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Fridley 49er Day's Festival

   The events start at 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm with the youth 3 on 3 basketball tournament and a Run for Fun road race starting at 6:20 pm at St Phillips Church and the Fridley Lions 49er Day parade starting at 6:30 pm beginning at the Middle School on 61st St.
   Friday starts with senior activities from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the FCC and festivities begin at the Medtronic site at 5:00 pm. There will be a carnival, Bingo, a street dance featuring the White Sidewalls, the Fridley Lions Club beer tent, softball tournaments, pizza eating contest sponsored by Broadway Pizza.
   Saturday is a big day for the children and adults alike. Starting at 8:00 am with tennis tournaments and 9:00 am with the softball tournaments (community park) and at Commons park at 10:00 am with sand volleyball. 12:00 pm starts our carnival and kids days with touch a truck, Allina wellness van, Fridley Music and Arts Festival, Pie baking contest with a top prize of $1000.00, Bingo, The Fridley City Band, The Fridley All School Reunion, the Ambassador Pageant and a street dance featuring The Chris Brooks Band and a pizza eating contest again sponsored by Broadway Pizza.
    Sunday at 9:00 am will start up with the softball tournaments at community park, the carnival opens at noon the 2nd annual car show goes from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, the Fridley Lions Club beer tent opens at 1:00 pm and The Fridley Idol gets started at 1:00 pm.
   You can get full schedule of events by either going to the city web site or search on Facebook as well as the June ValPak envelope. Also check with the cities recreation for discount ticket vouchers and wrist band ride discounts.

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