Schedule of Events:

Thursday, August 31, 2023 - Kick Off!!!

5-8pm: Live music featuring Last Call. Door prizes. Food and beverages for purchase. (McGregor Community Center)

Friday, September 1, 2023

12-4pm:  HUGE used book sale by Friends of the McGregor Area Public Library - $4 tote, $3 bag (McGregor Public Library)
4:30-7pm: Burgers and fish sandwiches (VFW)
5pm: Meat raffle (Bann's Bar & Restaurant)
5pm: Bean Bag Tournament! Registration begins at 5 p.m. Teams of two for $30. Tournament at 6 p.m. 100% payout to first through third place (Buckhorn Bar)
5:30pm: Meat raffle (VFW)
6pm: Meat raffle, chicken and wild rice pizza and other wild rice dishes (Prairie River Retreat)
6-9pm: Live music featuring Hula Creek (The Craft House)
7-10pm: Live music featuring Mike Mraz (Buckhorn)
8pm: Live music by Tim Haussner (Bann's Bar & Restaurant)

Saturday, September 2, 2023

7-11:00am: 55th Annual Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast (VFW) (Adults $12, children $5)
8-Noon:  Bloody Mary's & screwdrivers $6 (VFW)
8-10am: Bottomless Bloody Mary's and screwdrivers $12 (Buckhorn Bar)
8am-1pm: 34th Annual Auto Show - $10 entry fee. Voting ends at noon. Awards at 1:00. Nostalgic music by Ben's Hot Country Karaoke (Grand Timber Bank)
9am-2pm: Indoor sidewalk sale featuring a newly-renovated gift area (Riverwood McGregor Pharmacy)
9am-3pm: Kids Plus sponsored activities for children and artist demonstration. Specials on local hand-crafted items. (NeighborGoods store, 96 N. Maddy St.)
9am-gone: Sloppy Joe luncheon, bake sale, silent auction and garage sale (Holy Family Catholic Church)
10am: Beer garden, pizza by the slice, wild rice soup, wild rice hotdish, walking tacos, pull tab "pullooza" (Buckhorn Bar)
10am: Beer garden and outside grilling specials (wild rice brats, burgers and hot dogs) (VFW)
10am-1pm: HUGE used book sale by Friends of the McGregor Area Public Library - $4 tote. $3 bag (McGregor Public Library)
10am-2pm: Chainsaw demonstration by Lynn Anderson (downtown McGregor) Carvings for sale.
10am-4pm: Button Wagon - WRD buttons for sale for $5 for your chance at cash and other prizes. Must be present to win prizes drawn throughout the day and pick up by 4 p.m. Have your button with you! Cash prizes drawn after frozen t-shirt contest no later than 4:30p.m.
10am-4pm: Bungee trampoline, Kids' Klimb Tower Challenger and Arcade Highway - for kids of all ages!
10am-5pm: Craft and Food Vendors Open
10am-5pm: Book signing local author Mary Perrine signing and selling her books Hidden, The Lies They Told, Life without Air and newly-released The Storms of Eddie Greer - downtown McGregor
10am-5pm: Wild rice educational tent by Friends of the Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge (downtown McGregor)
10am-5pm: Inflatable boxing ring to benefit the Forgotten Heroes Ranges & Retreat (Buckhorn Bar)
11am: Outdoor bar and pull tab booth, hammerschlagen, wild rice brats and burgers (Mark's Bar)
11am-1pm: Meatball luncheon with fixings, wild rice fruit salad, dessert and beverage. Crafts and bake sale. (United Methodist Church)
11am: Outdoor bar and pull tab booth, hammerschlagen, wild rice brats and burgers (Mark's Bar)
11am-2pm: Live music by Mike and Jan Cherry (Pine Rail Park)
11am-3pm: Live music by Hula Creek (Buckhorn)
12:30pm: **NEW this year! Kids' frozen t-shirt contest! Limited to first 10 kids registered (ages six-14 only). Sign up at the button wagon. Gift cards awarded to winner(s). (Sponsored by McGregor Lions Club)
1pm: Parade line-up (Co. Rd. 8, shortcut road)
2pm: GRAND DAY PARADE on Maddy Street -2023 Grand Marshal John Bajda (Please keep road clear.)
3-6pm: Live music by Mostly Cash (VFW)
3-6pm: Live music by River Hill Rangers (Mark's Bar)
After parade: Frozen t-shirt contest! $200 grand prize! Must be 18 or older. Register at button wagon and meet next to the button wagon immediately following parade.
After parade:  Open house, hot dogs and tours of new facility (McGregor Fire Hall, 252 N. Maddy St.)
After parade: Chainsaw demonstration by Lynn Anderson (downtown McGregor) Carvings for sale.
4pm: Wild Rice Days button CASH prize winners announced (button wagon/platform) IMMEDIATELY following frozen t-shirt contest (no later than 4:30). Need NOT be present to win cash prizes of $1,000 first place, $300 second, and $100 third place, but MUST claim within 30 days.
5pm: NEW!!! Family Feud (Buckhorn) Sign up prior to 1 p.m.
5-7pm: Meat raffle (Fisherman's Bay)
6-9pm: Live music by Tim Haussner (Big Sandy Lodge & Resort)
7-11pm: Live music featuring Tommy Colby (Simpson Road lead vocalist) (Buckhorn Bar)
8:30pm-1am: Ben's Hot Country Karaoke (Bann's Bar & Restaurant)
9pm-close: Live music by Dude Wow (Zorbaz)

Sunday, September 3, 2023

8-10am: Bottomless Bloody Mary's and screwdrivers for $12 (Buckhorn Bar)
12-4:30pm: 56th ANNUAL LIONS CORN FEED-Door prizes and drawings, bingo ($500 jackpot coverall), kids' games and activities, all-you-can-eat fresh corn, variety of food and beverages and Ben's Hot Country Karaoke. Fun for all ages! (McGregor Community Center)
2pm: Holiday Bingo - guaranteed $350 coverall pot (Bann's Bar & Restaurant)
3-6pm: Live music by Tim Haussner (Zorbaz)
6:30pm: Ben's Hot Country Karaoke (Buckhorn Bar)
9pm-close: Live music by Hofft (Zorbaz)

Date:
August 31 - September 3, 2023

Location:
Various Venues,
McGregor, MN 55760

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