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Events This Month   

May
  • 1 - Thursday
  First Thursday Fun Fest
 

Street vendors selling a variety of items including

Birdhouses

Designer Purses

Flower Baskets

Jewelry

Essential Oils

Used Books

Photography

Pottery

 ...and more.

Also Children's Booth, Clowns, Chair massages, $7 Haircuts* *(all proceeds from haircuts will go to the 3-Day Cancer Walk), and Concessions. Live Music featuring "Frontline". Free popcorn.  Free water. Many other activities. Fun for the whole family.

Event located on Mill Street between 4th Street and Cannon River Winery

 

   
  • 4 - Sunday
  Sesquicentennial Statehood Wagon Train & Homesteader's Hoedown
 

Cannon Valley Fairgrounds~Cannon Falls

Celebrate Minnesota's Sesquicentennial and step back in time to experience what it was like to be an immigrant to Minnesota in 1858. You are invited to visit the circle of covered wagons and mingle with the participants in period dress. Also visit a small encampment of Civil War re-enactors.  Covered wagon encampment opens at 4:30 p.m.

 

4:30 - 7: 00 p.m. Meal sold by Cannon Falls Lions

 

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Live music featuring David Carpenter and Friends

No Charge for admission

   
  • 9 - Friday
 

Wine Tasting 101 - Cannon River Winery

 

Gain insight into the complexities of wine making and appreciation.

Cost:  $35/person (reservations required)

421 West Mill Street

507/263-7400

   
 

VFW Meat Raffle

 

VFW Post Home

218 North 4th Street , Downtown Cannon Falls

5:30 p.m.

   
  • 10 - Saturday
  "An Evening With Mark Twain" featuring Mike Bateson
 

Dinner and Show fundraiser for the Cannon Falls Library Foundation

Grandpa's Event Center

31846 65th Avenue

Social Time:  5:00 p.m. (cash bar available)

Dinner:  6:00 - 6:45 p.m.

Show:  7:00 p.m.

Tickets:  $25 Advance/$30 Door

   
  • 16 - Friday
 

VFW Meat Raffle

 

VFW Post Home

218 North 4th Street , Downtown Cannon Falls

5:30 p.m.

   
  • 17 - Saturday
  Girls Day Away - Cannon River Winery
 

Come and shop from beautiful boutique vendors

421 West Mill Street

507/263-7400

 

   
  • 18 - Sunday
 

Live Entertainment at the Cannon River Winery

 

Jazz/Piano by Joe Strachan from 3 - 5 p.m.

Free

421 West Mill Street

507/263-7400

   
  • 23 - Friday
 

VFW Meat Raffle

 

VFW Post Home

218 North 4th Street , Downtown Cannon Falls

5:30 p.m.

   
  • 24 - Saturday
   Wine Release Party at Cannon River Winery
 

11 a.m. - 5 p.m. ~ Demos from the Salad Girl and Thousand Hills Cattle Company

3 - 5 p.m. ~ Tim Brown

421 West Mill Street

507/263-7400

 

   
  • 26 - Monday
 

Memorial Day

 

7 - 9 a.m.  ~ All Veterans invited to attend breakfast served at Post Home (218 N 4th Street)

 

10:30 a.m. ~ Memorial Day Parade to cemetery

 

11: 00 a.m. ~ Memorial Day Community Service at the Cannon Falls Cemetery. Music by Cannon Falls High School Band. Speaker:  Stan Kowalksi, Sr. Vice Commander of the Minnesota VFW.

   
  • 30 - Friday
 

VFW Meat Raffle

 

VFW Post Home

218 North 4th Street , Downtown Cannon Falls

5:30 p.m.

   
June
  • 5 - Thursday
  First Thursday Fun Fest
 

Street vendors selling a variety of items including

Birdhouses

Designer Purses

Flower Baskets

Jewelry

Essential Oils

Stained Glass

Soaps

Photography

Pottery

 ...and more.

Also Children's Booth, Clowns, Chair massages, , and Concessions. Live Music featuring "Frontline". Free popcorn.  Many other activities. Fun for the whole family. Rain or

Event located on Mill Street between 4th Street and Cannon River Winery

 

   
  • 7 - Saturday
 

Downtown Cannon Falls Cruise-In

 

1976 & Older Classic and special interest vehicles

Music, food, business open houses, curbside rodding

5 - 10 p.m.

   
  • 12 - Thursday
  Great River Energy Bicycle Festival-Nature Valley Grand Prix
 

Professional Bike Race, Stunt Rider, Kid's Fun Race, Live music featuring "The Flyers",  Concessions and More.

Please check back for updated information

 

  • 14 - Saturday
  Annual Customer Appreciation Pancake Breakfast
 

Complimentary pancake breakfast served on Mill Street in Downtown Cannon Falls.

Serving from 9 - 11 a.m.

   
Looking Ahead
 
  • July 1 -4
  Cannon Valley Fair
 

 

Please check back for updated information

 

   

For more information on any of these events, please contact the Chamber at: 507-263-2289, or email us at: tourism@cannonfalls.org


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