Pioneers to Return to Grand Old Day

The St. Paul Pioneers are returning to Grand Old Day for 2025, selling wristbands to the festival's popular beer gardens as a team fundraiser.

Wristbands are required to be in the beer gardens, the venues for Grand Old Day's many musical acts. The Pioneers have been a popular part of the unofficial start to Summer in St. Paul for several years now, and have been among the festiva;'s biggest sellers of wristbands.

This year, the Pioneers plan to randomly reward lucky wristband buyers with team merchandise and even game tickets. So be sure to look for the Pioneers on Grand Avenue on sunday June 1.