The International Eelpout Festival takes place in Walker every February
More than 10,000 people gather in Walker each year for this three-day party on Leech Lake. The annual event is, by name, a celebration of a distinct and not-so-pretty bottom-feeding fish. The festival includes a fishing contest, but is ultimately so much more. There are auto races on the ice, a rugby game, a kid’s perch contest, an eelpout nugget fish fry, and a serious beer pong tournament.
10 days of outdoor winter events: one big celebration.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul’s premier winter events have joined forces to celebrate the best of the season together.
U.S. POND HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis
Thursday, January 23|5:30p – 8:30p
U.S. POND HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Lake Nokomis (Rink #1), Minneapolis
Friday, January 24
U.S. POND HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis
Sunday, January 26|All Day
SAINT PAUL WINTER CARNIVAL
Rice Park
Saturday, February 01|5:30p – 7:30p
CITY OF LAKES LOPPET
Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis
Saturday, February 01|6:00p – 9:00p
CITY OF LAKES LOPPET
The Trailhead, 1221 Theodore Wirth Pkwy
Friday, January 31|6:00p – 8:00p
