Event Schedule: Minnetonka Summer Festival and Burwell House Ice Cream Social

Schedule

Please note: This schedule is subject to change. For weather information, call 952.939.TELL (8355). In event of inclement weather, this hotline will provide information about the status of live performances and the fireworks display. Should the fireworks be cancelled, the make-up date is the Fire Department and City Open House Tuesday, October 8. Also, follow the city on Twitter (@MinnetonkaMN) for information or alerts about the Ice Cream Social and Summer Festival.

Sporting events 

8K (5 Mile) Race:
7:30 a.m., $20 ($25 Race Day)
Call 952.939.8203 to register by phone or online through Destination Recreation or www.active.com for the 8K. Race day registration is available beginning at 6:30 a.m. The race begins and ends in front of the Minnetonka Ice Arena on the Civic Center Campus. The 8K race is run on a certified course in a scenic wooded area with rolling hills and is police patrolled. Two water stations are provided.

Tot Trot (Ages 2–8) 
4 p.m., free
This free event for boys and girls ages 2 through 8 takes place in the Minnetonka Ice Arena parking lot and is approximately ½–2 blocks long (distance dependent upon age). No registration is required, but please check in at the Summer Festival Information Tent. All participants will receive a race number at the start line and a medal at the finish line. 

Civic Center

All activities are free, excluding food. Restrooms are available in Ice Arena A and B, Police Department, City Hall, Community Center, and on the Summer Festival grounds (14600 Minnetonka Boulevard in Minnetonka).
4–5 p.m.

• Fire Department Open House

4–7 p.m.

• Minnetonka Police display

4–7:30 p.m.

• Caricaturists: Have your likeness created by professional artists—free to kids of all ages!

4–8 p.m.

• Petting Zoo: Come and pet your favorite farm animals
• Pony Rides: Cowboys and cowgirls, come ride your favorite pony!

4–9 p.m.

• Recreation Services Tent: Face painting, kids’ arts & crafts.
• Inflatables: Bungy Trampoline, Animal Kingdom, Kraken Ship, Adrenaline Rush and Circus City
• Vertical climbing wall
• Sports challenge
• Water wars
• Train rides
• Wacky hairdos

4–10 p.m.

• Food & Fun: A variety of food and beverages available to purchase.

5:30 p.m.

• Police K-9 demonstration

5:30–7:30 p.m.

• Try out the fire extinguisher simulator
• Free ice skating and skate rental (Minnetonka Ice Arena)

8–10 p.m.

• Special sale of neon glo sticks and necklaces!

10 p.m.

• Fireworks! The grand finale—a spectacular finish to a great day!

Main Stage

5:45—6:30 p.m.

• The Okee Dokee Brothers : Grammy Award-winning children’s band

6:50—7 p.m.

• Announcements by Minnetonka Council Member Brad Wiersum

7—10:45 p.m.

• Featured show: Synergy, featuring classic, swing, Mo-town, 70’s and 80’s disco and today’s chart toppers.

Community Center Activities

4:30–7:30 p.m.
• Performances by the Music Association of Minnetonka
4:30 p.m.
• Choral Reflections & Symphony Chorus
5:30 p.m.
• Concert Choir & Chamber Choir
6:30 p.m.
• Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra

Burwell House Ice Cream Social

Before the Minnetonka Summer Festival begins, check out the ice cream social at Burwell House (13209 McGinty Rd East in Minnetonka). A schedule of this action-packed day’s activities follows. 

Schedule

Please note: this schedule is subject to change. For weather information, call 952.939.TELL (8355). In the event of inclement weather, this hotline will provide information about the status of live performances and the fireworks display.

10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Arts and Crafts Market
Browse and buy the work of local artists and crafters, including woodwork, handwork, stained glass textiles, birdhouses, jewelry and more.

10:30 a.m.
Mini-parade
Decorate your bikes, wear costumes, make your own music—anything goes! Meet at the old town hall (on the grounds of The Mills Church, across Minnetonka Boulevard from the Burwell House, 13215 Minnetonka Drive) and follow Minnetonka’s first fire engine to the Burwell House. All participants receive a free treat.

11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

• Musical entertainment by the Medicine Show Band (11 a.m.–2 p.m.) and Hopkins Westwind Concert Band (2:30–3:30 p.m.)
• Explore the Burwell House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• Enjoy children’s activities including soap bubbles and lawn games
• See a display of antique hand-crank telephones and telegraph machines
• Try the Minnetonka Fire Department’s fire extinguisher simulator and inflatable slide (weather permitting)
• Walk the history maze
• Food available to purchase (Volunteers are always needed to scoop ice cream, call 952.939.8219 if you’d like to help.)
• Brats and hot dogs: 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Ice cream: 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Free parking is available at The Mills Church (13215 Minnetonka Drive—cross Minnetonka Boulevard at Baker Road and use the new pedestrian bridge to enter the Burwell property). Handicapped parking is at St. David’s Family Center (3395 Plymouth Road).Attendees are encouraged to bike to the Ice Cream Social events! Bike racks will be available for bicyclists to secure their bikes at the Civic Center and Burwell House.