Calendar of Events CONTINUED July Lakeville’s Pan-O-Prog — Lakeville’s annual summer festival, Pan-O-Prog, has come to Lakeville the week of the Fourth of July for 42 years. In 2010 it is July 4-10. The annual event is a week long celebration that features more than 50 celebrations, events and activities during the week of July 4. Events include the grand parade, classic car parade, fireworks, street dances and more. There is something for all age groups and food for all tastes. For more information, visit www.panoprog.org.
Photo by Rick Orndorf
One of the most popular events of Lakeville’s Pan-O-Prog festival is the Grand Day Parade. Rosemount Leprechaun Days – last full week of July – The city’s largest annual festival includes about 60 events in 10 days, including a 100-unit parade, carnival, live music, fireworks, and food mostly centered around Central Park, northeast of the intersection of Highway 3/South Robert Trail and 145th Street. For more information, go online at www.RosemountEvents. com.
August Dakota County Fair Page 24 Farmington / Lakeville
Photo by Rick Orndorf
The Lakeville Art Festival draws participants and visitors from throughout the Dakota County area. – Aug. 9-15, 2010. The fair includes a midway with carnival rides, food, exhibits, music, grandstand events, 4-H exhibits and much more. For more information, go online at www.dakotacountyfair.org. Art & All That Jazz — The Art & All That Jazz Festival is held annually in August at Nicollet Commons Park in Burnsville’s Heart of the City. It features local and national jazz musicians and an art sale. The 2009 headliner was Mindi Abair. The 2010 festival is scheduled for Aug. 21. Southern Cruzers Summer Spectacular Car and Craft Show, Dakota County Fairgrounds, Farmington. Typically held the last Saturday in August, includes a pancake breakfast. For more information, go online at www.thesummerspectacular. com.
September Burnsville Fire Muster — Over a five-day stretch, Fire Muster features wine tasting, beer tasting, entertainment, fireworks, carnival rides, children’s activities, emergency personnel demonstrations, food and beverages from local restaurants, a community
parade, and, of course, the fire truck parade that started it all. Burnsville’s annual community celebration began officially in 1980, evolving from a smaller, neighborhoodbased activity. During the late 1970s, Burnsville resident and fire equipment collector Roger Jackson and some of his friends entertained children each summer by displaying his collection at what was then known as Diamondhead Mall, capping the day with a short parade of equipment down Nicollet Avenue. The Fire Muster, which is held after Labor Day, celebrated its 30 anniversary in 2009. Lakeville Art Festival — The Lakeville Art Festival is held the third weekend in September in downtown Lakeville on the grounds of the Lakeville Area Arts Center, located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. Each year, the festival hosts approximately 60 exhibitors who show and sell their work in many forms and mediums including visual, performing, and literary forms. The event includes a featured artist exhibit, artist demonstrations, Youth Art Tent, performing
and literary artists, and food. For more information, visit www.lakevilleartfestival.org/. Lone Oak Days – Held at Eagan’s historic Holz Farm each fall, Lone Oak Days celebrates what life on the farm used to be like. The event features two days of activities, demonstrations, food and entertainment. Visitors can learn how to make a rope, churn butter, and grind corn, milk a virtual cow or take part in pony rides, hay rides or a pie-eating contest. Holz Farm is located at 4665 Manor Drive in Eagan. For more information, call the Eagan Parks and Recreation Department at (651) 6755500.
Photo by Rick Orndorf
The Dakota County Fair in Farmington attracts thousands to the city each year, including 4-H participants in a wide range of exhibitions.
October Haunted Woods Trail – Held in Rosemount’s Central Park the Saturday prior to Halloween, the Haunted Woods Trail is an all-volunteer event that turns the park into a child-friendly Halloween walk to collect candy from area businesses and community groups. For more about the event, go online at www. RosemountEvents.com.