Our annual citywide celebration began in 1981 as a two-day event. Activities in Island Park included horseshoe pitching, canoe races, and a flea market.

Today, the events include a taco supper, pie auction, waffle breakfast, parade, burn out contest & many other activities Downtown. Additional events throughout the weekend include a road race, all-school reunion, show & shine, live entertainment, inflatable’s, various kid’s activities & a street dance. The festivities wrap up on Sunday with an outdoor community wide church service & a soap box derby.

Schedule:

Medallion Hunt
All Day-Open Golf-Rock River Country Club (Green fees apply to all Rock Rapids Non-Members, Everyone Welcome)
8:00 am - Road Race 5K, 1 Mile & Kids Fun Run-Island Park
8:00 am - Grab & Go Breakfast Burritos-Dreamerz
9:00 am-1:00 pm - Popcorn-Rapids Theatre
Business BINGO-Participating Businesses
10:30 am - Parade-Downtown
11:00 am-2:00 pm - Hog Roast with Chef Omar-Dreamerz
12:00 pm - Food Vendors-Downtown
12:00 pm - Brat Feed-VFW
12:00-3:00 pm - Show & Shine Sponsored by Papik Motors-Downtown
12:15-12:45 pm - Registration, 1:00 pm - Bean Bag Tournament-Downtown
12:30-4:00 pm - Face Painting & Balloon Tying-Courthouse Lawn
12:00-4:00 pm - Kids Inflatables & Touch a Truck -Downtown
12:00-4:00 pm - Live Entertainment BOON & LAMBERT-Downtown
1:00-3:00 pm - Great Planes Zoo Mobile-Downtown
12:00-4:00 pm - Depot Museum - Open
1:00 pm - Rock Rapids Fire Dept. Water Wars -South Story St.
5:00-7:00 pm - All School Reunion-Forster Community Center Sponsored by Central Lyon Foundation
7:00 pm - Figure 8 Races-Rapid Speedway
8:00 pm - County Seat Grill Street Dance-Downtown Bands: 8:00-9:00 pm - Slip Collar & 9 pm-1 am - The Rude Band