No matter when you decide to visit, you’ll find events happening. We host signature events like the Pequot Lakes Stars & Stripes Days in July. Have you been to the best St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Minnesota?! You’ll find the parade in Crosslake. How about kickin’ your boots up at Lakes Jam—the Lakes Area’s biggest country and rock fest. Other local businesses and communities host festivals, live music, and even fireworks. Make these popular events a family tradition.
Back Forty Fest
Saturday, July 18, 2026 (2:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
(CDT)
Description
Back Forty Fest is back—and it didn’t come back quietly.
Tucked deep in the pines and a little off the radar, this is where the Northwoods turns the volume up for a day.
We’re stacking the stage from afternoon to night with a mix of local talent and full-throttle tribute acts
Starting with Brainerd’s own Third Wheel, rolling into a Cake tribute that hits all the right notes, and closing it out with a Red Hot Chili Peppers set that doesn’t hold anything back.
In between, expect a steady pulse of live music to keep things moving.
- Third Wheel: 2pm - 4pm
- Andy D: 4pm - 5pm (patio stage)
- Cake Walk: 5pm - 6:30pm
- Andy D: 6:30pm - 7:30pm (patio stage)
- SirPsycho: 7:30pm - 9pm
Cold beer, loud guitars, and a crowd that knows exactly why they showed up. It’s a little bigger this year, a little tighter, and still just rough enough around the edges to feel like it’s ours.
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Jack Pine Brewery
15593 Edgewood Drive
Baxter,
MN
56425
United States
Saturday, July 18, 2026 (2:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
(CDT)
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Musical Events
Family Activity
Community Events
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Back Forty Fest
Saturday, July 18, 2026 (2:00 PM - 9:00 PM) (CDT)
Description
Back Forty Fest is back—and it didn’t come back quietly.
Tucked deep in the pines and a little off the radar, this is where the Northwoods turns the volume up for a day.
We’re stacking the stage from afternoon to night with a mix of local talent and full-throttle tribute acts
Starting with Brainerd’s own Third Wheel, rolling into a Cake tribute that hits all the right notes, and closing it out with a Red Hot Chili Peppers set that doesn’t hold anything back.
In between, expect a steady pulse of live music to keep things moving.
- Third Wheel: 2pm - 4pm
- Andy D: 4pm - 5pm (patio stage)
- Cake Walk: 5pm - 6:30pm
- Andy D: 6:30pm - 7:30pm (patio stage)
- SirPsycho: 7:30pm - 9pm
Cold beer, loud guitars, and a crowd that knows exactly why they showed up. It’s a little bigger this year, a little tighter, and still just rough enough around the edges to feel like it’s ours.
Images
Jack Pine Brewery
15593 Edgewood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425 United States
15593 Edgewood Drive
Baxter, MN 56425 United States
Saturday, July 18, 2026 (2:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
(CDT)
Categories
Musical Events
Family Activity
Community Events
Area Events
Musical Events
Family Activity
Community Events
Area Events
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