City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival
Sat, Feb 6
7:00 – 3:00
Minneapolis
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Minneapolis’ Iconic Celebration of Winter Register Volunteer Connecting people to the outdoors through experiences that grow community. February 6-7th, 2027 Growing from a once humble cross-country ski race in 2002, the City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival has come to be the staple event of winter in the North. The City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival is a two-day festival that includes a variety of Cross-Country Ski, Fat Bike, Skijor, Snowshoe, and Kubb events. The fun continues the following weekend with the Luminary Loppet (the Loppet’s largest fundraiser of the year!) on the second Saturday in February. Learn more and register for the City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival events on each event’s webpage. Saturday, January 31 Schedule All races start and finish at The Trailhead Event Start Time Anticipated First Finisher Anticipated Last Finisher Bib Color Packet Pick Up & Registration (at Trailhead) 7am – 2pm Shuttles between Trailhead & Mortenson 7am – 3pm Beer Garden 10am – 3pm Kubb 10:00 AM 4:30 PM 6:00 PM Classic Marathon (29km) – 5 laps 8:30 AM 9:45 AM 11:40 AM Blue Classic Puoli (9km) – 2 laps 9:45 AM 10:15 AM 11:35 AM Red Classic Tour (9km) – 2 laps 9:50 AM 10:30 AM 11:40 AM Green 10K Skjor (10km) – 2 laps 11:35 AM 12:00 PM 12:45 PM Blue 5K Skjor (4.5km) 11:37 AM 11:52 AM 12:12 PM Green 3K Skjor (3km) 11:40 AM 11:50 AM 12:07 PM Yellow Ski-O 12:00 PM 1:30 PM Green Next Gen 3K 1:30 PM 2:30 PM Yellow Next Gen 2K 1:40 PM 2:30 PM Purple Next Gen 1K 1:45 PM 2:30 PM Orange Sunday, February 1 Schedule All races start at Wirth Beach and end at The Trailhead Event Start Time Anticipated First Finisher Anticipated Last Finisher Bib Color Packet Pick Up & Registration (at Wirth Beach) 7am – 12:20pm Shuttles from Mortensons to Wirth Beach start line 7am – 11am Shuttles from Trailhead finish line to Mortensons 10am – 1pm Beer Garden 10am – 3pm Skate Marathon (31km) – 4 laps 8:30 AM 9:35 AM 11:50 PM Blue Skate Puoli (13km) – 1 lap 10:15 AM 10:35 AM 11:30 AM Red Skate Tour (9.5km) 10:20 AM 10:45 AM 11:35 AM Green 5K Fun Ski (5.5km) 10:25 AM 10:35 AM 11:35 AM Purple 10K Snowshoe (9.5km) 10:30 AM 11:05 AM 12:30 PM Green Fat Bike Marathon (31km) – 4 laps 12:00 PM 1:10 PM 2:40 PM Blue Fat Bike Puoli (13km) – 1 lap 12:05 PM 12:35 PM 1:10 PM Red Fat Bike Tour (9.5km) 12:10 PM 12:45 PM 1:15 PM Green Ski Events Fat Bike Events Skijor Loppet Presented by Animal Emergency & Referral Center of MN (AERC) Snowshoe Loppet Kubb Tournament Next Generation Loppet Ski Orienteering Loppet Luminary Loppet Sit Ski Loppet 2027 Course Maps Coming soon! Parking Information EVENT SPONSORS Join the Community The Loppet depends on our community to support our mission through donations, membership and volunteering. Donate Support our mission of connecting people to the outdoors through experiences that grow community. Become a Member Membership at the Loppet directly supports our mission and gets you added benefits to enjoy! Volunteer We depend on volunteers to ensure our programs and events offer the best experience. Lend your time at the Loppet!