In Thief River Falls you can choose from an endless list of events.
We have worldclass snowmobile races, cultural festivals and entertainment, county fairs, Fourth of July fireworks nearby, historical celebrations and professional bull riding contests. Check out our calendar below.
Upcoming Events
Join the Thief River Falls Chamber of Commerce as they host the FIRST Annual LAFAVE BEACH BASH!
Hosted at the beautiful LaFave Beach Park, this event will feature live music, food trucks, vendors, a cornhole tournament, fishing, kayaking, and MORE!
Join Aurora Resource Center as they host "Movie in the Gardens" where you can enjoy an outdoor movie for the whole family! Popcorn, candy and soda are available for purchase. Movie will start at 7:00 pm. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to get cozy! Adults are $5, children $3, 2 and under are free. Cash or check only.
Join local bakers, farmers, artists and crafters as they sell locally grown (and made!) items. The Thief River Falls Farmer's Market is held each Saturday from June-September at 9 am until 12:00 pm.
Join Pioneer 90.1 Radio with their weekly Concerts in the Park music series! Each week, area performers entertain the crowd with their incredible music talents. If the chance of rain, concert will be moved to the TRF Eagles, located at 305 Red Lake Blvd. Concerts and broadcasts on Pioneer 90.1 are made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
Join Pioneer 90.1 Radio with their weekly Concerts in the Park music series! Each week, area performers entertain the crowd with their incredible music talents. If the chance of rain, concert will be moved to the TRF Eagles, located at 305 Red Lake Blvd. Concerts and broadcasts on Pioneer 90.1 are made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Over 25 TRF Downtown Businesses have wine samples and an artist on display. You may stop at all of the businesses or just a few to enjoy great art and wine during the evening. Following the Art & Wine Walk, the Rusty Nail will provide music, drinks and food baskets for purchase. Prize winners will be announced at the Rusty Nail. Tickets are just $20.00 in advance, or $25.00 at the door. This year come dressed for EXTRA prizes! This year's theme is "Flower Power" and there will also be categories such as "Best Dressed Group" and "Best Dressed Individual." Please call 1-218-681-8711 ext. 5228 with any questions.

Join us for the 2025 Pennington County Fair, July 16-20th. This year's theme is "Fair Vibes and Carnival Rides." For more details, head to the website!
Join Pioneer 90.1 Radio with their weekly Concerts in the Park music series! Each week, area performers entertain the crowd with their incredible music talents. If the chance of rain, concert will be moved to the TRF Eagles, located at 305 Red Lake Blvd. Concerts and broadcasts on Pioneer 90.1 are made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
Join Pioneer 90.1 Radio with their weekly Concerts in the Park music series! Each week, area performers entertain the crowd with their incredible music talents. If the chance of rain, concert will be moved to the TRF Eagles, located at 305 Red Lake Blvd. Concerts and broadcasts on Pioneer 90.1 are made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Registration Time: 4:00-4:45 | Competition begins at 5:00 pm
General Admission to compete: $20
Children 12 & Under: $5
All proceeds will go to The Pennington County Humane Society
There will also be a separate containers for donations available at the sign up table, this will include donations towards our Local Food Shelf.

Shirts & Skins is a Party/Variety/Cover Band. With a full stable of talented musicians & a deep song list of your Pop, Rock, Funk and Country favorites! They're ready to get the party started and blow you away with electrifying tunes and good vibes!
Join us at the Fairgrounds for an afternoon of family fun! More details to come.

Join the unique talents of these five band members as they kick off Saturday night's RiverFest performers. Their acoustic mix includes Gospel, Bluegrass, Country and Americana music. One of their original arrangements, “Barn Again!” was included in a collection of rural Americana for the Smithsonian Institute. Whether you're a long time fan or new to their sound, you will leave wanting more!

Join the Donny Dahl band, is they unleash unstoppable energy across rock, country, and pop hits!

One reviewer had this to say about the Trilogy Tribute Tour, "Classic rock tribute band with costuming and mannerisms true to form for each band the musicians are performing and representing. John Fogerty, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd were all unique, with instruments, light shows and tone adjusted to offer the audience a set of thrilling shows all in one" You won't want to miss their show, as they close out RiverFest 2025!
Join Pioneer 90.1 Radio with their weekly Concerts in the Park music series! Each week, area performers entertain the crowd with their incredible music talents. If the chance of rain, concert will be moved to the TRF Eagles, located at 305 Red Lake Blvd. Concerts and broadcasts on Pioneer 90.1 are made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
Since 2019, we've been bringing the fun and challenge of obstacle course racing to our hometown, here in Thief River Falls. Whether you're pulling out all the stops to vie for the Thor's Hammer trophy or laughing your way through the course with your friends, you will climb, swing, run, crawl, and slide your way through a variety of obstacles designed to challenge you mentally and physically. Let's leave that comfort zone behind and see what you're made of!
Join Pioneer 90.1 Radio with their weekly Concerts in the Park music series! Each week, area performers entertain the crowd with their incredible music talents. If the chance of rain, concert will be moved to the TRF Eagles, located at 305 Red Lake Blvd. Concerts and broadcasts on Pioneer 90.1 are made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
Join Scouting America for a "Texas Scramble" style Golf Tournament!
Proceeds benefit Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, and Exploring programs in our local communities. Spend a day on the green and make a difference in the lives of young people. Join us for a great day of golf and community support!
For sponsorships or more information, contact Hunter Bradley at hunter.bradley@scouting.org or at 775-391-9303.
Join Pioneer 90.1 Radio with their weekly Concerts in the Park music series! Each week, area performers entertain the crowd with their incredible music talents. If the chance of rain, concert will be moved to the TRF Eagles, located at 305 Red Lake Blvd. Concerts and broadcasts on Pioneer 90.1 are made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
Come out and kick start St. Bernard's 2nd annual block party extravaganza on August 21st with a festive 5K color run! ALL ARE WELCOME! We will have 4 color stations throughout the race! We can't wait to see you all. Race will start at St. Bernards and end at St. Bernards. We will have food trucks, bouncy house, games, music and much more throughout the day!
Join Pioneer 90.1 Radio as they kick off the weekly Concerts in the Park music series! Each week, area performers entertain the crowd with their incredible music talents. If the chance of rain, concert will be moved to the TRF Eagles, located at 305 Red Lake Blvd. Concerts and broadcasts on Pioneer 90.1 are made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Join Bike Thief River Falls for their THIRD Annual Rosewood Gramble!
2 gravel choices: rambles, or scrambles on gravel (Gramble). The Rosewood 29-mile Gramble and the Rosewood 100K Gramble
3 paved routes: the 30 mile-Rosewood 30, our Sweet Nineteen-mile route in honor of our retired Sweet Sixteen route. All routes have been changed with the start and end location at River and Rails Brewing. For those folks looking for a lower mileage ride we have the Lucky 7 route, a tour of Thief River Falls that will take you through 6 roundabouts in 6.8 miles. Holy roundabout density!
There will be a rest stop for the 29-mile Gramble at mile 17.5 at the historic Rosebank School near our ride’s namesake of Rosewood. This is the same rest stop that will be used for the Rosewood 30 loop, and it will also be on the 100K Gramble route. Water, snacks, and …