OUTREACH COMMUNITY EVENT Preliminary Calendar Summer & Fall 2013 Page 1 of 9 Calendar Contents Month/Day of Event Event Title Region/Location/City o Metro (7 County Twin Cities Metro Area) o Northeast o Northwest o Southeast o Southwest o Central Attendance/Participation Numbers (estimated) o Number of People at Event Demographic Group(s) o Ethnicity/Immigrant o Family/Individual Page 2 of 9 7 County Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Month/Day(s) Event Region/City Attendance Demographic Group (s) January Late January Tet Festival (Vietnamese New Year) Metro -Minnetonka 2,000 Vietnamese -Families 28-29 St. Paul Winter Carnival Metro – St. Paul 350,000 Multicultural-Families 21-22, 2012 Healthy Life Expo (Spring) Metro- Minneapolis 2,500 Multicultural-Health Conscious individuals February 11-12 Body Mind Life Expo Metro - Minneapolis 75,000 tix distributed Multicultural -Health Conscious individuals 4-3 City of Lakes Loppett Metro- Minneapolis 1,500 Multicultural-Young Adults, Active Individuals March First Weekend Minneapolis Home and Garden Show Metro - Minneapolis 72,000 Multicultural -Families 10-18 Twin Cities Auto Show Metro- Minneapolis Not released White-Families, Last Weekend Northwest Sports Show Metro- Minneapolis 4,000 White-Families April 30 Women's Health Fair Metro - Minneapolis 5,000 Multicultural -Women 20 Longevity Expo Metro- Maple Grove 3,200 Multiculrual-Middle age, Retirees May 5-6 Cinco de Mayo Metro – St. Paul 100,000 Latinos - Families, Small Biz 5 Labor Care Health Benefits Fair Metro- Minneapolis 3,000 Multicultural- Small Biz, Union Workers 11-12 14th Annual Mother’s Day Traditional Pow Wow Metro-Minneapolis 1,000 American Indian-Families, Elderly, Youth 11-12 Shepherds Harvest Festival Metro- Lake Elmo 2,000 White-Families June 2 Grand Ole Days Metro – St. Paul 250,000 Families 8 Hmong Y Venture Summer Sports Tournament Metro-Cottage Grove 10,000 Hmong- Families, Youth 15 Juneteenth Metro-Minneapolis 20,000 African American - Families 2-3 Edina Art Fair Metro – Edina 80,000 Families, Young Adults, Small Biz 16-17 Stone Arch Bridge Festival Metro- Minneapolis 80,000 Families, Young Adults, Small Biz 23-24 Twin Cities Pride Festival Metro- Minneapolis 400,000 Young Adults, Uninsured partners 22-24 Back to the 50s Weekend Metro- St. Paul 20,000 White-Adult men 14-17 Parktacular Celebration Metro- St. Louis Park 3,000 Multicultural-Families 23-29 Rosefest Metro- Roseville 800 tix to "tase of rosefest" Multicultural-Families 2-3 Flint Hills International Children's Festival Metro- St. Paul 6,000 Multicultural-Families July 7-8 Basilica Block Party Metro - Minneapolis 25,000+ Multicultural -Young Adults 7-15 Hopkins Raspberry Festival Metro- Hopkins 3,500 Multicultural-Families 6-7 Hmong Freedom Celebration 33nd Annual Sports Metro-St. Paul 50,000 Hmong-Families, Elderly, Youth, Young Adults Festival 13-14 Dragon Festival Metro-St. Paul 25,000 Chinese- East St. Paul Residents/Multicultural families Mid-July Rondo Days Metro – St. Paul 30,000 African American-Families Third Week Aquatennial Metro – Minneapolis 75,000 Multicultural-Families Page 3 of 9 Third Weekend Highland Fest Metro St. Paul 65,000 Families, Young Adults 7 County Twin Cities Metropolitan Area - continued Month/Day(s) Event Region/City Attendance Demographic Group (s) August First Weekend Uptown Art Fair Metro – Minneapolis 375,000 Young Adults Last Two Weeks MN State Fair Metro- St. Paul 1,776,211 Multicultural-Families 11-12 Afrifest Metro- Brooklyn Park 5,000 African-Americans, African Immigrants 4-5 Powerhorn Park Art Fair Metro- Minneapolis 1,000 Multicultural-Young Adults 4-5 Loring Park Art Fair Metro- Minneapolis 1,200 Multicultural-Young Adults 13, 21012 Summer Vietnamese Festival Metro-St. Louis Park 2,000 Vietnamese-Families 19 St. Paul Triathalon Metro- St. Paul 5,000 Multicultural-Active Individuals, Young Adults September 12-13 Fall Into Arts Festival Metro - Edina 20,000 Multicultural -Families 18, 2012 Mid-Autumn Vietnamese Festival Metro-St. Paul 1,500 Vietnamese-Families 28 La Familia Expo Metro-St. Paul 15,000 Latino-Families, Young Adults, Elderly, Youth 22 16th Annual Art & Artists Celebration Metro- Franconia 1,000 White-Families October 27 Cambridge Area Community & Business Expo Metro - Cambridge 1,100 Multicultural -Small Biz 21-22, 2012 Healthy Life Expo (Fall) Metro- Minneapolis 5,000 Multicultural-Young Adults, Active Individuals 7,2012 Twin Cities Marathon Metro- St. Paul 7,000 Multicultural Young Adults, Active individuals 19-20 Harvest Moon Festival Metro- Farmington 10,000 White-Families November 8-1, 2012 Autumn Festival – Arts and Crafts Fair Metro -Shakopee 3,200 White -Families, Women 16-18, 2012 Midwest Home Show Metro-Minneapolis 10,000 Multicultural-Small Business owners 23, 24 and 