2025 Stars & Stripes Days

July 3-4, 2025

Thursday, July 3, 2025 

5PM // Food Vendors (South Trailside Park)

5PM // Bean Bag Toss Tournament Registration (South Trailside Park)
$20 per team, 2 players per team. Youth Bracket 8-14 years old. Adult Bracket 15+ years old. Cash prizes for 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place in each bracket! Rules are TBD.

5PM // Kid’s Activities (South Trailside Park)
Bungee Trampoline, Bounce House, & Kids Climb

6PM // Bean Bag Toss Tournament (South Trailside Park)
Scoring- Each team is responsible for keeping track of their own score (honor system). First team to 21 advances (must win by 2 points, first team must be given the opportunity to finish playing, single elimination). Cornhole bags in-the-hole and bags in-the-count pitched by opponents during an inning (in singles play) or half of an inning (in doubles play) cancel each other out. Only non-canceled bags are counted in the score for the inning. Cornhole Bags In-The-Count: Bags in-the-count cancel each other. A bag in-the-count of one contestant shall cancel a bags in-the-count of the opponent and those bags shall not score any points. Any non-cancelled bags in-the-count score 1 point each. Bag must fully be on the board in order to count as a point (unless bag has gone “in-the-hole”). Players may knock opponent’s bags off the board (either on purpose or by accident). Championship- Teams playing for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place will be playing for cash prizes!

7:00-7:30 PM // Sign up for Loon Calling Contest (South Trailside Park near band)
Test your loon calling skills in the Loon Calling Contest. Age groups include: 12 & under and 13 & Older. Prizes and bragging rights will be awarded to 1st place in both age groups!

7:30 PM // Loon Calling Contest

8:00 PM // LIVE Music SAWYER’S DREAM   Follow the Dream: www.sawyersdream.com

Band will start immediately following the Loon Calling Contest between 8:00-8:15PM.

DUSK // Fireworks by North Star Fireworks (Pequot Lakes High School)

Friday, July 4, 2025

7AM – 11AM // Pancake Breakfast (Pequot Lakes Fire Hall on Main Street)

9AM – 2PM // Craft Fair & Food Vendors (South Trailside Park)
Get a yummy bite to eat: fresh squeezed lemonade, mini donuts, french fries, cheese curds, corn dogs, kettle corn, cotton candy and more!

9AM // Kid’s Activities (South Trailside Park)
Bungee Trampoline, Bounce House & Kids Climb, Water Wars.

9:30 AM // Kiddie Parade – (Band Shelter, North Trailside Park)

10AM – 11:30 AM // Parade Line Up (Pequot Lakes Middle School Parking Lot)

10AM // Ice Cream Eating Contest (Band Shelter, North Trailside Park)

11AM – 4PM // Beer Garden (Pequot Lakes American Legion Post #49)

12PM // Stars and Stripes Day Parade 
Parade begins at west side of the Pequot Lakes School

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