Greater Mankato

OPPORTUNITY LIVES HERE
2026 Songs on the Lawn

Join us for the 23rd annual Songs on the Lawn, a popular summer concert series featuring music, entertainment, and local food! The event will take place every Thursday in June from 11 am to 1 pm at Civic Center Plaza in downtown Mankato.

View the Band Lineup

Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. family of business units drives the economic growth and vitality of our members and our region.

Downtown Partnership of Mankato-North Mankato logo

STAY & ENJOY

Greater Mankato offers a complete package of amenities and experiences.

Located just an hour to the southwest of the Twin Cities, this famous Minnesota region is home to a wide array of recreation, sporting, cultural, and leisure activities. The region’s events calendar offers rich cultural experiences, fun-filled events, and affordable accommodation. Greater Mankato is a great recreation location, for visitors and residents.

Stay and Enjoy

STAY & ENJOY

Greater Mankato offers a complete package of amenities and experiences.

Located just an hour to the southwest of the Twin Cities, this famous Minnesota region is home to a wide array of recreation, sporting, cultural and leisure activities. The region’s events calendar offers rich cultural experiences, fun-filled events, and affordable accommodation. Greater Mankato is a great recreation location, for visitors and residents.
Stay and Enjoy

LIVING HERE

Greater Mankato is a thriving award-winning community, rich with opportunities.

It offers a fantastic alternative to big urban environments, where you can find everything within easy reach. As an important regional hub, it’s a magnet for education, healthcare, and all the services you need. The downtown experiences offer a taste of the big city, without the hassle. Greater Mankato is an award-winning affordable community that is a great place to live and learn.
Living Here

LIVING HERE

Greater Mankato is thriving award winning community, rich with opportunities.

It offers a fantastic alternative to big urban environments, where you can find everything within easy reach. As an important regional hub, it’s a magnet for education, healthcare, and all the services you need. The downtown experiences offer a taste of the big city, without the hassle. Greater Mankato is an award-winning affordable community that is a great place to live and learn.
Living Here

INVEST & GROW

Greater Mankato is a growing, vibrant regional hub that is on the move.

As a regional powerhouse for agriculture, Greater Mankato is becoming an increasingly important location in the global landscape. With easy global and regional connectivity, a strong economy and great educational system, Greater Mankato is a perfect launching pad for investment. The Greater Mankato region is place where people and business grow and thrive.

Invest and Grow

INVEST & GROW

Greater Mankato is a growing, vibrant regional hub that is on the move.

As a regional powerhouse for agriculture, Greater Mankato is becoming an increasingly important location in the global landscape. With easy global and regional connectivity, and a strong economy and great educational system, Greater Mankato is a perfect launching pad for investment. The Greater Mankato region is place where people and business grow and thrive.
Invest and Grow

The Greater Mankato Area:
A place where people are working to create a better future.

The Greater Mankato region is embracing the challenges of the future. We are working hard on environmental sustainability and creating a respectful and inclusive culture. Our region is a real-life living laboratory, where people are at work creating a better future for everyone. This is a region where you can belong and be part of creating a better future.

WHY Choose Mankato

Request a Visitor Guide

Learn More

Greater Mankato

The growing regional center of south central Minnesota
The Greater Mankato regional marketplace includes Blue Earth and Nicollet counties and the communities immediately adjacent. Each of the communities and counties in Greater Mankato has its own unique strengths, which together combine to create a robust portfolio of regional assets.
Mankato at its finest

Featured Posts
Visit Mankato Unveils Faster, Flatter Courses for 2026 Mankato Marathon

MANKATO, MN (April 15, 2026) — Visit Mankato is proud to unveil its new 2026 Mankato Marathon courses for the Full, Half, Relay, and 10K races. Following months of collaboration with a volunteer task force, the City of Mankato, Blue Earth County, and Minnesota State University, Mankato partners, the new courses are designed to deliver a faster and flatter running experience while showcasing the best of

Read More »
April 15, 2026
GreenSeam Names Tim Huebsch Interim Leader

MANKATO, MN (April 6, 2026) – GreenSeam announces the appointment of Tim Huebsch as interim leader of the organization while the Board of Directors continues its search for a director, following the departure of Sam Ziegler. The search process to hire a permanent director of GreenSeam

Read More »
April 7, 2026