frame depot was then used as a freight house placed to the west of the passenger depot. The engineering department of the old CB&Q, predecessor of BN, designed several floor plans during the period of 1910-1920
Minden, NE Railroad HistoryKearney County Court House
After a spirited disagreement the county seat was moved from Lowell to Minden, and a frame building was erected on this site in 1879. The cornerstone of the present building was laid July 17, 1906
Minden, NE Historic CourthousesEvangelical Free Church
Originally built as the First Presbyterian Church in 1909
Minden, NE Historic Churches