Events

Step back over 100 years and enjoy a 4-course luncheon as costumed table hostesses preside over a tea. Wear your fine dresses and beautiful hats as you relax and delight in refined Victorian entertainment.

This fundraising event is held at the Crystal Lake Golf Course located at 16725 Innsbrook Drive in Lakeville, Minnesota. Ticket prices are TBD and must be purchased prior to the event.

Our next Victorian Tea will take place on May 6^th, 2023! Stay tuned for more details.

Come experience the sights and sounds of the early 1900s at Dakota City during the Dakota County Fair! Go back in time to a summer day in a rural Minnesota town of 1900 – walk through historic buildings like our Depot, one-room School, and family homes, or see demonstrations at the Millinery, Print Shop, and Carpenter Shop. You can listen to music at the Bandstand and grab a delicious root beer float in the Drug Store, then head to the Gift Shop or General Store for candy and more. Don’t forget a refreshing glass of lemonade or hot corn-on-the-cob from our Corn & Lemonade Stand!

The Dakota County Fair is August 8^th – 14^th, 2022! See below for our entertainment schedule. Stay tuned for our demonstrator schedule!

Monday, August 8th

1:oo PM – Tractor Parade: through Dakota City

7:00 PM – Lakeville Sliders: brass sextet in the Bandstand

Tuesday, August 9th: Kids Day

11:00 AM – Amy Nicolai: ragtime on the Drug Store piano

1:00 PM – Tractor Parade: through Dakota City

2:00 PM – Royal Sil-O-Ets: clogging in the Bandstand

3:00 PM – Royal Sil-O-Ets: clogging in the Bandstand

Wednesday, August 10th: Military Day

1:00 PM – Tractor Parade: through Dakota City

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Marv Gohman: folk music in the Bandstand

7:00 PM – Shenanigans: in the Bandstand

Thursday, August 11th: Senior Day

10:00 AM – Bob’s Rubber Band: concertina and polka music in the Bandstand

11:00 AM – Singleton Street: bluegrass, Celtic, and old-time music in the Bandstand

1:00 PM – Tractor Parade: through Dakota City

2:00 PM – Royal Sil-O-Ets: clogging in the Bandstand

3:00 PM – Royal Sil-O-Ets: clogging in the Bandstand

4:00 PM – John Peterson: country and gospel on the Drug Store piano

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Lowie Rutten: in the Bandstand

Friday, August 12th

10:00 AM – Amy Nicolai: ragtime on the Drug Store piano

1:00 PM – Tractor Parade: through Dakota City

7:00 PM – Dakota Brass Quintet: in the Bandstand

Saturday, August 13th

1:00 PM – Tractor Parade: through Dakota City

2:00 PM – Dillinger Bank Raid Re-enactment: at the Vermillion Bank

5:00 PM – Dillinger Bank Raid Re-enactment: at the Vermillion Bank

Sunday, August 14th

12:00 PM – Dillinger Bank Raid Re-enactment: at the Vermillion Bank

1:00 PM – Tractor Parade: through Dakota City

3:00 PM – Dillinger Bank Raid Re-enactment: at the Vermillion Bank

4:00 PM – Phouthone Syvilayvanh: pin (3-string guitar) and Asian flute from Laos and Thailand in the Bandstand

As the weather gets cooler and the leaves begin to change, Dakota City gets ready for fall with Autumn Harvest. This event changes annually with a different theme – stay tuned for more information on our next Autumn Harvest.

Our regular Autumn Harvest event will not take place in 2022. Get ready for the return of Autumn Harvest next year in the fall of 2023!

Saturday and Sunday, December 3, 4, 10, & 11 from 3-8 pm, we’ve got holiday fun for the whole family at Dakota City’s Christmas in the Village! Experience the spirit of this warm, holiday event through the village’s dazzling lights,  Christmas music in the Church, the scent of wood burning stoves and the sound of horses and their jingle bells as they pull trolleys through the village. Warm up with a cup of soup or mug of hot cocoa in the Drug Store. Check out demonstrations of early 1900s wintertime chores in the Millinery and Harris House.  There will also be old-fashioned candy and goods will be for sale at the Gift Shop and General Store. After you send your letter to Santa at the Post Office, you can visit him at the Depot! New this year is a model railroad display with holiday themed trains running around a festive winter scene in the village library. Located at Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th Street W., Farmington, MN                         In case of inclement weather, please watch this website or our Facebook page.

ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION BELOW.

Admission tickets are available at the Admission Gate each day of the event, 3-8 pm. Cash or Credit Card accepted. $5 each, Children under the age of 5 are FREE.

Interested in volunteering at this special event? Volunteer opportunities are available on our online Sign Up Genius page here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054AA8A72BA3F58-dakota2

Or call 651 460-8050 for more information or to sign up over the phone. Please leave a voice mail so we can call you back if our Admin Assistant is not available when you call.

You can also email marketing@dakotacity.org with any questions or if you need more information. Thank you!