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There's a lot to celebrate in Minnesota! Across the state, and throughout the year, communities celebrate with festivals and fairs, and a wide variety of other events, as well. Music festivals, ethnic festivals, food festivals---events range from the quirky to the quintessential.
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Willie Walleye Day
Baudette
Northwest > Lake of the Woods > Baudette
Phone: 1-800-382-2474Date(s): 6/1/2013
Lake of the Woods Tourism Bureau is located on hwy 11 in Baudette, Minnesota.
Read MoreCapitol Civil War Tour
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St Paul
Metro > Minneapolis/St Paul > St Paul
Phone: 651-296-2881Date(s): 5/25/2013, 9/28/2013, 11/30/2013, 1/18/2014, 3/22/2014, 5/24/2014, 9/27/2014, 11/29/2014
Wild West Days
Zimmerman
Central > Metro > Central Lakes > Zimmerman
Phone: (763) 234-5414Date(s): 5/23/2013-5/27/2013
Wild West Days City of Zimmerman celebration - an annual Memorial Day Weekend event for your family and friends.
Read MoreVoyageur Militia Day
12551 Voyageur Lane, Pine City
Northeast > River Country > Pine City
Phone: 320-629-6356Date(s): 6/1/2013
Step into the recreated world of 1804, where you can stop at the Ojibwe encampment and learn how the seasonal living of the Ojibwe changed when Europeans arrived.
Read MoreMemorial Day Pow-wow
43411 Oodena Drive, Onamia
Central > Lakes & Links > Onamia
Phone: 320-532-3632Date(s): 5/27/2013
The Mille Lacs Indian Museum offers exhibits dedicated to telling the story of the Band. Trace their journey to settle in Northern Minnesota, learn about their fate during a period of treaties made and broken, and follow their story up to the present.
Read MoreWaterFest 2013
1600 Phalen Dr, St Paul
Metro > Minneapolis/St Paul > St Paul
Phone: (651) 647-6816Date(s): 6/1/2013
The Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District encompasses sections of North St. Paul, Maplewood, White Bear Lake, Vadnais Heights, Little Canada, Oakdale, Woodbury, Landfall, Gem Lake, St. Paul,Roseville and Shoreview. The District works to protect and i
Read MoreGhost Walks
113 South Hiawatha Ave, Pipestone
Southern > Prairie Land > Pipestone
Phone: 507-825-2563Date(s): 5/25/2013, 6/1/2013, 6/8/2013, 6/15/2013, 6/22/2013, 6/29/2013, 7/6/2013, 7/13/2013, 7/20/2013, 7/27/2013, 8/3/2013, 8/10/2013, 8/17/2013, 8/24/2013, 8/31/2013
Ghostly Tours of Downtown Pipestone, MN
Read MoreOpen Streets - Albert Lea "A Day of Play"
North Broadway Avenue, Albert Lea
Southern > Southern Lakes > Albert Lea
Phone: 800-345-8414Date(s): 6/1/2013
10th Annual Flea Market
Austin
Southern > Mississippi Bluff Country > Austin
Phone: (507) 433-1868Date(s): 5/31/2013-6/2/2013
Savor the Flavors of Stillwater Tour
201 Water Street, Stillwater
Metro > St Croix River Valley > Stillwater
Phone: (855) 236-6343Date(s): 3/2/2013-11/2/2013
Culinary walking tours in historic Stillwater. Beer and wine tastings.
Read MoreCannon River Fur Trade Rendezvous
5 miles west of Cannon Falls on Hwy 19, Cannon Falls
Metro > South Metro > Cannon Falls
Phone: (763) 213-7572Date(s): 5/24/2013-5/27/2013
The Cannon River Rendezvous is a re-enactment of an 18th century rendezvous featuring participants in historically correct costumes and tent camps, demonstrating activities, contests, and skills of the period.
Read MoreStory Time
25022 Cty Rd 41, Starbuck
Central > Glacial Lakes & Hills > Starbuck
Phone: (866) 857-2757Date(s): 5/25/2013, 6/1/2013, 6/15/2013, 6/29/2013, 7/6/2013, 7/20/2013, 8/3/2013, 8/17/2013, 8/31/2013
Causes of the U.S. - Dakota War and Battlefield Tour
Fort Ridgely State Park, Fairfax
Southern > Minnesota River Valley > Fairfax
Phone: 507-426-7888Date(s): 5/26/2013
Join us for a presentation by Historian John LaBattle and a tour over the causes of the US/Dakota War in 1862.
Read MoreJune Bloom Wine Event
2255 Garvin Heights Road, Winona
Southern > Mississippi Bluff Country > Winona
Phone: (507) 474-9463Date(s): 6/1/2013-6/2/2013
Enjoy a long weekend of romance and adventure on the Great River Road Wine Trail!
Read MoreBuffalo Days
, Luverne
Southern > Prairie Land > Luverne
Phone: 507-283-4061Date(s): 5/31/2013-6/2/2013
Hastings Historic Saturday Night Cruise-In's
Hastings
Metro > St Croix River Valley > Hastings
Phone: 888-612-6122Date(s): 6/1/2013, 6/15/2013, 7/13/2013, 7/27/2013, 8/10/2013, 8/24/2013, 9/7/2013, 9/21/2013
Cruise-ins are open to all classic cars 1976 and older.
Read MoreDakota Drum and Dance
21899 County 118, Preston
Southern > Mississippi Bluff Country > Preston
Phone: 507-765-2785Date(s): 6/1/2013
Street Faire at the Lakes
Detroit Lakes
Northwest > Mississippi Headwater Lakes > Detroit Lakes
Phone: (218) 844-4221Date(s): 5/31/2013-6/1/2013
Jump start your summer with the amazing Street Faire at the Lakes. Over 120 artists, crafters and food vendors gather in Detroit Lakes the first weekend of each summer.
Read MoreHanger 101 Open House
4931 Airport Approach Road, Hermantown
Northeast > North Shore of Lake Superior > Duluth
Phone: 218-391-8406Date(s): 6/1/2013
Gifts from the Earth: American Indian Handicrafts
27160 County Road 2, Comfrey
Southern > Prairie Land > Comfrey
Phone: 507-628-5591Date(s): 5/25/2013
Kickoff to Summer Car Show & Cookoff
Melrose
Central > Central Lakes > Melrose
Phone: 320-256-5656Date(s): 6/1/2013
Kick off to Summer - Car Show / Cookoff Raise money benefiting Brain Cancer / Tumor Research Partner with Tug McGraw Foundation.
Read MoreSmokin' In Steele
1525 S Elm Ave , Owatonna
Southern > Southern Lakes > Owatonna
Phone: 507-451-5554Date(s): 5/31/2013-6/2/2013
The Driveway Tour
Minneapolis
Metro > Minneapolis/St Paul > Minneapolis
Phone: (612) 874-6338Date(s): 5/1/2013-9/1/2013
Open Eye Figure Theatre creates grand theatrical events on an intimate scale.
Read MoreLivestock Music & Giving Festival
Highway 169 South, St Peter
Southern > Minnesota River Valley > Southern Lakes > St Peter
Phone: (800) 473-3404Date(s): 6/1/2013