Our annual citywide celebration began in 1981 as a two-day event. Activities in Island Park included horseshoe pitching, canoe races, and a flea market.

Today, the events include a taco supper, pie auction, waffle breakfast, parade, burn out contest & many other activities Downtown. Additional events throughout the weekend include a road race, all-school reunion, show & shine, live entertainment, inflatable’s, various kid’s activities & a street dance. The festivities wrap up on Sunday with an outdoor community wide church service & a soap box derby.

Schedule Of Events:

Sunday, June 1, 2025
3:00 pm - Miss & Little Miss Rock Rapids Contest-Forster Community Center

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Medallion Hunt
Business BINGO-Participating Businesses

5:15-5:45 pm - Check In, Competition Begins 6:00 pm - Pizzas, Puzzles & Pitchers-Forster Community Center

Friday, June 20, 2025
Medallion Hunt
All Day-Open Golf-Rock River Country Club (Green fees apply to all Rock Rapids Non-Members, Everyone Welcome)
7:00-9:00 am - Dad’s Belgian Waffle Breakfast-Forster Community Center
7:00-9:00 am - Silent Pie Auction at Forster Community Center
8:30 am - Citizen of the Year Announcement-Forster Community Center
Business BINGO-Participating Businesses
11:00 am-1:00 pm - The Rock Community Church Luncheon & Craft Sale-Forster Community Center
1:00-3:00 pm - Heimensen Wealth Advisors Ice Cream - Social-Event area west of bldg.
5:30 pm - Registration, 6:00 pm - Burn Out Contest-South 2nd Ave.
7:30 pm - Races-Rapid Speedway
Cruise Night-Downtown

Saturday, June 21, 2025
Medallion Hunt
All Day-Open Golf-Rock River Country Club (Green fees apply to all Rock Rapids Non-Members, Everyone Welcome)
8:00 am - Road Race 5K, 1 Mile & Kids Fun Run-Island Park
8:00 am - Grab & Go Breakfast Burritos-Dreamerz
9:00 am-1:00 pm - Popcorn-Rapids Theatre
Business BINGO-Participating Businesses
10:30 am - Parade-Downtown
11:00 am-2:00 pm - Hog Roast with Chef Omar-Dreamerz
12:00 pm - Food Vendors-Downtown
12:00 pm - Brat Feed-VFW
12:00-3:00 pm - Show & Shine Sponsored by Papik Motors-Downtown
12:15-12:45 pm - Registration, 1:00 pm - Bean Bag Tournament-Downtown
12:30-4:00 pm - Face Painting & Balloon Tying-Courthouse Lawn
12:00-4:00 pm - Kids Inflatables & Touch a Truck -Downtown
12:00-4:00 pm - Live Entertainment BOON & LAMBERT-Downtown
1:00-3:00 pm - Great Planes Zoo Mobile-Downtown
12:00-4:00 pm - Depot Museum - Open
1:00 pm - Rock Rapids Fire Dept. Water Wars -South Story St.
5:00-7:00 pm - All School Reunion-Forster Community Center Sponsored by Central Lyon Foundation
7:00 pm - Figure 8 Races-Rapid Speedway
8:00 pm - County Seat Grill Street Dance-Downtown Bands: 8:00-9:00 pm - Slip Collar & 9 pm-1 am - The Rude Band

Sunday June 22, 2025
All Day-Open Golf-Rock River Country Club (Green fees apply to all Rock Rapids Non-Members, Everyone Welcome)
10:30 am - Community Church Service-Island Park
11: am-1:00 pm - Kiwanis Pancakes-Island Park
1:00-4:00 pm - Depot Museum - Open

Date: June 19-22, 2025

Location:
Various Venues in Rock Rapids, IA 51246

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