Panorama festival to run July 4–13 in Lakeville with expanded venues and new events

Paul Kaus, a volunteer board representative for Panorama, told the Lakeville City Council on June 16 that the city's annual Panorama festival will run July 4 through July 13 and will include roughly 60 events across two weekends.

"We are just 18 days away. Yes. July 4, we kick it off with the city with the fireworks, and we go strong for 10 straight days through the thirteenth over, 2 full weekends, 60 full events," Kaus said. He described new activities and venue changes intended to spread crowds beyond the downtown core.

Kaus said new events include disc golf at Living Waters and a "Touch a Truck" event on Holyoke organized with Lakeville Works; parts of Holyoke will be closed from Thursday at 5 p.m. through Sunday at 5 p.m. Family Fun Fest (formerly Family Tailgate) will move from the Lakeville Arts parking lot to Caspersen Park to provide more space, and parts of the street market will relocate to a pavilion at the Lakeville Arenas at Hazy with a shuttle running Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Kaus highlighted musical programming that stretches beyond downtown: the Lakeville Community Band will perform Sunday night, and a Tom Petty tribute band will play at Caspersen on Wednesday. He also noted that Charlotte Baker, a 2023 Lakeville South graduate and University of Minnesota drum major, will bring a summer marching band to the parade; Kaus said he already had 105 parade entries.

"None of this happens without volunteers," Kaus said, thanking volunteers, city departments and more than 100 sponsors who support the festival.

The mayor commented that the venue changes and new events expand the festival footprint outside downtown and said he was "very excited" about the lineup. No formal action or council vote was recorded on the presentation.

Organizers did not specify ticketing, road-closure maps beyond the Holyoke closure window, or detailed safety plans during the presentation.