Water Carnival in Detroit Lakes, MN

A week long celebration of summer

When it comes to celebrating summer, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota takes its time. The Jaycee-sponsored Northwest Water Carnival lasts a delicious week or more in the heart of summer - July 13-22, 2012. This will be the 77th annual!

An Admiral - a Jaycee member - Jon and Angie Olson - resides over the extravaganza. One lucky girl is crowned Miss Northwest; later she competes for the Miss Minnesota crown.

Do you love to build sand castles or ships? There's a competition for you. Tough enough to eat chili in July? Then the Carnival's chili cookoff is calling you.

Water fights, kids' games, geocaching, music and food and more food - the Northwest Carnival has it all for you.

And to top it off, get to Sunday's parade early. This tradition attracts thousands of people stretched out for a mile. The 2012 Parade of the Northwest is Sunday, July 22.

The Fourth of July may be over, but in Detroit Lakes, the fun is just getting started.

For more information about Water Carnival fun, select the Water Carnival button below to go to their website.