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    Join us August 19-22, 2010 for the 21st Annual Ox Cart Days Festival

    20th Annual Ox Cart Days Festival
    August 13-16, 2009 | "Home Is Where the Heart Is"


    Each August, Crookston celebrates its heritage with the Ox Cart Days Festival held in Central Park.

    Featured Events
    *Tentative Schedule & Subject to Change*

    Monday, August 10
    Ox Cart Days Medallion Hunt
    sponsored by Dahlgren & Company, Inc.
    listen to KROX 1260 AM
    watch the Crookston Daily Times
    Clues given daily until the medallion is found  
     
    Thursday, August 13
    Kids Pedal Tractor Pull
    sponsored by Odland, Fitgerald, Reynolds, & Harbott P.L.L.P 
    Ash Street
    4:30 pm
    Lions, Rotary & Kiwanis
    Brats & Corn Feed

    Ash Street
    5:00 pm

    RiverView Bed Races
    Ash Street
    6:15 pm

    Athlete's Challenge
    sponsored by Altru Health
    Central Park
    Following Bed Races

    Battle of the Bands
    Central Park
    8:00 pm

      

    Friday, August 14
    Fireman & Policeman's Pancake Breakfast
    Fire Hall
    6:00 - 10:00 am

    University of Minnesota, Crookston
    Ice Cream Social
    UMC Mall
    Entertainment:
    Valley Fiddlers & Wood Pics
    3:00 - 5:00 pm


    4:30 pm

    Miss Crookston Scholarship Pageant
    Crookston High School Auditorium
    7:00 pm

    Teen Dance - Class Act
    sponsored by VFW Post 1902
    Central Park

    9:00 pm - Midnight

      

    Saturday, August 15
    Ox Cart Days
    10K, 2 mile Run/Walk
    & Little Tykes Race

    sponsored by HN Quality Plumbing, Inc.
    Crookston High School Parking Lot

    Little Tykes

    8:30 am

    10K/2 mile
    9:00 am



    Street Fair
    sponsored by the LaBudde Group
    Central Park

    9:00 - 4:00 pm

    Kid's Parade
    Route: Around Villa St. Vincent
    Registration: Mount St. Benedict

    10:00 am
    Classic Car Show
    Central Park
    10:00 - 5:00 pm

    UMC Kid's Corner
    Central Park
    11:00 - 4:00 pm
    RentErtainment -
    Inflatable Games

    sponsored by Riverview Health
    Central Park
    12:00 - 4:00 pm

    Stage Shows:
    Central Park Main Tent
    Sponsored by Drees, Risky, & Vallager, LTD

    Hypnotist
    Terry DaVolt

    12:30 pm & 3:30 pm

    Artist & Singer
    Deb Halstad

    2:00 pm

      
    Beer & Wine Garden
    Central Park

    1:00 pm -
    1:00 am


    Classic Car Parade 7:00 pm
    Torchlight Parade
    sponsored by Bremer
    Central Avenue to Barrette Street
    Following Classic Car Parade
    (7:15 pm)
    Dance with
    Tommy Helgeson
    sponsored by OPTICARE - Crookston Vision Associates
    Central Park
    9:00 pm -
    1:00 am

      

    Sunday, August 16
    UMC Kid's Corner
    Central Park

    1:00 - 5:00 pm
    RentErtainment -
    Inflatable Games

    sponsored by Riverview Health
    Central Park
     
    1:00 - 5:00 pm

    Stage Shows:
    Central Park Main Tent

    Divas Through the Decades
    1:00 pm & 4:15 pm  

    Mark Proulx & Jon Altepeter

    2:00 pm

    Kier, MusiComedyImpressions

    3:15 & 5:00 pm

    Deal or No Deal Game Show
    sponsored by Crookston National Bank

    6:15 pm

     

    Lip Sync Contest
    sponsored by AmericInn Lodge & Suites

    7:30 pm
    Fireworks Finale
    sponsored by Hugo's #4
    University of Minnesota, Crookston
    Football Field
    10:00 pm

    Note: Times and some events subject to change. Events in Crookston's Central Park, unless otherwise noted - Admission to most events FREE with Ox Cart Days Festival Wristband.

     

    Don't forget to get your Ox Cart DaysFestival Wristband

    Festival Wristband prices are as follows:

    In Advance  
    Adults $8
    Children 5 - 12
    $3
    4 and under FREE
     
    At the Gate  
    Adults $10
    Children 5-12
    $4

    Advance Sale Outlets: