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. Again, we will offer this event at a solid $5 price point for buttons with 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 home here in 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: OUR BACKUP LOCATION WILL BE THE CROOKSTON SPORTS CENTER IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER.
2022 Ox Cart Days Preliminary Schedule of Events
Monday, August 15
Kids Lemonade Stand Contest Begins! Kids can enter our contest by emailing jbengtson@crookstontimes.com or calling/texting 701-610-6454 with the date(s), time(s), location and theme of their lemonade stand. The stand can be open one day or multiple days. Judges will be out Monday-Friday taste-testing. Prizes for best tasting and best decorations!
KId's Lemonade Stand Contest Sponsored by Choice Therapy
$ Taste of Crookston - 5:00-7:00 p.m. - Crookston Eagles Club -Sponsored by United Valley Bank- To have a booth, contact Sheila Menard at shmother@hotmail.com
Tuesday, August 16
$ Ox Cart Days Fundraising Cook Out - 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. - Hugo's Family Marketplace Crookston
$ Little Miss Crookston and Junior Miss Crookston pageants - 5:00 p.m. doors open - Crookston High School
Supermarket Sweep- 7:00 p.m. Hugo's Family Marketplace Crookston
Wednesday, August 17
Ice Cream Social - 3:00-5:00 p.m. - University of Minnesota Crookston Campus Mall
Medallion Hunt First Clue - 4:30 p.m. - University of Minnesota Crookston Campus Mall
$ Youth Dodgeball - 5:00 p.m. - Location TBD - Sponsored by RiverView Health
Road Rally - 5:30 p.m. - Downtown Square Red Barn (contest ends at the barn at 7:30 p.m.) - Sponsored by Crookston Concrete and Barry Bingham Construction
Golden Link welcomes "Four Wheel Drive" - food served at 5:30 p.m. with live music from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Golden Link Parking Lot
Wheel of Trivia - 7:00-9:00 p.m.- Drafts Sports Bar & Grill- Sponsored by DeBoer Builders
Thursday, August 18
$ Food Truck Fest - 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Downtown Square
$1 Movie Matinee - 1:00 p.m. - Grand Theatre
Bounce Houses by Jump for Joy - 4:00-8:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Green Space - Sponsored by Phil Thompson and Associates and Garret Kollin Thrivent Financial
Misting Station 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Green Space- Sponsored by Adams Heating and Cooling
$ Beer Gardens - 4:00-9:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street - Irishman's Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill
Kids Tractor Pull - 5:00 p.m. - Second Street - Sponsored by AgCountry Farm Credit Services
$ Ribfest - 5:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Red Barn - Sponsored by the Crookston Lions Club
$ Air Boat Rides - 5:00-7:30 p.m. - Central Park Red Lake River
Fandazzi Fire Street Show- 5:45-6:15 p.m. and 7:15-7:45 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street - Sponsored by Christian Brothers Ford
Comedy Night at the Inn with John DeBoer- 8:30 p.m - Crookston Inn and Convention Center
Lip Sync Contest - 8:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Stage - Sponsored by the Crookston Times
Friday, August 19
Pancake Breakfast - 6:00-10:00 a.m. - Crookston Fire Department Main Street
$ Blue Line Golf Scramble-8:00 a.m. sign in- Minakwa Golf Course
$ Food Truck Fest - 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. - Downtown Square
$ Air Boat Rides - 12:00-6:00 p.m. - Central Park Red Lake River
$1 Movie Matinee - 1:00 p.m. - Grand Theatre
Bounce Houses by Jump for Joy - 4:00-8:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Green Space- Sponsored by Phil Thompson and Associates and Garret Kollin Thrivent Financial
Misting Station- 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Green Space- Sponsored by Adams Heating and Cooling
Kidz Zone - 4:00-8:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Green Space - Sponsored by Bremer Bank
$ Beer Gardens - 4:00-8:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street - Irishman's Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill
Duck Drop - 4:30 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street - Sponsored by Crookston Rotary Club
Water Wars - 5:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street - Sponsored by Crookston Fire Department & Outdoor Solutions
Community S'mores - 5:00 p.m. - Ash Street - Sponsored by Rydell Cars
Downtown Horns - 5:00-8:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Stage - Sponsored by Taco Johns
Beer Tasting - 5:00 p.m. - Downtown Square - Sponsored by Drafts Sports Bar & Grill
Wine Tasting - 5:00 p.m. - Downtown Square - Sponsored by Crookston Inn/Scobey's Pub & Grub
