Schedule of Events
Lots to do in '22! There are SO many reasons to visit Crookston Ox Cart Days and we have planned a summer festival like no other. As always, we offer a week's worth of fun for only $5 per person, ages 5 and under FREE because of our amazing sponsors. There is no place like a small town, no place like Minnesota and no place like Crookston. There will be games, parades, fireworks, a car show, pageants, tournaments, contests, bouncy houses and entertainment including a street dance, live bands, and so much more!
NOTE: Backup location is the CROOKSTON SPORTS CENTER in case of bad weather.
$ Indicates additional cost
Click on the Blue Links below for Maps!
2022 Ox Cart Days Schedule of Events
Monday, August 15
8:00 a.m. - Kids Lemonade Stand Contest Begins! - Sponsor: Choice Therapy $
To register, contact Jess by email at jess.bengtson@gmail.com or call/text 701-610-6454
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Taste of Crookston @ Crookston Eagles Club - Sponsor: United Valley Bank $
Register for a booth: contact Sheila Menard at shmother@hotmail.com
Tuesday, August 16
All Day: Kids Lemonade Stands - Sponsor: Choice Therapy $
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Free Concert by JoeSchmitz @ Benedictine Living Community **Bring a Blanket or Chair!
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Ox Cart Days Cook Out Fundraiser @ Hugo's Family Marketplace Crookston $5
5:00 p.m. Doors open - Little Miss Crookston and Junior Miss Crookston Pageants @ Crookston High School $
5:15 p.m. - Supermarket Sweep @ Hugo's Family Marketplace Crookston
7:30 p.m. - Let's Make a Deal Game Show @ Crookston Inn and Convention Center
Wednesday, August 17
All Day - Kids Lemonade Stands - Sponsor: Choice Therapy $
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Ice Cream Social @ University of Minnesota Crookston Campus Mall
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - UMC Animals on the Mall @ University of Minnesota Crookston Campus Mall
4:00 p.m. - United Way Golf Ball Drop Fundraiser @ University of Minnesota Crookston Campus Mall $10 per ball
4:30 p.m. - Medallion Hunt First Clue @ University of Minnesota Crookston Campus Mall - Sponsor: The Crookston Times
5:00 p.m. - Youth Dodgeball @ Schuster Park - Sponsor: RiverView Health $
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Road Rally @ Downtown Square Red Barn - Sponsor: Crookston Concrete and Barry Bingham Construction
5:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Dinner and Live Music By Four Wheel Drive @ The Golden Link $ for Dinner
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Wheel of Trivia @ Drafts Sports Bar & Grill - Sponsor: DeBoer Builders
Thursday, August 18
All Day - Kids Lemonade Stands - Sponsor: Choice Therapy $
11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Food Truck Fest @ Downtown Square $
1:00 p.m. - Matinee Movie @ Grand Theatre - $1
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Bounce Houses @ Downtown Square - Sponsors: Phil Thompson and Associates & Garret Kollin Thrivent Financial
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Misting Station @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Adams Heating and Cooling
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Face Painting @ Downtown Square $
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Bible Baptist Neighborhood Get-Together & Dunk Tank @ Downtown Square
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Axe Throwing By Bearded Axe @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Transystems $5
4:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Beer Gardens @ Downtown Square By Irishman's Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill $
4:30 p.m. - Valley Fiddlers @ Downtown Square
5:00 p.m. - Kids Tractor Pull @ East 2nd Street and Ash Street - Sponsor: AgCountry Farm Credit Services
5:00 p.m. - Ribfest Fundraiser @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Crookston Lions Club $
5:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Air Boat Rides on the River @ Central Park $
5:45 p.m. - Fandazzi Fire Street Show @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Christian Brothers Ford
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Wine Tasting @ Crookston Inn and Convention Center - Sponsor: Scobey's Pub and Grub
7:15 p.m. - Fandazzi Fire Street Show @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Christian Brothers Ford
8:00 p.m. - Lip Sync Contest @ Downtown Square Stage - Sponsor: The Crookston Times
8:30 p.m. - Comedy Night with John DeBoer @ Crookston Inn and Convention Center $10 cover charge
Friday, August 19
6:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Pancake Breakfast @ Crookston Fire Department Main Street - Free Will Donations Accepted
8:00 a.m. Registration - Blue Line Golf Scramble @ Minakwa Golf Course $
All Day - Kids Lemonade Stands - Sponsor: Choice Therapy $
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. - Food Truck Fest @ Downtown Square $
12:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Air Boat Rides on the River @ Central Park $
1:00 p.m. - Matinee Movie @ Grand Theatre - $1
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Bounce Houses @ Downtown Square - Sponsors: Phil Thompson and Associates & Garret Kollin Thrivent Financial
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Face Painting @ Downtown Square $
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Misting Station @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Adams Heating and Cooling
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Axe Throwing By Bearded Axe @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Transystems $5
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - KidZone Fun and Games @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Bremer Bank
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Beer Gardens @ Downtown Square By Irishman's Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill $
4:30 p.m. - Duck Drop Fundraiser @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Crookston Rotary Club $10 per Duck
5:00 p.m. - Water Wars @ Downtown Square - Sponsors: Crookston Fire Department & Outdoor Solutions
