Lake Minnetonka 4th of July Celebration
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The Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce hosts the only public fireworks event on Lake Minnetonka. Join our community for a full day of activities, starting early in the morning and lasting well into the night.
Head to Commons Park in downtown Excelsior on the shores of Lake Minnetonka with your family and friends. The day kicks off with a Firecracker Run with food and activities all day and ends with a spectacular fireworks show. Don’t miss this chance to enjoy Independence Day with your community by the lake!
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7:30 AM: Food Trucks Open for Business in Excelsior Commons
7: 50 AM: Excelsior Firecracker 10k Start at Excelsior Elementary
8:00 AM: Excelsior Firecracker 5k Start at Excelsior Elementary
10 AM: Kid’s Bike Parade begins gathering at Kowalski’s in Excelsior. Hosted by Primrose School.
11 AM: Kid’s Bike Parade down Water Street, ends in Excelsior Commons
11 AM – 1 PM: DJ Bill Lage and FREE PETTING ZOO at Excelsior Commons Bandshell
4 PM: LegendaryPercolators in Excelsior Commons Bandshell
7 PM: dB Cooper in Excelsior Commons Bandshell
Dusk (approx. 9:50 PM): Fireworks at Excelsior Commons, launched in Excelsior Bay
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The Twin Cities Pride Festival is Minnesota’s second largest festival and the largest free Pride festival in the country. Highlighting the best in LGBTQIA+ entertainment on four stages, featuring over 650 vendors, including LGBTQIA+ & BIPOC community resources, artists, and businesses.
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Empower every LGBTQ+ person to live as their true self.
A future where all LGBTQ+ people are valued and celebrated for who they are.
Transparency – We value the trust held in the Twin Cities Pride organization. As we grow, so will our efforts to identify areas for improvement. This will include, but not be limited to, our programming and our communications. We will always seek the truth and expect the same from our partners.
Inclusion – We value the strength and power in our collective self. Our goal is to make an inclusive, accessible, and safe space for all LGBTQ+ people and their allies. Through the scope and diversity of our programming, we encourage everyone to feel empowered to express their true authentic self.
Education – We value continuous learning as an organization. Our efforts will include sharing our generational knowledge and ongoing evolution as a people and a movement. We will create awareness on current issues, and we promise to grow to be better leaders within the LGBTQ+ Pride movement.
Respect – We value and respect the different perspectives of our stakeholders. We promise to listen and strive to create an environment of understanding, to amplify each of our voices, and forge a path forward as a unified group.
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Friday, June 28th
Twin Cities Pride Youth Night 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Youth Night is the only portion of the festival open Friday evening.
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Saturday, June 29th
Twin Cities Pride Festival 10:00am – 7:00pm
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Sunday, June 30th
Twin Cities Pride Festival 10:00am – 6:00pm
Twin Cities Pride Parade 11:00am – 2:00pm
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Minneapolis, MN
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It’s time to party like it’s 1999 at Prince’s own Paisley Park, celebrating 40 years since Purple Rain’s debut. Learn more about why Purple Rain is so special with a tour of Paisley Park, celebrity panels, and live music.
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Purple Rain, all guests will experience world class music, celebrity panels, exclusive concert footage, multiple activations in downtown Minneapolis and a newly curated Paisley Park Tour.
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Thursday, June 20th thru Monday, June 24th
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7801 Audubon Road
Chanhassen, MN
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10 Twin Cities Restaurants That Solve the Pre-Theater Dinner Dilemma
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Minnesota Historical Society: Learn about the early Black communities, free and enslaved, in what would become the state of Minnesota, and about the African Americans newly arriving during the Civil War. Famously, Dred and Harriet Scott lived at Fort Snelling as enslaved people before suing for freedom. After the Civil War, Black regulars of the 25th US Infantry—“Buffalo Soldiers”—were stationed at the fort prior to departing on their nearly 2000-mile bicycle experiment, and many went on to make the Twin Cities home after their service in the Army.
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Juneteenth tours will run at 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 2:30 pm added onto our daily tour. Before or after, learn more at the new exhibit Many Voices, Many Stories, One Place.
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Wednesday, June 19th, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Regular Site Admission
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Location
200 Tower Avenue
St. Paul, MN
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Minnesota Scientific & Natural Areas: Today, a little over 2 percent of that prairie remains. Prairies build soil, clean water, and provide essential habitat. Some of Minnesota’s most unique species of plants and animals call our native prairies home! Many acres of native prairies are protected in MinnesotaSNAs, and still more are protected through conservation easements with the Native Prairie Bank program.
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Prairies were once the largest continuous ecosystem in North America, but today they are one of the continent’s most endangered habitats opens in a new browser tab. The near elimination of native prairies and savannas (prairie with scattered trees) has inspired many efforts to protect remaining parcels.
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The best way to experience prairie is to get out there and visit one! See, smell, feel and hear native prairies and grasslands at public lands across the state. To get even more involved, volunteer! Then, when you need some down time, explore with your imagination by reading a prairie story or listening to the Prairie Pod.
