Downtown Chaska

Historic Downtown Chaska - Established 1871

Back to the Block

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2017 Chaska Community Homecoming – Back to the Block
Saturday, September 23rd, 10 AM – 5 PM

10:00 – 11:00

  • Kids Donut Run w/ real donuts
  • Yoga on 2nd street w/ Mimosas

11:00 – 5:00 PM

  • Kids Dance Music/Games
  • Bounce Houses

11:00 – 3:00

    Carriage Rides

  • Music on 2nd street (various bands sprinkled along 2nd street)
  • Art Walk – Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest for kids

11:00 – 5:00

  • Face Painting, Balloon Animals, Carnival Games, Character visits, Contests, Bags, Henna, Glitter Tattoo, Magician
  • Business Booths – food, shopping, events
  • Farmers Market
  • Crooked Pint Drink Tent

12:00

  • Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

3:00 – 5:00

  • Critical Mass – Band

Hometown Holiday – Schedule of Events

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FlyerRaking leaves (no snow shoveling yet), buying turkey’s and planing your holiday events – make sure to pencil in Saturday December 3rd to help celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hometown Holiday!

The festivities actually kick off Black Friday with the 12 Days of Christmas in which Downtown Chaska businesses roll out the red carpet with great sales and fun events. Small Business Saturday holds a special place in our heart and allows the magic to continues so make plans to head downtown and shop local!

Hometown Holiday – Schedule of Events

City Square Park springs to life with Holiday cheer, treats and activities all day long!

10 am: Businesses open with sales, events, activities and more!

12 pm: Santa & Mrs Claus arrive!

1 pm: The Reindeer fly in and the historic wagon tours start!

5 pm: The annual lighting of City Square Park followed by caroling with the Nativity animals to St Johns for the Live Nativity

That isn’t all – businesses all around downtown will offer treats, events and activities (from movies to music to story time and shopping) from 12 – 5 pm!

12 Days of Christmas & Hometown Holiday

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With the beauty of Autumn in full force, it only makes sense to start thinking about the upcoming Holidays! This means marking your calendars now for the 12 Days of Christmas and Hometown Holiday!

The 12 Days of Christmas is an opportunity to shop, visit, save, and donate at various local Downtown Chaska businesses. We kick off the 12 Days on Black Friday with many great events at the Chaska Community Center followed by Small Business Saturday which is your opportunity to shop local and save! The 12 Days of Christmas will provide various daily opportunities to shop, save or support one of the holiday charities so check back soon for the list of events and deals.

The 10th Anniversary of Hometown Holiday is scheduled for Saturday, December 3rd, with downtown Chaska businesses opening at 10:00 AM with sales, deals, and fun events for all! Santa & Mrs. Claus will arrive at City Square Park at 12 noon for pictures, wish lists, and cookies and cocoa! You won’t want to miss the Reindeer and their Sleigh arriving at 1:00 PM perfect for picture taking and a chance to meet Rudolph plus take a tour of Downtown Chaska on our Winter Sleigh Ride – all these events run until 5:00 PM when the City Square Park Christmas Trees are lit and we follow the carolers to watch the live Nativity at St John’s Lutheran Church.

More businesses, deals, and events to come so stay tuned and mark your calendar for the big event!

Things to do in Downtown Chaska….this weekend

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Much fun to be had this weekend with the third annual Flags and Honor of Minnesota Car & Bike show. This show at City Square Park is meant for the whole family with food, fun, entertainment and shopping!

Here’s an idea of the fun to be had Saturday August 13th from 10-2.

  • View the awesome cars and bikes.
  • Enjoy food from Cuzzy’s, Von Hanson’s, Patron & more!
  • Chaska Lions will serve BEER and Soda 🙂
  • Check out all the great tables and freebies from downtownchaska.com, Yellow Ribbon of Chaska, Coopers and more!
  • Coffee available from Dunn Bros!
    • Want a specialty coffee drink head down to 2nd street and hit up Fancy Fab for a summer sale and new fall back to school fashions, Linda’s Cellar for one of a kind finds and of course our friends at the Dunn Bros!
  • Don’t forget all the Pokestops and Pokemons to catch while wandering the car show and all of downtown.

All to benefit our Veterans!

41st Annual Chaska River City Days

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Come for the food and fun, stay for the shopping and activities at the 41st Annual River City Days!

The Chaska Historical Society is presenting “Weddings of Chaska – A Historical View” on Friday and Saturday and you won’t want to miss out on the Art and Craft Fair, Sidewalk Sales or the food and entertainment every day!

Saturday at 1 on 3rd/4th Street at Walnut watch the Chaska Fire Department Water Fights and stay around for Bingo and the Rotary Steak and Chicken Fry Dinner – yum!

In case you haven’t had enough to eat wake up Sunday with the Pancake Breakfast followed by the Kids Parade and the RCD Car Show.

Stay tuned as we reveal the great Sidewalk Sale deals! and a friendly reminder that the first clue for the Medallion Hunt will be posted this Saturday at 2:00 on the River City Days Website!

Ryder Cup 19th Hole Celebration featuring 18 Holes of Chaska!

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The SW Metro Chamber and City of Chaska will host the 19th Hole Community Celebration at Firemen’s Park and City Square Park during the once-in-a-lifetime Ryder Cup International Golf Championship at Chaska’s own Hazeltine Golf Club September 26 – October 2, 2016!

This celebration will take place after practice rounds and during/after competition rounds throughout the week. It will feature a viewing party, family fun activities, local food, wine and craft beer, live music, fireworks and much more!

The Downtown Chaska Special Services District (DCSSD) is partnering with the 19th Hole Community Celebration to promote its downtown businesses and organizations with the “18 Holes of Chaska” walking scorecard and prize give-away event. The event and community celebration are FREE to attend with direct route shuttles and SW Metro Transit buses transporting people to Downtown Chaska all week!

The DCSSD is seeking businesses and organizations to be “Hole” locations. Each service district business will be listed on the scorecard, but only up to 16 businesses and organizations will be highlighted as special places to visit as “Holes” (2-3 holes will be public locations).

Review the attached overview and application process and submit by July 1, 2016 for consideration. If you have questions feel free to reach out to Krista Flemming at 952-288-3319 or kflemming@gmail.com.

18 Holes of Chaska Letter-Application 6-20-16

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