2013 Stars & Stripes Days
Name:
2013 Stars & Stripes Days
Date:
July 3, 2013 - July 4, 2013
Event Description:
Pig races, fireworks, parades, entertainment! Come celebrate our Independence Day with Fourth of July activities July 3-4 in Pequot Lakes. Back for year the second year, enjoy the July 3 pig races, followed by entertainment and fireworks! July 4 highlights include the annual parade! This two-day event is loaded with family fun events.
July 3
6:00 p.m. Bed Races along the Paul Bunyan Trail
6:00p.m. Food Vendors and Beer Garden -Trailside Park
7:30 p.m-9 p.m. Pig Races with L.A. Racing Pigs-Trailside Park
8:15 p.m. Pie Eating Contests
After Dusk Fireworks by Zambelli Fireworks
International- High
School Ball Fields
BAND Trailside Park
9 p.m.-Midnight
July 4
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Flea Market & Craft Fair-Trailside Park
10:30 a.m. Money in the Haystack-Trailside Park
10:30 a.m. Kiddie Parade Registration-Chamber Building Parking Lot
11:00 a.m. Kiddie Parade-Chamber Building Parking Lot
12 p.m. Stars & Stripes Parade
View Parade Map
All parade entries must be pre-registered by July 1
Parade Rules
Parade Entry Form
Additional July 4 Parade Day information:
July 36:00 p.m. Bed Races along the Paul Bunyan Trail
6:00p.m. Food Vendors and Beer Garden -Trailside Park
7:30 p.m-9 p.m. Pig Races with L.A. Racing Pigs-Trailside Park
8:15 p.m. Pie Eating Contests
After Dusk Fireworks by Zambelli Fireworks
International- High
School Ball Fields
BAND Trailside Park
9 p.m.-Midnight
July 4
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Flea Market & Craft Fair-Trailside Park
10:30 a.m. Money in the Haystack-Trailside Park
10:30 a.m. Kiddie Parade Registration-Chamber Building Parking Lot
11:00 a.m. Kiddie Parade-Chamber Building Parking Lot
12 p.m. Stars & Stripes Parade
View Parade Map
All parade entries must be pre-registered by July 1
Parade Rules
Parade Entry Form
Additional July 4 Parade Day information:
- Free shuttle bus service - This free service will run between 10 a.m.-3 p.m. from Eagle View Elementary School Parking Lot on Crow Wing County Road 11. Park there and ride the shuttle bus in to Pequot Lakes.
- Roads Closed - County Road 11 and County Rd 112 will be closed to thru traffic at 11 a.m. Parking will not be allowed on County Road 11.
- Parking - Parking is available at TDS. Please cross at stoplights. There is no parking along the parade route. Vehicles will be ticketed and towed.
- Handicapped parking - Handicapped parking will be available on Government Drive, East Butler Street, at St. Alice Church, and on Old Highway 371 (Pequot Lakes Dental). Spaces will be marked. Arrive early!
Stay for more than a day! Take in all the happenings with this event and more by extending your stay in the Brainerd Lakes Area. No other vacation destination in Minnesota offers the variety of lodging accommodations to fit every size, price, location, and style.
Event Sponsors:
PLATINUM
TITANIUM
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GOLD
- Expressions Shoe Center
- Pequot Lakes Sanitation
- Pequot Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
- Speedstop Oasis Center
PIG RACE
- Salon Couture
- Snap Fitness - Pequot Lakes
- Stonemark Land Surveying, Inc.
SILVER
- Dairy Queen - Pequot Lakes
- Echo Publishing and Printing
- Hunt Utilities Group, LLC
- Lonesome Cottage Furniture Company
- Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union - Brainerd
BRONZE
- Pequot Lakes Animal Hospital
- Waste Partners, Inc.
Location:
EVENT SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE
(application here)
Pequot Lakes: In Trailside Park and East Side of Downtown
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
Date/Time Information:
July 3, 2013
6 p.m. - Midnight
Fireworks at Dusk
July 4, 2013
7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
July 4, 2013
7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parade at Noon.
Contact Information:
Jenna Crawford, Pequot Lakes Area Director, 218-568-8911
Fees/Admission:
Free to attend
Vendor & Crafters: Non-Juried Event
CLICK HERE for printable application: Contact Jenna Crawford or Mary Engstrom at: 218.568.8911 or email: jcrawford@explorebrainerdlakes.com or mengstrom@explorebrainerdlakes.com with questions.
Vendor & Crafters: Non-Juried Event
CLICK HERE for printable application: Contact Jenna Crawford or Mary Engstrom at: 218.568.8911 or email: jcrawford@explorebrainerdlakes.com or mengstrom@explorebrainerdlakes.com with questions.
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