APPLE DAY!   (click here for details)
See you on Sat. Sept. 6, 2008! as we celebrate the apple harvest by hosting a Saturday street festival featuring local vendors of things freshly harvested, handcrafted, antique and fun for the whole family.

****Click here for Apple Pie Baking Contest Rules & Entry Form***

EXCELSIOR FARMERS' MARKET
...Runs from the beginning of May through the end of October, rain or shine. Every Thursday afternoon, you'll find a bevy of booths harboring friendly vendors selling their fresh produce, flowers, honey, jams, fresh-out-of-the-oven multi-grain breads, organic eggs/meat and other treats. Located in Lyman Park, 300 block of Water Street. Opens 2 p.m. -- closes at 6:00 p.m. Most retailers stay open late on Thursdays so don't be in a hurry to leave. We Want Your Business!!
GIRLS NIGHT OUT
Is happening this summer on Thursdays, 5 - 9 p.m. Hosted by participating stores and restaurants in Downtown Excelsior.
For detailed schedule, email: excelsiorgirlsnightout@gmail.com
CONCERTS IN THE PARK 2008
Thursdays (7 p.m.) in Excelsior Commons, sponsored by the City of Excelsior and select local businesses. Call us or the City of Excelsior after January for the schedule of 2008 Summer Concerts. It will be worth saving your Thursday nights for those groovy evenings in beautiful Excelsior Commons! We'll make it fun for you!
LAKE MINNETONKA 4TH OF JULY
A family-friendly celebration that has been held in the Excelsior Commons since the late 1880s. Firecracker 10K Race, Kids’ Parade, Kids’ Fishing Contest, Sand Castle Building Contest, Kids' Concert, Teen Bands, fabulous Minnesota Orchestra followed by spectacular fireworks shot from Excelsior Bay.

2008 4th of July Celebration Sponsors . . .

Coldwell Banker Burnet-Excelsior   Cub Foods  Lake Minnetonka Association
Maynard’s   Minnetonka Portable Dredging   Excel Boat Club   City of Shorewood   City of Excelsior   City of Greenwood   City of Deephaven   City of Tonka Bay
BayView Event Center & Queen of Excelsior    Xcel Energy  TCF Bank-Excelsior   Wells Fargo Bank-Excelsior   Mediacom Communications   Paradise Charter Cruises   Lakeshore Weekly News   Byerly’s of Chanhassen   American Family Insurance/Terry Roeser Agency   Bridgewater Bank   Excelsior Family Dental   Lake Minnetonka Orthodontics     Ridgeview Excelsior Clinic    Lake Minnetonka Charter Boat Assn.
Lifetime Chiropractic   Knewtson Health Group   Rotary Club of Excelsior   Lyman Lumber Company Foundation    Allied Waste    Hour Glass Cleaners    Color Center Carpet One   Howard’s Point Marina   Beacon Bank    Jake O’Connor’s Public House   Dick Osgood     South Lake-Excelsior Chamber of Commerce

To see photos of Lake Minnetonka 4th of July Celebration, go to the Good Times page.