Officials Hope Summertime By George and Granite City Days Return

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(KNSI) – St. Cloud officials hope two popular summer events that got canceled due to the pandemic will happen this year.

The St. Cloud Rotary club is planning to bring back Summertime by George for its tenth year.

Mayor Dave Kleis told KNSI’s Bob Hughes that a couple of things need to happen before the Rotary Club can fill Eastman Park with thousands of music fans.

“You know, it all be dependent on where we are with COVID and, you know, the size of crowds and that type of thing, but I’m hopeful. They’re (Rotary) planning, and they haven’t canceled anything. They’re actually doing the planning for the event with some contingencies in place.”

The free concert series takes place every Wednesday starting in June and features some of the best musical acts from across the region.

Kleis says St. Cloud is planning to host Granite City Days in late June with a special theme.

“Granite City Days is going to have a musical focus, even the parade. I don’t want a parade where there’s a bunch of vehicles that you can see on every street every day of the week. I want a parade where there’s music involved.”

The city wants to highlight local musical talent during this year’s Granite City Days.

Both Summertime by George and Granite City Days was canceled in 2020 because of COVID-19.

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