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Rochester, Minnesota · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Rochester, MN

10 summer 2026 meal sites in Rochester, with the sponsor, address, dates and meal times each one published to USDA.

These are last summer's sites

Need food for your kids now? Call the USDA National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479), Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, or check the official USDA Summer Meals Site Finder. The list below is the summer 2026 season, which ended on September 30, 2026. These sites are not listed as open now, and the dates and meal times are from last summer, not a schedule for this year or next summer. Sites for the next summer are usually announced in the spring.

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Community Education Center

201 8th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901

Sponsor: Rochester ISD #535 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00-08:15, Lunch 11:45-12:00
    Closed July 2nd

Site phone: (507) 328-4350

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Franklin Elementary

1801 SE 9th Ave, Rochester, MN 55904

Sponsor: Rochester ISD #535 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:45-09:00, Lunch 11:00-12:30
    Closed June 19th and July 2nd-July 3rd

Site phone: (507) 328-4350

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Gage Elementary

1300 NW 40th St, Rochester, MN 55901

Sponsor: Rochester ISD #535 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Aug 7, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30-09:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00
    Closed June 19th, July 2nd & 3rd, and July 24th

Site phone: (507) 328-4350

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

John Adams Middle School

1525 NW 31st St, Rochester, MN 55901

Sponsor: Rochester ISD #535 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00-09:30, Lunch 11:30-13:00
    Closed June 19th and June 29th-July 2nd

Site phone: (507) 328-4350

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Lincoln K-8 School

1122 SE 8th Ave, Rochester, MN 55904

Sponsor: Rochester ISD #535 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 16, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 08:00-09:00, Lunch 11:00-12:00
    Closed June 29th-July 2nd

Site phone: (507) 328-4350

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Longfellow Elementary

2435 20th St SE, Rochester, MN 55904

Sponsor: Rochester ISD #535 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 9, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 08:30-09:30, Lunch 11:00-12:00
    Closed June 19th and July 2nd-3rd

Site phone: (507) 328-4350

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Overland Elementary School

2300 Overland Dr NW, Rochester, MN 55901

Sponsor: Rochester ISD #535 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:45-09:00, Lunch 11:00-12:30
    June 19th and July 2nd-3rd

Site phone: (507) 328-4262

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Rochester Academy for Independent Living (RAIL)

1200 Broadway Ave S, Rochester, MN 55904

Sponsor: Rochester ISD #535 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jun 25, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 09:00-09:30, Lunch 12:00-12:15

Site phone: (507) 328-4350

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Silver Lake Park

770 W Silver Lake Dr NE, Rochester, MN 55906

Sponsor: Rochester ISD #535 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 15 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Lunch 11:30-12:00
    Closed June 29th-July 2nd

Site phone: (507) 328-4350

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Sunset Terrace Elementary

1707 19th Ave NW, Rochester, MN 55901

Sponsor: Rochester ISD #535 · Summer Food Service Program

  • Ran Jun 8 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 07:45-09:00, Lunch 11:00-12:30
    Close June 19th and July 2nd-3rd

Site phone: (507) 328-4350

SUN Bucks in Minnesota

USDA's 2026 map showed Minnesota as participating in SUN Bucks (Summer EBT). See the Minnesota details.

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Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Administration Summer Meals Site Finder (public data layer), a list that local sponsors give to state agencies and states submit to USDA. Season 2026, serving dates Apr 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, data last updated by USDA Sep 9, 2026. We show spellings, dates, days, meal times, addresses and phone numbers as published and do not check them; late changes may be missing. SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) status is from USDA's participation page, last updated Aug 14, 2026. Sites that deliver meals, closed sites and sites that are not open to the public are not listed, and Puerto Rico and the other territories are not included here. To report a wrong listing, contact your state agency. A listing is not an endorsement.