2026 Willmar Fests Schedule

9:00 am - Coffee with the Royalty at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society
Kiwanis Kids Day at Rice Park
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Kids Activities, Inflatables, games, and food while supplies last.
4:00 pm - 5:45 pm - LIVE Music
5:00 pm - Pie & Ice Cream Social at Rice Park
7:00 pm - Prairie Winds Summer Band Concert at Rice Park
- Terry Shaw
- Prairie Winds Summer Band at 7:30 pm

10:00 am - Royal story time at Miller Park
Willmar Fests Block Party -Main Stage at 4th & Becker Ave
5:00 pm - Food Trucks, Intuition Brewing Beer Garden, Various Vendors, Kids Activities & more! 
- Home Depot Kids Workshop from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- PWELC Climbing Wall from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- NinjaAnywhere from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Henna, face painting, and caricatures sponsored by Willmar Area Arts Council 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Kids Fun Run with Miles 4 Mentors at 5:30 pm
- Kids Pedal Tractor Pull at 6:00 pm at 5th and Becker
- The Unicycling Unicorn at 6:00 pm
- The Brothers Burn Mountain on the Block Party Stage at 6:30 pm

7:00 am - 1:00 pm - Willmar Fire Department Pancake Feed-Willmar Fire Station
8:00 am - Foot Lake 4 Walk/Run - On The Run MN
10:30 am - Grande Day Parade – Along 6th Street SW, 5th Street SW, and into Downtown
3:00 pm - Willmar Fests Ambassador Formal Farewell at Willmar Education and Arts Center

Willmar Fests Beach Party at Robbins Island Regional Park 
Food Trucks and the Willmar Conference Center/Green Mill Beer Garden
7:00 pm - The Little Crow Ski Show
8:30 pm - Beach Party Concert with Big Machine
10:00 pm - Q102 & Lakeland Media’s “Works Over Water” Fireworks Show
More music after the Fireworks with Big Machine

Rain Backup for the Little Crow Ski and Works over Water
Schedule subject to change – check willmarfests.com for the latest