5:00 p.m. - Community S'mores @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Rydell Cars
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Downtown Horns @ Downtown Square Stage - Sponsor: Taco Johns
5:00 p.m. - Beer Tasting @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Drafts Sports Bar & Grill
6:00 p.m. - Hawaiian Shirt Contest @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: First Community Credit Union
7:00 p.m. - Miss Crookston Scholarship Pageant @ Crookston High School $
8:00 p.m. - Mr GQ Pageant Fundraiser @ Crookston Eagles Club $
9:00 p.m. - Midnight - Terry Mackner Acoustic Concert @Crookston Inn and Convention Center
(Button Required, Available at Door)
9:00 p.m. - Midnight - Teen Dance @ Downtown Square - Sponsored by The Grand Theatre and Erin LaPlante State Farm (Button required, available at gate)
Saturday, August 20
7:30 a.m. - 5k/Little Tykes Run Registration @ Ash Street
8:30 a.m. - 5k/ Little Tykes Run @ Ash Street - Sponsors: Biermaier Chiropractic Clinic and Altru $
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Farmer's Market @ Downtown Square Red Barn
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Vendor Show @ Ash Street - Sponsor: Alluma $
9:00 a.m. - Pickleball Tournament @ Schuster Park - Sponsor: American Federal Bank $20 per Player per Event
Pickleball Registration Form Here
9:30 a.m. - Veteran's Recognition Ceremony @ Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall - 205 South Broadway
10:00 a.m. - Classic Cruisers Car Show @ Crookston Inn and Convention Center & Cobblestone Inn
10:00 a.m. - Kiddie Parade @ Benedictine Living Community
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Bounce Houses @ Downtown Square - Sponsors: Garret Kollin Thrivent Financial & Phil Thompson and Associates
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - KidZone Fun and Games @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Bremer Bank
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - MN Dept of Health & Diversity2 Charging Station @ Downtown Square
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Misting Station @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Adams Heating and Cooling
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - National Guard Rock Climbing Wall & Punching Bag @ Downtown Square
10:00 a.m. - Midnight - Axe Throwing By Bearded Axe @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Transystems $5
11:00 a.m. - Midnight - Food Truck Fest @ Downtown Square $
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Face Painting @ Downtown Square $
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Beer Gardens @ Downtown Square By Irishman's Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill $
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Air Boat Rides on the River @ Central Park $
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Strolling Street Performers @ Downtown Square - Featuring:
- Balloon Twister Jeffrey Salveson - Sponsor: Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream
- Honeysuckle Hoops Dancer Kati Rose Hicks - Sponsor: LeBlanc Realty
- Poi Spinner Jesus Rodriguez - Sponsor: Napa Crookston Welding
- Juggler Benjamin Domask-Ruh - Sponsor: Crookston Eagles Club
- Accordionist Aimee Klein - Sponsor: Crookston Eagles Club
- Yoyo Master John Narum - Sponsor: Crookston Eagles Club
12:00 p.m. - Happy Joe's Pizza Eating Contest @ Downtown Square Stage - Sponsor: Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Horse Driven Wagon Rides through Central Park @ Central Park Entrance - Sponsor: McDonald's
12:00-3:00 p.m. - Buckshot and Bandit Nowacki Oxen Team @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Express Employment
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Community S'mores @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Rydell Cars
12:00 p.m. - Cornhole Tournament @ Drafts Sports Bar & Grill - Sponsor: Dee Manufacturing $
12:00 - 4:00 p.m - Drop and Shoot with the Blue Line Club @ Downtown Square
12:30 p.m. - Tae Kwon Do Demonstration @ Downtown Square Stage - By Crookston Championship Tae Kwon Do
1:00 p.m. - Just for Kix Dance Perfomance @ Downtown Square Stage - Sponsor: Benedictine Living Community
1:00 p.m. - Crookston High School Hall of Fame Ceremony & Social @ Crookston High School
1:00 p.m. - Kids Beanbag Tournament Registration @ Ash Street
1:30 p.m. - Kids Beanbag Tournament @ Ash Street - Sponsor: Altru
1:30 p.m. - YoYo Master Show - John Narum @ Downtown Square Stage - Sponsor: Crookston Eagles Club
1:30 p.m. - Build A Buddy Workshop @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: Longtin Agency $10 per Buddy
2:00 p.m. - Talent Show @ Downtown Square Stage - Sponsor: LeBlanc Realty
3:00 p.m. - River City Rhythm Drumline Performance @ Downtown Square - Sponsored by Napa Crookston Welding
6:00 p.m. - SKOL Themed Parade Yard Party Contest - West 7th Street/Central Avenue/Barrette Street- Sponsor: Brost Chevrolet
7:00 p.m. - Torchlight Parade - West 7th Street/Central Avenue/Barrette Street - Sponsor: Crookston Lions Club
Registration Form + Float Form
9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. - Beer Gardens @ Downtown Square By Irishman's Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill $
9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. - Viva Knievel Street Dance @ Downtown Square - Sponsor: AmericInn by Wyndham Buttons Are $10 at Gate after 7pm on Saturday ($5 before that so buy early!)
10:00 p.m. Fireworks on the Red Lake Riverbank Downtown - Sponsor: City Of Crookston
Sunday, August 21
9:00 a.m. - Pickleball Tournament @ Schuster Park - Sponsor: American Federal Bank $20 per Player per Event
9:00 a.m. - Brunch, Bake Sale and Auction By Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church @ Crookston Eagles Club $
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Grocery Bingo @ Downtown Square Red Barn - Sponsor: Hugo's Family Marketplace Crookston
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Video Games on the Big Screen @ Grand Theater
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Woodfire Pizza and Concert @ Wesley United Methodist Church $ Pizza
$ Indicates additional cost
Click on the blue links above for maps!
