105 Summer Events and Activities to keep your Macaroni Kid busy all summer long! Enjoy this summer bucket list of fun things to do in the Carver County area as well as at home. For more info, click on the provided links.
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2016 TOWN CELEBRATIONS
June 25 - Spass-Tagen “Fun Days” in St. Bonifacius
July 2-4 - Fourth of July Celebration in Chanhassen
July 9 - Rising Festival in Mayer
July 15-16 Rails to Trails in Watertown
July 29-30 - Glad Days in Cologne
July 29-31 - River City Days in Chaska
August 19-21 - Volksfest in Victoria
August 26-28 - Stiftungsfest in Norwood-Young America
September 9-11 - Steamboat Days in Carver
September 17 - Nickel Dickle Day in Waconia
TAKE ME TO THE FAIR
July 27-31 Scott County Fair in Jordan
July 27- 32 Wright County Fair in Howard Lake
August 3-7 Sibley County Fair in Arlington
August 10-14 Carver County Fair in Waconia
August 17-21 McLeod County Fair in Hutchinson
August 25-September 5 Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul
August 20-October 2 (Weekends) Renaissance Festival in Shakopee
LOCAL OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT
June 4 - Bike Rodeo in Watertown
June 4 - Black Sox Family Day in Carver
June 16 - Fishing In The Neighborhood in Waconia
June 18 - Bike Konnect Family Ride from Victoria to Chaska
June 18 - Band Festival in Waconia
June 22 - Vehicle Fair in Carver
June 24-25 - Rodeo in Waconia
June 30 - Ice Cream Social and Kids Dance in Chaska
July 3 - Minnesota Twins Baseball Clinic in Chanhassen
July 12 - Penny Carnival in Chanhassen
July 14 - Puddles and Paddles in Chaska
July 19 - Taste of NYA in Norwood-Young America
July 22-24 - Fire and Ice Bonspiel in Chaska
August 18 - Touch a Truck in Chaska
June 4 - Bike Rodeo in Watertown
June 4 - Black Sox Family Day in Carver
June 16 - Fishing In The Neighborhood in Waconia
June 18 - Bike Konnect Family Ride from Victoria to Chaska
June 18 - Band Festival in Waconia
June 22 - Vehicle Fair in Carver
June 24-25 - Rodeo in Waconia
June 30 - Ice Cream Social and Kids Dance in Chaska
July 3 - Minnesota Twins Baseball Clinic in Chanhassen
July 12 - Penny Carnival in Chanhassen
July 14 - Puddles and Paddles in Chaska
July 19 - Taste of NYA in Norwood-Young America
July 22-24 - Fire and Ice Bonspiel in Chaska
August 18 - Touch a Truck in Chaska
Over 40 Free Movies in the Park and Indoor Theaters this summer
Music in the Park with over 60 Free concerts
Storywalk with Carver County Libraries
Watch Fireworks
Visit the Arboretum - Free on 3rd Monday of the month from 12-6pm
Go Camping or Visit Park
Shop Local Farmer's Market
Check out a Summer Camp
Classic Car Nights in Victoria
Star Parties at Baylor Park in NYA
Go Swimming
Build a Sand Castle at the Beach
Check out Garage Sales
Watch a parade
Visit Lowry Nature Center
Saturday Mornings at Gale Woods Farm
Go berry picking
Go to a baseball game
Check out a new playground
Visit a zoo
Play at a splash pad
Volunteer
Star Parties at Baylor Park in NYA
Go Swimming
Build a Sand Castle at the Beach
Check out Garage Sales
Watch a parade
Visit Lowry Nature Center
Saturday Mornings at Gale Woods Farm
Go berry picking
Go to a baseball game
Check out a new playground
Visit a zoo
Play at a splash pad
Volunteer
INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT
Summer Reading Programs with Music, Magician and More at the Library
Go Bowling - Kids Bowl Free
Vacation Bible School
Visit a Museum
ROAD TRIP
DIY travel activity tray
SUMMER FUN AT HOME
Run through the sprinklers
Make tie-dye shirts
Have a picnic
Make root beer floats
Fly a kite
Make Worms and Dirt you can Eat
Catch fireflies
Make lemonade
Play tag
Eat popsicles
Plant a garden
Science experiment with crystals
Have a car wash
Family game night
Make Grocery Bag Parachute People
Create Giant Bubbles
Bake Rhubarb Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Play a game of catch with milk jugs
Blow sock bubbles
Play hide and seek
Make fruit pizza bites
Dance
Go on a bike ride
Have a puppet show
Make a scrapbook
Create a fish craft
Make a necklace out of cereal
DIY marble box run
Make a paper airplane
Enjoy a S'more treat
Go geocaching
Have a tea party
Eat frozen hot chocolate ice cream
Play in the sprinkler
Perform a random act of kindness
Have frozen yogurt bites
Have a relay race
Create an ice cream painting
Paint rocks
Experiment with ice and salt
Build a fort
Color a picture
Play Frisbee
Write a letter to a friend or family
Make a 4th of July Candle Holder
Macaroni Kid Carver is a free weekly newsletter and website focused on fun family events and information in Carver County, MN. We gather together all kinds of local family events and activities each week, and add useful information about classes, family-focused businesses, book and product reviews, recipes, crafts, school and camp guides and more. We proudly serve families in Carver, Chaska, Chanhassen, Waconia, Norwood-Young America, Victoria, Watertown, Mayer, New Germany and Hamburg, Minnesota. Often including events in Eden Prairie, St. Bonifacius and more.
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ROAD TRIP
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SUMMER FUN AT HOME
Run through the sprinklers
Make tie-dye shirts
Have a picnic
Make root beer floats
Fly a kite
Make Worms and Dirt you can Eat
Catch fireflies
Make lemonade
Play tag
Eat popsicles
Plant a garden
Science experiment with crystals
Have a car wash
Family game night
Make Grocery Bag Parachute People
Create Giant Bubbles
Bake Rhubarb Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Play a game of catch with milk jugs
Blow sock bubbles
Play hide and seek
Make fruit pizza bites
Dance
Go on a bike ride
Have a puppet show
Make a scrapbook
Create a fish craft
Make a necklace out of cereal
DIY marble box run
Make a paper airplane
Enjoy a S'more treat
Go geocaching
Have a tea party
Eat frozen hot chocolate ice cream
Play in the sprinkler
Perform a random act of kindness
Have frozen yogurt bites
Have a relay race
Create an ice cream painting
Paint rocks
Experiment with ice and salt
Build a fort
Color a picture
Play Frisbee
Write a letter to a friend or family
Make a 4th of July Candle Holder
Macaroni Kid Carver is a free weekly newsletter and website focused on fun family events and information in Carver County, MN. We gather together all kinds of local family events and activities each week, and add useful information about classes, family-focused businesses, book and product reviews, recipes, crafts, school and camp guides and more. We proudly serve families in Carver, Chaska, Chanhassen, Waconia, Norwood-Young America, Victoria, Watertown, Mayer, New Germany and Hamburg, Minnesota. Often including events in Eden Prairie, St. Bonifacius and more.
