Winter Activities

• Go snowmobiling
• Cross country ski on our groomed trails
• Go sledding
• Build a snowman
• Try ice skating at the Crookston Arena or on one of the outdoor rinks
• Play hockey with your friends
• Pirate or Golden Eagle hockey or basketball games
• Winter Wonderland – an evening with sleigh rides, a bonfire, shopping, Santa and Santa land, luminarias lining the streets, and a community carol sing.
• Ag-A-Rama – A weekend full of agriculture related activities at the University of Minnesota, Crookston
• Northwest Vintage Nationals – A day of vintage snowmobile racing.
• KC Pro Snowmobile Races – Kids racing snowmobiles
• Snow Daze – a weekend of winter fun both indoors and outdoors, snow sculptures, KC Pro races, and more
• Go snow shoeing
• Christmas caroling
• Riverview Health Affair of Tables Luncheon
• Crookston Birthday Celebration dinner and auction
• Drive through town and look at all the holiday lights
• Go on a holiday tour of homes

Spring/Summer Activities

• Go Canoeing on the Red Lake River
• Make and fly kites
• Plant a garden
• Celebrate the end of the school year
• Cheer on your favorite Crookston Pirate track, softball, golf, soccer, or tennis participant
• Brown Bag Sale
• Go to Fisher’s Landing Travel Information Center to get travel information for summer vacation planning or request a Crookston Visitor's Guide
• Crookston soccer classic
• Restored small engine & tractor show at the Polk County Museum
• Relay for Life on the UMC campus
• Theater Festival (Summer only)
• Go to the Midsummer Scandinavian Festival
• Ox Cart Days Festival – Miss Crookston Scholarship Pageant, professional entertainment, bed races, street fair, 10K and 2 mile runs, Crookston Idol, Battle of the Bands, Lip Sync Contest, and a classic car show
• Visit the Crookston Farmers Market the runs from Mid-June to Mid-September
• Visit one of the 19 parks
• Go rollerblading
• Go shopping at the Crazy Days Sale
• Picnic in a park
• Fish on the Red Lake River
• Play tennis
• Watch league baseball games or get your friends together and play
• Go golfing at Minakwa Golf Club
• Go for a ride in a swing
• Watch summer soccer games
• Bike the bike trails
• Shop early or late at the Early Bird/Night Owl Sales
• Club Kid Carnival
• Skateboard Park
• Play basketball at the outdoor courts
• Camp in Central park
• Drive or walk through the UMC gardens
• Grain harvest
• Customer appreciation picnic
• Ladies day at the Polk County Museum
• Things to Do Near Crookston:
  • Tube the Red at Voyager's View in Red Lakes Falls, MN
  • Polk County Fair
    in Fertile, MN
  • Bergeson Gardens
    in Fertile, MN
  • Old Crossing Treaty (Huot) Park in Huot, MN

   

Fall Activities

• Pirate and Golden Eagle Football
• UMC Haunted House
• Community Halloween party
• Homecoming parade and coronation
• Pirate and Golden Eagle Volleyball
• Fall colors at the Nature Center
• Pirate and Golden Eagle Soccer
• Sugar Beet Harvest
• School starts
• Welcome UMC Student picnic – RMA/Chamber picnic
• Visit the Crookston Farmers Market the runs from Mid-June to Mid-September
• Threshing Days at the Polk County Museum
• Parents Weekend at UMC
• SIFE Craft Show
• Moonlight Madness sale

Anytime Activities

• Watch a movie at the Grand I and II Theatre
• Bowling at Corral Lanes
• Swim at the Community Pool
• Read or check your email at the Crookston Public Library
• Polk County Museum
• Take a tour of the UMC campus
• Get a team together and play basketball
• Walk the Military Memorial Walkway
• Enjoy an old-fashion soda or Chippers at Widman’s Candy
• Hike at the Natural History Area
• Go to Happy Joe’s and try one of their specialty pizzas
• Visit the Pembina Trail Memorial of Joe Roulette
• Stay up and watch the sun set
• Get up early, and watch the sun rise
• Visit the animals at the Polk County Humane Society
• Stop for an espresso drink at the Nicholas Collections
• Get away for a weekend and stay at the AmericInn, the Northland Inn or the Golf Terrace Motel
• Tour American Crystal Sugar
• Take a walking tour of downtown
• See how many different birds you can identify as you explore the great outdoors
• Take the kids to play at while you eat lunch McDonald’s Playland
• Take a tour of the New Flyer Bus plant
• Listen to the Valley Fiddlers play their violins
• Go out on the town and watch a Community Theater Production
• Rent movies from Videos on Broadway, Mr. Movies, Movie Gallery and order a pizza from Happy Joes, Dominos, Ampride or Conoco.
• Visit Friends
• Go to UTOC and see all the beautiful horses
• See the world’s largest shamrock at the Irishman’s Shanty
• Play bingo at the Polk County Humane Society or the VFW
• Tour Dahlgren’s Sunflower Plant
• Try RBJ’s spreadable fruit at RBJ’s Restaurant