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Local arts and recreation organizations join with the City's Parks and Recreation staff to create fun for Bloomington's families, neighbors and friends. From winter to fall, the town is jumping with excitement. Please join in! Winter Fete (January/February) January 20 - 28, 2018 Join Bloomington Parks and Recreation and zone sponsors in welcoming winter during the 12th yearly Winter Fete Celebration. Most activities are self-ruling and all activities are fun for the whole family!Trammelsout the Winter Fete page for increasingly information EggVeneryand Family Fun (April) Saturday, March 31, 2018 5901 West 84th Street Cost: FREE! Rain or shine! Family Fun 10 - 11 a.m. Enjoy music,  information booths, prize drawings and other family fun activities sponsored by the City of Bloomington. EggVenery11:00 a.m. Kids month 8 and under are invited to come and venery for 9,000 eggs scattered virtually the Normandale Lake Bandshell. The egg venery is sponsored by the Bloomington Optimists Club. And more... Musical entertainment Informational booths by the Bloomington Optimists Club and the City of Bloomington's Parks and Recreation, Fire Department, Human Services, Police Department, Environmental Health, Public Health and more! Event flyer Egg venery flyer 2018 Step To ItRencontre(May) May 1 - May 28, 2018 Video of Step-to-It :30 What is the Step To It Challenge? The Step To ItRencontreis a FREE four-week physical worriedness rencontre that motivates people of all month and skills to wilt increasingly physically active. Family members, coworkers, schoolmates, neighbors, and friends come together to participate in this friendly competition among communities. Participants have opportunities to win prizes such as Twins tickets, T-shirts and more! How do I get started? If you work or live in Bloomington, join our team online. Registration begins April 1 at www.steptoit.org  Log your steps and other activities daily at the Step To ItRencontrewebsite whence May 1, 2017. Use the online conversion orchestration to track other activities such as biking, zumba, skateboarding or plane washing your car! Get moving and stay active!Trammelswhen for polity rankings and status updates. Paper registration forms are misogynist upon request. Participants may moreover fax (612-348-7548) or undeniability (612-348-5618) in their weekly steps. Benefits of Step To It All individuals who log their steps have a endangerment to win a pair of Twins tickets, T-shirts and other prizes through random drawings. The individual with the highest step total will win a pair of Twins tickets and be recognized on the field during a game this summer. The City with the most steps will win the "Most Steps Walked" Award. The City with the most zippy walkers will win the "Highest Average Number of Steps per Resident" Award. Printable Information Information will be misogynist then in April! Get to Know Public Works (May) Saturday, May 19, 2018 Bloomington Public Works Building, 1700 West 98th Street Please join us for a fun, family event that will gloat and demonstrate the essential and quality of life service that Public Works provide to the polity year round. Equipment display, equipment rides, demonstrations and interactive displays, prizes snacks and more! Children of all month are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult. Entry is self-ruling of charge! Questions? 952-563-4870 or publicworks@BloomingtonMN.gov Event flyer flyer coming soon! Arts in the Parks (June - August) Various days June - August Grab the kids and invite the neighbors to see the weightier music groups and entertainers in the Twin Cities. Arts in the Parks includes Monday Morning Kids events, Evening Performances, Thursday Blockbusters and Moonlight Movies. All programs are self-ruling of tuition and unshut to the public. Discover increasingly well-nigh all the excitement on the Arts in the Parks page. Farmers Market (June - October) Saturdays, June 9 - October 20, 2018 The Bloomington Farmers Market is a weekly gathering in which farmers, growers and producers sell their own products directly to the public. At the market you will find a unconfined variety of fresh locally grown produce as well as flowers, meat, cheese, honey, maple syrup, berries, fresh baked goods, jams, jellies, pickles, coffee, smoothies, kettle corn, art and more! The market moreover features music and special activities. To learn increasingly or wilt a vendor, trammels out our Farmers Market page Safety Boot Camp (June) June 20, 2018 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Bloomington Civic Plaza Amphitheater 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road Attend a morning of fun safety activities. You will be worldly-wise to participate and learn through the help of Bloomington's finest divisions: Police, Fire, Environmental Health, Public Health, Parks Maintenance and Parks and Recreation! This event is self-ruling to the public and there is no registration required! Summer Fete (July 3) July 3 Bloomington's Independence Day triumph is held each year on July 3 at Normandale Lake Park. The fun starts with a carnival, includes two entertainment stages, a unconfined line up of performers, and as usual, a fantastic fireworks exhibit just without dusk! On the Summer Fete page you can find detailed information on performers, parking, schedule, weather and more! River Rendezvous (September) September 17 - 21, 2018 This wonderful festival is a endangerment to wits living history at the Pond-Dakota Mission Park in Bloomington, Minnesota. Its goal is to demonstrate the lifestyles of people living in Minnesota between 1830 and 1870 through story-telling and interactive, hands-on demonstration!  The public event is held in the evening on the Thursday of the week. For increasingly information trammels out the River Rendezvous page! Halloween Party (October) October 31, 2018 6 - 8 p.m. Bloomington Ice Garden - 3600 West 98th Street Join us for a Fun and Safe Bloomington Citywide Halloween Party! This event is for preschoolers through fourth graders accompanied by an adult. Children will enjoy Trick or Treat Alley, unshut skating, games, prizes and much more. Admission is free. A donations of a non-perishable supplies item for the VEAP supplies shelf is profoundly appreciated. Coloring Contest 2018 Halloween Flyer and Coloring Contest Contest rules... Age groups: Preschool: 3 - 4 years, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades. Complete the drawing on a printout of page 2 of the PDF using markers, crayons or colored pencils. Return your entry by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 to: Bloomington Parks and Recreation Division / 1800 West Old Shakopee Road / Bloomington, MN 55431-3027. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be awarded for each age group. Thanks, Citywide Halloween Party sponsors:  Optimist Club of Bloomington City of Bloomington Contact Information Parks and Recreation Division 952-563-8877 parksrec@BloomingtonMN.govWell-nighBloomington City of Bloomington 1800 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431-3027 952-563-8700 (TTY ONLY: 952-563-8740) information@BloomingtonMN.gov SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook Instagram Nextdoor Twitter YouTube Featured Links Toggle Links Calendar News A to Z Index City CouncilPolityLinks Jobs Online E-tools Foreign Language Information Toggle Language Additional Languages Select LanguageEnglishAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChichewaCroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekHaitian CreoleHausaHebrewHindiHungarianIcelandicIgboIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseJavaneseKhmerKoreanLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalagasyMalayMalteseMarathiNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSwahiliSwedishTamilThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYiddishZulu Translated Handouts 中文 - Chinese Hmoob - Hmong Русский - Russian Soomaali - Somali Español - Spanish Tiếng Việt - Vietnamese Web Disclaimers & Policies Web Accessibility Login Employee Links ©2018 City of Bloomington MN. 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