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

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August 28, 2025 to September 01, 2025 | Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes Area Events | Labor Day Weekend

Quick Select: Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday 

Weekend Event Spotlight: Gull Lake Classic at Bar Harbor | August 23, 2025

Upcoming Events Spotlight:

• CRMC Championship at Cragun’s Legacy Courses | August 25-31, 2025

• Nisswa Fire Department Fundraiser at the Pickle | August 28, 2025

• End of Summer Meat & Seafood Sale at Schaefer's Foods | August 29-30, 2025

• Ernie's 4th Annual Crayfish Saturday | August 30, 2025

• Back to School Night at A&W Nisswa | September 2, 2025

• Watson's Wings & Things at Nisswa American Legion | Thursdays in September from 5–7 PM

• 2025 Lakes Rodeo at Crow Wing County Fair Grounds | September 6, 2025

• Dunmire's Music Fest 2025 at Dunmire’s Bar and Grill | September 13, 2025

• Harvest Festival Nisswa Fire Department Breakfast at A&W Nisswa | September 20, 2025

• Nisswa Fall Festival & Smokin' Hot BBQ Challenge | September 20, 2025

• Nisswa Chamber's Pretty Good Golf Tournament | September 25, 2025

• 2025 Crosslake Days | September 25-27, 2025

• Nisswa Lions Charity Scramble at Whitefish Golf Club | September 25, 2025

• Hackensack Chainsaw Event | September 26-28, 2025

• 2025 Crosslake Days | September 26-27, 2025

• The Babinski Foundation Fall Festival | October 4, 2025

  
  

Guides:

🍺Oktoberfest Events Guide 2025

🥩Meat Raffle Guide

🎶Live Music Guide

🥕Farmers Markets Guide

🍽️AYCE Guide

🍺Breweries 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!

Quick Select: Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday

Thursday 08/28/2025:

• APEX Academy (Driving School) | Brainerd International Raceway | Thursday | Brainerd, MN

• CRMC Championship | Legacy Courses at Cragun's Resort | Aug 25 – 31 | Brainerd, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Awakened Fusion | notice wellness | 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳ALL DAY Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳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

• 🧘‍♀️Focused Flow | notice wellness | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• Open | Safari North Wildlife Park | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Open | Nisswa Falls Mini Golf | 9:30 AM – 9:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Open | Northland Kart Kountry | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Open Thursday | Wildflower Chocolate | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Saldare Permanent Jewelry Pop Up | Lake Latitude | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Open | Nisswa Area Historical Society | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Stuff-A-Bus / Nisswa Lions Lunch | Hubbard Radio Parking Lot | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• Broasted Chicken and Sweet Corn Feed | American Legion Brainerd Post 255 | 12:00 PM - Until Sold Out | Brainerd, MN

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

• 🌽Farmer’s Market | Northern Pacific Center | 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Nisswa Fire Department Fundraiser | Ye Old Pickle Factory | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Seafood Boil | Notch 8 Chowhouse and Drinkery | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Michel Pink & Brady Robertson | Quarterdeck Resort | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

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

• Seafood Boil | Norway Ridge | 4:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music | Notch 8 Chowhouse and Drinkery | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music – PK Mayo | Lakes Tavern | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

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

• 🧘‍♀️Awakened Fusion | notice wellness | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Bridge Tavern | 6:00 PM | Crosby, 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

• Music Bingo | Jack Pine Brewery | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• Watercolor Leaves: Embossing Technique | KICKS The Art Place | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• We Know Vino – Wine is Blind | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 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 – Fourth Wing | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Trivia | Pine River American Legion Post 613 | 7:00 PM | Pine River, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music – Memories of Elvis Show | Zorbaz | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• Margaritas + Fajitas Cruise with Doug Allen Nash | Dockside Restaurant – Breezy Belle | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | CC's Bar | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Southwest Dinner Cruise | Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music – The Mark Petersen Band | Old Milwaukee Club | 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

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

• 🎤Bar Karaoke | CC's Bar | 9:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

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

Friday 08/29/2025

• GSTA Muscle Car Shootout | Brainerd International Raceway | Friday – Sunday | Brainerd, MN

• CRMC Championship | Legacy Courses at Cragun's Resort | Aug 25 – 31 | Brainerd, MN

• End of Summer Meat & Seafood Sale | Schaefer's Foods | 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳ALL DAY Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Freddy's Sports Grill | 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Nisswa, 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

