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.
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