74th ANNUAL WATER CARNIVAL
JUNE 29 - JULY 4, 2018
GRAND PARADE - SUNDAY, JULY 1 - 1:00 PM
FIREWORKS - WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 - DUSK
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QUESTIONS? Please fill out the Water Carnival Contact Form below.
GRAND PARADE - SUNDAY, JULY 1 - 1:00 PM
FIREWORKS - WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 - DUSK
CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR UPDATES!
QUESTIONS? Please fill out the Water Carnival Contact Form below.
ONLINE REGISTRATION LINKS
Please consider registering for our various events through our secure online SignMeUp forms.
It makes it so much easier for us!
Just click the link below to get started.
Scroll down for more information on each event.
It makes it so much easier for us!
Just click the link below to get started.
Scroll down for more information on each event.
Red, White & BOOM! Fireworks Show
Presented by Hill's Plumbing & Heating
We would like to extend a very special THANK YOU to Hill's Plumbing & Heating, our Presenting Sponsor of the Red, White & BOOM! Fireworks Show on July 4!
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Thank you to our many sponsors of the Red, White & BOOM! Banners and events this year!
Entertainment TentThe Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival Entertainment Tent is back at the water front of Lake Bemidji and it will be better than ever before! Stop on down to see what we have in store for you this year!
Tappy Hour is daily from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Admission is $2 or the purchase of a Water Carnival Button. See below for bands and times for every night. We would like to thank Paul Bunyan Communications for helping to sponsor the Water Carnival Entertainment Tent this year! 
Hockey Day Minnesota
2019 ANNOUNCEMENT
SUNDAY, JULY 1
PAUL BUNYAN PARK WATER CARNIVAL ENTERTAINMENT TENT 
NEW EVENT for 2018
Warrior March
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4
PAUL BUNYAN PARK 
The Warrior March is new event to this year's Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival line up. It is a 5K march, along the south shore of Lake Bemidji to bring awareness to the everyday struggles that our military veterans face.
Registration for this event starts at 9:00 am, on July 4, in the Bemidji Jaycees Entertainment Tent. The March itself will begin at 11:00 am, leaving from the Paul Bunyan Park parking lot going south, looping back at the Nymore boat access, and ending at the start point. Proceeds from this event will go to support local veterans and their families during this upcoming holiday season. Register by 11:59 pm on June 22 to be guaranteed a t-shirt. Registration fees are non-refundable. Online registration will close on July 4 at 10:30 am. 
NEW EVENT for 2018
TUESDAY, JULY 3
PAUL BUNYAN PARK 3 BIG SHOWS! 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM, & 7:00 PM We would like to thank Norbord for helping to sponsor the Water Carnival Timberworks Lumberjack Show this year! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR IF YOU NEED ONE! 
Double Your Fun Color Run
MONDAY, JULY 2
PAUL BUNYAN PARK 
Join the Bemidji Junior Jaycees in this year's 5K Color Run along the south shore of Lake Bemidji! Check-in starts at 5:00 pm, on July 2, in the Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival Entertainment Tent.
The run will begin at 6:00 pm, leaving from the Paul Bunyan Park parking lot going south, looping back at the Nymore boat access, and ending at the start point. There will be several "Color Stations" along the way to blast participants with tons of colorful fun! Register by 11:59 pm on June 22 to be guaranteed a t-shirt. Registration fees are non-refundable. Online registration will close on July 2 at 5:30 pm. Merriam's Midway Shows
JUNE 29 - JULY 4
SANFORD CENTER PARKING LOT 
Rides open at 5:00 pm on Friday, June 29,
and at noon every day after through July 4. Armbands will be $20/each ARMBAND TIMES Friday, June 29: 6pm - 11pm Saturday, June 30: Noon - 7pm Sunday, July 1: Noon - 7pm Monday, July 2: 6pm - 11pm Tuesday, July 3: 6pm - 11pm Wednesday, July 4: Noon - 7pm |
Water Carnival Grand Parade
SUNDAY, JULY 1
1:00 PM Be a part of a long standing Bemidji tradition! The 74th Annual Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival Grand Parade will be held on Sunday, July 1, at 1:00 pm. If you would like to be part of our parade please fill out the form below.
