2025 Dates: May 1-3
Thank you for joining us during our 12th year of celebrating lights in Ramsey Park! Twenty-six community businesses and organizations along with Event Sound & Lighting join Celebrate Redwood Falls to bring you a fun and unique event in Ramsey Park. The lights come on at 8:30pm to showcase the natural beauty of the woods and trails. Come enjoy the show!
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To increase event safety and reduce the number of cars waiting along MN-19/US-71/Bridge Street, see the new vehicle waiting route below.
No parking along the waiting route will be implemented from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on May 1 - May 3.
Directions to Ramsey Park
in Redwood Falls, MN
PAST EVENTS GALLERY
OUR SPONSORS
Trailblazers
Illuminators
Sparklers
- Chuck Lussenhop
- Daktronics
- Dan Schmid Photography
- Dave & Corrine Gertsema
- Glenn Tiffany
- Henle Printing Company
- Jason Garman
- Jay Johanneck
- Jesse Bell
- Klabunde Electric
- Lonny Leske
- Mark and Brenda Dressen
- MnDOT District 8
- Redwood Falls Golf Club
- Rick Morris
- RVHS Drumline
- S&S Rental
- Scott Johanneck
- Steve Medrud
- Thrivent Financial
- Tiffany Farms
- West Central Sanitation
Light the Trails Donors $1,000+
Craig & Cindy LaBrie
$500 - $999
- American Family Insurance
- Dan & Pam Schmid
- Everstrong Construction
- HomeTown Bank
- Kirby & Donalee Josephson
- Minnesota Valley Snow Riders
- Minnwest Bank
- Orrin S. Estebo Foundation
- Sward Kemp Drug, Inc.
- Total Glass
- Truly Home Real Estate
- VFW Post 2553
$250 - $499
- A&W Furniture
- AgCountry Farm Credit Services
- Bayer
- Bob Schmidt
- Bobby & Brenna Elwell
- Clements Lumber
- Dental Center
- Olson Chevrolet
- RE/MAX Realty Plus
- Stephens Funeral Service
- Teri & Michael Smith
NEWS & UPDATES
Tonight is the last night to enjoy the work of 100s of volunteer hours to set up the park for NightFalls! Starting tomorrow (Sunday), 100s more hours are needed to take it all back down. Please come to the swayback Sunday, May 4 between 10am-7pm to help us de-light the park! Even an hour or two of your time makes a big difference! While Sunday is the big day, we can use your help on Monday and Tuesday between 10-7 also until it's all out of the park. We appreciate all of our volunteers and hope you will join us!
We'll let you in on a little secret...well, two actually. Thursday night is our quietest night so it's a great time to visit! Then come back again Friday and/or Saturday to see it all again! The second secret (for some) is that Ramsey Park has another, lesser known falls (pictured here) called The Falls of the Redwood. As you can see, we light it up during the event and it's pretty spectacular! To get there, take the trail between Zeb Gray and the ELCA Synod office. Park in the city lot on Bridge and Washington streets to take the trail behind the synod office and make your way to the falls!
The rain will clear out well before NightFalls gets started at 8:30pm tonight and the rest of the weekend looks perfect! Thursday is the least busy if you prefer that, food trucks and musical performances are Friday and Saturday by the zoo. Come one night or all three--enjoy the park in the dark! NightFalls at Ramsey Park May 1-3 from 8:30-11:00pm #RamseyPark #RedwoodArea #ExploretheParkintheDark #NightFalls #CRWF
It's opening night for NightFalls! Vehicle traffic is one-way through Ramsey Park during NightFalls. Roads close each night at 7:00pm and the Grove St/West entrance opens at 8:30pm for event traffic. Walkers may enter on Grove St or Oak St or on one of the trails on Baker Dr, Bridge St (by the ELCA Synod office), Laser Trail (by the Redwood County Museum), Grove St or Oak St (just past the golf course). Wondering where to park and walk? There are many options within easy access to the park. Here is a list of parking options: o Limited street parking around Grove St entrance o Street parking near trail on Baker Dr o M&L Municipal lot at the corner of E Bridge St and S Washington St (100 S Washington St) with trail access at 175 E Bridge St behind the ELCA Synod office—crosses the Falls of the Redwood o ELCA Synod/Municipal lot o Redwood County Museum with trail access on the east side of the main drive o Street parking along Oak St o Municipal lot at Westside Park (106 Lake Dr) o Falls upper level lot in Ramsey Park o Lower shelter lot in Ramsey Park Worried whether you are fit enough to walk the trails? There are elevation changes on many of the trails but most of the climbs are within your capabilities if you are comfortable walking so plan to get out and explore some of the 4 miles of lighted trails! NightFalls at Ramsey Park May 1-3 from 8:30-11:00pm #RamseyPark #RedwoodArea #ExploretheParkintheDark #NightFalls #CRWF
FUN FACTS
The History of NightFalls
What began in 2014 as Founders’ Day celebrating the arrival of a small group of settlers establishing the future town of Redwood Falls has evolved into the NightFalls event you get to experience today. After several years in the area around Ramsey Falls, the event now encompasses the entire park. We’ve added more lights, new areas, and new displays to make it better than ever!
We hope you can help keep NightFalls growing with a donation to our Light The Trails fundraiser. Donate at one of the barrels in the park, send a check, or donate online. Thanks to all who have contributed so far – so far we've raised nearly $18,000 of our $30,000 goal!
We couldn’t do this without the support of all of the volunteers, illuminators, sponsors and donations – a very special thank you to everyone who has helped make this event possible. On behalf of the Celebrate Redwood Falls board, thank you for coming to explore the park in the dark at NightFalls!
Craig LaBrie, President
NightFalls Fun Facts
Number of lights used: 375,000- Miles of trails illuminated: 4
- Number of lighted bridges: 7
- Number of lighted waterfalls: 2
- Number of business & organizations decorating areas: 26
- Number of creatures hidden along the designated trails:
Spooks 10, Animals 24+, Dinos 15+, & Fairies 16+ - Past attendance: 8,426 attendees in 2023 including 1,416 vehicles & 4,474 walkers
- NightFalls began as Founders Day in 2014 during Redwood Falls Sesquicentennial
- The 2014-2019 events were entirely at Ramsey Falls, 2020 had 4 drive-thru displays installed by Celebrate Redwood Falls & a Home Edition contest, 2021 expanded drive-thru displays with 21 groups participating & lighting on some trails, 2022 had 22 groups & all trails lighted to include the entire park, 2023 had 26 groups
- Future goals for the event: Add more lighting along trails by decorating trees & ground areas, increase local participation, & bring more tourism to Redwood Falls
Ramsey Park Fun Facts
- Ramsey Park is 256+ acres which makes the largest municipal park in the state
- The unique swayback bridge built in 1938 is on the National Register of Historic Places
- Home to 2 waterways – Redwood River which creates the Falls of the Redwood & Ramsey Creek which creates Ramsey Falls
- 5 Bridges cross Ramsey Creek & 2 cross the Redwood River
SUPPORT NIGHTFALLS
What Can My Donation Help Light Up?
$40 - Small Tree
$60 - Medium Tree
$75 - Large Tree
$240 - Trail Crossing Canopy
$480 - Swayback Bridge
$600 - Trail per 10th of a Mile
$1,000 - Decorated Area or Walk Bridge