Hawaiian Shirt Contest - 6:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street- Sponsored by First Community Credit Union
$ Miss Crookston Scholarship Pageant - 7:00 p.m. - Crookston High School
Teen Dance - 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street - Sponsored by the Grand Theatre
Saturday, August 20
$ 5k/ Little Tykes Run- 7:30 registration 8:30 race time- Ash Street - Sponsored by Biermaier Chiropractic Clinic and Altru
$ Vendor Show- 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Ash Street - Sponsored by Alluma - Registration form + ST19 form
$ Pickleball Tournament- 9:00 a.m. - Schuster Park - Sponsored by American Federal Bank
Veteran's Recognition Ceremony - 9:30 a.m. Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall - 205 South Broadway
Classic Cruisers Car Show- 10:00 a.m. - Crookston Inn and Convention Center and Cobblestone Inn
Kiddie Parade - 10:00 a.m. - Benedictine Living Community- 516 Walsh Street
Bounce Houses by Jump for Joy - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Green Space - Sponsored by Garret Kollin Thrivent Financial and Phil Thompson and Associates
Kidz Zone - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Green Space - Sponsored by Bremer Bank
Misting Station- 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Green Space- Sponsored by Adams Heating and Cooling
National Guard Rock Climing Wall- 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Ash Street
$ Food Truck Fest - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Midnight - Downtown Square
$ Beer Gardens - 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street - Irishman's Shanty and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill
$ Air Boat Rides - 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Central Park Red Lake River
Balloon Twister Jeffrey Salveson - 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street- Sponsored by Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream
Honeysuckle Hoops -Hula Hoop Strolling Performer 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street- Sponsored by LeBlanc Realty
Poi Spinner Jesus Rodriguez- Strolling Street Performer 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street
Juggling Street Performer- Benjamin Domask Ruh- 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street - Sponsored by Eagles Club
Accordionist Street Performer- Aimee Klein - 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.- Downtown Square Ash Street - Sponsored by Eagles Club
Happy Joe's Pizza Eating Contest 12:00 - Downtown Square Ash Street- Sponsored by Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor
Horse Driven Wagon Rides through Central Park- 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 pm- Central Park Entrance- Sponsored by McDonalds
Community S'mores- 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Sponsored by Rydell Cars
$ Cornhole Tournament - 12:00 p.m. - Drafts Sports Bar & Grill - Sponsored by Drafts
Drop and Shoot with the Blue Line Club- 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m
Championship Tae Kwon Do Demonstrations 12:30 p.m.- Downtown Square Ash Street Stage
Just for Kix dance perfomance- 1:00 p.m. Downtown Square Ash Street Stage - Sponsored by Benedictine Living Community
Kids Beanbag Tournament Registration 1:00 p.m. - Tournament starts at 1:30 p.m. - Ash Street- Sponsored By Altru
YoYo Master Street Performer- John Narum - 1:30- Downtown Square Ash Street Stage - Sponsored by Eagles Club
$ Build A Buddy Workshop- 1:30 - Downtown Square Green Space- Sponsored by Longtin Agency
Talent Show - 2:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street Stage- Sponsored by LeBlanc Realty
Skol Drumline Performance- 3:00 p.m. - Downtown Square Ash Street- Sponsored by Napa Crookston Welding
SKOL Themed Parade Yard Party Contest - 6:00 p.m.- West 7th Street/Central Avenue/Barrette Street- Sponsored by Brost Chevrolet
Torchlight Parade - 7:00 p.m. - West 7th Street/Central Avenue/Barrette Street - Sponsored by the Crookston Lions Club
Viva Knievel Street Dance - 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. - Downtown Square Stage - Sponsored by AmericInn by Wynham- Cost $10 without button
Sunday, August 21
$ Pickleball Tournament - 9:00 a.m. Schuster Park - Sponsored by American Federal Bank
Grocery Bingo - 12:30-2:30 p.m. - Downtown Square Red Barn - Sponsored by Hugo's Family Marketplace Crookston
Video Games on the Big Screen- 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Grand Theater - 124 E 2nd Street
Woodfire Pizza and Concert - 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Westley United Methodist Church 701 Eickhof Blvd
$ denotes an extra charge to purchase or participate
