Heritage Days is an annual fun-filled weekend planned so family and friends can celebrate and commemorate Starbuck’s long and historic heritage. This year, there are over 35 different activities planned for your enjoyment. *** NEW this year will be the NINJA ANYWHERE Course! It will be down at the Starbuck Lakeshore Park from 12:00-4:00 pm on July 5, 2025. $10 for 30 minutes or $20 for all day pass.
THURSDAY, JULY 3RD
• 10 am - 1st Find the Medallion Clue at the Depot & Chamber
• 4-7 pm - Family Fun Night games in the Mercantile building (Depot), sponsored by There’s No Place Like Home
• 4:30 pm - Thursday Night on the Town meal and Farmer’sMarket at the Depot. Meal is free-will donation.
• 6 pm - Animal Pull Tab Races at Water’s Edge, sponsored by the Starbuck Fire Dept. Auxiliary
• 6:30 pm - Packet Bingo at the VFW
• 8 pm - Midnight - VERGE at Water’s Edge, $10 cover
FRIDAY, JULY 4TH
• All Day - Business Crazy Days
• 9-9:45 am - Kids Fun Run in the Park, sponsored by Stevens Community Medical Center/Starbuck Clinic. $10 Registration. Register at the Water’s Edge Parking Lot. 0.5 or 1 mile run.
• 10 am - Starbuck Police Dept. Bike Rodeo at Depot. Registration begins at 9:30 am.
• 10 am - 2nd Find the Medallion Clue at the Depot & Chamber
• 4:30-7 pm - Starbuck Fire Dept. Pork Feed at the Fire Hall. Free-will donation.
• 5 pm - Little Miss Minnewaska Coronation and Dessert Sale at the Community Center
• 5:30 pm - Youth Golf Tournament, ages 5 – 12 at the Minnewaska Golf Course
• 7-9 pm - Bar Bingo at Starbuck VFW with Food Specials
• 8:30 pm - Midnight - Starbuck Fire Department Street Dance featuring 32 Below behind the Fire Hall, $15 at the gate
SATURDAY, JULY 5TH
• All Day - Business Crazy Days
• 6:30 am - 58th Annual/3rd Annual “The Open” Golf Invite– 18 Hole Mixed Scramble – Minnewaska Golf Club. Open to Starbuck, Glenwood and Villard residents. More info atstarbuckmn.org
• 7 am - 12 pm - Fly in – Drive in – Walk in Pancake Breakfast at the Airport. Airplane rides available from Alex Aviation
• 7:30-8:15 am - Registration for Heritage Days 5K Color Run at the Swimming Beach Shelter, $20 Registration fee
• 8:30 am - 5K Color Run/Walk begins
• 9 am - 3 pm - Craft Fair by Blok’s Barber Shop
• 9 am - 1 pm - MCHS Aux. Bake Sale and Thrift Sale at Minnewaska Lutheran Home Commons. Serving Taco in a Bag and BBQ’s - Quilt Raffle Drawing at 1:00 pm
• 10 am - 3rd Final Clue posted at Depot & Chamber
• 10 am - Food Truck alley opens – NEW location along East 4th Street, south of the Depot by Precision Auto
• 10 am - Flea Market in parking lot behind the Chamber office
• 10 am - Kids Pedal Pull Competition at the Depot, sponsored by Eagle Bank
• 10 am - 12 pm - Kindness Rock coloring at Peddler Dan’s and Cupcake decorating across from Nutcracker Cafe
• 10 am - 2 pm - Inflatables for Kids at the Depot
• 10 am - 2 pm - Prairie Woods Rock Climbing Wall at theDepot, sponsored by Precision Auto Body
• 10 am - 2 pm - Clueless the Clown Balloon Twisting & Friendship Bracelets at the Depot, sponsored by the Starbuck Fire Dept. Auxiliary
• 10 am - 2 pm - Jeanne Mix Temporary Tattoos at the Depot, sponsored by Minnewaska Liquor
• 10 am - 2 pm - Depot, Caboose, and Museum Open House, food and Lefse available
• 11 am - Shine and Show Car Show on West 5th Street. Hosted by The Tavern & Franny. Info at 320-805-0087.
• 12-4 pm - Ninja Anywhere Course at Depot Lane, $20 for all day or $10 for 30 mins
• 2:30 pm - Miss Minnewaska Visiting Royalty Queen’s Tea at the Starbuck Community Center
• 5 pm - GRANDE DAY PARADE, Grand Marshal Lorie & Paul Billehus
• 5:30 pm - Meat Raffle at the Starbuck VFW
• 6 pm - Following the parade-Music by Minnewaska Drumline at Starbuck Lakeshore Bandshell
• 6:30 pm - Following the parade-20th Annual Miss Minnewaska Coronation at Lakeshore Park Bandshell
• 8 pm - Midnight - Canyon Cowboys at Water’s Edge, $5 cover
• 10 pm - FIREWORKS out from the beach on Lake Minnewaska, sponsored by the Brang Foundation, Starbuck Fire Dept. and Aux., Starbuck Veterans Auxiliary, and the SACC
SUNDAY, JULY 6TH
• 9 am - Coffee prior to Community Church Service at Lakeshore Park, sponsored by Fron Lutheran Church
• 10 am - Community Church Service at Starbuck Lakeshore Park
• 4-7 pm - Music by Custom Made on the Water’s Edge patio .
*All events are subject to change
