
Children and coaches from the St. Anthony Village Soccer Club walk alongside their narwhal boat and hand out candy during the 2025 VillageFest parade on August 1. (Max Goldberg)

A bounce house at Central Park on Saturday. (Carol Jensen)

Members of Voyagers, a family service program for fathers and children, hand out freeze pops during a hot and hazy evening. (Max Goldberg)

The partner carrying contest has been a popular attraction at VillageFest for the past few years. (Carol Jensen)

Members of the St. Paul Vulcans hand out free “mustaches.” (Max Goldberg)