Water Tower Festival 2026

SAVE THE DATES:  37th Annual Water Tower Festival (Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28, 2026)

Theme for 37th Annual Water Tower Festival in 2026 - “Minnesota Icons” (anything iconic in the state: Prince, World’s Largest Ball of Twine, World’s Largest Pipe, Vikings, Twins, State Parks, Spoon & Cherry, Loon, Hotdish, Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox, Bob Dylan, Herman Meinders, Pipestone National Monument).

The annual parade has already been set for 10:00 am on Saturday, June 27, 2026. 

*For planning purposes, a change has been made in future dates from the 4th Saturday in June to the last Saturday of June. This only affects years where there are 5 Saturdays.