Pre-registration is required by Monday, June 25. Registration fees after June 25 are non-refundable. A late registration fee will apply after June 25. Please consider registering for the Grand Parade through our secure online SignMeUp form. It makes it so much easier for us! Just click the link below to get started. CLICK LINK BELOW FOR THE PAPER REGISTRATION FORM
Grand Parade Route: The Grand Parade starts at the intersection of 15th Street and Beltrami Avenue and travels south on Beltrami Avenue, turns west on 3rd Street for one block and then heads north along Minnesota Avenue, ending again on 15th Street.
2018 GRAND PARADE GRAND MARSHAL
NORDY, MINNESOTA WILD MASCOT 
Water Carnival Buttons
This year's 74th Annual Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival buttons will be available for sale on June 14 at Marketplace Foods, all Bemidji Subway locations, Orton's Bemidji Cenex, Kenny's Clark, Bemidji Woolen Mills, 4th Street Tesoro, and the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce.
There will be two different buttons for sale; the Standard Button for $2 with white stars along the edge and the Medallion Button for $3, which has gold stars. The Medallion Button is in limited quantity and is ONLY available from June 14-26. 
Medallion Hunt
THE MEDALLION HAS BEEN FOUND!
Congratulations to Chelsey Jourdain! Water Carnival Medallion Hunt begins on June 27 and will continue every day until it is found! You must have the Water Carnival Medallion Button (with the GOLD STARS) to win the $500 Grand Prize. If no Medallion Button is presented, with the Medallion, a $250 Prize will be awarded.
You can download the official rules below. Clues will be posted daily in the Bemidji Chamber of Commerce display case located on the south side of the building. The clues will also be announced daily on Lakeland News, www.lptv.org, the stations of Paul Bunyan Braodcasting and R.P. Braodcasting. Clues will also be posted here on the Bemidji Jaycees website and our Facebook page by 12:00 pm each day. A new clue will be released each day until Wednesday, July 4, 2018. No clues will be released over the phone. Clue 1: The Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival starts this Friday, and the Medallion hunt is on. We hope you got your Medallion Button to double your prize if won! Clue 2: Within Bemidji the Medallion can be found, Go outside to enjoy the day and take a look around. Clue 3: Search high, search low, above and below, Look hard enough and you find the Medallion, unless is snows. Clue 4: Bemidji is divided in to four areas, where does the medallion rest? We’ll save you some time and point you towards the West. Clue 5: The surrounding area is beautiful and has twenty-two of these, The Medallion lies in a city one, surrounded by a lot of trees.
Family Fun Day
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
PAUL BUNYAN PARK FREE OF CHARGE .5K KIDS RUN: Registration starts at 9:00 am in the BSU Bangsberg Parking Lot on the corner of 12th St NE and Lake Blvd NE. Run starts at 10:00 am and will follow Lake Blvd NE for about 3 city blocks.
AGE GROUPS (as of June 1, 2018): 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 KIDDIE PARADE: Registration starts at 9:00 am in the BSU Bangsberg Parking Lot on the corner of 12th St NE and Lake Blvd NE. Parade starts at 11:00 am at the parking lot and will follow Lake Blvd NE down to the Water Carnival Entertainment Tent in Paul Bunyan Park. LUNCH & ENTERTAINMENT: Lunch starts at Noon for the Kiddie Parade participants and a TICKET IS REQUIRED. You will receive the ticket at registration. Entertainment will be provided again this year by Paul Nye. BIKE DIG: Starts at 1:30 pm.
Family Fun Day Entertainment will be provided by Paul Nye!
Bald Eagle Water Ski Show
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
PAUL BUNYAN PARK 3:00 PM 
Corn Feed
SUNDAY, JULY 1
PAUL BUNYAN PARK 4:00 PM 
JUNE 29 - JULY 4
SANFORD CENTER PARKING LOT Come and join us for BINGO next to Merriam's Midway at the Sanford Center! The Bingo Tent opens at 5:00 pm on Friday, June 29, and then at 2:00 pm every day after that through July 4.
FIREWORKS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4
DUSK What time is "dusk", you ask?
We say it is anytime from 9:45 PM - 10:15 PM, depending on many factors. 
The Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival Red, White, & BOOM! Fireworks Show, on July 4, will be launched from a pontoon barge on Lake Bemidji, on the lake’s southwest shore near Paul Bunyan Park. See map below.
Show Your Support! Sponsor a BOOM Banner!
Help make this years Red, White, & BOOM Fireworks display more spectacular than ever! For a limited time only we are offering both our "BOOM" & "Christmas City" Banners for $100 each and as an extra bonus, you can sponsor the NEW "Welcome to Bemidji" banner for only $50! This offer is only available through April 20, 2018!
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