2026 ~ Evansville July 4th Celebration ~ 250 YEARS!
All Town Garage Sales ALL WEEKEND! To be added to listing contact Caileen at msmevansville@outlook.com.
Must be submitted by June 25th.
Thursday, July 2nd
9 am – 2 pm: “Chalk Party” for all ages at Main Street Market 113 Main Street.
11 am – 1 pm: My Kind of Bank Customer Appreciation Event – serving hotdogs.
4 pm – 7 pm: Summer Market on Main Street
8:30 pm: Trivia Night (U.S. Themed) at Somedays Bar and Grill.
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Friday, July 3rd
10 am – 3 pm: Evansville Historical Foundation Open House Tours and Town Trolley Tours.
4 pm: Register for a Bean Bag Tournament in the City Park. $20 per team.
Contact Darrin Henrichs 320-808-3518 or Eric Evavold 320-815-3203 for more Information.
6 pm: Evansville Education Foundation Family Bingo in West Gym. Cards will begin selling at 5:00. All ages are welcome to play. Proceeds go to the Scholarship Fund. Concessions are available.
6 pm – 8 pm: music by “Blue Wolf Duo” Sponsored by Evansville Art Center, @ Somedays Bar and Grill.
8 pm – 9 pm: Live music
9 pm – 12 am: Karaoke/DJ at Somedays Bar and Grill.
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Saturday, July 4th
7 am – 12 pm: Evansville Fire Department Pancake/French Toast Feed.
8 am: Register for 5K Run. Start time 8:30am. Contact Laurie Lee 218-779-3494
9 am-12 pm: Bake Sale. Coffee and donuts served at Faith Lutheran Church.
1 pm: Registration for the parade begins at the Faith Lutheran Church Parking Lot. To help with the traffic flow, we are asking for all units to be parked by 2:00pm (Pre-registration is encouraged. Contact Dianna at evansvil@gctel.com or call 320-766-8176.)
2:30 pm: Lions Grand Parade, Grand Marshals: Daryl and Carol Johnson.
3 pm: Registration begins for the Kids Pedal Tractor Pull located in the Tennis Court.
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Coffee and treats served at the Senior Center.
3:30 pm: Park Events:
**Various Bounce House/Water Slides (Please bring a towel for your child)
**Food Vendors **Summer Market **Erickson Petting Zoo **AXE Throwing
**Mark Anthony Entertainment – Kids DJ Party
**Carnival Games Sponsored by Post Prom
** Straw Bale Toss Sponsored by CBD Center
** Boys and Girls Bike Giveaway Sponsored by Evansville Sports.
5 – 7 pm: Pork Chop Feed, Douglas County Pork Producers Sponsored by Historical Foundation.
Music by “Schjei Country” during the Pork Chop Feed Sponsored by Evansville Plaza.
7 pm: Ashby vs. Kensington Baseball Game at the Evansville High School Field.
7 pm: Ashby vs. Kensington Baseball Game at the Evansville School Ball Field
8:30 pm: Free Watermelon Feed located by the Senior Center – Sponsored by Somedays
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Evansville Veterans Memorial Fireworks Spectacular at Dusk.
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Sunday, July 5th
10:15 am: Service at Calvary Covenant Church​
10:30 am: Service at Faith Lutheran Church
11:00am – Lunch: Free will offering. Sponsored by The Evansville Lions and Schatzi’s (West School Gym).
1 pm: Community Play: “Memories of Our Past” (West School Gym). Funded by T-Shirt Sales.
Explore Evansville
Progress Through Perseverance.
All About Evansville
Evansville began around 1858 when Evan Evanson, the first mail carrier to carry mail through this area, chose to rest here on his route which ran between St. Cloud and Fort Abercrombie in North Dakota. In 1859 Mr. Evanson erected a shanty or stopping place in the spring and when J.C. Burbank & Co. of St. Paul began running a stage line his building became the stage station. The station remained open until the Indian outbreak of 1862.
Many of the early settlers went to Sauk Centre and St. Cloud until a squad of soldiers arrived and the men returned to attend to their crops. The soldiers stayed until 1866. The townsite was laid out in 1872 by Jacob Shanar but since he did not record it the first real townsite was laid out by Lorentz Johnson in 1879 and covered between 18 & 20 acres. This new townsite was given the name “Evansville” after Mr. Evanson, the first mail carrier. Gustav Willius later laid out the same number of acres as a new village by the name of East Evansville. The city was incorporated in 1881 and the first Evansville Fire Department was also organized that year.
In 1879 the railroad came to Evansville and the first edition of the Evansville Enterprise was published on October 5, 1882.
City Water Fountain in front of the fire department was built by Otto Moody in 1903.
Evansville City Council
"I grew up in a small town… I had an all-American childhood. And I grew up as an optimist."
- Mary Meeker
Get in Touch
City of Evansville
106 State Street :: PO Box 265
Evansville, MN 56326
320-834-4995 or 218-948-2295