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Cornfest 2023

Arts and Entertainment

July 31, 2023

From: Cornfest

84th Annual Cornfest Celebration are well under way. Most of the activities for the festival will take place in or near Lakeside Park, on the shores of beautiful Big Stone Lake.

Schedule:
Friday August 18, 2023
4:00pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Vendors Open
4:30pm: Beer Gardens Open
5:00pm: Kick Off Cornfest with pulled pork feed hosted by the Ortonville Football Team
5-7pm: Bingo in the North Shelter prizes awarded
5-8pm: Inflatables in the park for the kids
5-9pm: Roller Skating at Sioux Historic
6-8pm: Ice Cream Social at Big Stone County Museum
7:00pm: Miss Big Stone Lake Area Pageant at Gazebo, Lakeside Park
7:30pm: Old American Bike Barn Centerville All Stars Band
8:00pm: Red River Trivia in the Beer Garden
8pm-12am: Music at the VFW (Beaches)
9pm: Music at the Moose

Saturday August 19, 2023
7:45am: Registration for 5K-10K/walk/run start time at 8:30 at the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. Click here for Signup
8:00am: Old American Bike Barn 6th Annual Swap Meet
8-11am: 4-H Ortonville Sportsmen's Club "Not just Cake" Pancake Breakfast funds raised will help local youth programs including Ortonville High Trap Team & Big Stone County 4-H participate in shooting sports at no cost.
9am - 3pm: 3-D Archery Shoot continuous line at Minnkota Archery Range. Call Scott at 320-815-1752 with questions
9am - 2pm: Big Stone Cruisers Annual Car Show - Across from foot of the lake
10:00am: Arts, Crafts & Food Vendors Open
10am-8pm: Inflatables in the Park for the kids
10:00am: Beer Gardens Open
10:00am: Kids Treasure Hunt. Meet at information booth
10:00am: Citizens for Big Stone Lake - annual meeting at the gazebo
10:30-12:30: Kids "Firefighter" Obstacle Course
11:00am: Beanbag Tournament Registration at 10am, start at 11am at Beer Gardens $20.00 team entry fee with 100% payback
11am-12pm: Kids Bingo in the north shelter: prizes awarded, hosted by Big Stone County 4-H Eager Beavers Club
11am - 1pm: Face Painting
11am-2pm: Kiwanis Kookies for Kids in the south shelter
11:30 - 1:30: Mad Hatters playing on the Gazebo
1 00pm: Hole-in-one Contest
12-4pm: Bingo in the North Shelter: prizes awarded
Hosted by the Big Stone County 4-H Eager Beavers Club
2:00pm: Doggie Pageant at the Gazebo
2-7pm: Old American Bike Barn B Balm Fields Playing
6:30-8:30pm: Sioux Historic The Whitesidewalls Playing
8-12pm: VFW-Beaches
9-12pm: Eclipse at the Beer Gardens

Sunday August 20, 2023
8am-2pm: 3-D Archery Shoot continuous line at Minnkota Archery Range. Call Scott at 320-815-1752 with questions
9:00am: All Faith Church Services at the Big Stone County Museum's Bethany Church.
9:30-11am: Praise in the Park Hosted by Living Hope Fellowship, special music & message for all ages
10:00am: Arts, Crafts, & Food Vendors Open
12:00am: Beer Gardens Open
10:30am: Hole-in-one Contest
11am-1pm: Face Paining
11am-5pm: Inflatablcs in the Park for the kids
11am-1pm: Sweet Corn Feed
2:00pm Grande Parade held on Main Street. Click here for Parade Application
3:30pm: Swing Time Band at the Gazebo
(OHS & Ortonville Alumni)
3:30pm: Kid's Tractor Pull
3:30pm: Kid's Corn Coin Dig
3:30pm - 4:30pm: Ribfest for the Health Care Foundation For Info call Vanessa at 320-839-4135
4:30pm: All Drawings & Winners Announced at Gazebo Cornfest Buttons & the kids bikes & trikes

Date: August 18 - 20, 2023

Location: Lakeside Park - 315 Madison Ave Ortonville, MN 56278

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