Minneapolis might be witnessing the end of not just one, but two major events going back decades in the city.
According to the Minneapolis Downtown Council, they will no longer produce two signature events, the Holidazzle and the Aquatennial. The Downtown Council is the most recent organizer of both of those and it leaves the future of both in doubt.
Producing both meant relying on sponsorship dollars, which Downtown Council says is not a viable way to continue, and the city has other, more important issues to tackle, and operating these signature events is just like any business subject to financial fluctuations…