It's Cold Except When It's Hot

It's cold in Minnesota. Most of the year anyway. During the thaw, people come out of their houses and feel the need to congregate. For all three months of summer.

In the winter, people only come out for ice fishing and snowmobiling. For instance, there is only one single festival in all of Minnesota during the month of January.

Moose Stomp Snowshoe Festival - Grand Marais, MN

But come summer, watch out. All those Finns and Norwegians and Swedes like their festivals. A (long) listing of the Minnesota festivals in during the months of June, July and August:

June:

49er Days - Fridley, MN
Art Festival - Eagan, MN
Blackwater Barge Festival - Grand Rapids, MN
Blues Festival - Saint Paul, MN
Buffalo Days - Buffalo, MN
Buffalo Days - Luverne, MN
Dam Days - Morristown, MN
Dam Festival - Little Falls, MN
Dan Patch Days - Savage, MN
Finnish-American Summer Festival - Embarrass, MN
Founders Day - Caledonia, MN
Fun Days - Foley, MN
Glencoe Days - Glencoe, MN
Good Neighbor Days - Howard Lake, MN
Great River Shakespeare Festival - Winona, MN
Heritage Celebration - Faribault, MN
Heritage Days - Starbuck, MN
Judy Garland Festival - Grand Rapids, MN
Log Jam - Ely, MN
Midsummer Days - North Branch, MN
Norwegian Independence Day Celebration - Fergus Falls, MN
Osakis Festival - Osakis, MN
Paul Bunyan Days - Akeley, MN
Peter Mitchell Fun Days - Babbitt, MN
Red Eye River Days - Sebeka, MN
Rhubarb Festival - Lanesboro, MN
Riverfest - Windom, MN
Riverside Days - Springfield, MN
Rodeo Fest - Hawley, MN
Rosefest - Roseville, MN
Rum River Festival - Princeton, MN
Sauerkraut Days - Henderson, MN
Scandinavian Festival - Roseau, MN
Scandinavian Folk Festival - Nisswa, MN
Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival - Moorhead, MN
Sommerfest - Saint Paul, MN
Spring Fever Days - Barnum, MN
Steamboat Days - Winona, MN
SummerFest - Fergus Falls, MN
Summerfest - Lakefield, MN
Summerfest - Pine River, MN
Swedish Festival - Cambridge, MN
Swedish Heritage Day - Minneapolis, MN
Town and Country Days - Paynesville, MN
Water-Ski Days Festival - Lake City, MN
Watertower Festival - Pipestone, MN
Willie Walleye Day - Baudette, MN
Winstock Country Musical Festival - Winsted, MN

July:

Aebleskiver Days - Tyler, MN
Back Home Days - Williams, MN
Beanhole Days - Pequot Lakes, MN
Becker County Fair - Detroit Lakes, MN
Beltrami County Fair - Bemidji, MN
Big Stone County Fair - Clinton, MN
Blue Earth County Fair - Garden City, MN
Blueberry Arts Festival - Ely, MN
Blueberry Festival - Park Rapids, MN
Bluegrass Music Festival - Roseville, MN
Cannon Valley Fair - Cannon Falls, MN
Cass County Fair - Pillager, MN
Cass County Fair - Pine River, MN
Chisago County Fair - Rush City, MN
Clay County Fair - Barnesville, MN
Corn Capital Days - Olivia, MN
Doc Evans Memorial Jazz Festival - Albert Lea, MN
Emily Day - Emily, MN
Eyota Days - Eyota, MN
Faribault County Fair - Blue Earth, MN
Fillmore County Fair - Preston, MN
Fun Days - North Mankato, MN
Grant County Fair - Herman, MN
Heritagefest - New Ulm, MN
Hubbard County Fair - Park Rapids, MN
Huck Finn Days - Winona, MN
International Festival - Worthington, MN
Isanti County Fair - Cambridge, MN
Julifest - Shakopee, MN
Kanabec County Fair - Mora, MN
Kittson County Fair - Hallock, MN
Kolacky Days - Montgomery, MN
Lumberjack Days - Stillwater, MN
Mahnomen County Fair - Mahnomen, MN
Maple Grove Days - Maple Grove, MN
Marshall County Fair - Warren, MN
Midsummer Celebrations - Menahga, MN
Morrison County Fair - Little Falls, MN
Muskie Days - Park Rapids, MN
Northern Minnesota District Fair - International Falls, MN
Otter Tail County Fair - Fergus Falls, MN
Park Days Festival - Madelia, MN
Pennington County Fair - Thief River Falls, MN
Polk County Fair - Fertile, MN
Pre-Harvest Festival - Waubun, MN
Ramsey County Fair - Maplewood, MN
Rice County Fair - Faribault, MN
River Lake Days - Richmond, MN
Riverboat Days - Wabasha, MN
Riverfest - Anoka, MN
Riverfest Weekend - Monticello, MN
Rivertown Days - Hastings, MN
Roseau County Fair - Roseau, MN
Rosefest - Roseville, MN
Scott County Fair - Jordan, MN
Shell Prairie Fair - Park Rapids, MN
Sherburne County Fair - Elk River, MN
Sinclair Lewis Days - Sauk Centre, MN
Stearns County Fair - Sauk Centre, MN
Sweetheart Days - Hackensack, MN
Truman Days - Truman, MN
Turkey Days - Pelican Rapids, MN
Wabasha County Fair - Wabasha, MN
Wadena County Fair - Wadena, MN
Wannigan Days - Taylors Falls, MN
Waseca County Fair - Waseca, MN
Water Carnival - Detroit Lakes, MN
Water Carnival - Hoyt Lakes, MN
Waterama - Glenwood, MN
Watercade - Litchfield, MN
Winona County Fair - Saint Charles, MN
Wright County Fair - Howard Lake, MN
Yellow Medicine County Fair - Canby, MN

