FFTC’s Guide to Local Parades in the Twin Cities

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Parades are some of the best family fun in the summer. They’re free, you get candy, and it doesn’t take a lot of effort to show up and cheer. Bring a blanket or a chair –  oh, and some pillowcases for all the tootsie rolls you’ll be collecting. Our growing list of parades is fully updated for 2019. 

Also check out our Festivals & Fairs: Year-Round Family Guide.

2019 Parades:

June 2019 Parades

• 6/2/2019: Grand Old Days, St. Paul Grand Ave. (With the festival getting cancelled and then un-cancelled for 2019, the details are still a bit scarce, but previous years parades have started at 9:30am. This is a good guess.)
• 6/6/2019 6:30 pm: Tower Days, Spring Lake Park, 81st and Able St.
• 6/7/2019 6:30pm: Father Hennepin Festival, Champlin , West River Road
• 6/9/2019 8 am-Dusk: Parade of Boats, Centennial Park, Edina (This is more of an event than a traditional parade)
• 6/13/2019 6:30 pm: Tater Daze, Brooklyn Park
• 6/13/2019 6:30 pm: Fridley ’49ers Days, Fridley Middle School (61st Ave & 7th St.)
• 6/14/2019 6:30 pm: Manitou Days, downtown White Bear Lake
• 6/15/2019 10:30 am: Strawberry Fest, Cottage Grove
• 6/15/2019 10:00 am: Dew Days Kiddie Parade, 5:00 pm Full Parade, Farmington
• 6/18/2019 6:30 pm: Celebrate NorthEast, Central Ave between 18th and 27th
• 6/20/2019 6:00 pm: Summerfest, Oakdale
• 6/24/2019 6:15 pm: Rose Parade, Roseville Lexington Ave from B-2 to C
• 6/26/2019 10:00 am: Happy Birthday America Kids Parade, Hilde Performance Center, Plymouth
• 6/28/2019 6:30 pm: Kaposia Days, South St. Paul
• 6/29/2019 Noon: Blaine Festival,Jefferson St. from 117th
• 6/30/2019 3:00pm: Patriotic Bike Rally, Lions Valley Place Park, 32nd Ave N, Crystal

July 2019 Parades

• 7/4/2019 10:00 am: July 4 Parade, Eagan (Also a Bike Parade on 7/3/19 @ 4pm)
• 7/4/2019 12:30 pm: 4th of July Parade, Afton Main Street
• 7/13/2019 5:30 pm: Pan-O-Prog Parade, Lakeville Downtown (Kiddie Parade 10-11am)
• 7/13/2019 6:00 pm: Karl Oskar Days, Lindstrom (Not updated as of May)
• 7/14/2019 3:00 pm: Whiz Bang Days, Robbinsdale ends at Sanborn Park
• 7/21/2019 1:00 pm: Raspberry Festival, Hopkins, Mainstreet b/t 5th and 17th
• 7/21/2019 1pm: Log Jam, Stillwater begins at Churchhill and Greeley
• TBA: Wannigan Days, St. Croix Falls (Traditionally Saturday evening)
• 7/24/2019 8:30 pm: CenterPoint Energy Torchlight, Minneapolis Hennepin
• 7/27/2019 10:00 am: Slice of Shoreview Days, Shoreview, Victoria Ave.

August 2019 Parades

• 8/8/2019 6:00 pm Stockyard Days, New Brighton, Old Highway 8
• 8/11/2019 Noon: Rockford River Days, Rockford
• 8/18/2019 Noon: Heritage Days, Vadnais Heights, McMenemy and Oak Grove
• 8/18/2019 2:00 pm: Ki Chi Saga days, Chisago City
• 8/25/2019 11:00 am: Woodbury Days, Woodbury

September 2019 Parades

• New! 9/2/2019 9:00 am: Labor Day Parade, Saint Paul
• TBA James J. Hill Parade, Wayzata (9/9/18 2:00 pm)

Please let us know of the ones we missed.

Past Parades – Plan for Next Year:

May 2019 Parades

• 5/4/2019 10:00 am: Cinco de Mayo, St. Paul
• 5/5/2019 10:00 am: MayDay Parade, Minneapolis (2019 could be the last year for this parade).
• 5/19/2019 11:00 am: Bike Parade, Linden Hill, Minneapolis

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