2025 Willmar Fests is taking place June 18-22

2025 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18
9:00 am – Coffee with the Candidates
Kiwanis Kids Day at Rice Park
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Kids Activities, Inflatables, games, and food while supplies last.
5:00 pm – LIVE Music with Libby & Todd
6:00 pm – Pie & Ice Cream Social at Rice Park, sponsored by Mills Automotive Group
6:00 pm – Willmar Fests Junior Coronation
7:00 pm – Prairie Winds Summer Band Concert at Rice Park
– West Central Connection Chorus at 7:00 pm
– Prairie Winds Summer Band at 7:30 pm

THURSDAY, JUNE 19
10:00 am – Royal Story Time at Miller Park
Willmar Fests Block Party – Kickoff at 5th & Becker Ave
5:00 pm – Food Trucks, Various Vendors, Kids Activities and More
– Meet the Willmar Fests Queen Candidates
– Home Depot Kids Workshop
– PWELC Climbing Wall from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
– NinjaAnywhere from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
– Kids Fun Run with Miles 4 Mentors at 5:30 pm
– Dred i Dread on the Block Party Stage at 6:00 pm

FRIDAY, JUNE 20
7:30 am – Willmar Fests Chamber Connection at Heritage Bank
1:00 pm – Appreciation Day Dance at the Willmar Community Center
6:35 pm – Willmar Stingers Baseball Baker Field at Bill Taunton Stadium

SATURDAY, JUNE 21
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 – Downtown
12:00 pm – Kandiyohi County Rescue Squad Car Show at Robbins Island
3:00 pm – Willmar Fests Ambassador Coronation at Willmar Education and Arts Center
Willmar Fests Beach Party at Robbins Island Regional Park
Food Trucks and the Willmar Rotary Club Beer Garden
7:00 pm – The Little Crow Ski Show
8:30 pm – Beach Party Concert with the White Keys
10:00 pm – Q102 Lakeland Broadcasting’s “Works Over Water” Fireworks Show
More music after the Fireworks with the White Keys

SUNDAY, JUNE 22
Willmar Firefighters Association Water Ball Fight
11:00 am Registration
12:00 pm Water Ball Fights at Robbins Island
RAIN Backup Plan – 7:30 pm “The Little Crow Ski Show”-Robbins Island
RAIN Backup Plan – 10:00 pm “Works Over Water” Fireworks Show-Foot Lake

Schedule subject to change – check willmarfests.com for the latest

Registration is open for the 2025 Willmar Fests Grande Day Parade
The Willmar Fests Grande Day Parade is Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM.
Check in and line up begin at 9:00 AM.
*Registration is not complete until entry fee is paid.
Entry Fee: $100 for Business/Political and FREE for NonProfit/NonCommercial
Payable to:
Willmar Fests
PO Box 45
Willmar MN 56201

Registration closes on June 6, 2025

This annual festival promotes Willmar Area Attractions, pride in the community and the quality of life through family participation featuring events for citizens of all ages. The purpose of Willmar Fests is to encourage the imagination, talents, interests and creativity of the residents of the Willmar Area. Willmar Fests is the combination of four Festivals rolled into one big summer city wide celebration; International Fest which honors Willmar’s sister city of Frameries, Belgium, Aqua Fest featuring water events, Frameries Fest which is a Fine Arts Celebration and Kaffee Fests honoring the coffee tradition of Willmar’s Scandinavian roots.