January 23, 2025 to January 26, 2025 | Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes Area Events
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Weekend Event Spotlight: Saturday | Winter Yoga Festival - notice wellness | Northern Pacific Center | 8:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Brainerd, MN
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Welcome to Camp Nisswa's Weekend Roll Call! Get ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure in the scenic Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes area. Discover the latest events, specials, live music, meat raffles, bar bingo, and more! Whether you're a nature enthusiast, a foodie, or a thrill-seeker, our blog is your ultimate guide to make the most of your weekend getaway. Let's dive into the excitement and explore all the hidden gems this beautiful destination has to offer!
Thursday 01/23/2025:
🍳Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Brainerd, MN
🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN
🧘♀️Focused Flow | notice wellness | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Nisswa, MN
🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN
Prime Rib Special | Freddy's at Grand View Lodge | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Nisswa, MN
Sushi Thursday | The Classic Grill at Madden's | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
Seafood & Cocktails | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Crosslake, MN
Nisswa Lions Club Diaper Drive | Ye Old Pickle Factory | 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Nisswa, MN
BBQ Ribs AYCE | Dunmire’s Bar & Grill | 5:00 PM | East Brainerd
🥩Meat Raffle | b*merri | 5:30 PM | Brainerd, MN
🧘♀️Awakened Fusion | notice wellness | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Nisswa, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 6:00 PM | North Long Lake
🥩Meat Raffle | Lucky's Tavern | 6:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | Quarterdeck Resort | 6:00 PM | Gull Lake
🎱Packet Bingo | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🥩Virtual Horseraces & Meat Raffle | Ernie's on Gull | 6:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN
🎱Commander Bar Bingo | The Commander Bar | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
⁉️Trivia Mafia-Oops! All Sound Round | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Nisswa, MN
⁉️Trivia | Pine River American Legion Post 613 | 7:00 PM | Pine River, MN
Utah Hockey Club at Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 7:00 PM | Saint Paul, MN
Friday 01/24/2025:
🍳Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Brainerd, MN
🍳Breakfast | Freddy's Sports Grill | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Nisswa, MN
🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN
🧘♀️Awakened Fusion | notice wellness | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Nisswa, MN
🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN
Open Friday | Wildflower Chocolate | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Nisswa, MN
Cuyuna Brewing Celebrates 8 Years | Cuyuna Brewing Company | 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Crosby, MN
Firkin Fridays | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Jenkins, MN
Two-for-One Happy Hour | The Commander Bar | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
🎱Minute Bingo | Lucky's Tavern | 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
Prime Rib Night | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Crosslake, MN
AYCE Grab Legs | Freddy's at Grand View Lodge | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Nisswa, MN
All You Can Eat Walleye | The Classic Grill at Madden's | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | Nisswa American Legion | 4:30 PM | Nisswa, MN
AYCE Fish & Shrimp | Dunmire’s Bar & Grill | 5:00 PM | East Brainerd
AYCE Fish & Shrimp | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 5:00 PM | North Long Lake
🥩Meat Raffle | Barajas Mexican Bar and Grill | 5:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | Jenkins VFW Post 3839 | 5:00 PM | Jenkins, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | Pine River American Legion Post 613 | 5:00 PM | Pine River, MN
Prime Rib | Ernie's on Gull | 5:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN
Smoked Rib Fridays | Sunshine's Summerhouse | 5:00 PM | Lake Shore, MN
2025 North Country Icebreaker | Breezy Point Resort | 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | The Commander Bar | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
🎶Live Music - Bruce Archer | Cuyuna Brewing Company | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Crosby, MN
🎶Live Music - Trent Bergeron | Jack Pine Brewery | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Baxter, MN
🎶Live Music - From The Heart | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN
🎶Live Music - Seth Doud | Sherwood North | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN
🎤Karaoke | Nisswa American Legion | 6:30 PM | Nisswa, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion and Auxiliary Post | 6:30 PM | Crosslake, MN
⁉️Trivia | Cragun's Legacy Grill | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
Ali Sultan - Stand Up Comedy | CHALBERG THEATRE - CLC Brainerd Campus | 7:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🎶Live Music - Hillbilly Rock Show | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🎤Karaoke | O'Neary's Irish Pub | 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
⁉️Trivia Night | Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar | 8:00 PM | Crosslake, MN
🎤Karaoke | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🎶Live Music - Mike Hokanson | Northwoods Pub at Grand View Lodge | 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Nisswa, MN
🎶Live Music - Shirts & Skins | The Commander Bar | 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM | Pequot Lakes, MN
🎤Karaoke | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 9:00 PM | North Long Lake
Pelican Lights DJ | Inside Dockside Lounge - Breezy Point Resort | 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Breezy Point, MN
DJ Dance Party | Zorbaz | 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM | Gull Lake
Saturday 01/25/2025:
🍳Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Brainerd, MN
