Manitou Days is a three-week summer festival showcasing the great lakeside community of White Bear Lake. For 50+ years this annual summer ritual has been a favorite of locals and visitors. This year’s theme is “A Century of Community”.
The fun kicks-off with Marketfest and ends on the Fourth of July with a spectacular fireworks display to music over the lake. Festival highlights include the Grande Parade, the Beach Dance, Medallion Hunt, Kiddie Parade, Community Garage Sale, and more.
Build a sand castle. Enter a fishing contest. Shop Downtown White Bear Lake. Do yoga on the beach. Hunt for a medallion. Dance under the stars. Watch fireworks on the beach. With 50+ events, this is something for everyone!
In 1967 the White Bear Chamber of Commerce started Manitou Days, a tradition that has carried on for more than four decades. Since the beginning, the annual festival served to bring the community together.Events are planned in the downtown area as well as the White Bear Shopping Center, on the lake itself, at Memorial and Ramsey County Beaches, and the area schools.
Over the years the festival enthusiasm ebbed and flowed while sponsors and volunteers were difficult to find.
ONGOING MANITOU DAYS EVENTS
Marketfest - Thursday Nights 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Downtown White Bear Lake - June 15th thru July 27th - www.marketfestwbl.com
Bears Building Community Exhibit - 06/15 - 08/01/23
Interactive exhibit highlighting the 1920s, $5 or Free to Members - whitebearhistory.org
Manitou Days Children’s Fishing Contest - 06/15 - 07/04/23
fishdonkey.com/app or info@sweetlifelane.com - FREE
Coldwell Banker Medallion Hunt
June 15th until found
Up to $1,000 prize - visit manitoudays.com/medallion for new rules - FREE
City of White Bear Lake Farmer’s Market - Fridays 8:00 a.m. - Noon
Clark Avenue between 2nd & 3rd Streets begins June 30th - www.whitebearlake.org
Fridays at the Fillebrown
Self guided tours of 1879 Lakeside Cottage 06/16-06/30/23 - Free - whitebearhistory.org
Midwest Ski Otters Water Ski Shows
Little Goose Lake - Sundays beginning on June 18th - Free - skiotter.com
Guided Walking Tour of White Bear Lake 6:00 - 8:00 p.m
Begins at White Bear Lake Armory - whitebearhistory.org - 6/21, 6/28 - $15/person
Festival Date & Time: June 15 - July 4, 2023