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Your Guide to the 2013 Hopkins Raspberry Festival
Everything you need to know about festival activities.
The Hopkins Raspberry Festival is the biggest event of the season, and it’s not hard to see why. The festival offers a week full of events and activities that are sure to suit every taste.
In order to help you maximize the 79th-annual festival, Hopkins Patch has put together a guide with details on every activity.
Many of the events are free with a $3 Raspberry Festival Button—which also comes with a coupon book with more than $400 in savings at local businesses.
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Buttons are available at Center Drug, Driskill’s, Hopkins Activity Center, Midnight Market and Walgreens (both locations), as well as from Raspberry Royalty candidates and Junior Royalty candidates. Click here for more information.
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Saturday, July 13
- 9:00am- 5:00pm: USTA Tennis Tournament, Central Park
- 10:00am- 5:00pm: Hopkins Arts Festival, Mainstreet
- 1:00pm- 4:00pm: Bowling With the Royal Family, Tuttle’s Eat Bowl Play
Sunday, July 14
- 9:00am – 5:00pm: Flat City Bike Race, 8th & Mainstreet
- 9:00am – 5:00pm: USTA Tennis Tournament, Central Park
- 10:00am – 5:00pm: Hopkins Arts Festival, Mainstreet
- 3:00pm – 6:00pm: Senior Game Day, Hopkins Activity Center
Monday, July 15
- 8:00am: Hunt for the Golden Raspberry Clues Debut
- 10:15am: Al & Alma’s Cruise and Lunch, Depart From Maetzold Athletic Field
- 5:45pm – 6:30pm: Kiddie Parade, Mainstreet
Tuesday, July 16
- 7:00pm – 10:00pm: Beyond The Sea - Senior Royalty Coronation, Dinner & Dance, Hopkins Activity Center
Wednesday, July 17
- 9:00am – Noon: Laun E. Anderson Kids Fishing Contest, Shady Oak Lake
- 7:00pm – 9:30pm: Jr. Royalty Coronation & Dance, Hopkins Activity Center
Thursday, July 18
- 11:30am & 7:00pm: Music in the Park, Downtown Park
- 7:00pm – 11:00pm: Raspberry Royalty Coronation & Royal Ball, Hopkins Center for the Arts
Friday, July 19
- 6:00pm – 10:00pm: Bingo, Food & Pull Tabs, Elks Lodge
- 8:30pm – 12:30am: Jaycees Street Dance—Rocket Club featuring The Devon Worley Band (Information), 9th Ave S & Main
Saturday, July 20
Family Day- 9:00am – 4:00pm: Marketplace Arts & Craft Fair, Mainstreet between 7th & 12th Ave
- 9:00am – 5:00pm: Softball Tournament, Central Park
- 9:00am – 5:00pm: Rugby Tournament, Maetzold Field
- 9:00am – 4:00pm: Memorial Blood Centers Blood Drive, 12th Ave S & Main
- 11:00am – 4:00pm: Community Band Performances, Downtown Park Bandshell
- 11:00am – 4:00pm: Masonic Lodge Open House, Albert Pike Lodge
- Noon – 3:00pm: Hopkins Lions Club Beer Fest, Jaycees Tent 9th Ave S & Main
- Noon – 10:00pm: Bingo, Food & Pull Tabs, Elks Lodge
- 3:00pm – 4:30pm: Lip Sync Contest, Central Park
- 4:00pm – 10:00pm: Families in Central Park—Kids Activities, Central Park
- 4:00pm – 8:00pm: MN Disc Dog Frisbee Competition, Central Park
- 6:30pm: Pro Wrestling Benefit Event, Hopkins Pavilion
- 8:30pm – 12:30am: Jaycees Street Dance with Tim Mahoney (Information), 9th Ave S & Main
- 10:00pm: Fireworks, Central Park
Sunday, July 21
Parade Day- 8:30am – 12:15pm: Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast, St. Joseph Campus of St. Gabriel Parish
- 11:00am – 4:00pm: Masonic Lodge Open House, Albert Pike Lodge
- 11:00am: 5-Mile & 1-Mile Raspberry Run, Central Park
- Noon – 6:00pm: Bingo, Food & Pull Tabs, Elks Lodge
- 1:00pm: Grande Day Parade, Mainstreet
- 1:00pm: Pig Roast, Hopkins VFW
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