Nickle Dickle Day
Free Fun for All
City Square Park, Waconia, Minnesota
Saturday, September 16, 2023
8 am to 5 pm
Welcome to Nickle Dickle Day
Waconia's Annual Town Festival
2nd Saturday after Labor Day | 8 am to 5 pm
Stroll through the arts and crafts fair, the library book sale and the car and truck show. Watch the duck races and the 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Listen to live music while enjoying some delicious food. Run in a Nickle Dickle Day race! Great shopping and deals all around town...a day not to be missed!
Registration Information
Nickle Dickle Day Events
Waconia Public Schools
8AM-3:30PM
Classic & Vintage Car & Truck Show
Around City Square Park
8AM-5PM
Arts & Crafts Vendors
In City Square Park
All Day
Great Food & Shopping
Around Town & In City Square Park
11AM-2PM
Duck Races
By City Square Park
12:30PM
Pie Eating Contests
City Square Park Gazebo
8AM-5PM
Live Music & DJ
8AM Mike Bustin, 10:30AM Chopper, 2:30PM Traveled Ground
City Square Park Gazebo
1:30PM
Kids Demos
Dojo Karate
City Square Park Gazebo
Waconia Library
Starting at 11AM
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament & Dunk Contest
St Joseph Catholic School
More Activities
Pony Rides
9:30AM-4:30PM | Waconia Masonic Lodge
Bingo
11:00AM | Waconia American Legion
Bounce House
Freshwater Church
Speedway Micro Car Racing
8AM-5PM | City Square Park
Firetruck
1st Street & Maple Street
Waconia Hockey Association
1st Street & Vine Street
Nickle Dickle Day Origin Story
What began as a sidewalk sale 60 years ago now features an arts & crafts show, car show, basketball tournament, run, book sale, duck races, live music, and more! Why the name Nickle Dickle? The word “dickle” is derived from a German word for bartering, which ties into how the day began. Nickle Dickle Day started when Waconia business leaders created the event to attract people to shop downtown. Many items were available for a nickel! Today, the day draws 30,000 people to town to spend thousands of dollars in Waconia shops, restaurants, and bars.
How Nickle Dickle Day Got It’s Name
Friday, September 15
Gates open at 7:00PM | Band plays 8-11:30PM
Waconia City Lot #1, Main Street and Vine Street
Get presale tickets: Coming Soon
Must be 21+ with valid ID
2022 Event Sponsors
- Champion -
- Partners -
- Mechanical Bull -
- Friend -
- Supporter -
A-1 Electric Service of Waconia
A.A. Segner Insurance Agency
All Seasons Garment Care and Tailoring
Culver’s of Waconia
Everson’s Hardware Hank
Fibrenew Southwest Lakes
Gilbert Legal, PLLC
HomeTown Bank
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative
Mini Biff
Nagel Assisted Living & Memory Care
NAPA Auto & Truck Parts
Ovation Orthodontics
SLS
Thrivent – Laketown Associates
Waconia Brewing Company
Waconia Free Masons
Waconia Hockey Association
Waconia Lions Club
Annual Nickle Dickle Day & Street Dance
1,036 runners, 366 classic cars and trucks lining the streets of downtown Waconia, 350 basketball players in 150 games, 120 craft and food vendors in City Square Park, 80 ducks in the Rotary Duck Races, four live bands in two days, and only ONE Nickle Dickle Day! 
The 61st Annual Nickle Dickle Day was celebrated in Waconia on September 17, 2022, with the Nickle Dickle Eve Street Dance on September 16.
