ParkFest 2025: Reconnect, Revelry, and a Reveal
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — ParkFest 2025 returned to Park Industries’ headquarters here on Oct.1-2, bringing together more than 150 attendees from across North America for education, live demos, shop tours, and opportunities to connect with fellow fabricators and top industry partners.
Following the lead of the original ParkFest in 2023, this year’s edition also included the reveal of a new machine – the SPARTAN™ Sink & Seam CNC Router.
The event started with a meet-and-greet at the Ultimate Sports Bar and Grill in adjacent Waite Park, Minn., where fabricators mixed with Park team members as a warm-up to the next day’s full slate of activities.
Oct. 2 started with a full breakfast at St. Cloud’s Park Events Center, followed by FabX Mini, a compact version of the fabricator event staged by Park earlier this year in Florida and Utah.
The interactive, fabricator-focused talks included breakout sessions allowing fabricators to choose topics most relevant to their operations, including maximizing throughput dollars, eliminating workflow bottlenecks, and programming smarter from template to saw.
These sessions featured insights and stories from Chris Berry of Skyline Tile & Marble, Dan King of Leon’s Countertops, Josh Rubink of Spaulding Stone, Kyle Welker of Laser Products Industries, and Omar Chahin of GMD Surfaces.
A Q&A panel followed, encouraging open discussion as attendees shared real-world experiences and solutions.
Following a rollicking and packed lunch at Bad Habits Brewing Co. in nearby St. Joseph, Minn., attendees rolled in a bus caravan to two standout shops. Longtime Park customer Granite-Tops Inc. in Rockville, Minn. welcomed fabricators to their 25,000 ft² facility, and Premier Stone Design welcomed guests to their newly built 19,000 ft² shop in St. Cloud.
Both tours highlighted high-scale production, machines in action, and practical insights attendees could take back to optimize workflows and scale their own shops.
Attendees returned to Park’s headquarters for the reveal of the company’s newest machine, the SPARTAN™ Sink & Seam CNC Router. Matt Grow, Mechanical Project Engineer, and Brian Lindbloom, Product Manager, both of Park Industries® lead the introduction of the new machine. The SPARTAN showcased its precision, speed, and ability to streamline sink and seam production.
“Our goal with the SPARTAN is to save you valuable time and money while ensuring consistent, precise results and improving workflow efficiency,” Lindbloom said. Fabricators
Networking remained at the heart of ParkFest. The Sponsor Pavilion, adjacent to Park headquarters, featured 24 top brands, from software and tooling vendors to slab manufacturers and fabricator associations, offering direct access to experts and new solutions.
The event wrapped with the Made in Minnesota Celebration, featuring good food, cold drinks, and additional networking opportunities. Attendees also had a chance to win one of three $10,000 in giveaways, providing an exciting conclusion to the event.
“ParkFest is all about connection. It’s an opportunity to bring together our customers, partners, and team,” said Molly Hauer, Park director of marketing. “We’re grateful to everyone who joined us and to our sponsors for helping make this year’s event such a success.”