July 4th Parade & Fireworks

A true small town parade kicking off at 1 PM. View a variety of floats, vehicles, music and more! After sunset, join the town at 10 PM in celebrating July 4th with festive fireworks at Miners Lake. Additional events scheduled throughout the day.

July 4th Funfest

Eagan's July 4th Funfest has grown to one of the largest community events around! Funfest will take place on July 2nd at Viking Lakes and July 3rd & 4th at Eagan Community Center's festival grounds. 

Festivities on July 2nd can be found at explorevikinglakes.com! Funfest staples like the carnival, bike parade, classic car show, live music, bingo, beer garden, 4th of July parade and fireworks will all take place on July 3rd and 4th!

Judy Garland Festival

Join other Judy Garland fans from all over the world during this annual festival. Tour Grand Rapids by bus. Hear the jazz stylings of Josh Gallager. Listen to local police talk about their experience trying to recover Judy Garland's Ruby Red Slippers that have been missing for 13 years. Join in on Judy Jeopardy. Many more events will be announced at a later date.

Joyann Parker Presents: The Music of Patsy Cline

In this powerful 90-minute stage performance, Joyann Parker and her seasoned band showcase the most popular and best-loved of Patsy's songs. Enjoy a nostalgic trip back in time as Joyann beautifully weaves the stories of Patsy's life and career in and out of the music you know and love. Hear Patsy's iconic songs like "Crazy," "Walking After Midnight," "Sweet Dreams," "Faded Love," "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray," "She's Got You" and many more!

Journey

JOURNEY – Neal Schon (founding member and lead guitarist), Ross Valory (co-founding member and bassist), longtime members Jonathan Cain (keyboardist) & Steve Smith (drummer), and Arnel Pineda (lead singer) – have set an extensive North American tour in 2020 with the PRETENDERS that will feature all new production and hits from start to finish.

John Mueller's Winter Dance Party: Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper

John Mueller’s “Winter Dance Party” ® is the official live and authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper's final tour and the only show endorsed by the Holly, Valens and Richardson estates. Each live concert performance includes over two hours of unbridled, high voltage entertainment featuring all the hit songs of the 50's era: That'll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh, Boy, Rave on, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, and many, many more.

John Hitchcock

Bury the Hatchet is artist John Hitchcock’s mixed media, cross-disciplinary, multisensory installation. Hitchcock combines his interests in printmaking, Rock n’ Roll, and Kiowa and Comanche history into one visual expression that offers a re-telling of the narrative of the American Frontier. Working from the theme of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, Bury the Hatchet explores issues of assimilation, acculturation, and indoctrination through oral history and music.

John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon -CANCELLED-

ESTABLISHED IN 1980, THE JOHN BEARGREASE SLED DOG MARATHON IS THE PREMIERE SLED DOG RACE SERIES IN NORTH AMERICA.

World-class mushers including Jamie Nelson, John and Jason Baron have competed in the nearly 300 mile event – facing off against other seasoned competitors as well as the extremes of northern Minnesota weather and the deceivingly rugged terrain of the trail. The “Beargrease” is a qualifier for the famed Iditarod race in Alaska.