About

# Get the drop on Mankato

Kato Drop started with a simple problem: it's hard to keep up with what's happening at the local businesses you actually care about. Social feeds bury it. Search sends you to a chain three towns over.

So this is three things in one place — who's here, what's on, and what just happened.

## A directory of local businesses

[Every business around Mankato](https://katodrop.com/brands), with the things you actually need: address, phone, opening hours, and whether they're open right this minute. Browse by what they are or by what part of town they're in.

## A calendar of what's on

[Things to do around Mankato](https://katodrop.com/events), day by day — live music, markets, classes, fundraisers, trivia. Posted by the businesses putting them on, so it's right. Say you're going, add it to your calendar, ask a question in the comments.

## Drops, the moment they happen

A [drop](https://katodrop.com/drops) is a business telling you something now: today's special, a restock, a change of hours, the last four tickets. Follow the ones you care about and it reaches you by email or web push.

## How it works

- Anyone can browse the directory and the calendar — no account needed.
- Follow a business to get its drops. You choose email, web push, or both.
- No algorithm decides what you see. You followed it, you get it.
- Message a business directly when you have a question for them.
- No spam: one-tap unsubscribe, and businesses only reach people who opted in.

## Why Mankato

Kato Drop is Mankato's — its own name, its own businesses, its own audience. Not a national app with a Mankato filter on it. Every business on here is one you actually know, in a town you actually live in. And it covers the towns either side of the city line, because that's where people actually go.

## For businesses

Local businesses get [their own page](https://katodrop.com/register?intent=business), a listing in the directory, a place to put their events, and their own following. A drop reaches everyone who followed you. No algorithm deciding who sees it, nothing to boost. Every listing is checked by a person before it goes live.

## Get in touch

Questions, feedback, or want to see your favorite spot on Kato Drop? [Contact us](https://katodrop.com/contact).

Get the drop first

Follow local businesses and hear about drops the moment they happen.

[Sign up free →](https://katodrop.com/register)

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