Valleyfair is Introducing a New and Very Minnesotan Event for 2025

You know summer is coming when Valleyfair announces their opening date! It's a very exciting time for Minnesotans. Plus, Valleyfair has announced a new event that sounds super fun and also very Minnesotan.

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Valleyfair's Opening Date for 2025

Get ready, Valleyfair will be opening for the season on Sunday, May 11th. However, if you're a season pass holder then you can get in for a special season pass holder preview on Saturday, May 10th.

Soak City doesn't open up until a bit later though. Their opening weekend will be Saturday, May 24th through Monday, May 26th.

On top of all of that, Valleyfair also announced their special events for the summer and fall. One of the events is new and, like I said earlier, very Minnesotan.

Events at Valleyfair this Summer

The special events for 2025 include Star-Spangled Night on Friday, July 4th where they'll shoot off fireworks for the 4th of July.

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Skip ahead to August, on August 2nd and 3rd they'll be hosting Latin Days. This Latin festival "celebrates the cultural artistry and delicious tastes from the tapestry of Latin countries" and is back by popular demand.

And then on the weekends from August 16th through September 1st you can check out Corn Fest where you can have all sorts of corn foods and partake in corn activities. There's also a corn-eating contest!

Then in the fall, yes, ValleyScare is back! That will be on select nights from September 20th through October 25th. Then on select days September 27th through October 26th they'll host Tricks and Treats, which is a family-friendly daytime Halloween event.

New Event Coming to Valleyfair in 2025

As for the exciting new event, it's called the Juicy Lucy Festival! See, I told you, it's super Minnesotan!

The Juicy Lucy Festival will be July 12th-13th and July 19th-20th. At the festival, there will be "an imaginative lineup of juicy lucy burgers". Plus, there will be local brews, ciders, and cocktails, and also live and local bands performing. It sounds so fun!