August:

Aitkin County Fair - Aitkin, MN
Anoka County Fair - Anoka, MN
Bayfront Blues Festival - Duluth, MN
Benton County Fair - Sauk Rapids, MN
Blue Earth County Fair - Garden City, MN
Brown County Free Fair - New Ulm, MN
Buffalo Bill Days - Lanesboro, MN
Carlton County Fair - Barnum, MN
Carver County Fair - Waconia, MN
Catfish Days - East Grand Forks, MN
Chippewa County Fair - Montevideo, MN
Clearwater County Fair - Bagley, MN
Community Days - Lonsdale, MN
Cook County Fair - Grand Marais, MN
Corn Day Celebration - Sleepy Eye, MN
Corn Festival - Cokato, MN
Cornfest - Ortonville, MN
Cottonwood County Fair - Windom, MN
Country Days - Starbuck, MN
Crosslake Days - Crosslake, MN
Crow Wing County Fair - Brainerd, MN
Dakota County Fair - Farmington, MN
Dodge County Fair - Kasson, MN
Douglas County Fair - Alexandria, MN
Embarrass Region Fair - Embarrass, MN
Freeborn County Fair - Albert Lea, MN
Giant Celebration - Le Sueur, MN
Goodhue County Fair - Zumbrota, MN
Harvest Festival - Hoffman, MN
Harvest Festival - Remer, MN
Hennepin County Fair - Corcoran, MN
Heritage Day - Albany, MN
Heritage Days - East Grand Forks, MN
Houston County Fair - Caledonia, MN
Itasca County Fair - Grand Rapids, MN
Jackson County Fair - Jackson, MN
Kandiyohi County Fair - Willmar, MN
Koochiching County Fair - Northome, MN
Lake County Fair - Two Harbors, MN
Lake of the Woods County Fair - Baudette, MN
LeSueur County Fair - Le Center, MN
Lincoln County Fair - Tyler, MN
Lyon County Fair - Marshall, MN
Martin County Fair - Fairmont, MN
McLeod County Fair - Hutchinson, MN
Meeker County Fair - Litchfield, MN
Mille Lacs County Fair - Princeton, MN
Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival - Richmond, MN
Minnesota State Fair - Saint Paul, MN
Montrose Days - Montrose, MN
Mower County Fair - Austin, MN
Murray County Fair - Slayton, MN
Nicollet County Fair - Saint Peter, MN
Nobles County Fair - Worthington, MN
Olmsted County Fair - Rochester, MN
Ox Cart Days - Crookston, MN
Pine County Fair - Pine City, MN
Pipestone County Fair - Pipestone, MN
Polka Fest - McGregor, MN
Pope County Fair - Glenwood, MN
Potato Days - Barnesville, MN
Quarry Days - Sandstone, MN
Redwood County Fair - Redwood Falls, MN
Renville County Fair - Bird Island, MN
River City Days - Red Wing, MN
Saint Louis County Fair - Hibbing, MN
Sibley County Fair - Arlington, MN
South Saint Louis County Fair - Proctor, MN
Steele County Fair - Owatonna, MN
Stevens County Fair - Morris, MN
Stockyard Days - New Brighton, MN
Swift County Fair - Appleton, MN
Todd County Fair - Long Prairie, MN
Traverse County Fair - Wheaton, MN
Tri-County Fair - Mankato, MN
Washington County Fair - Lake Elmo, MN
Watermelon Day - Vining, MN
Watonwan County Fair - Saint James, MN
Western Days - Chatfield, MN
Wilkin County Fair - Breckenridge, MN
Woodbury Days - Woodbury, MN