Balkan Kids Animal Fair is on Saturday, September 6, 2025. The event is at the Balkan Community Center at 6061 Hwy 73 Chisholm, MN starting at 12:00pm and goes until 4:00pm. The kids are going to love seeing animals from local farms in the Balkan Township. They hope to have a calf, a rabbit, a pony, a sheep, ducks, and goats to pet. You are encouraged to bring your harvest items to swap at the Farmer’s Market. There will be a brag table set-up for you to show off any home-produced items such as: flowers, art, quilts, etc. Please bring as many items as you would like to display.
Don’t forget to bring a non-perishable item for the local food bank.
In case of rain, the event will be held on September 13th, 2025. For more information contact the township office at 218-254-3967.
Town of Balkan
The Town of Balkan was organized in 1912 and consists of two township areas (numbers 58 & 59) has a total area of about 65 square miles, and has 45 miles of roads. The City of Chisholm and Independent School District #695 are within the township boundaries. Minnesota Highway 73 runs north and south through most of Balkan.
Balkan Community Center is a fantastic event center available to rent. Rates for your event or function are:
FUNCTION:
- $100 – Club meetings (no charge to Balkan groups)
- $100 – Hostess parties
- $100- Small meetings in the conference room
- $100- Rummage sales (per day)
- $300 – Reunions*
- $300 – Wedding receptions*
- $200 – Graduation parties*
- $125- Funeral luncheons (no charge to Balkan residents)*
- $150 – Birthday parties, bridal/baby showers, small gatherings*
- $300 – Anniversary celebrations*
- $350 – To use the main room, kitchen and meeting room*
- $400 – To use the main room, kitchen, meeting room and pavilion*
- $175 – Pavilion rental*
- $150 – Large meetings in the main room*
- $100/$125 Commercial Kitchen rental
* Balkan Residents receive a $25 discount *All Sunday rentals will need to be done cleaning by 5 PM.
A damage deposit equal to the rental amount is required. If alcohol is served, an additional $100 deposit is required and a certificate of liability must be provided by your insurance carrier.
To check availability, call the clerk at 254-3967 or look on the website balkantownshipmn.gov.
Information Station Courses:
The Information Station courses are back for the 2025-’26 season. Courses are held at the Balkan Community Center and will run September thru May. Each course is held on a Friday and runs from 11am – 12:30pm, except for October 16th (Thursday), which will be an evening edition that starts at 7pm.
