WEEKLY
- Tuesdays: Hackensack Children’s Fishing Contest, Birch Lake, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Tuesdays: Big Fun Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m., Crosslake Town Square
- Wednesdays: Turtle races, 2 p.m., downtown Nisswa
- Fridays: Pine River Depot open, craft sale, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Fridays: Pine River Duck Races, 1:30 p.m., Pine River dam
- Fridays: Pine River Market Square, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Pine River Depot
JUNE
- 29: Crosslake Area Historical Society’s Back Porch Series: Alan Bohme presentation on gangsters, 7 p.m., Historic Log Village
- 29: Central Lakes Community Performing Arts: Chris Koza, 7 p.m., Central Lakes College outdoor stage, Brainerd
- 30: Lakes Area Music Festival fundraiser: Summer Solstice, Madden’s on Gull
JULY
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- 1-2: Crosslake Area Library book sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Crosslake Community Center
- 1-2: Lakes Area Artists fine art show and sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Journey Church, downtown Nisswa
- 1-3: Pequot Lakes Library book sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. July 1-2, half-price book sale 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 3, library
- 2: Grandpa’s Run for the Walleye, 8:30 a.m., Crosslake Community Center
- 2: Music in the Park: Brothers Tone, 6 p.m., Crosslake Town Square gazebo
- 2: Bands in the Park: Lolah, 7-9 p.m., Trailside Park, Pequot Lakes
- 2: Celebrate America fireworks, dusk, Crosslake
- 3: Nisswa Firecracker Run, 8 a.m., downtown Nisswa
- 3: Nisswa Freedom Days Festival & Parade: Parade at 7 p.m., fireworks at dusk
- 3-4: Stars & Stripes Days, Pequot Lakes: fireworks at dusk July 3, parade at noon July 4
- 4: Brainerd/Baxter Fourth of July: parade at 6 p.m. in downtown Brainerd, fireworks at 10:15 p.m. at Don Adamson Field at Brainerd High School