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.
Here are FYCC’s summer dates for Reading in the Park, Zoomobile, “Touch a Truck” and more!
Click here to download a printable version (PDF)
I’ll be posting a full summer calendar of events like these soon, so please check back in or follow on Facebook.
Click here to download a printable version (PDF)
This Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., the City of Albertville invites you and your family out for the evening to explore the local parks.
While you visit your favorite park—or maybe even check out a new one!—you’ll be able to enjoy free food from local businesses, visit with community organizations, meet your neighbors and elected officials, and see vehicles from the Fire Department and Public Works. In addition, Albertville Royalty and the seniors candidates will be paying a visit to each location.
These are the parks participating in the event and who you can expect to see there:
Four Seasons Park – 11830 51st Street NE (map)
– Foxtailers, hot dogs, Public Works equipment
Linwood Park – 11260 West Laketowne Drive NE (map)
– Albertville Lions, hot dogs, Public Works equipment
Oakside Park – 10820 Kantar Court NE (map)
– El Bamba, HealthSource, Public Works equipment
Villas Park – 10365 Kali Avenue NE (map)
– Emma’s, Public Works equipment
Westwind Park – 10687 Kalland Drive NW (map)
– Subway, Public Works equipment
Winter Park – 10381 64th Street NE (map)
– Andy’s Hometowne Pizza, Albertville Fire Department
For a description of ALL of Albertville’s parks, check out this list. >> Albertville Parks
(Please note that only the parks listed above are participating in Friday’s event)
Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend, and there are lots of opportunities in our area to spend some special time with your family or to simply treat yourself. I was surprised at the variety of events available, so make sure to read all the way through and find the one that’s right for you!
Scroll past the events section to see restaurants that are offering brunch or other special meals.
Please leave a comment if you know of anything I missed!
Events & Activities
Mother’s Day Weekend at Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River
Saturday & Sunday 10–5 | Moms admitted free with paid child admission | http://www.mnhs.org/kelleyfarm/activities/calendar/2495
Peabody Players Mother’s Day Comedy Show at St. Michael Cinema
Saturday 8–10pm | http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2914547 or https://www.facebook.com/events/1716153938676968
“Mom’s The Best” Open Skating at Rogers Ice Arena
Sunday 4pm | Moms and kids skate free | https://www.facebook.com/events/436796889989094
I’m sure you’ll back me up when I say this, but the weather this weekend was absolutely fantastic! And what better way to enjoy the sunshine than going for a walk and getting to know our neighbors at the Open Streets event in St. Michael?
The goal of Open Streets is to give residents the opportunity to explore their neighborhood and local businesses while at the same time encouraging active transportation and healthy living. The stretch of road in front of City Hall was shut down for much of the day, and the street was lined with booth after booth sponsored by vendors and community organizations.
Some of the highlights of the event were free bike tune-ups, lunch provided by the St. Michael Lions, and lots of giveaways. For kids, there were games, bounce houses, face painting, balloon animals, and tours of a fire engine.
My daughter and I arrived just in time to see the bike parade go by. And while the “parade” itself was not something to make a special trip out for as a spectator, the kids looked like they were having a blast riding their bikes up and down the road to cheers from the crowd.
We appreciated seeing so many friendly faces at the booths and getting to know all of the various people who serve within our community. A highlight for my daughter was spinning all of the prize wheels and picking up lots of candy and swag along the way. 😉
The Open Streets event takes place twice each year—in St. Michael in the spring and in Albertville in the fall—and we are already looking forward to paying a visit to the Albertville street fair this fall!
Did you make it to Open Streets this weekend? What was your favorite part? (leave a comment)
More photos from the event are available at the Open Streets STMA Facebook page.ave