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City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival

location_city Minneapolis

location_on Minnesota

flag United States

calendar_today 31 Jan, 2026 – 01 Feb, 2026

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About the Event

Growing from a once humble cross-country ski race in 2003, 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 point-to-point Cross-Country Ski, Fat Bike, Skijor, and Snowshoe events, both competitive races and recreational touring events through Theodore Wirth Park; and a number of unique events, such as the Kubb Tournament and Luminary Loppet (also the Loppet’s largest fundraiser of the year!) – plus much more.

Races Offered

31K Classic Ski Loppet

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 37K

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Type — Road Cycling

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09:00

Loppet Challenge

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — Loppet Challenge

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Type — Road Cycling

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09:00

20K Classic Ski Puoli Loppet

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 20K

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09:45

Championship Kubb Tournament

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — Championship Kubb Tournament

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Type — Road Cycling

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10:00

Recreational Kubb Tournament

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — Recreational Kubb Tournament

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Type — Road Cycling

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10:00

10K Classic Ski Tour

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road Cycling

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10:15

10K Skijor Loppet

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road Cycling

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11:35

5K Skijor Loppet

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road Cycling

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11:55

3K Skijor Loppet

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 3K

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Type — Road Cycling

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11:57

Ski-Orienteering Loppet

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — Ski-Orienteering Loppet

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Type — Road Cycling

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12:00

5K Ski

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road Cycling

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13:30

1K Sit Ski

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 1.5K

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Type — Road Cycling

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13:40

1K Next Generation Ski

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 1K Next Generation Ski

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Type — Road Cycling

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14:00

2K Next Generation Ski

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 2K Next Generation Ski

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Type — Road Cycling

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14:05

3K Next Generation Ski

Jan 31, 2026

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Distance — 3K Next Generation Ski

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Type — Road Cycling

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14:15

31K Skate Ski Loppet

Feb 01, 2026

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Distance — 37K

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Type — Road Cycling

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09:00

20K Skate Ski Puoli Loppet

Feb 01, 2026

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Distance — 20K

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Type — Road Cycling

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10:00

10K Skate Ski Tour

Feb 01, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road Cycling

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10:30

10K Snowshoe Loppet

Feb 01, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road Cycling

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10:40

28K Fat Bike Loppet

Feb 01, 2026

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Distance — 33K

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Type — Road Cycling

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11:45

20K Fat Bike Puoli Loppet

Feb 01, 2026

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Distance — 20K

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Type — Road Cycling

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11:50

10K Fat Bike Tour

Feb 01, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road Cycling

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12:00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Minneapolis.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat -13.0° / -3.9°
wb_sunny -18.4° / -8.7°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 10.8 /
water_drop 77.8%

About Minneapolis

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Minneapolis is a city of about 430,000 people (2019) and the largest city in Minnesota. Along with neighboring Saint Paul, it forms the urban core of the Twin Cities region, the third largest metropolitan area in the Midwest after Chicago and Detroit.

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