Evansville Hometown Happening

06/19/2026

We have lots of goings on in Evansville City, Minnesota Tour the Art scene, have lunch Somedays Bar and Grill or Schatzi’s take a stroll over the Evansville Historical Foundation Walk the trails! Evansville Plaza and Main Street Market will be open!

You have 4 well known Artists right here in town!

06/18/2026

🇺🇸 NEW Addition for the Red, White, & Boom Friday Events 🇺🇸

Swing on by the Evansville Historical Foundation on Friday, July 3rd to meet your tour guide . . . Landry! History buffs come in all ages—and Evansville's biggest fan just happens to be nearly 11 years old!

If you've ever wondered about the stories behind our streets, buildings, and hometown landmarks ~ hop aboard Landry's Open-Air Trolley Tour! With a passion for Evansville's history (and plenty of fun facts to share), he'll take you on a patriotic ride through the past of our beloved community.

🚎 Small town.⭐ Big history.
❤️ One unforgettable young tour guide.

Come cheer on Landry, learn something new, and celebrate the town we call home. You might just leave loving Evansville even more than you already do ~ because every great American town has a story... and Landry can't wait to share ours ❤️🤍💙

06/12/2026

Will we see you there!! Comment below!

Come one 🥧 and 🍨!! Can’t beat it! 😋😋😋

06/11/2026

Look who we found! Our very own Evansville Lion's are on Facebook! Give them a follow! Support our town's clubs' (there are a few) that are doing behind the scenes work to come together and make our town the best town!!

06/10/2026

Adopt a pot and brighten up the town!

🇺🇸 Something NEW to help celebrate the Red, White, & Blue 🇺🇸
Our beautifully painted Adopt-a-Pot Patriotic Planters
are ready for a summer home!
🌼 No cost if 𝑦𝑜𝑢 fill your pot with patriotic decor or flowers.
🌼 $25 to have the Community Club fill it for you!

Together, we'll brighten our town with patriotic colors as we count down to the 4th of July! ❤️🤍💙

Interested in adopting a pot?
Reach out to Carol at (320) 760-8700
*Pots will be collected by the end of summer for cleaning, storage, and use for next summer!

❤️Many thanks to Community Members and the
Evansville Book Club & Support Group for painting and putting together these pots!

06/03/2026

It’s almost time!! Get your favorite chair ready! 🇺🇸🇺🇸💕

🇺🇸 Be Part of the Evansville Lions Grand Parade on July 4th 🇺🇸
Show off your patriotic spirit with your friends, organization, or business as we celebrate our nation and our community together!
Join the Evansville Lions Grand Parade and help make this year's celebration one to remember.

⭐ Pre-Register Your Parade Entry Today! ⭐
📧 Contact Dianna at [email protected]
📞 Call or text 320-766-8176

Registration for the Parade begins July 4th at 1pm in the Faith Lutheran Church Parking Lot. To help with the traffic flow, we are asking for all units to be registered and parked by 2:00pm.

05/23/2026

There will be the Memorial Day parade from City hall to the cemetery followed by a few words at the cemetery then lunch at the Senior Center!!

05/22/2026

So beautiful! They all are so great and put together with loving hands and community thoughtfulness! We Love Evansville!

Another Evansville banner reveal! 💥

This one tells a little story about The “Who” of our town. ❤️

Evansville was named after Evans Evanson, an early settler connected to the Pony Express era and that rugged pioneering spirit that helped shape communities like ours beginning in 1858.

This banner also highlights the very first edition of the Evansville Enterprise in 1881, because let’s be honest… small town newspapers were the original Facebook. 😄 They kept the community connected long before social media ever existed.

And front and center is the City Water Fountain installed in 1903 by Otto Moody. Evansville City, Minnesota Back then, it wasn’t just decoration. It was a gathering place, a stopping point, and part of everyday life in a growing town.

One of my favorite things about this project is that these banners will get people to stop, look around, ask questions, and reconnect with the stories sitting right here in our own backyard.

Huge thank you to the Evansville Historical Foundation for helping preserve and share the history that makes this community so special.

This project was made possible in part by a grant provided by the LRAC Arts Resources through funding from the Minnesota State Legislature through the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

More banners and more stories are coming soon. ✨

05/21/2026

Join us and take a moment to pay your respects 💙❤️🤍

There will be the Memorial Day parade from City hall to the cemetery followed by a few words at the cemetery then lunch at the Senior Center!!

05/20/2026

Wow! #2! Check this out!! Why we love Evansville! A lot of work done in history went into building what we have now! Their preserverance led to our progress today!

💥 Another Banner Unveiling 💥4️⃣ left!!

There are some places that hold history… and then there are places that hold people together.

That is Evansville.

We are excited to begin sharing the stories behind the landmarks, buildings, traditions, and moments that helped shape this community into what it is today. Some of these stories are easy to miss unless you stop, ask questions, or spend time with the incredible people at the Evansville Historical Foundation preserving them for future generations.

What makes Evansville special is not just its history. It is the foundation of community underneath it all. Neighbors helping neighbors. Families building traditions. Volunteers showing up. Faith, resilience, hard work, and people who continue to care deeply about this town and its story.

This project is made possible in part by a grant provided through the Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) with funds from the McKnight Foundation. We are grateful for their support in helping preserve and celebrate the stories that continue to shape our community.

This is just the beginning of highlighting the places and people that helped build Evansville into the heart-centered community it is today.

Thank you to the Evansville Historical Foundation for protecting and sharing the history that keeps these stories alive. ❤️

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