Celebrate Independence Day in Forest Lake
Join the City of Forest Lake for our annual 4th of July celebration! This year's tentative schedule is packed with carnival rides, bingo, live music, food, and more. Please note that events and times are subject to change.
2018 Schedule of Events
Tentative – Subject to Change
Friday, June 29
- Carnival: 5 pm – Midnight
- Bingo: 6 pm – 10 pm
- Food: 11 am – 11 pm
- Entertainment: 9 pm – close “DJ Bugsy”
Saturday, June 30
- Carnival: 5 pm – Midnight
- Bingo: 6 pm – 10 pm
- Food: 11 am – 11 pm
- Music (@American Legion): 9 pm – close “DJ Jessie”
Sunday, July 1
- Carnival Wristbands 1-5: 1 pm – 10 pm
- Bingo: 2 pm – 10 pm
- Baseball Game – Schumacher Field: Adults $5, Children 16 and under free, 1:00 pm
- Food: 11 am – 11 pm
Monday, July 2
- Carnival Wristbands 1-5 and 6-10: 1 pm – 10 pm
- Bingo: no bingo
- Food: 11 am – 11 pm
Tuesday, July 3
- Carnival: 1 pm – Midnight
- Bingo: 6 pm – 10 pm
- Food: 11 am – 11 pm
- Music (@American Legion): 9 pm – Close “Rockin Roger”
- Music (@American Legion): 9 pm – Close “Reinna Starr”
- Music (@American Legion): 9 pm – Close “Six to Midnight”
Wednesday, July 4
- Parade Line Up: 9 am – 10 am
- Reading of the Declaration of Independence at Lakeside Memorial Park: 9-10 am
- 4th of July Parade: 10 am – Noon
- Carnival: 10 am – 11 pm
- Bingo: 2 pm – 7 pm
- Food: 11 am – 11 pm
- Music (@Lakeside Memorial Park): 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm “St. Croix Crossings”
- Music (@Lakeside Memorial Park): 8 pm – 10 pm “Charlie O”
- Music (@American Legion): 6 pm – 10 pm “Retro Rockers”
- Music (@American Legion): 9 pm – close “Reinna Starr”
- Fireworks: 10 pm
Note: No vehicles, structures, chairs, blankets, or tarps are allowed along the parade route until sunrise on July 4.
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1408 Lake Street South
Forest Lake, MN 55025
Phone: 651-464-3550
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