The Stearns County courthouse is 100 years old, and Stearns County is holding a public event to celebrate!

 The community is invited to  celebrate the historic and prominent courthouse and celebration organizers say there will be a variety of activities for everyone.

• Explore the building and see parts of the courthouse you have never seen before.
• Visitors can see where the Mighty Ducks movie was filmed and the features left behind, a bullet mark left by a shooting in the courthouse, the infamous 8-foot-tall clocks that highlight the downtown St. Cloud skyline, and the impact of the downtown explosion in 1998.
• Live music, Courthouse Bingo for kids, a scavenger hunt for all ages
• Courthouse trivial, find the gavel game
• Food trucks, food and beverages
• Meet and take photos with our K-9s
• Old Sheriff’s squad car, new squad car and other equipment used by the Sheriff’s Office
• Talk with a deputy and see the gadgets they have with them each day
• You’ll see all the courtrooms, the inside of the dome, hear about the biggest cases held in Stearns County, learn about being on a jury, and hear stories from judges, attorneys, staff, and other county officials
• Learn all sorts of fascinating things about the building you likely never knew – about the tunnel system, presidential visits, the makings of its amazing architecture, and of course lots of history!