• 🧘‍♀️Yoga on the Beach | Nature Link | 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Awakened Fusion | notice wellness | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• 🌽Main Street Market Downtown Brainerd | Brainerd City Hall Parking Lot | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Open | Safari North Wildlife Park | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Open | Nisswa Falls Mini Golf | 9:30 AM – 9:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mike & Cherry | Main Street Market | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Open | Northland Kart Kountry | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Open Friday | Wildflower Chocolate | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Bells + Blossom Boutique Pop-up | Just Juice Wellness Market | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Open | Nisswa Area Historical Society | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Nisswa, 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 Market Square | 102 W Barclay Ave | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Pine River, MN

• Minute Bingo | Lucky's Tavern | 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

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

• Food Truck: Rollin' Dough | Jack Pine Brewery | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Rick Adams, Michael Pink, & Brady Robertson | Quarterdeck Resort | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• Chef’s Choice | Norway Ridge | 4:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music – Dave Lumley | Lost Lake Lodge | 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

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

• Ladies Night | Legacy Courses at Cragun's Resort | 5:00 PM | Brainerd, 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

• Virtual Pig Races | Ye Old Pickle Factory | 5:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Fourteen Stories | Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Mark Mraz | Ernie's on Gull | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN

• 🎶Live Music – One Life | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Tom Pavek | Big Axe Brewing Company | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Dos Guys | Paradise Resort Bar & Grill | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Barajas Mexican Bar and Grill | 5:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

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

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Kat Perkins | The Wharf | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music – AJ Spoff | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Matt & Ryan | Jack Pine Brewery | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Soot & Scratch | 14 Lakes Pub & Brewery | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music – T&T Duo | Zorbaz | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

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

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

• 🎶Live Music - Andy Fischer | Nisswa American Legion | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Seth Doud | B.Merri | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Andy Austin | Zorbaz on Cross Lake | 7:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music – From the Heart | Cana Wine Bar | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Crosby, MN

• San Diego Padres at Minnesota Twins | Target Field | 7:10 PM | Minneapolis, MN

• Comedy Show | Damsite Supper Club | 8:00 PM | Pine River, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music – System 13 | Bridge Tavern | 8:00 PM | Crosby, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music – Danny Olson | O’Madden Pub at Madden's | 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Mike Hokanson | Northwoods Pub at Grand View Lodge | 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Chad Edwards Band | 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 08/30/2025:

• CRMC Championship | Legacy Courses at Cragun's Resort | Aug 25 – 31 | Brainerd, MN

• Annual Arts Off 84 Art Crawl | Various Locations | Saturday – Sunday | Hwy 84 from Pine River to Longville

• GSTA Muscle Car Shootout | Brainerd International Raceway | Friday – Sunday | Brainerd, MN

• End of Summer Meat & Seafood Sale | Schaefer's Foods | 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳ALL DAY Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Freddy's Sports Grill | 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🧘‍♀️A Slow Morning: Lakeside Mini-Retreat | Nature Link Resort | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Nisswa, 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 AM | Brainerd, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Focused Flow | notice wellness | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Open House Pancake Breakfast 2025 | Camp Knutson | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Crosslake, MN

• 🌽Cuyuna Range Farmers Market | Main Street Plaza | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Crosby, MN

• 🌽Ideal Green Market Cooperative | 9824 Co Rd 16 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Zorbaz | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Gull Lake

• 🍳Breakfast | Sunshine's Summerhouse | 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Lake Shore, MN

• Open | Safari North Wildlife Park | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Outdoor Yoga | notice wellness | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Yoga in the Park | Gregory Park | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Brainerd, MN

• Open | Nisswa Falls Mini Golf | 9:30 AM – 9:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Nisswa American Legion | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Debbie Center | A-Pine Family Restaurant | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Open | Northland Kart Kountry | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Ear Piercing by Dr. Broadbent | Lake Latitude | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Open | Crosslake Log Village | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• Open | Nisswa Area Historical Society | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Hog Roast | Pequot Lakes American Legion | 11:30 AM - Until Sold Out | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Summer Pizza Cruise | Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Emily Hammer | The Wharf | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

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

• End of Summer Party | Nisswa American Legion | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Andy Fischer | Nisswa American Legion | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Always Tired | Roundhouse Brewery | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Andy Austin | Zorbaz | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Live Music - Razz | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Rusty Crayfish Brass Band | Ernie's on Gull | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN

• Fall Signboard Workshop: Red-Winged Black Bird | KICKS The Art Place | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 4th Annual Crayfish Saturday | Ernie's on Gull | 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN

• 🎶Summer Concert Series with Doug Allen Nash | Gooseberry Island | 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music - Mike Derus | The Wharf | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mark Mraz | Zorbaz on Cross Lake | 3:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mark & Brent | Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar | 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

