Anoka Social District Now Open Year Round
October 7, 2025 – For Immediate Release
Contact: Doug Borglund, Community Development Director
Phone: 763-576-2723
Email: dborglund@ci.anoka.mn.us
Anoka Social District Now Open Year Round
Excluding during the Anoka Halloween Parades
ANOKA, Minn. – On Oct. 6, 2025, the Anoka City Council voted in favor to amend the ordinance regulating social districts and the Management and Maintenance Plan for the Anoka Social District, allowing the district to remain open through the entire calendar year, effective Oct. 7, 2025. This includes the remainder of 2025 and each year thereafter. The district hours will remain 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. One exception is during the Anoka Halloween parades, which includes the Light Up the Night Parade, Big Parade of Little People, and the Grande Day Parade. Sipping and strolling during these parades each year is not allowed.
Community Development Director, Doug Borglund said, “With the success of the program in previous years and minimal issues we, and the licensed establishments, are ready to open the social district all year long. This will provide visitors with additional opportunities for sipping and strolling during the fall, winter, and spring in downtown Anoka.”
Businesses that currently hold a license to operate as part of the Anoka Social District include:
- 10K Brewery
- 201 Tavern & Grill
- Ambi Wine Bar
- Anoka Hardware Store
- Anoka Lions Club (special events)
- Billy’s Bar & Grill
- Casa Rio Tex Mex Restaurant
- Club 300 & Nucky’s Speakeasy
- Danno’s Ibiza West
- MaGillycuddy’s
- Serum’s Good Time Emporium
- Wheelhouse
For full details about the Anoka Social District, visitanokaminnesota.com/764/Anoka-Social-District.
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