Events

Events

Thief River Falls Visitors Guide

Upcoming Events

LaFave Beach Bash
June 26th, 2025 at 5pm to 9pm
"Movie in the Gardens"
June 26th, 2025 at 6:30pm
Thief River Falls Farmer's Market
Saturdays (until 27 September 2025) at 9am to 12pm
June 28th, 2025 at 9am
Music in the Park: Kenny & The Classics
July 1st, 2025 at 7pm to 8:30pm

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



June 26th, 2025 at 5pm to 9pm
LaFave Beach Park | Located at Taft St/Crocker Ave.

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!

June 26th, 2025 at 6:30pm
Fricke Plaza | 1520 Hwy 32 S.

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.

Saturdays (until 27 September 2025) at 9am to 12pm
June 28th, 2025 at 9am
Floyd B. Olson Park | 3rd St. and Knight Ave

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.

July 1st, 2025 at 7pm to 8:30pm
Floyd B. Olson Park Gazebo | 3rd St. and Knight Ave

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.

July 8th, 2025 at 7pm to 8:30pm
Floyd B. Olson Park Gazebo | 3rd St. and Knight Ave

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.

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July 10th, 2025 at 4pm to 8pm
Downtown Thief River Falls

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.

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July 16th, 2025 at 5pm to July 20th, 2025
Fairgrounds | 524 Barzen Ave.

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!

July 22nd, 2025 at 7pm to 8:30pm
Floyd B. Olson Park Gazebo | 3rd St. and Knight Ave

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.

July 29th, 2025 at 7pm to 8:30pm
Floyd B. Olson Park Gazebo | 3rd St. and Knight Ave

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.

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Aug. 1st, 2025 at 4pm
Fairgrounds | 524 Barzen Ave.

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.

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Aug. 1st, 2025 at 8pm
Fairgrounds | 524 Barzen Ave.

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!

Aug. 2nd, 2025 at 12pm to 3pm
Fairgrounds | 524 Barzen Ave.

Join us at the Fairgrounds for an afternoon of family fun! More details to come.

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Aug. 2nd, 2025 at 5pm
Fairgrounds | 524 Barzen Ave.

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!

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Aug. 2nd, 2025 at 6pm
Fairgrounds | 524 Barzen Ave.

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

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Aug. 2nd, 2025 at 8:30pm
Fairgrounds | 524 Barzen Ave.

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!

Aug. 5th, 2025 at 7pm to 8:30pm
Floyd B. Olson Park Gazebo | 3rd St. and Knight Ave

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.

Aug. 9th, 2025 at 8am
Oakland Park | End of Baken St.

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!

Aug. 12th, 2025 at 7pm to 8:30pm
Floyd B. Olson Park Gazebo | 3rd St. and Knight Ave

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.

Aug. 16th, 2025 at 10am
Thief River Falls Golf Course | 13697 188TH St NE

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.

Aug. 19th, 2025 at 7pm to 8:30pm
Floyd B. Olson Park Gazebo | 3rd St. and Knight Ave

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.

Aug. 21st, 2025 at 9am to 12pm
St. Bernard's Catholic Church | 105 Knight Ave N.

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!

Aug. 26th, 2025 at 7pm to 8:30pm
Floyd B. Olson Park Gazebo | 3rd St. and Knight Ave

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.

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Sept. 20th, 2025 at 9am to 3pm

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 …

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