Join us for Fall Fest 2023 in Lake City – Fall Fun all October long!

Lake City is brimming with a full spectrum of colors and activities during the 5 Weeks of fall festivities including Johnny Appleseed Days, Touch-a-Truck, a Beer and Cider Fest, Kiddie Parades, Haunted Forest Trails, and more!

ACTIVITIES

JOHNNY APPLESEED DAYS

BEER AND CIDER FEST

TOUCH-A-TRUCK

ROTARY WINE & SPIRITS TASTING

HAUNTED HOK SI LA

PATTON PARK & OHUTA PARK FUN ZONE

Johnny Appleseed Days

Lake City’s premier autumn event occurs the first weekend in October. This 2 day hootenanny is family friendly and super fun. Celebrate the apple harvest and our creative community with us at Johnny Appleseed Days!

This year’s event will happen in downtown Lake City as we close off Washington Street for: 2 Days of Live Music, dozens of artists, crafters, and other vendors, bean bag tournament, food trucks, beverages, kids activities, Petting Zoo, Fresh Market Pie Eating Contest, and other family friendly fun!

Johnny Appleseed Beer and Cider Fest

September 30th 1-4pm (Downtown)

Celebrate the autumn harvest with us at our inaugural Beer and Cider Fest!

Dozens of ciders and breweries will be on hand at Johnny Appleseed Days to sample their delicious elixirs.

Enjoy a full line up of incredible live music, scores of arts and craft vendors, numerous food trucks, and the most beautiful vistas in southern Minnesota, all whilst sipping on a variety of the regions best brews and ciders. 

Touch-a-Truck

October 7th 11am-2pm, (Patton Park)

Touch A Truck is back!

Join us for loads of activities for kids of all ages!

Ambulances, firetrucks, busses, oh my! Remember when the big rigs conjured up all sorts of big feelings? Relive those with your family in Lake City, when kids (of all ages) can experience what its like to sit in the cab of a big truck.

Grab lunch from Huettl’s  Food Truck

Activities and Games sponsored by ECFE! 

Rotary Wine & Spirits Tasting

October 20th 6:30-9pm

(vending from 6:30-8:30) (Port 104)

Enjoy hors d’oeuvres from many of our wonderful local south shore restaurants while enjoying some live music!

– Sip on some of the best adult beverages available in the area. 

– Participate in a Silent Auction, Raffle, and Wall of Spirits, supporting Rotary’s Student Exchange Program! Learn more here

Haunted Hok Si La

October 28th 6-9pm (Hok Si La)

Have you watched all the Friday the 13th movies? Do the woods at night kind of freak you out, but you kinda like it? Well, the ghosts of an old, broken-down, and haunted carnival and circus have been discovered on the outskirts of Lake City! Come join us for a tour, if you dare. Don’t miss this one day haunted trail in Lake City’s beautifully spooktacular Hok Si La Park from 6-9pm!

*Not sure if it’s quite right for your littlest ones? Don’t worry, come down to  for some milder daylight fun on 10/29 from 12-3. 

Patton Park and Ohuta Park Fun Zone

September 24th – November 3 (Patton Park and Ohuta Park)

Bring your kids (or your inner child) to Lake City parks all month long to play homemade yard games, take selfies with scarecrows, and experience one of Lake City’s most beautiful leafy parks and play by Lake Pepin.

Stop down to Patton Park on opening day (9/24 at 11am), for a kiddie parade and Jr. Royalty Coronation to kick off the whole month of events! 

Witches Bunco: October 15th 1-4pm, (Port 104)

Do you feel lucky? Well do you? Put on your pointy hap and stop down to Port 104 and take part in a most bewitching game of chance… Bunco!

Here comes the feel-good part… You support local causes by playing!

Fall Fest Fundraiser Lunch and Silent Auction: October 21st 11am-1pm (VFW)

Ok, by now you’re in love with fall and everything Fall Fest and you want to support future efforts to bring more new and exciting programming to Lake City year after year. So, join us for this fundraiser at our local VFW and have fun while assisting this great community event!

Hok-Si-La Haunt: October 29th 12pm-3pm (Hok-Si-La Park)

Come and join us for our 3rd annual Halloween Party! This free event is great for kids of all ages.  Enjoy games, crafts, music, food, a spooky graveyard, and more! Come in or out of costume.

Date: September 24 - November 4, 2023

Location: Various locations in Lake City, MN

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