FAQs • Little Canada, MN • CivicEngage

Will the 5K Race results be posted on the web site?: Yes. The results will be posted within one week after race day.

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Canadian Days

1. When is Canadian Days?: Our 2023 dates are August 4-6.

Canadian Days is held the weekend before the first Monday in August. We plan around Ontario, Canada’s Civic Holiday which is observed the first Monday in August, so that our visitors from our Sister-City Thunder Bay have an extra day to travel safely home.
Future dates (Mark your calendars!):
August 4-6, 2023
August 2-4, 2024
August 1-3, 2025
July 31-August 2, 2026
July 30-August 1, 2027
August 4-6, 2028
August 3-5, 2029
August 2-4, 2030
August 1-3, 2031
July 30-August 1, 2032
July 29-31, 2033

Register your button by 8 a.m. on 7/31 to be eligible for the $250 Medallion Hunt reward
Free ear of corn at corn feed Friday from 5-7 p.m.
Free pancake breakfast Saturday from 8-10 a.m.
Enter Prize drawing by 3:00 p.m. on Sunday

Canadian Days is run by an all-volunteer committee and appreciates your support for this community event!

Canadian Days buttons will go on sale July 1! Buttons cost $3 each and can be purchased at these Little Canada locations:

Little Canada City Hall
Culver's of Little Canada
Donut Hut
Frattallone's Hardware & Garden-Little Canada
Little Venetian
Minnesota Catholic Credit Union-Little Canada
Norm's Tire Sales
Royal Credit Union-Little Canada

Canadian Days is an all-volunteer organization and relies on button sales to help fund the festival. Please support your community festival and buy a Canadian Days Button!

You can join the VOLUNTEER planning committee.
You can volunteer during the festival.
If you belong to an organization, you may be eligible for fundraising opportunities during the festival, if your group provides volunteers.

For more information contact us at info@canadiandays.org

Limited handicapped parking is available at Spooner Park.

There is a FREE Park and Ride shuttle bus running from Spooner Park to both the east and west parking lots of Pioneer Park on

Pioneer Park is just north of Spooner Park on Centerville Road or DeSoto Street.

There is also a free shuttle from Saxon Bowling Lanes to Spooner Park on Saturday from 8 to 8 p.m.

6. Can I buy discounted, advanced sale carnival ride tickets?: J&K Amusements will have carnival rides, games and food in the midway this year. Tickets are sold at the carnival ticket booth-no advance sale tickets. All-You-Can-Ride wristbands will be available for $20 on Friday from 6-10 PM and Saturday from 1-5 PM.

7. Where is the Grand Parade route?: The Grand Parade begins Sunday, August 6 at 12 p.m. at Saxon Lanes at the corner of Market Place Drive and Little Canada Road. It travels east on Little Canada Road, then turns north on Noel Drive. From there, the route turns west onto Labore Road to Desoto St. towards Little Canada Elementary School and proceeds down Eli Road past Spooner Park and ends at Centerville Rd.

8. Will the 5K Race results be posted on the web site?: Yes. The results will be posted within one week after race day.

9. Where do I get notification of the Medalion Hunt clues?: You can sign up on Notify me to receive all Canadian Days News announcements.
Go to Notify Me • Little Canada, MN • CivicEngage (littlecanadamn.org)
Type your email address in the box and select Sign In. If you want to receive text messages enter your phone number and select Save. To subscribe to Canadian Days News, scroll down to News Flash and check if you want to receive Canadian Days News via Email or Text Message.
You will receive the clues as soon as they are released.

10. How do you choose the entertainment?: The Canadian Days Entertainment Committee continually checks out bands that will appeal to a wide audience. If you have suggestions, email us, or even better yet join the Canadian Days Committee and be a part of the selection process!

Please keep in mind that the cost of bands must fit within our budget as we are an all volunteer organization and raise the funds to put on your community festival.