Stars and Stripes Days
Celebrate our nation’s independence on July 3rd and 4th in Pequot Lakes! You’ll find fun activities for the whole family: food vendors, bean bag tournament, kid's activities, music, craft fair, parade, fireworks, and more! You won't want to miss Minnesota’s BEST small town Fourth of July celebration.
Schedule:
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
5PM- Food Vendors (South Trailside Park).
5PM- Bean Bag Toss Tournament Registration (South Trailside Park).
$20 per team, 2 players per team. Youth Bracket 8-14 years old. Adult Bracket 15+ years old. Cash prizes for 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place in each bracket! Rules are TBD.
5PM- Kid’s Activities (South Trailside Park).
Bungee Trampoline, Bounce House, & Kids Climb.
6PM- Bean Bag Toss Tournament (South Trailside Park).
Scoring- Each team is responsible for keeping track of their own score (honor system). First team to 21 advances (must win by 2 points, first team must be given the opportunity to finish playing, single elimination). Cornhole bags in-the-hole and bags in-the-count pitched by opponents during an inning (in singles play) or half of an inning (in doubles play) cancel each other out. Only non-canceled bags are counted in the score for the inning. Cornhole Bags In-The-Count: Bags in-the-count cancel each other. A bag in-the-count of one contestant shall cancel a bags in-the-count of the opponent and those bags shall not score any points. Any non cancelled bags in-the-count score 1 point each. Bag must fully be on the board in order to count as a point (unless bag has gone "in-the-hole"). Players may knock opponents bags off the board (either on purpose or by accident). Championship- Teams playing for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place will be playing for cash prizes!
7:00- 7:30PM- Sign up for Loon Calling Contest (South Trailside Park near band).
Test your loon calling skills in the Loon Calling Contest. Age groups include: 12 &Under and 13 & Older. Trophies will be awarded to 1st place in both age groups!
7:30PM- Loon Calling Contest
8:00PM- LIVE Music by the Hillbilly Rock Show
Band will start immediately following the Loon Calling Contest between 8:00-8:15PM.
DUSK- Fireworks by North Star Fireworks (Pequot Lakes High School practice field).
Best viewing locations: Trailside Parks, Pequot Lakes School and TDS parking lot.
