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18th Annual Ox Cart Days Festival
August 16-19, 2007 | "A Flashback in Time"

Each August, Crookston celebrates its heritage with the Ox Cart Days Festival held in the city’s Central Park. View last year's photo gallery >>

Featured Events
Get your Ox Cart Days Wristband >>>

Thursday, August 16
Kids Pedal Tractor Pull 2nd Street more info & registration form >>>	4:30 pm
Lions/Rotary/Kiwanis Brats & Corn Feed Ash & 2nd Street	5:00 pm
RiverView Bed Races Ash Street more info & registration form >>>	6:30 pm
Athlete's Challenge Central Park	Following Bed Races
Battle of the Bands Central Park more info & registration form >>>	8:00 pm
Friday, August 17
Fireman & Policeman's Pancake Breakfast Fire Hall	6:00 - 10:00 am
University of Minnesota, Crookston Ice Cream Social UMC Mall	3:00 - 5:00 pm
Crookston Talent Showcase - Round #1 UMC Gazebo more info & registration form >>>	4:30 pm
Miss Crookston Scholarship Pageant Crookston High School Auditorium	7:00 pm
Teen Dance w/foam - Class Act, Jim Hanson Central Park	9:00 pm - Midnight
Saturday, August 18
McDonald's Ox Cart Days 10K, 2 mile Run/Walk & Little Tykes Race Crookston High School Parking Lot more info & registration form >>>	Little Tykes 8:30 am 10K/2 mile 9:00 am
Street Fair American Federal Green Area more info & registration form >>>	9:00 - 4:00 pm
Kid's Parade Route: Around Villa St. Vincent Registration: Cathedral Parking Lot	10:00 am
Classic Car Show Central Park	10:00 - 5:00 pm
Taylor Smith, Caricaturist Central Park
Kid's Corner Central Park	10:00 - 5:00 pm
RentErtainment - Inflatable Games Central Park	12:00 - 4:00 pm
Airbrush Tattoos and Candy Art Central Park	12:00 - 4:00 pm
Stage Shows: Central Park Main Tent
Magician/Juggler Nick Bretz	12:30 pm & 3:30 pm
Crookston Talent Showcase- Round #2 more info & registration form >>>	2:00 pm
Irishman's Shanty Beer & Wine Garden Central Park	4:30 pm - 1:00 am
Canoe and Kayak Race 7.2 mile and 2 mile Begin and End in Central Park more info & registration form >>>	1:00 pm
Classic Car Parade	7:00 pm
Torchlight Parade Central Avenue to Barrette Street more info & registration form >>>	7:30 pm
Dance in the Park to "Hitz" Central Park	9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Sunday, August 19
Kid's Corner Central Park	1:00 - 5:00 pm
RentErtainment - Inflatable Games Central Park	1:00 - 5:00 pm
Stage Shows: Central Park Main Tent
Deb Halstad	1:00 pm & 3:15 pm
Four-Wheel Drive	2:15 pm & 4:30 pm
AmericInn Lodge & Suites Lip Sync Contest more info & registration form >>>	6:30 pm
Crookston Talent Showcase - Final Round more info & registration form >>>	8:00 pm
Summer "Pops" Orchestra & Crookston Community Choir University of Minnesota, Crookston Football Field	9:15 pm
Fireworks Finale 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 Days
Festival Wristband and lawn chairs!

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
4 and under	FREE

Advance Sale Outlets:

Chamber Office
American Federal Bank
Bremer Bank
City Hall
Crookston National Bank
Curves
Four Seasons Clothing
Happy Joe's
Hugo's

Advance-sale pricing
starts August 1st and ends August 15th.

 

Ox Cart Days Sponsors:

Platinum
VFW

Gold
American Crystal Sugar Co.
Drees, Riskey & Vallager, Ltd.
Seven Clans Casino & Hotel
American Federal
Hugos #4
RiverView Health
Bremer Bank
Shooting Star Casino
Wal-Mart

Silver Sponsors
Altru Clinic-Crookston
American Legion Club
Brandner Printing
Crookston Pontiac, Buick, GMC
Crookston Implement
Crookston National Bank
Dahlgren & Company, Inc.
McDonald's
New Flyer
North Star Publishing
Otter Tail Power Company
Red Power International
Villa St. Vincent
Widseth Smith Nolting & Associates
Ziegler, Inc.

Additional Sponsors
AmericInn Lodge & Suites
Chamber of Commerce
City of Crookston
Crookston CVB
Tony Ramberg - Premiere Pyrotechnics