Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes Area - Weekend Roll Call | Events & Specials

Memorial Day Weekend Events 2024

May 23, 2024 to May 27, 2024 | Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes Area Events

Weekend Event Spotlight: Brainerd Lakes Bloody Mary Fest | May 25, 2024

Upcoming Events Spotlight:

• Memories of Elvis Show | May 25, 2024

• Party at the Pavilion | June 2, 2024

• 2024 Bean Hole Days | July 16 & 17, 2024

Meat Raffle Guide

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Welcome to Camp Nisswa's Weekend Roll Call! Get ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure in the scenic Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes area. Discover the latest events, specials, live music, meat raffles, bar bingo, and more! Whether you're a nature enthusiast, a foodie, or a thrill-seeker, our blog is your ultimate guide to make the most of your weekend getaway. Let's dive into the excitement and explore all the hidden gems this beautiful destination has to offer!

Please note that as we transition into the summer season, some specials and events may change. We will strive to keep this information as accurate as possible.

Quick Select: Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday Thursday 05/23/2024:

• 🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Nisswa Farmers Market | Nisswa American Legion Parking Lot | 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Quilters | Nisswa American Legion | 9:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• Deerwood Farmers Market Co-op | Parking Lot East of Lake Country Curio | 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Deerwood, MN

• Date Night | Roundhouse Brewery | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Seafood & Cocktails | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• BBQ Ribs AYCE | Dunmire’s Bar & Grill | 5:00 PM | East Brainerd

• 🧘Heated Vinyasa | notice wellness | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | b*merri | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 6:00 PM | North Long Lake

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Lucky's Tavern | 6:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Packet Bingo | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Loon & Lakes Trivia | 14 Lakes Brewery | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• Commander Bar Bingo | The Commander Bar | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Trivia Mafia | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Bingo | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 7:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• Jingo | Jack Pine Brewery | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mark Petersen Band | Old Milwaukee Saloon & Eatery | 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Tami & The Bachelor | Inside Dockside Lounge - Breezy Point Resort | 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Breezy Point, MN

Friday 05/24/2024:

• Street Car Showdown | Brainerd International Raceway | Friday - Sunday | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Baxter Farmers Market | Westport Shopping Center Parking Lot | 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Baxter, MN

• 🧘Heated Bikyasa | notice wellness | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• Canvas Kids - Strawberry Turtle | Canvas and Cocktails LLC | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Open Fridays | Wildflower Chocolate | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Paint and Sip - Cactus | Canvas and Cocktails LLC | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Firkin Fridays | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• Two-for-One Happy Hour | The Commander Bar | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Pine River Farmers Market | Pine River Market Square | 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Pine River, MN

• Prime Rib Night | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Nisswa American Legion | 4:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• AYCE Fish & Shrimp | Dunmire’s Bar & Grill | 5:00 PM | East Brainerd

• 🎶Live Music - TNT Duo | Paradise Resort Bar & Grill | 5:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Barajas Mexican Bar and Grill | 5:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Jenkins VFW Post 3839 | 5:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Pine River American Legion Post 613 | 5:00 PM | Pine River, MN

• Smoked Rib Fridays | Sunshine's Summerhouse | 5:00 PM | Lake Shore, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Brainerd American Legion Post #255 | 5:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Michael Pink | Quarterdeck Resort | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Gull Lake

• 🥩Meat Raffle | The Commander Bar | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
  

• Minute Bingo | Lucky's Tavern | 6:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
  

• 🎶Live Music - Dos Guys | Jack Pine Brewery | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• 🎶Live Music - George Mckelvey | Zorbaz | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Live Music - Hayden Streeter | Shiners | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Hero and the Villain | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• Live Music - The Mark Petersen Band | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎤Karaoke | Nisswa American Legion | 6:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion and Auxiliary Post #500 | 6:30 PM | Crosslake, MN

• Chris Olson Variety Show | On the Dockside - Breezy Point Resort | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Geoff Elvee | Ox Lake Tavern | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins | Target Field | 7:10 PM | Minneapolis, MN

• 🎤Karaoke | O'Neary's Irish Pub | 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Trivia Night | Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar | 8:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎤Karaoke | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎤Karaoke Party | Bites Grill & Bar | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Pine River, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Legacy of the Loud | The Commander Bar | 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎤Karaoke | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 9:00 PM | North Long Lake

• 🎶Live Music - Tami & The Bachelor | Inside Dockside Lounge - Breezy Point Resort | 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• DJ Dance Party | Zorbaz | 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM | Gull Lake

Saturday 05/25/2024:

• Street Car Showdown | Brainerd International Raceway | Friday - Sunday | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | The Side Track | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM | North Long Lake

• 🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Bottomless Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bar | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🧘Heated Vinyasa | notice wellness | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• Ideal Green Market Cooperative Farmers Market | Parking Lot at 34988 Co Rd 39 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Lakes Tavern | 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Cuyuna Range Farmers Market | Main Street Plaza | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Crosby, MN

