Purchase food from local vendors and vote for your favorites to win!

Sponsored by United Valley Bank.

Grab your friends and a costume, and get ready to have some fun!

Sponsored by Widseth

Buy a button and grab some lunch!

Sponsored by Hugo’s Family Marketplace of Crookston

This city-wide scavenger hunt includes a wide variety of businesses and activities!

Sponsored by Hong’s Chinese Restaurant

Face off against other married couples in this spinoff of the Newlywed Game hosted by Melanie Lessard!

Sponsored by Widseth & Old National Bank

Grab a sweet treat and enjoy live music from Monica Kustritz!

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Crookston

Hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activities for kids.

Sponsored by UMN Crookston C.R.E.S.T.

Purchase golf balls to support local charities and get a chance to win a cash prize!

Sponsored by the United Way

Meet the Artist reception with music, door prizes, food trucks, and a collaborative community art project.

Sponsored by Queen City Art Center

Don’t miss out on your chance to win the hunt!

Sponsored by Thrivent Garret Kollin

This event continues to be one of the most popular of the festival!

Sponsored by Riverview Health

Put your puzzling skills to the test for the chance to win a cash prize!

Sponsored by Crookston Eagles Club

Answer trivia questions based on decades for a chance to win prizes!

Sponsored by Drafts Sports Bar & Grill

Purchase food from a wide variety of regional food truck vendors!

See a movie for just $1 per person!

Sponsored by The Grand Theater

Free swim for kids of all ages!

Sponsored by Fin & Fit Crookston

Free bounce houses for kids of all ages!

Sponsored by Old National Bank & LeBlanc Realty

Beer and other canned alcoholic drinks available for purchase from the Irishman’s Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill!

Kids of all ages compete in this classic tractor pull for a chance to win one of several awards!

Sponsored by AgCountry Farm Credit Services

Join us for a parade featuring live animals, bikes, novelty vehicles, and more!

Sponsored by Kem Shriners

Contestants compete for the title of Miss Crookston and scholarship opportunities!

Featured outside for the first time in Ox Cart Days history, Timebomb Pro Wrestling is back again this year!

Sponsored by kJad Productions, Domino’s Pizza, Best Used Trucks of MN, Christian Brothers Ford, Bingham Construction, Crookston Detailing, Crookston Inn and Convention Center, and New Flyer Industries, All Seasons Lube Center

Enjoy pancakes made and served by the Crookston Fire Department!

Gather a team of 5 golfers and hit the course for golf, games, prizes, and fun!

Beat the heat with some lemonade, available for purchase from local kids at several locations around town!

Sponsored by McDonald’s

Purchase food from a wide variety of regional food truck vendors!

See a movie for just $1 per person!

Sponsored by The Grand Theater

Outdoor events including archery demonstrations, minnow races, and a trout fishing pond

Sponsored by Get Kids Outdoors

Free bounce houses for kids of all ages!

Sponsored by LeBlanc Realty & First National Bank

Free face painting for kids!

Sponsored by American Federal Bank

Beer and other canned alcoholic drinks available for purchase from the Irishman’s Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill!

Free live music on the main stage.

Sponsored by the Crookston Library

Get a free wagon ride around Central Park in a horse-drawn wagon!

Sponsored by Altru Health System

Free s’mores for all ages!

Sponsored by Grove Mechanical and Alluma

Sample beers and spirits from a variety of vendors!

Enjoy ribs from local vendors for just $1 per rib and vote for your favorites to win!

Sponsored by the Crookston Lions Club

Featured on the main stage, participants dance, entertain, and attempt to “sing” songs for a panel of judges.

Sponsored by First Community Credit Union

James Stanley: Comedy Night at The Grand Theatre

Also featuring: Bo Brorby & Jackson Hicks
Hosted by: Toni Ryan

Kickoff the biggest day of the festival with a classic 5K run!

Sponsored by Biermaier Chiropractic Clinic and Riverview Health

The Community of Crookston will be honoring our veterans with a recognition ceremony and presentation of gifts.

Purchase fresh produce, home-canned goods, baked goods, fresh flowers, and more inside the Red Barn!

Support local vendors by purchasing crafts, baked goods, clothing, and more!

Sponsored by AmeriVu Inn & Suites - Crookston and Eickhof Columbaria Inc.

Free bounce houses for kids of all ages!

Sponsored by LeBlanc Realty & Old National Bank

Sponsored by Wish Upon A Star

View and learn about unique vintage cars!

Outdoor events including archery demonstrations, minnow races, and a trout fishing pond

Sponsored by Get Kids Outdoors

Get a free wagon ride around Central Park in a horse-drawn wagon!

Sponsored by Altru Health System

Beer and other canned alcoholic drinks available for purchase from the Irishman’s Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill!

Purchase food from a wide variety of regional food truck vendors!

Free s’mores for all ages!

Sponsored by Grove Mechanical and Alluma

Participants compete to see who can eat a large Happy Joe’s pizza the fastest!

Sponsored by Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor

Grab a friend and see if you have what it takes to be the Cornhole Champions!

Sponsored by Drafts Sports Bar & Grill

Featured on the main stage, students of Crookston Championship Tae Kwon Do will demonstrate their skills!

Performance by dance students from Just for Kix featured on the main stage!

Live music in downtown with local favorite The Tractor Beams

Sponsored by First Community Credit Union

Make your own stuffed animal for $10!

Sponsored by Minakwa Golf Course and The Ranch Bar and Grill & The Title Team & Fischer Rust Law Firm, PLLC, HN Quality Plumbing, Crookston Eye Clinic

Get your lawn chairs ready and claim your spot along the route!

Sponsored by Crookston Lions Club

Watch us light up the night sky with a firework show by the river!

Sponsored by the City of Crookston

Signup as a team of 3 to face off against other basketball fans!

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Crookston

Join us at Grocery Bingo, where every single prize is a bundle of groceries from Hugo’s!

Sponsored by Hugo’s Family Marketplace

Enjoy dinner and a show!