🍳Breakfast | Freddy's Sports Grill | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Nisswa, MN
🍳Breakfast | The Side Track | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Brainerd, MN
🍳Breakfast | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM | North Long Lake
🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN
Bottomless Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bar | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🧘♀️Focused Flow | notice wellness | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Nisswa, MN
🧘♀️Winter Yoga Festival - notice wellness | Northern Pacific Center | 8:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Brainerd, MN
Open Saturday | Wildflower Chocolate | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Nisswa, MN
🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN
2025 North Country Icebreaker | Breezy Point Resort | 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN
Floral Love Spells | Charboneau Studios | 10:30 AM | Brainerd, MN
Be a Madi Day! | Dunmire's on the Lakes | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
Cuyuna Brewing Celebrates 8 Years | Cuyuna Brewing Company | 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Crosby, MN
🎱Bar Bingo | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 1:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🎱Bar Bingo | Pequot Lakes American Legion | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
🎶Live Music - Emily Hammer | Cuyuna Brewing Company | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Crosby, MN
🎶Live Music - Trent Bergeron | The Side Track | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🎱Bar Bingo | Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion and Auxiliary Post #500 | 1:30 PM | Crosslake, MN
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves | Target Center | 2:00 PM | Minneapolis, MN
🎱Bar Bingo | JJ's Pub | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
Watercolor Highlander Cow | KICKS The Art Place | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Crosslake, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | Jenkins VFW Post 3839 | 4:00 PM | Jenkins, MN
Surf N Turf | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Crosslake, MN
Surf & Turf Saturday | The Classic Grill at Madden's | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
Virtual Pig Races | The North Star | 4:30 PM | Breezy Point, MN
Midnight at the Masquerade - Dinner & Show | Gather on 3 Event Center | 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🎶Live Music - Luke Bakeen | 14 Lakes Brewery | 5:00 PM | Crosslake, MN
Smoked Brisket Saturdays | Sunshine's Summerhouse | 5:00 PM | Lake Shore, MN
🎶Live Music - Tamarakk | Cuyuna Brewing Company | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Crosby, MN
🎶Live Music - Mike Derus | JJ's Pub | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN
Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 6:00 PM | Saint Paul, MN
🎶Live Music - AJ Spoff | Quarterdeck Resort | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Gull Lake
🎶Live Music - Seth Doud | Sherwood North | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN
🎱Bar Bingo | Pine River American Legion Post 613 | 6:30 PM | Pine River, MN
Big Buck Vertical Tasting | Jack Pine Brewery | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Baxter, MN
BOGO Pints | 14 Lakes Brewery | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Crosslake, MN
🎤Karaoke | O'Neary's Irish Pub | 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🎶Live Music - Wayne Renn | Northwoods Pub at Grand View Lodge | 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Nisswa, MN
🎶Live Music - Shirts & Skins | The Commander Bar | 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM | Pequot Lakes, MN
Pelican Lights DJ | Inside Dockside Lounge - Breezy Point Resort | 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Breezy Point, MN
DJ Dance Party | Zorbaz | 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM | Gull Lake
Sunday 01/26/2025:
🍳Breakfast | Freddy's Sports Grill | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Nisswa, MN
🍳Breakfast | The Side Track | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Brainerd, MN
🍳Breakfast | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM | North Long Lake
🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN
🍳ALL DAY Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
Bottomless Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bar | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
🧘♀️Grounded Flow | notice wellness | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Nisswa, MN
Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN
AYCE Pizza $10 | Slice On Oak | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
AYCE Walleye or Chicken Tacos | Quarterdeck Resort | 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM | Gull Lake
🎱Bloodys & Bingo | Main Street Ale House | 12:00 PM | Nisswa, MN
Cuyuna Brewing Celebrates 8 Years | Cuyuna Brewing Company | 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Crosby, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | 14 Lakes Brewery | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Crosslake, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | Mission Tavern | 3:00 PM | Merrifield, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 3:00 PM | Jenkins, MN
🎶The Canon, Renewed | Lutheran Church of the Cross | 3:00 PM | Nisswa, MN
🎱Bar Bingo | Nisswa American Legion | 3:30 PM | Nisswa, MN
🥩Meat Raffle | Jenkins VFW Post 3839 | 4:00 PM | Jenkins, MN
🎶Live Music - Mark Petersen Band | Green Lantern Bar and Grill | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Brainerd, MN
Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | 6:00 PM | Chicago, IL
If we missed your event or weekend special, let us know by submitting your event via our event submission page, and we'll make sure to add it to our comprehensive list of Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes area happenings! If you need need a safe ride, Ole's Shuttle Service, is your go-to choice for safe and sober rides in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes Area of Minnesota!
*All dates and activities are subject to change* **Updated Weekly by Wednesday**
***Please check the operating hours and availability of the mentioned places before your visit.***