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Northern Minnesota's Quirkiest Festival: Bean Hole Days

Horizontal Photo of Bean Hole Days showing a man holding a gray Bean Hole Days mug with a piece of bread on a summer day
Enter the "Fast Pass for Gas Line" by purchasing a souvenir Bean Hole Days mug at the event. You'll be first in line for free beans, dinner roll, and water.

Come and celebrate Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes on July 18-19, 2023! This one-of-a-kind event is rootin’ tootin’ good fun for the whole family!

What is Bean Hole Days?

Join in the historic event Bean Hole Days, which dates back to 1938. Business owners asked local farmers to come into town for the day, and they served the farmers beans that baked overnight in the ground as part of a community event. Today, Bean Hole Days is a reminder and celebration of Pequot Lakes’ history serving over 3,000 hungry visitors.

Lines form early for free beans. Purchase a 2023 Bean Hole Days mug and head to the front of the “Fast Pass for Gas” line or go through the drive thru for some rootin’ tootin’ good beans!

Trailside Park in the center of town is teaming with people visiting craft vendors, playing games, and enjoying free beans. Make the trip to Pequot Lakes for northern Minnesota’s quirkiest small town celebration! 

Photo of Bean Hole Days showing a crowd of people lined up to get beans with flags and trees in the background on a summer day
Thousands gather in line for the famous beans at Bean Hole Days.
Photo of Bean Hole Days showing a volunteer scopping beans out of a huge iron kettle into a mug and handing it to a man in line on a summer day
Volunteers serve delicious beans by the mugful to thousands of festival goers.
Photo of Bean Hole Days showing volunteers under a tent serving beans to a line of people on a summer day
Grab your beans in a disposable cup, plus a dinner roll and water, free of charge.
Photo of Bean Hole Days showing a man stiring a giant iron pot of beans with crowds of people in the background on a summer day
Stirring the huge iron kettles of beans is an honor among locals in Pequot Lakes!

2023 Event Schedule

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

5:30 PM // Burying of the Beans (South Trailside Park).
Watch as the Pit Crew lowers the 5 large cast iron kettles of beans so they can cook overnight and be served to thousands the next day!

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

9AM – 2PM // Craft Fair and Food Vendors (South Trailside Park).

9AM – 4PM // Kid’s Activities (South Trailside Park). Kids’ Bungee & Trampoline Jump, Water Wars.

11:30AM // Crowning of King & Queen Bean (South Trailside Park). Beans are declared ready to eat!

12PM // Serving of the Beans (South Trailside Park). Friendly volunteers serve a delicious free meal of baked beans, dinner roll and water.

12 – 2PM // The Memories of Elvis Tribute Show by Chris Olson (South Trailside Park). We’re thrilled to have Chris Olson performing his Memories of Elvis Tribute Show! Attendees will enjoy the King of Rock while waiting for the delicious and famous Bean Hole Days beans. Bring your lawn chair and sit back to enjoy the free show!

1 – 2PM // Drive Up and Pick Up To Go Beans (Pequot Lakes Chamber Parking Lot, East Woodman Street). The Pequot Lakes Royalty, sponsored by Community Action, will be serving up containers of beans to go, car side, while supplies last! Please enter the parking lot, south of the Pequot Lakes Welcome Center to grab yours while they’re hot! Cost is $10.

  • Package Deals of Beans and Bean Hole Days Swag: Beans: $10, Beans & Mug: $20.
Event Information
Photo of Bean Hole Days showing an Elvis impersonator performing on stage outside and surgounded by crowds of people
The Memories of Elvis Tribute Show by Chris Olson is a crowd favorite! Enjoy the show free of charge as you enjoy your delicious beans.
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Chris Olson performing his legendary Memories of Elvis Tribute Show at Bean Hole Days in 2021.
Photo of Bean Hole Days showing a person wearing a Paul Bunayn lumberjack costume giving a thumbs up next to a small, smiling girl with the red Pequot Lakes Chamber building in the background
No trip to Bean Hole Days is complete without a picture with Paul Bunyan!
Photo of Bean Hole Days showing crowds of people walking through the park during a craft fair on a summer day
Browse through 40+ vendors selling unique, handmade items at the Bean Hole Days Craft Fair.
Photo of Bean Hole Days showing a small boy carrying his blanket and walking through the craft fair tents on a path on a summer day with crowds of people in the background
The craft fair at Bean Hole Days is a hit for all attendees, big and small.
Photo of Bean Hole Days showing kids playing on a blow up slide on a summer day
Festival goers will find fun activities for the little ones like kids' bungee and trampoline jump.
Photo of Bean Hole Days showing a dad with two sons playing with water balloons at a fair game with crowds of people in the background on a summer day
Water Wars are a great way to cool down from the fun at Bean Hole Days!
2023 Bean Hole Days Mug and Tee Shirt

Bean Hole Days Swag

Purchase your 2023 limited edition Bean Hole Days mug and tee while supplies last! Your swag purchase will allow you to skip the long lines and enter the ‘Fast Pass for Gas.’

  • 2023 Tees: $25
  • 2023 Mugs: $15
  • Vintage Tees: $20
  • Vintage Mugs: $10
  • Beans To-Go Container: $10
Bean Hole Days
Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes showing the large crowd of people standing in line and waiting for beans showing the craft fair vendors lined up in the park
Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes showing the corination of King and Queen Bean with the Pequot Lakes pagent royalty next to them
Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes showing the large crowd of people standing in line and waiting for beans (2)
Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes showing person dressed up as Paul Bunyan with the crowd of people in the background and the bobber water tower
Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes showing large metal pot filled with beans and people scopping beans out into white ceramic mugs copy
Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes showing large iron pot filled with baked beans
Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes showing an Elvis lookalike dressed up and singing into a microphone
Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes showing gray mug filled with beans with a large crowed in the background
Bean Hole Days in Pequot Lakes showing kids playing on the bounce house and bounce slide

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