• Bird Hikes | Northland Arboretum | 9:30 AM | Baxter, MN

• 🧘Unheated Vinyasa | notice wellness | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• Brainerd Lakes Bloody Mary Fest | Dockside Lounge - Breezy Point Resort | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• Charmed Charm Bar | Lake Latitude | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Power Lodge Test Drive Fun | Quarterdeck Resort | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶14 Lakes Loves Lahanua (Live Music & DJ) | 14 Lakes Brewery | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• Brainerd Jaycees Lil' Rubber Duckie Race | Brainerd High School | 12:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Bar Bingo | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 1:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Bar Bingo | Pequot Lakes American Legion | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Dos Guys | Roundhouse Brewery | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Michael Hennen | Zorbaz | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Gull Lake

• Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins | Target Field | 1:10 PM | Minneapolis, MN

• Bar Bingo | Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion and Auxiliary Post #500 | 1:30 PM | Crosslake, MN

• Bar Bingo | JJ' s Pub | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Matt Griswold | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🎶Live Music - The Rollie Show | Paradise Resort Bar & Grill | 4:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Jenkins VFW Post 3839 | 4:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• Prime Rib Night | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Geoff Elvee | The Wharf | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mike Mraz | Big Axe Brewing Company | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Bruce Burniece | JJ' s Pub | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Hummingbird in Flight | KICKS The Art Place | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Common Men | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Hayden Streeter | Ernies On Gull | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mark Ross | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Nashville Comes Home | Zorbaz | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Live Music - The Arcanes | Jack Pine Brewery | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• Bar Bingo | Pine River American Legion Post 613 | 6:30 PM | Pine River, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Michael Pink | Quarterdeck Resort | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Live Music - WYLD RYCE Band | Damsite Supper Club | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Pine River, MN

• 🎤Karaoke | O'Neary's Irish Pub | 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Memories of Elvis Show | On the Dockside - Breezy Point Resort | 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Legacy of the Loud | The Commander Bar | 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎶Live Music - My Famous Friends | The Side Track | 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Tami & The Bachelor | Inside Dockside Lounge - Breezy Point Resort | 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• DJ Dance Party | Zorbaz | 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM | Gull Lake

Sunday 05/26/2024:

• Street Car Showdown | Brainerd International Raceway | Friday - Sunday | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | The Side Track | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM | North Long Lake

• 🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳SAL Omelet Breakfast | Pequot Lakes American Legion | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🍳Waffle Breakfast | Brainerd American Legion Post #255 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Bottomless Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bar | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🧘Unheated Slow Flow + Relax | notice wellness | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Lakes Tavern | 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Charmed Charm Bar | Lake Latitude | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• AYCE Pizza $10 | Slice On Oak | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Family Sundae Funday — Open House | Camp Knutson | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🍳Lazy Sunday Breakfast | Ernie's On Gull | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mark Mraz | Zorbaz | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Live Music - Shane Martin | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Tate McLane | Roundhouse Brewery | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins | Target Field | 1:10 PM | Minneapolis, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | 14 Lakes Brewery | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - From the Heart | 14 Lakes Brewery | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Seth Doud | Paradise Resort Bar & Grill | 3:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Mission Tavern | 3:00 PM | Merrifield, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 3:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• Bar Bingo | Nisswa American Legion | 3:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Kevin Wright | Pequot Lakes American Legion | 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Jenkins VFW Post 3839 | 4:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mark Petersen Band | Green Lantern Bar and Grill | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - One Night Stand | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Dos Guys | Big Axe Brewing Company | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - WYLD RYCE | On the Dockside - Breezy Point Resort | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• 🎶Live Music - AJ Spoff | Quarterdeck Resort | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Elvis Tribute Show | Zorbaz | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Live Music - Nashville Comes Home | The Side Track | 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM | Brainerd, MN

Monday 05/27/2024 (Memorial Day):

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• 🧘Heated Bikyasa | notice wellness | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | Nisswa, MN

• Memorial Day Picnic | Brainerd American Legion Post #255 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Bingo | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 1:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mark Mraz | Zorbaz | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Gull Lake

• KC Royals at Minnesota Twins | Target Field | 1:10 PM | Minneapolis, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Ye Old Pickle Factory | 5:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🧘Yoga for Healing | notice wellness | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

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If we missed your event or weekend special, let us know by submitting your event via our event submission page, and we'll make sure to add it to our comprehensive list of Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes area happenings! If you need need a safe ride, Ole's Shuttle Service, is your go-to choice for safe and sober rides in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes Area of Minnesota!

*All dates and activities are subject to change* **Updated Weekly by Wednesday**

***Please check the operating hours and availability of the mentioned places before your visit.***