25, 2012 Hmong New Year Metro-St. Paul 10,000 Hmong -Young, Elderly, Active Individuals 17-Dec 23, 2012 Target Holidazzle Metro-Minneapolis 50,000 Multicultural- Families, Children December Nov 17-23 Dec, 2012 Target Holidazzle Metro -Minneapolis 50,000 Multicultural -Families, Children 29 Kwanzaa Family Day Metro-St. Paul 5,000 African American, West African-Families, Children Page 4 of 9 Northeastern Area Month/Day(s) Event Region/City Attendance Demographic Group (s) January 12 Voyageurs Classic Sled Dog Race Northeast-Grand Rapids 2,000 White-Families, Male Adults 17-20 International Falls Icebox Days Northeast-International Falls 1,000 White-Families, Young Adults February First Two Weeks Ely Winter Festival Northeast - Ely 5,000 White -American Indian-Families Second Weekend Two Harbors Winter Frolic Northeast- Two Harbors White-American Indian Families 25-26 Lake Superior Family Fun Fest Northeast- Duluth 5,000 White-American Indian Families 15-19 Duluth RV and Sport Show Northeast- Duluth White-Active individuals, Adult men March 2 Duluth Women's Expo Northeast - Duluth 5,000 White -Women April 13-15 Arrowhead Home and Builders Show Northeast - Duluth White -Small Biz, Individuals, Construction 28 Living Well Expo Northeast- Duluth Multicultural-Health Conscious May 24-27 Dylan Days Northeast-Hibbing 7,000 White-Families 26 & 27 North Central Minnesota Farm & Antique Northeast-Grand Rapids 8,000 White-American Indian, Families Association's Swap Meet & Consignment Auction Third Weekend Grandma’s Marathon Northeast- Duluth 7,000 Multicultural-Young Adults, Active Individuals Third Weekend Water Ski Days Festival Northeast- Lake City 20,000 Multicultural-Families Last Weekend Park Point Art Fair Northeast- Duluth 10,000 Multicultural-Young Adults July 5-6 Pine City Freedom Fest Northeast - Pine City 3,000 White -Families 12-14 Veteran’s Powwow Northeast- Fond du Lac Band of 1,500 American Indian, Families Lake Superior Chippewa 14 7th Annual Bayfront Reggae & World Music Festival Northeast- Duluth 4,500 Multicultural -Families 27-29 Blueberry Art Festival Northeast- Ely 30,000 White-Families August 2-4 Mash-Ka-Wisen 35th Annual Powwow Northeast- Fond du Lac Band of 5,000 American-Indian, Families Lake Superior Chippewa 10-12 Bayport Blues Festival Northeast- Duluth 20,000 Multicultural-Young Adults 31-September 2 McGregor Wild Rice Days Northeast- McGregor Multicultural-Families September 1-2 26th Annual Duluth-Superior Pride Northeast- Duluth 4,500 Young Adults, Uninsured Partners 9 Lone Eagle Auto Club Car Show & Swap Meet Northeast- Little Falls 100,000 Adult men, Families 21-22 OktoberFest Duluth Northeast- Duluth Young Adults October Page 5 of 9 4-6 Minnesota Charms Quilt Show Northeast-Carlton 5,000 White-American Indian-Small business owners, Women 19 - 21, 2012 Moose Madness Family Festival Northeast-Grand Marais 2,000 White-American Indian- Families November 23 & 24 International Falls Christmas Parade Northeast-In’t Falls 1,500-2,500 White-Families December 1 Weihnachtsfest Winter Lighting Festival Northeast-Biwabik 1,000-2,000 White-Families Northwestern Area - continued Month/Day(s) Event Region/City Attendance Demographic Group (s) January 12 Fitness for Life Expo Northwest-Bemidji 8,000 White-Families 18-27 Polar Daze Winter Festival 5K Polar Northwest-Bemidji 5,000 White-Multicultural, Families Challenge Run/Walk February 9, 2012 Ice Buster Daze Fishing Derby /Radar Run Northwest-Crookston 3,500 White-Families 8-17 Detroit Lakes Polar Fest Northwest- Detroit Lakes 2,000 White-Families, Young Adults First Weekend 30th Buena Vista Logging Days Northwest- Bemidji 1,500 White-Families March 10-11, 2012 23rd Annual Headwaters Builders Show Northwest-Bemidji 4,000 White-Small Business owners, Men 27 Red Lake Falls Ag Day Northwest- Red Lake Falls White-Farmers, Small Business owners, Men 24 Spring Fling Craft Show & Bazaar Northwest- Thief River Falls April 24-25 NorthCountry Expo Northwest - Roseau 1,700 White -Farmers, Families May 4 30K Run/Walk/Ride Around Woman Lake Northwest-Longville 1,000 White-Families 24-28 Awake the Lakes Memorial Day Festival Northwest-Alexandria 10,000 White-Multicultural, Families 24-26 Memorial Day Traditional Powwow Northwest-Cass Lake 2,500-3,000 American Indian-Families June 11-17 Legacy Week Northwest- Bemidji White-Families 1-2 Street Faire at the Lakes Northwest- Detroit Lakes 5,000 White-American Indian, Families 21-23 Waa Wiye Gaa 9th Annual Powwow Northwest-S Lake 2,500-3,000 American Indian, Families July 5-7 4 th of July Traditional Powwow Northwest -Cass Lake 2,500 -3,000 American Indian, Families 8-9 Summer Fest Northwest- Fergus Falls White-Multicultural (Latino)-Families 10-15 Red River Valley Days Northwest- Moorhead 105,000 White-Multicultural (Latino)-Families