Saturday, Aug 16, 2025 at 7:30am
Clear your calendars, book your Crookston hotels and get ready for Minnesota's biggest festival in a small town!
Schedule of Events:
7:30 am - 5k/Little Tykes Run Registration at Ash Street Register here
No pre-registration for the Little Tykes race
8:30 am - 5k/ Little Tykes Run at Ash Street - Sponsors: Biermaier Chiropractic Clinic and RiverView Health $
9:00 am - 3:00 pm - Farmer's Market at Downtown Square Red Barn
9:00 am - 3:00 pm - Vendor Show at Ash Street - Sponsor: AmeriVu Inn & Suites - Crookston & Eickhof Columbaria Inc. $
9:00 am - Veteran's Recognition Ceremony at Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall - 205 South Broadway; This year's honorees: Jim Altepeter, Paul Dubuque, Jim Johnson, Bill Langlois
10:00 am - Classic Cruisers Car Show at Central Park
10:00 am - Kiddie Parade at Benedictine Living Community - Sponsor: Wish Upon A Star
10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Bounce Houses at Downtown Square - Sponsor: Bremer Bank
11:00 am - Midnight - Food Truck Fest at Downtown Square $
11:00 am - 3:00 pm - Beer Gardens at Downtown Square By Irishman's Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill $
11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Horse Driven Wagon Rides by Point Paradise Stables through Central Park at Central Park Entrance - Sponsor: Altru Health System
11:00 am - 12:30 pm - United Way Home Run Derby (Kids Division 6–10 year-old Boys and Girls)
Sign up will start 30 minutes before start
12:00 pm - Happy Joe's Pizza Eating Contest at Downtown Square Stage - Sponsor: Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor
12:00 - 3:00 pm - Community S'mores at Downtown Square - Sponsor: Grove Mechanical & Alluma
12:00 pm - Cornhole Tournament at Drafts Sports Bar & Grill - Sponsor: Drafts $
12:30 pm - Tae Kwon Do Demonstration at Downtown Square Stage - By Crookston Championship Tae Kwon Do
1:00 pm - Just for Kix Dance Performance at Downtown Square Stage
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - United Way Home Run Derby (Adults/Teens Division 11–15 year-old Boys and Girls) $
Sign up will start 30 minutes before start
1:30 pm - Build A Buddy Workshop at Downtown Square - Sponsor: Longtin Agency $10 per Buddy
2:00 pm - Croookston Community Jazz Band at Downtown Square Stage - Sponsor: Crookston Eye Clinic
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - United Way Home Run Derby (Older Kids Division 16+ year-old Boys and Girls) $
Sign up will start 30 minutes before start
7:00 pm - Torchlight Parade - North Broadway/West 7th Street/Central Avenue/Barrette Street - Sponsor: Crookston Lions Club - Email bfriskatamericanfederal.net to register or access the form here
9:00 pm - 1:00 am - Beer Gardens at Downtown Square By Irishman's Shanty & Drafts Sports Bar & Grill $
9:00 pm - 12:30 am - "Pop Rocks" Street Dance at Downtown Square - Sponsor: H&R Block & Widseth & KROX Radio
Buttons Are $10 at Gate after 7pm on Saturday ($5 before that so buy early!)
10:00 pm Fireworks on the Red Lake Riverbank Downtown