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July 23rd - August 1st 2010

In the mid 1950’s Rosemount merchants held annual sidewalk sales, called “Crazy Days”, on the last weekend in July.  By the 1960’s, the then Jaycee Women’s Club sponsored a “Kiddie Parade” and the American Legion held a “Corn & Chicken Feed” on that Saturday, for the community.  Sometime during this period a regular parade was added.

In 1977, a business owner suggested to the Chamber of Commerce that they should sponsor additional activities to coincide with Crazy Days. Crazy Days was then known as “Family Fun Days”, co-ventured by the Chamber of Commerce, Jaycees, Jaycee Women and Rosemount Park and Rec.

After two years of “Family Fun Days” the committee decided they needed a theme.  An Irish theme was chosen because over half of the first settlers in Rosemount were from Ireland.  The Dakota County Tribune quoted in June of 1979, “Rosemount residents have decided they’d rather be Irish then crazy.”  The first Leprechaun Days was a two day event with fireworks, parades, and many community sponsored events.

Over the years the committee has been organized and run by many different volunteers from the community.  By 1983, Leprechaun Days had grown to seven days, and then to ten days of events.  In 2005, the committee became Incorporated and registered as a Non-Profit Corporation.  A Bluegrass festival was added to the first weekend in 2008 with the celebration of Rosemount’s 150th Anniversary.

The main emphasis of Leprechaun Days is to strengthen and bring our community together through

family-friendly events.  People from other communities are always welcomed and have participated each year, but our focus has remained the same: to see the smiling faces of the children who come to enjoy our city–  and for the kid in all of us. Come. Participate. Enjoy.

A community festival - with history