About Farmington Dew Days
HOMETOWN PRIDE. FAMILY FUN.
Dew Days is the annual community festival for Farmington, Minnesota. Dew Days, highlights the unique qualities of our community of to visitors and residents in order to promote the city and surrounding townships as an excellent community for families and businesses. The festival will provide a variety of activities for all ages by exploring the local and regional music and arts, history, culture and natural surroundings of Farmington in an entertaining atmosphere.
Organized by the Dew Days Committee which is a volunteer-led sponsorship-based organization committed to promoting the community of Farmington by highlighting our quality of life through a variety of family oriented fun-filled experiences.
Our Vision Is To:
- Create opportunities for businesses and non-profit organizations to support the community, thereby helping develop the growth and vitality of the Farmington Community and surrounding areas.
- Be recognized as a premier community celebration
- Be respected as a vital civic event that provides significant economic benefits throughout the Farmington community and beyond
- Create a diversified portfolio of quality events and programs that is financially sustainable
Core Values:
- Strive for excellence in everything we do
- Respect the history and heritage of the Dew Days celebration, the Farmington Community, and the surrounding townships
- Practice teamwork with passion
- Build open and honest relationships
- Pursue growth and learning
- Promote volunteerism and community support
- Demonstrate environmentally sound practices
- Embrace and deliver change
- Communicate clear and consistent information
- Provide an inclusive atmosphere for all who attend
Have you ever wondered how Dew Days got its name?
“The citizens of Farmington drink more Mountain Dew per capita than any other city,” announces Pepsi Cola in 1979.
A city festival was planned to celebrate and the citizens of Farmington have continued to support a festival for the past 44 years. Life changes and so did the festival, from its name, to its location, to its sponsors and the activities. The one thing that has not changed is the citizens of Farmington, who love to celebrate each summer.
At the 125th city celebration in 1997 Mountain Dew Days was renamed to "Founder's Days". A play was written and performed portraying real events of Farmington. Following the Founder's Day renaming the festival was again renamed and shortened to "Dew Days" which continues to the present.