Viola Gopher Count

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Viola Gopher Count The oldest celebration in Minnesota and longest consecutive celebration in the US! Come join the fun!

It was a record year for Gopher Bounties! 📈 Congratulations to our top 5 trappers! 🪤
06/24/2026

It was a record year for Gopher Bounties! 📈

Congratulations to our top 5 trappers! 🪤

Thanks to our amazing sponsors, we were able to offer so many FREE activities again this year! 🐴 Pony rides by Big Time ...
06/24/2026

Thanks to our amazing sponsors, we were able to offer so many FREE activities again this year!

🐴 Pony rides by Big Time Pony Rides
📷 Old Fashioned Photos by Old Time Photos by Professor Z’s
🤩 Tote bag craft
🚜 Pedal pull
🎨 Facepainting
🏀 Basketball game, barrel rides, and water wars
🎈 Balloon Art by Balloons by Kevin
🎶 Free music Rockin' Hep Cats Rafe Carlson
🤩 Inflatables Hanson Girls Inflatables

Thank you again to our sponsors! ♥️

What a great time celebrating the 152nd VGC! Share your favorite Gopher Count photos in the comments! ♥️
06/21/2026

What a great time celebrating the 152nd VGC! Share your favorite Gopher Count photos in the comments! ♥️

Congratulations to our 2026 King and Queen-Ron and Jean Mulholland!
06/20/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 King and Queen-Ron and Jean Mulholland!

A huge thank you to Eric and team Bennett's Eyota Market! ♥️Eric is the backbone of our event-keeping our Sin Bin stocke...
06/20/2026

A huge thank you to Eric and team Bennett's Eyota Market! ♥️

Eric is the backbone of our event-keeping our Sin Bin stocked with multiple deliveries and last minute needs.

Thank you!

06/20/2026

Congratulations to our pallet raffle winners! Becky Henry and Scott Schroeder both won a half a pallet of Busch Light!

Party at Scott and Becky’s! 😉

Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket! If you didn’t win, there is always next year! 🍺

Thanks for coming! Your coffee was the perfect touch to our celebration!
06/18/2026

Thanks for coming! Your coffee was the perfect touch to our celebration!

Mom and I have been at the Viola Gopher Count all day. It’s been a blast! I also passed the Olmsted Co inspection and can do 9 more events this year in Olmsted, so if you have places in mind, let me know! Fun fact: it’s the second longest running town celebration in the US after the Kentucky Derby!

06/18/2026

After your round of golf at the course, head over to Viola Gopher Count between 8:00 and 12 am to check out this new and upcoming artist, Rafe Carlson! He puts on an amazing show and loves partying with everyone! You won’t be disappointed!

Rafe will be here at the Heartland Country Club, August 7th, at 8:00pm to party and entertain all of us. Can’t wait!

Also August 8th, he will be performing at Ashley for the Arts.
For more dates and details, check out his facebook Rafe Carlson

06/18/2026

Rain sure didn’t stop us🕺🪩Another EPIC Viola Gopher Count DISCO bingo! Thank you to our incredibly generous donors and volunteers who make this night possible ❤️🤍💙

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Viola, MN
55934

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