Join us for the Minneota Boxelder Bug Days 2024!

Schedule of Events:

September 6, 2024

8:00pm - midnight: Kick-off Dance featuring Mario Callens and the Midwest Cowboys

September 7, 2024

06:00am: 26th Annual Johnny Tilleman Memorial Chili Cook-Off cooking begins
08:00am: Family Fun Run begins 7:30:00am: Registration for Family Fun Run begins (Bethel Church Parking Lot)
08:00am -9:00am: Set-up for Ribs Cook-Off Veterans Park East Lot
09:00am: Countryside Golf Course 3-person Scramble begins
09:00am - 3:00pm: Craft/Vendor Sale (Veterans Park West Lot)
09:30am: Family Fun Run prize drawings (small stage)
10:00am: Ribs Cooks' meeting
10:00am - 2:00pm: Bloody Mary Bar (City Hall Bar and Grill)
10:00am - 6:00pm: Vietnam Memorial & History Center open
10:30am: Kiddie Parade Registration (small stage) Tractor Show all day Saturday at Minneota Grain Elevator!
11:00am: Kiddie Parade (small stage, sponsored by Bethel Fellowship) Free will donations for school supplies matched by Hope Lutheran endowment
11:00am: Chili Cook-Off Judging
11:00am: Kids' Pedal Tractor Pull registration (behind Gislason's)
11:30am: Pickleball Tournament starts (behind BMO bank) NEW THIS YEAR
11:30am: Chili Cook-Off Tasting 11:30:00am: Kids' Pedal Tractor Pull (behind Gislason's)
12:00pm: Boxelder Bug Races (small stage) 12:00pm: Dunk Tank on Jefferson St. (fundraiser for Senior Class)
12:00pm - 5:00pm: Opera Hall OPEN! 12-6:00pm: FREE Inflatables on Jefferson St. (sponsored by EDF renewables)
01:00pm: Minneota Barrel Racing Series (Silver Spur Arena)
01:00pm: Peter Gorton presentation: John Donaldson-former Minneota pitcher and potential baseball Hall of Fame inductee (Opera Hall)
01:30pm: Bean Bags Tournament Registration on Hwy 68 (32 team bracket, 100% cash payout)
02:00pm: Bean Bags Tournament begins (Hwy 68)
04:00pm: Family presentation honoring Tom Bradley, Vietnam Vet (Opera Hall)
05:00pm: Ribs turn-in and judging
05:30pm: Public Ribs tasting
07:30pm: Queen Coronation (main stage)
08:00pm: Shove the Bug/Adult Pedal Pull (behind Gislason's)
08:30pm - 12:30am: Street Dance featuring Casey Muessigmann (Main Stage)

September 8, 2024

08:00am - 11:00am: Firemen's Pancake Breakfast (Fire Hall)
08:00am - 11:00am: Bloody Mary Bar (inside City Hall)
10:00am: Community Worship Service
11:00am - 5:00pm: Vietnam Memorial and History Center open
11:00am: Friends of the Library Pie Sale
11:00am: Ali Gray's Country Jamboree (main stage)
01:00pm: Grand Parade

Date: September 6 - 8, 2024

Location: Various Venues In Minneota, MN

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