Events

UPCOMING EVENTS:

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2025 Planned Events:

Second Wednesday - Social Events

Potluck
at the City Park (Hockey Rink and Pavilion)
Second Wednesday in June (11th)
Pickleball Play 3:00-5:00
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Potluck at Pavilion 5:00
Bring a dish to pass
Cornhole games

Pizza Ball
at the Tennis Courts
Second Wednesday in July (9th)
This was a favorite event from 2024!
5-7:00PM
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7:00 Pizza and cookies

Round Robin/Ice Cream Social
at the City Hockey Rink
Second Wednesday in August (13th)
5:00-7:00PM
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Donations accepted for the new Aitkin Youth Center
https://www.aitkinyouthcenter.org/donate

Tuesday Round Robins

Women's Group
Trial runs mid June to mid July
10:00-11:30AM
Details TBD

Men's or Couple's Groups
TBD

Women's Retreat
September 24-25th
Covenant Pines Bible Camp, McGregor
3 Excellent Instructors!
Watch your email for details

4th Thursdays: Ball Machine/Drills
June 26, July 24, Aug 28
Ball machine will be set up at Northwoods Church
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Under the Lights
Tennis Courts
Dates Vary
7-9:00pm
Lights go on at 8pm
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All activities require membership in AAPA to attend. www.aitkinpickleball.com/membership

PAST EVENTS:

Judy Anakkala, AAPA Committee Member presenting a Welcome Gift from the AAPA to the new owner of Shirts Plus, Bethanie Gravelle.

Holiday Potluck:

December 11, 2023 at Sampaguita in Aitkin. Great food, great friends and lots of laughs.

Women's Retreat at Covenant Pines Bible Camp, September 27 &28, 2023

Fish Fry and Potluck in the City Park, September 21, 2023

Pickleball Skills Classes

Thank you coaches for all your help. It was a great success.

First Annual Round Robin Pickleball Tournament

May 31, 2023

There were 40 pickleball players, ranging from beginners to advanced, who participated in the First Annual Round Robin Pickleball Tournament hosted by the Aitkin Pickleball Association. This event was scheduled for Tuesday, May 30, but was cancelled due to rain. The dedicated pickleball players of Aitkin did not let this deter them, they all showed up the following evening and made it a huge success!

HOLIDAY PARTY!

December 8, 2022, The Beanery in Aitkin

30 Pickle People attended the party. We had food, wine, beer and lots of fun with friends!

October 28, 2022: Skills Training with Pickleball Expert
Aitkin High School Gym
Very Successful Event

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Oktoberfest Dinking and Social Event!

Our first Skills and Social Event on Oct 12th, 2022 was a huge success!

We hit our max of 24 people within an hour of announcement.

30 people also attended the Social event at Block North!

Many attendees embraced the theme and arrived in costume! Prizes were awarded!

IDEAS WANTED FOR FUN EVENTS:

The Aitkin Area Pickleball Association has formed a Fun Committee.

If you have ideas, please send them to AitkinPickleball@gmail.com

LEARN HOW TO PLAY PICKLEBALL

Sign up to learn how to to play pickleball each spring through Aitkin Community Education. https://home.isd1.org/community-education.html

Feel free to stop by the tennis courts or the pickleball (hockey) courts later this summer and watch some games.
Many of us have an extra paddle and would be happy to let you jump in and give it a try.

If you have questions, send an email to aitkinpickleball@gmail.com
To see when we are playing, sign into our scheduler https://playtimescheduler.com/

select Aitkin, MN.

One of the Introduction to Pickleball Classes 2022

Pickleball - an intergenerational sport

PicklePalooza

PicklePalooza will be back bigger and better than ever in the summer of 2024.
It's a weekend of fun, food and games for all ages.
Watch this site for more information.

PicklePalooza

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