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Last year, the party startin’ peeps at Red Bull threw a massive boat party in St. Paul on the Mississippi with some of the hottest DJ names in town (and of course, all the Red Bull vodkas you could slam). Though we don’t get any yacht rocking this year, we do get in on the Red Bull Flugtag craze for the first time since its 1992 debut in Austria.

Red Bull Flugtag

By this point you may be asking, “What the heck is Flugtag?” Apparently “flugtag” is German for “airshow” or “flying day,” but is better known as Red Bull’s annual event in which competitors fly wacky, homemade flying machines off a 30-foot deck into a body of water – in this case, launching from Harriet Island on the banks of the Mississippi River. The international event are judged on three categories – distance, creativity, and showmanship. With that in mind, expect more entertainment value than actual skill in the crafts, but you never know – a new world record could be set. (11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. Free. Harriet Island, 200 Dr. Justus Ohage Blvd., St. Paul. www.redbullflugtagusa.com)

Millions Billions & Tendercakes

To gear up for Saturday’s big event, Red Bull is also hosting a couple of dance parties in the Capital City. That’s right – dance parties in St. Paul! On Friday night, DJs Millions Billions and Tendercakes are hopping aboard the Red Bull Scenic Cruiser and taking their monthly Let’s Dance night to St. Peazy for a special Flugtag Edition at Half Time Rec. The Red Bull-sponsored night features drink specials (Red Bull vodkas, anyone?) and “surprises.” (10 p.m. Free. 21-plus. 1013 Front Ave., St. Paul. 651-488-8245.)

Let's Dance

Then post-Flugtag, Millions Billions is joined by DJ Jonathan Ackerman on Saturday night for the official Flugtag afterparty at Alary’s. (10 p.m. Free. 21-plus. 139 E. 7th St., St. Paul. 651-224-7717.)

With all this coolness happening, hipsters are going to get schooled in St. Paul this weekend!