Don’t Miss Montevideo Fiesta Days: Your Guide to the Week-Long Festivities

Issue #020

10 Jun

In this Marshall Area Insider issue…

🌤️ Marshall, MN Weather - Mostly sunny with with a high of 78

🗞️ Walk For Memories: A Community Event to Raise Dementia Awareness

🗞️ Don’t Miss Montevideo Fiesta Days: Your Guide to the Week-Long Festivities

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Walk For Memories: A Community Event to Raise Dementia Awareness

Get ready for a meaningful evening at Independence Park on June 20th from 4 to 7 pm for the "Walk For Memories" event. This event aims to raise awareness about dementia, a condition that affects someone in the U.S. every 65 seconds.

Event Highlights:

  • Family of Honor: This year's honored family is John and Bonny Doyle

  • Dress Code: Participants are encouraged to wear purple to show solidarity and support.

  • Activities: The event offers a range of activities for all ages, including family-friendly booths, live music by Kayla Daniels, giveaways, and drawings. PLUS, the first 200 attendees will receive a swag bag.

  • Food: Food will be available for purchase, provided by Noon Rotary.

  • Special Walk: At 6 pm, join the honorary walk to honor and remember those affected by dementia and celebrate the dementia champions in our community.

  • Merchandise: T-shirts will be on sale to support Lakeview FCCLA at nationals.

While the event is free and does not require registration, free-will donations are welcomed. All proceeds will go to the Marshall Area Dementia Awareness Network. Donations can be made payable to A.C.E. or S.W. MN.

Come together with family and friends to make a difference and show support for those impacted by dementia. Let's walk for memories and celebrate the strength and resilience of our community.

Don’t Miss Montevideo Fiesta Days: Your Guide to the Week-Long Festivities

Get ready for an action-packed week as Montevideo gears up for its annual Fiesta Days from June 11th to June 17th

Montevideo Fiesta Days began as a festival to honor the sister-city relationship with Montevideo, Uruguay, which started in 1905 with an exchange of flags.

A notable symbol of this relationship is the statue of General Jose Artigas, a gift from Uruguay in 1949. This eleven-foot bronze statue, symbolizing the Uruguayan fight for independence, was dedicated with great fanfare and attended by Minnesota dignitaries.

Since then, Montevideo Fiesta Days has become a beloved annual event, featuring activities for all ages, BBQs, dances, and parades, celebrating the friendship between the two cities.

Upcoming Area Events

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Sunday, June 9th - Thursday, June 13th
Sunday, June 9th - Sunday, June 16th
Tuesday, June 11th
Saturday, June 15th

  • Family and Freedom Celebration at Independence Park in Marshall, MN. Starting at 10:00 AM. Come enjoy food, yard games, music and community engagement. Bring a lawn chair 🙂 

Tuesday, June 18th and Wednesday, June 19th
Wednesday, June 19th: City of Marshall Juneteenth Celebrations

  • Family Summer Reading Program with Juneteenth Stories and Activities at the Marshall-Lyon County Library, 10:15 - 11:30 AM

  • City of Marshall Juneteenth, Food Truck Festival on 3rd Street in Marshall, Lunch 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM with music by Push Play Entertainment

  • Welcome from Mayor Byrnes at Justice Park in Marshall, MN at 4:00 PM

  • S.I.N.G.O. & Music by Push Play Entertainment at Justice Park in Marshall, MN at 4:30 PM

  • Titambe West African Drum & Dance Ensemble at Justice Park in Marshall, MN at 5:00 PM

  • Kimberly Brown Performance Award Winning Vocalist & Songwriter at Justice Park in Marshall, MN at 6:00 PM

Thursday, June 20th

  • Paint Pour - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Rice Park, Granite Falls, MN for kids grade K-6

  • Fishing Contest - 1:30 - 3:00 PM, Rice Park, Granite Falls, MN for age groups 4-8 and 9-13

  • Watermelon Feed & Face Painting - 3:15 - 4:00 PM, Rice Park, Granite Falls, MN

  • Walk for Memories - 4:00 - 7:00 PM, Independence Park, Marshall,MN

Thursday, June 20th - Saturday, June 22nd
Thursday, June 27th - Saturday, June 29th
Thursday, July 4th

  • 4th of July Celebration - 5:00 - 11:00 PM, Independence Park, Marshall, MN

    • Food vendors open at 5:00 PM

    • Music by City of Marshall Municipal Band, the Singing Q’s & Joslynn Rose from The Voice

    • Fireworks at 10:15 PM

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