The tradition brings thousands of people to Waconia to experience a thriving retail community, small town hospitality, and family-friendly activities that make the day a classic celebration. Nickle Dickle Day strongly supports our local businesses and is the largest fundraiser of the year for the chamber and other community organizations.

The Chamber Pop Booth is the exclusive vendor of beverages at Nickle Dickle Day. If you or your organization would like to volunteer in the Pop Booth or Bounce House, click the links below. Wear your logo-wear and have direct interaction with the community. Promote yourself, your business, or your organization while helping the Chamber fundraise!

Categories: sweet, dill, spicy, misc. pickled foods (1 entry per person per category). Entry Fee: $10 per jar. Come see our local celebrity judges at 10:30 at the gazebo in City Square Park where pickle winners will be announced on Nickle Dickle Day. Prizes and Bragging rights to the winners in each category.

Nickle Dickle Day "Kind of a Big Dill" hats are here. Stop by the Chamber office or email Gretchen at ghoxie@destinationwaconia.org to confirm your order! Hats are $20.

The City of Waconia is seeking support from businesses as we apply for transportation funding for Highway 5 improvements in the community. The City will be applying for competitive grants through the state that evaluate economic impacts of transportation projects locally, regionally, and statewide. A safe and reliable transportation system is critical to our local economy and community. To aid in the City’s efforts in applying for these funds, our business community is asked to participate in the economic development survey either via the mailed, emailed, or link provided.

Please help the City of Waconia share the importance of Highway 5 to our business community by taking the time to think about how transportation affects your business now, and into the future. Please also consider writing a letter of support, with a draft sample provided in the sent materials, that can be included in the grant application. If you have any questions or would like information sent to you, please contact Shane Fineran, City Administrator at sfineran@waconia.org or 952-442-3100.

Help inform the future of Carver County's parks & trails! Carver County Parks and Recreation needs your input to create a vision for the future of our parks and trails, make potential improvements, and guide investments for the next 10-20 years!

Your input is a necessary step in advancing our parks and trails system. Please share your thoughts in this brief input form to let us know what changes you would like to see and how you envision the future of our parks and trails.

The beach at Lake Waconia Regional Park will close on September 5, 2023, following Labor Day weekend. Until then, they will be open at swim-at-your-own-risk status. Enjoy the beaches through Labor Day!

Saturday, September 2 | 11AM 

The Waconia Lakers are one of the final 16 Class C town baseball teams that have made it to the final weekend of the 100Th Annual Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament. The Lakers play Bird Island on Saturday in Dassel. Two fan buses are lined up to leave from Lions Field at 9:30am sharp on Saturday. One bus will be family/kid friendly. It’s $10.00 per person and beverages will be provided. Contact Jonesy ASAP at jonesy@dahlh.com if you like a spot on one of the buses. One bus will leave right after the game and the other bus may stay for a while and watch part of the second game. Should the Lakers win Saturday, they would play again on Sunday at 11:00am in Litchfield. 

You can find info about the tournament and the brackets at www.mnbaseball.org and tournament info on twitter @MBAState2023 or you can listen to the game on KGLB radio and/or their app via your phone. Hope to have big time support and see if the team can make a run. Thanks as always for your support!! Go Lakers!!

Sign up now for this 4-week Beginner Strength Series with Shape It Up Fitness for $199. Email Megan@shapeitupfitnessmn.com to save your spot or sign up by clicking the button below.

To celebrate the end of construction we will have a party in the street! Sponsored by Chumly’s and Iron Tap, come for live music with the Jason Paulsen band, drink and food specials, Ice cream specials, Cornhole tournament, clothing deals from Shop Chicks and a chance to drink in the street!

Mark your calendar and get your lederhosen ready, Oktoberfest is back. Join the team at Waconia Brewing to celebrate. Prost!

National Dance Day is 9/16 (also Nickle Dickle Day) - celebrate with a FREE Dance class led by SHiNE Dance instructor, Jackie Boyer.

We welcome our community business partners, Westview Acres residents, their families, our employees and their families. Come enjoy fine

eats with GoudaQ food truck, Kona Ice truck, Face Painting, and outdoor games. The Jupes will be the musical entertainment for the night! RSVPs appreciated by 9/8/2023 by calling 952.442.7191 or Email: kelsey.platt1@good-sam.com

The Waconia-West Carver Rotary Duck Races are a Nickle Dickle Day Tradition for businesses and community members alike! This fun-packed Rotary event is free for kids and an opportunity for businesses to share in the popular community celebration. When businesses sponsor a duck, they receive their own “Racing Duck” to personalize and decorate for the event. Please click on the attached links below for additional information. Email your sign-up form to Trevor.Johnson@MidCountryBank.com

Grade 3 to Adult. Registration includes t-shirts and free admission for spectators. $72 Registration Fee ($85 after September 9th, 2023). Registration closes September 13th, 2023, 5:00pm

Mark your calendar for the inaugural CFCC Celebration of Philanthropy Dinner. We hope you will join us to celebrate our community and honor individuals and organizations that have generously contributed to making it a great place to live, work and play.

1250 Oak Ave, Waconia 

Waconia Hockey Association is excited to offer Rookie Camp this fall! This camp will give players new to the game of hockey a chance to get on the ice for fun skills and drills. 

Rookie camp is FREE and for those players ages 4 and up who have never played for an Association OR are participating in the MN Little Wild Learn to Play program this fall. Equipment is available to borrow if needed!

Auburn Homes & Services, together with Moravian Care Foundation, invite you to participate in the 2023 Festival of Trees: Walking in a Winter Wonderland. The Gala will be held on Thursday, November 16, at Bavaria Downs in Chaska.

Please consider a Silent Auction Donation. When you provide an item, we will place it in a beautifully packaged basket and provide you with the recognition you deserve for your donation. However large or small, every gift is appreciated and will help make this year’s Festival of Trees a huge success! Thank you for your support!

Questions? Contact the 2023 Silent Auction Committee:

Krista Buesgens Phone: 952-227-0494 Email: kbuesgens@auburnhomes.org

Molly Sandas Phone: 952-361-0455 Email: msandas@auburnhomes.org

With fall approaching, it's time for the 16th Annual Waconia Scarecrow Tour. Hosting a scarecrow is a chamber-member benefit. The self-guided Scarecrow Tour is a great outdoor activity for the whole family and last year nearly 400 ballots were returned. Don't miss this opportunity to showcase Waconia businesses and organizations and bring people out to explore Waconia.

Interested in sponsoring this Luncheon? Click the button below for details.

In observance of Labor Day, the Waconia Chamber office will be closed on Monday, September 4th. Have a great holiday weekend!