Squid Fest

05/30/2026

We’re looking forward to having The Poetry Bus at Squid Fest!

05/17/2026

Excited to have the petting zoo back this year!

05/14/2026

The early bird vendor registration deadline is the end of the day on May 15! Here is the link to register online, choose the August 15 date and go to the cart to check out 

Makers Market June 4, July 2 and September 3, 5-8 PM on the Riverwalk in downtown Granite Falls. The August event is Squid Fest on August 15 from 11-4 at Memorial Park. June 4 features music by local favorite, Malena Handeen, Food from Rollin Dough Frybread , Fresh and Tasty Hot Dogs and drinks at T...

05/08/2026

🚨 BREAKING: KARA just pinged near Lake Superior… and people across Minnesota are officially uncomfortable tonight. 🦈🌊❄️
The 16-foot great white shark was reportedly tracked at 5:18 PM today after surfacing near the cold waters along Minnesota’s North Shore.
What’s unsettling people most?
Her last known ping came far away in open water… and now somehow she’s showing up near the largest freshwater lake in the country like she took a wrong turn and decided to stay awhile. 😭
Locals say the timing couldn’t feel creepier: • Dark cloudy skies over the lake • Fog rolling across the shoreline • Waves smashing against the rocks • And now THIS giant shadow reportedly moving below the surface 💀
Nobody’s saying there’s danger…
…but suddenly a whole lot of Minnesotans are looking at Lake Superior like: “Yeah… maybe we don’t need to swim today.” 😳
Tourists are still walking the shore taking pictures. Fishermen are pretending they’re not thinking about it. And somebody’s uncle already said: “If that thing survives Superior in November, it deserves citizenship.” 😭
Marine tracking groups say KARA’s signal appeared briefly before disappearing again into deep water, which somehow makes the whole thing feel even worse.
Because in Minnesota, Lake Superior already feels mysterious enough: • Freezing dark water • Storms that appear out of nowhere • Ships lost in the fog • And depths deep enough to swallow sunlight itself 🌊
Now add a tagged great white moving silently underneath it all.
Welcome to Minnesota — where the lakes are endless, the water is freezing, and apparently even sharks are curious now. 🦈❄️🌲

05/07/2026

Early bird Vendor registration ends May 15 when the price goes up. Check out the growing vendor list here-

Vendor Registration is open! Save your spot along Squid Row in beautiful Memorial Park .The early bird fee is $15 before May 15. The link will direct you to the GAAC website where you can also sign up for monthly Makers Markets, select the August 15 date and go to the cart. You will receive an email...

04/26/2026

We’re excited to have The Poetry Bus at Squid Fest 2026!

01/03/2026

Vendors can register here-https://www.granitefallsarts.org/makersmarket

12/24/2025

Happy Holidays from Todd - see you next summer on August 15!

12/22/2025

We are looking forward to the Squid City Slingers at next summer’s event on August 15!

10/08/2025

We’re so grateful to receive a grant to support Squid Fest!

**COMING UP SOON!** We hope you can join us on Tues Nov 4th at Granite Run Golf Course for our Annual Grant Awards Banquet. Social Hour begins at 5pm. Our honored guest speaker, Anita Patel, graduate of YME & now Vice President of Grant Making for the Bush Foundation, will speak at 6pm. Grant presentation will follow.