Lake Hiawatha Park hosts 2017 Minneapolis Arbor Day Celebration on April 28

Posted on 14 March, 2017

Join the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and tree lovers of all ages for the 2017 Minneapolis Arbor Day Celebration at Lake Hiawatha Park on April 28, 4-8 pm!

This year’s event will be a festival-style celebration full of tree-themed activities and educational opportunities, music, food, beer and, of course, new trees! You can help plant more than 300 trees around Lake Hiawatha.

The 2017 Minneapolis Arbor Day Celebration would not be possible without event sponsors People for Parks, Brewing a Better Forest and Pat’s Tap. Also, a big thank you goes out to all of the community supporters and volunteers, including Friends of Lake Hiawatha, Giving Tree Gardens, Harmony Tree, Free Forest School and Ecological Design. 

Here’s a quick rundown of the festivities planned:

Tree Planting

Join MPRB Arborists for tree planting excursions leaving every half hour, 4:30-6:30 pm.

Activities

Bucket truck rides
Rope-and-saddle tree climbing supervised by professional arborists
Tree-sized lawn games
Tree-themed obstacle course/Nature Play Zone
Tree Swing
Bounce House
Arborist Show and Tell: Get an up-close look at many of the tools and machines Arborists use to maintain a healthy urban forest

Food, Beer and Music

Music: Performances by School House Rocks and Twin Town Blasting Corps (a blend of May Day Parade’s Your Community Band with members of the Brass Messengers and Arborators)

Food Trucks: Parkway Pizza and Northbound Smokehouse

Beer Garden: 612 Brew, Able Seedhouse and Brewery, Dangerous Man Brewing, Eastlake Craft Brewery, Fair State Brewing Cooperative, Northbound Smokehouse and Brewpub, Sociable Cider Werks

Coffee: Angry Catfish Bicycle + Coffee Bar

Run and Bike

Arbor Day Fun Run: The Brewery Running Series is offering a special Arbor Day Fun Run beginning at 6 pm. Visit the race website for more information.

Heritage Tree Bike Ride: Harmony Tree Works will lead two pre-party bike rides visiting several magnificent trees from Minneapolis’ Heritage Tree Program. Rides leave from Angry Catfish Bicycle + Coffee Bar (4208 28th Ave. S) at noon and 2 pm. The 2 pm ride will end at Lake Hiawatha Park in time to catch the beginning of Arbor Day festivities at 4 pm. Visit the event page on Facebook for more details.

All proceeds from beer garden, coffee sales and the Fun Run will be donated to local nonprofit Brewing a Better Forest for Urban Forestry Outreach.