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SMSC Wacipi Grounds

Address
3212 Dakotah Parkway
Shakopee, MN 55379 Get Directions
Website https://www.smscwacipi.org/

Know before you go

Good to know
  • Free admission, three days every August; grand entries Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 1 and 7 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. Our Wacipi guide has the schedule, what you will see, how to be a good guest, parking and the grounds map.
  • Free parking with golf-cart shuttles from the lots. No alcohol, cannabis, drugs or firearms on SMSC property; no pets (service animals welcome).
  • Ten minutes from Prior Lake: County Road 42 west, then south on County Road 83; the grounds are just north of Mystic Lake.

Hours and prices change. Confirm with the venue before you make the trip.

Events at this venue

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  • SMSC Wacipi 2026 – Sunday

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    SMSC Wacipi Grounds 3212 Dakotah Parkway, Shakopee, MN

    The Wacipi wraps Sunday with the 1 p.m. grand entry at the SMSC Wacipi Grounds. Final day for the dancing, the drums, and the food and craft vendors.

  • SMSC Wacipi 2026 – Saturday

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    SMSC Wacipi Grounds 3212 Dakotah Parkway, Shakopee, MN

    Saturday at the SMSC Wacipi runs all day with grand entries at 1 and 7 p.m., hundreds of dancers, drum groups, and Native food and craft vendors at the Wacipi grounds.

  • SMSC Wacipi 2026 – Friday

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    SMSC Wacipi Grounds 3212 Dakotah Parkway, Shakopee, MN

    The SMSC Wacipi opens Friday with the 7 p.m. grand entry: hundreds of dancers from dozens of tribes, drum groups around the arena, and Native food and craft vendors at the Wacipi grounds.

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