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

• Free Bingo | Nisswa American Legion | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Muddy Waters duo | Jack Pine Brewery | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Hillbilly Rock Show | Paradise Resort Bar & Grill | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - AJ Spoff & Rick Adams | Quarterdeck Resort | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• Prime Rib | Norway Ridge | 4:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Seth Doud | Lost Lake Lodge | 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Bridge Tavern | 5:00 PM | Crosby, MN

• Smoked Brisket Saturdays | Sunshine's Summerhouse | 5:00 PM | Lake Shore, MN

• Summer Author Event: William Kent Krueger | Turtle Town Books & Gifts | 5:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Dos Guys | Ernie's on Gull | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music - Rusty Zippers | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Jim Flom | JJ’s Pub | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Doug Allen Nash | Crosslake Town Square | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• MN BBQ Dinner Cruise | Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Norm’s Bait & Tackle Band | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Reckless at Tiffany's | Zorbaz | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Live Music - Trebello feat. Nathan Griner & Matthew Probst | 14 Lakes Pub & Brewery | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• San Diego Padres at Minnesota Twins | Target Field | 6:10 PM | Minneapolis, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music - The Tangled Chords | Zorbaz on Cross Lake | 7:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Blake Lubinis | Cana Wine Bar | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Crosby, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music - Danny Olson | O’Madden Pub at Madden's | 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Road Work Comedy Show | Mission Tavern | 8:00 PM | Merrifield, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Tony William | Northwoods Pub at Grand View Lodge | 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Memories of Elvis Show | Dockside Lounge Deck - Breezy Point Resort | 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Chad Edwards Band | The Commander Bar | 8:30 PM – 12:30 AM | Pequot Lakes, 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

• Live DJ - Time To Fly | The Wharf | 10:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

Sunday 08/31/2025:

• CRMC Championship | Legacy Courses at Cragun's Resort | Aug 25 – 31 | Brainerd, MN

• Annual Arts Off 84 Art Crawl | Various Locations | Saturday – Sunday | Hwy 84 from Pine River to Longville

• GSTA Muscle Car Shootout | Brainerd International Raceway | Friday – Sunday | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast - Freddy's Sports Grill | 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Nisswa, 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 AM | Brainerd, MN

• Bottomless Mimosa Sundays | MN Traders Co. | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🍳ALL DAY Breakfast - The Spot 371 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast - Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Grounded Flow | notice wellness | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast - Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• 🍳Breakfast - Zorbaz | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Gull Lake

• 🍳Breakfast - Sunshine's Summerhouse | 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Lake Shore, MN

• Open - Safari North Wildlife Park | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast - Nisswa American Legion | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Bryon Nelson | A-Pine Family Restaurant | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Open - Northland Kart Kountry | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• AYCE Pizza Buffet | Slice On Oak | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Open - Crosslake Log Village | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• Golf With The Outreach Program of BLA | Nisswa Falls Mini Golf | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Brunch Cruise | Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• End of Summer Luau | Tanque Verde Cantina | 12:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music – GB Leighton | Tanque Verde Cantina at Grand View Lodge | 12:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Pup Pawtio Party | Roundhouse Brewery | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Barkyard Sundays | Jack Pine Brewery | 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• San Diego Padres at Minnesota Twins | Target Field | 12:05 PM | Minneapolis, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Connor Wilson | Roundhouse Brewery | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music - Mark Petersen Band | Green Lantern Bar and Grill | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

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

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

• 🎶Live Music - AJ Spoff & Wayside Band | Quarterdeck Resort | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Live Music - Bud Roberts | Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Tequila Tom | Zorbaz on Cross Lake | 3:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

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

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

• 🎶Live Music - The Rolloe Show | Paradise Resort Bar & Grill | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

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

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

• 🎶Live Music - Kevin Wright | Pequot Lakes American Legion | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

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

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Taconite Canteen & Event Center | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Ironton, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Bridge Tavern | 5:00 PM | Crosby, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Bud Roberts | Riverside Tavern | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

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

• 🎶Live Music - Seth Doud | Ernie's on Gull | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Michael Pink | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music – Aaron Simmons | Dockside Lounge Deck – Breezy Point Resort | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• Southwest Dinner Cruise | Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Johnny Cash & Neil Diamond Tribute Show | Zorbaz | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Live Music - Chad Edwards Band | The Commander Bar | 8:30 PM – 12:30 AM | Pequot Lakes, MN

Monday 09/01/2025 (Labor Day):

• 🧘‍♀️Awakened Fusion | notice wellness | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Andy Fischer | Ernie's on Gull | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN

• Shrimp Monday | Zorbaz | 12:00 PM | Gull Lake

• Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins | Target Field | 1:10 PM | Minneapolis, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mark Mraz | Zorbaz | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Gull Lake

• Gazebo Closing Party | Zorbaz | 3:00 PM | Gull Lake

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

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

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