May
Every Friday: GoKart Racing , 7 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds; 320-491-9249
Every Saturday: WISSOTA Car Racing , 6:30 p.m., Viking Speedway; 320-762-1559
Every Sunday: Vikingland Corvette Club’s Sunday cruise and dinner , 4:30 p.m., Alexandria Clinic parking lot
1: Theatre L’Homme Dieu Run for the Roses Kentucky Derby Party, Carlos Creek Winery
1: Viking Seafaring Vessel Display, Runestone Museum
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1: On Golden Pond, Andria Theatre
2: On Golden Pond, Andria Theatre
6: History At Home: Gar Wood
13: History At Home: Phil Noonan
20: History At Home: A Biography of a One Room Schoolhouse
23: Immortal Words, Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
26: Alexandria Technical & Community College Foundation – Scramble for Scholarships Golf Tournament
27: Schjei Country Concert, Courthouse Lawn, Alexandria
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28-30: Ole Oppe Fest, downtown Alexandria, alexjaycees.com
30: Awake the Grapes 10K/5K/0K Run, Carlos Creek Winery
31: Blue Star Museum Program begins
June
Every Friday: GoKart Racing , 7 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds; 320-491-9249
Every Saturday: WISSOTA Car Racing , 6:30 p.m., Viking Speedway; 320-762-1559
Every Sunday: Vikingland Corvette Club’s Sunday cruise and dinne r, 4:30 p.m., Alexandria Clinic parking lot
3: Livewire Concert, Courthouse Lawn
10: Nathan’s Old-Time Band, Courthouse Lawn
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11-13: History Live, tentative, Runestone Museum
16: Habitat Hardhat Luncheon, Knute Nelson Memorial Park
16: Happy Hour, Knute Nelson Memorial Park
16-19: Grease, Andria Theatre
17: Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboys Concert, Courthouse Lawn
18-20: Art DeTour, multiple artists and locations, alexart.org
18-20: Runestone Days, Kensington
23-26: Grease, Andria Theatre
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24: Country Roads Concert, Courthouse Lawn
27: Vikingland Band Festival, tentative, marching.com/events/vbf
TBD: Music in the Gardens
July
Every Friday: GoKart Racing , 7 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds; 320-491-9249
Every Saturday: WISSOTA Car Racing , 6:30 p.m., Viking Speedway; 320-762-1559
Every Sunday: Vikingland Corvette Club’s Sunday cruise and dinner , 4:30 p.m., Alexandria Clinic parking lot
1: Blue English Concert, Courthouse Lawn
4: Special July 4 Concert, Douglas County Courthouse Lawn
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4: Evansville Red White & Boom Days, tentative
4: StarStorm, Arrowwood
8: Bob & The BeachCombers Concert, Courthouse Lawn
9-10: Legacy of the Lakes Museum Classic Boat Show
15: Stone Road Concert, Courthouse Lawn
20: Ice Age Exhibit opening, Runestone Museum
22: Rockin’ Hollywoods Concert, Courthouse Lawn
23-25: Waterama, Glenwood
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24-25: Rose City Threshing & Heritage Festival, rosecitythreshing.org
28-31: Aladdin JR, Andria Theatre
29:. Blonde and the Bohunk Concert, Courthouse Lawn
TBD: Miltona Tornado Days
TBD: Music in the Gardens, legacyofthelakes.org
August
Every Friday: GoKart Racing , 7 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds; 320-491-9249
Every Saturday: WISSOTA Car Racing , 6:30 p.m., Viking Speedway; 320-762-1559
Every Sunday: Vikingland Corvette Club’s Sunday cruise and dinner , 4:30 p.m., Alexandria Clinic parking lot
1-7: 100th annual Resorters Golf Tournament
4-7: Aladdin JR, Andria Theatre
5: 70s Magic Sunshine Band Concert, Courthouse Lawn
5: History At Home: Theresa Hicks
6: Ring of Fire Bull Ride, Parkers Prairie
6-8: Fall Festival, Parkers Prairie
11: Annual Steak Fry, Runestone Museum, runestonemuseum.org
12: 57 Chevy Reunion Band Concert, Courthouse Lawn
17-21: Douglas County Fair
19: A Woman's Place: Women on the Frontier
19: Cimarron Concert, Courthouse Lawn
26: History At Home: Female Racers
26: Red Letter Band Concert, Courthouse Lawn
28: Walk to End Alzheimer’s, YMCA
TBD: Alexandria Festival of the Lakes, alexfest.org
TBD: Garfield Days, Forada Days, Brandon SummerFest
TBD: Music in the Gardens
September
Every Sunday: Vikingland Corvette Club’s Sunday cruise and dinner , 4:30 p.m., Alexandria Clinic parking lot
2: Robby Vee Concert, Courthouse Lawn
17-19: Grape Stomp, Carlos Creek Winery
18: Museum Day
25: Matt Kjelland Memorial Run/Walk, Alexandria City Park
TBD: Central Lakes Concert Association
October
23: Oktoberfest, Carlos Creek Winery
31: Fall Fest in the Fort, tentative, Runestone Museum
31: Trick or Treat, downtown
TBD: Central Lakes Concert Association
November
4-6: Alexandria Area Holiday Arts & Crafters Tour
26: Christmas in the Fort
TBD: Central Lakes Concert Association
December
7: Donation Day at the Museum
17: Christmas Bake Sale, Runestone Museum
Ongoing Events
Blizzard Hockey : September-March, Runestone Community Center
Photography Workshops : First Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., Evansville Arts Center
Red Willow Arts Coalition Summer Concert Series : Thursdays, May 27-Sept. 2, 7 p.m., Douglas County Courthouse lawn, Alexandria
Open Mic Nights: Third Thursday of each month, 7 to 9 p.m., March-December, Evansville Arts Center
First Friday Concerts : First Friday of each month, March-Dec., 7 to 9 p.m., Evansville Arts Center
Live music : Year round: Saturdays, 2 p.m. ; Memorial Day-Labor Day: Sundays, 1 p.m. ; Carlos Creek Winery, Alexandria, 320-846-5443
Alexandria Farmers Market: Saturdays, May 9-Oct. 31, 9 a.m. to noon. ; Thursdays, June 25-Oct. 29, 3 to 6 p.m. ; Tuesdays, June 30-Oct. ; 27, 9 a.m. to noon ; Big Ole Central Park, Alexandria
Holmes City Farmers Market and Community Breakfast: Saturdays, May 16-Oct. 17, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Breakfast through 10:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot, Holmes City
CHECK OUT THESE WEBSITES FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MANY OF THE GREAT EVENTS GOING ON AROUND ALEXANDRIA:
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