The carnival is coming to town! My family always gets excited when the carnival trucks start rolling into town in June because it means that Albertville Friendly City Days is just around the corner. This year, Albertville’s annual festival is celebrating its 30th year and taking place June 7–11.
Friendly City Days is a great way to celebrate the start of summer. My husband frequently takes time off from work, and we create a mini-staycation around all of the family-friendly events the festival has to offer.
You can view the full event schedule here, but I’ve compiled a list below of the events that are especially suited to families with kids.
Schedule highlights for families with kids:
Ongoing Events
City-Wide Garage Sales
Wednesday–Saturday (more info)
Carnival Rides & Games
Thursday–Sunday (more info)
Friday
HealthSource Kids Day
Games, bounce house, face painting, crazy hair, food, and more!
10am–1pm at HealthSource (more info)
REMAX Tethered Balloon Rides
7pm Central Park baseball field (weather permitting)
Fireworks Display
10pm Central Park
Saturday
5K Race and 1K Kids Race
8:30am STMA Middle School West (more info)
Fire Department Open House
Fire trucks, Buster the Clown, canine demo, and more
9am Albertville Fire Station (more info)
Kids Parade
10am Fire Department parking lot
Classic Car Show
10am Lachman Avenue near STMA Hockey Arena
Toddler Town
Filled with toys, a diaper changing station, and Fair Hair
11am Central Park Lions Shelter
Root Beer Floats with the Albertville Royalty Candidates
11am Central Park Lions Shelter
Barta Kids Pedal Tractor Pull
11am Main Avenue
RC Car Demo Derby
1pm Main Avenue
Spaghetti Dinner served by Albertville Royalty
4:30–6:30pm St Albert Parish Center
Baseball Game – Albertville Villains vs. St. Michael Saints
7:30pm Central Park Baseball Field
Sunday
Carnival Wristband Day (more info)
Grande Day Parade
12:30pm Main Avenue
Albertville Royalty Coronation
3:30pm STMA High School Auditorium
>> Click here to view the full AFCD schedule
A note about food: In addition to the scheduled events and the food available at the carnival, the Girl Scouts, Youth Hockey, and the STMA Cheer Squad will be offering things to eat like pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks, and snacks.