--- title: Beyoncé Day: Minnesota Declares May 23 to Be Beyoncé Day description: May 23 is officially "Beyoncé Day" in Minnesota, thanks to governor Mark Dayton. canonical: https://time.com/4346679/beyonce-day-minnesota/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-24T19:18:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:41.730Z og:title: Beyoncé Day Is Now An Official Thing In Minnesota og:description: Bow down. og:url: https://time.com/4346679/beyonce-day-minnesota/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d43a816dc7f7323/698894aee20a8796d4a90f80/beyonce-day-minnesota.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Beyonce "The Formation World Tour" - Pasadena og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Beyoncé Day Is Now An Official Thing In Minnesota twitter:description: Bow down. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d43a816dc7f7323/698894aee20a8796d4a90f80/beyonce-day-minnesota.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Beyoncé Day Is Now An Official Thing In Minnesota > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage ) Kevin Mazur—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 24, 2016 7:18 PM UTC [Prepare to bow down](http://time.com/70716/beyonce-2014-time-100/) — May 23 is officially “Beyoncé Day” in Minnesota, thanks to governor Mark Dayton. Dayton announced the creation of the day on Monday, before the[ _Lemonade_ singer](http://time.com/4305890/beyonce-lemonade-album-review/)‘s show in Minneapolis. The official proclamation notes that “Beyoncé’s impact and success has been widely recognized” and that she “has influenced many young girls and women with powerful, positive messages in her songs,” which is a nice way of saying what the [Beyhive has always known](http://time.com/3912684/beyonce-vegan-fans-angry/) from the start: [Beyonce is the queen](http://time.com/68329/time-100-evolution-beyonce/). Now the only question is when the rest of the nation will follow suit. Your move, Obama. 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