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Burnsville councilmember previews Festival and Fire Muster, including 1,000-drone show
Summary
At the close of a brief Burnsville City Council meeting, Councilmember Keeley outlined plans for the annual Burnsville Festival and Fire Muster: a kickoff block party, performances Friday and Saturday, a 1,000-drone show at 9:25 p.m. Saturday and fewer fire trucks this year because of construction. Admission will be free, Keeley said.
Councilmember Keeley announced details of the annual Burnsville Festival and Fire Muster during closing remarks at a City Council meeting, saying the multi-day event will start with a kickoff block party and include live performances, a carnival and a 1,000-drone show Saturday night. "We actually made up for that by adding a 1,000 drone drone show at 09:25 on Saturday night," Keeley said, adding the show will take place just before fireworks.
The announcement came after the council adopted the consent agenda and had no regular agenda items. Councilmember Schultz moved to adopt the consent agenda and Councilmember Workman seconded; all present voted in favor. A separate motion by Schultz, seconded by Workman, then adjourned the meeting.
Keeley told the council the festival will open with a block party at Nicholas Commons Park on Thursday and continue at Civic Center Park across from City Hall on Friday and Saturday. "We will have a very large stage, all the performances," Keeley said, adding the event will include a carnival, a kids zone, a skateboard contest, youth music programming and a canine show on Saturday.
Keeley said the festival will have "a few less fire trucks because of the construction" and that there will not be any water spraying from fire trucks this year. Keeley said the drone show was made possible through the involvement of a private sponsor and said admission to the festival is free. "So kind of a double bonus on Saturday night with, drone show and fireworks. So we hope to see everybody out there. It's free to get in, so don't don't bring any money to get in," Keeley said.
The council did not take any formal actions related to the festival at the meeting; Keeley's remarks were informational. The meeting record shows no public comments on the topic and no agenda item for the festival.
Event details in the council member's remarks referenced specific days as "this Thursday," "Friday" and "Saturday;" the transcript did not state calendar dates. The council meeting record showed the scheduled regular meeting times and a budget work session on the agenda but did not include festival action items.
Local residents and visitors interested in the festival should check the city website for the official schedule and any updates about parking, road closures or event approvals related to the construction near Civic Center Park.
