Rock Rapids Heritage Days Celebration

June 15-18, 2023

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.

Save the date for 2023 Heritage Days June 15-18.

Schedule of Events

Thursday, June 15

Medallion Hunt
4-8 pm Cocktails & Confetti-Participating Chamber Businesses
7:00 pm RVP Frozen Jr.-Forster Auditorium

Friday, June 16

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
11:00 am-1:00 pm Community Luncheon & Craft Sale-Forster Community Center Hosted by The United Women in Faith
5:30 pm Registration, 6:00 pm Burnout Contest-South 2nd Ave.
7:00 pm RVP Frozen Jr.- Forster Auditorium
7:30 pm Races-Rapid Speedway
Cruise Night-Downtown

Saturday, June 17

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
8:00-10:00 am Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast-Forster Community Center
10:30 am Parade-Downtown
After Parade-Cow Pie BINGO Lyon County Historical Society Parking Lot
12:00 pm Food Vendors-Downtown
12:00 pm Brat Feed-VFW
12:00 pm Rock Rapids Firemen Pedal Car Races-Fire Station Alley
12:00-3:00 pm Show & Shine Sponsored by Papik Motors-Downtown
12:00-4:00 pm Kids Inflatables & Touch a Truck -Downtown
12:00-4:00 pm Live Entertainment BOON & LAMBERT-Downtown
12:15-12:45 pm Registration, 1:00 pm Bean Bag Tournament-Downtown
12:30-3:30 pm Horse Rides by Destiny Youth Ranch-Downtown
12:30-4:00 pm Fabled Faces Face Painting & Glitter Tattoos-Courthouse Lawn
1:00-4:00 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
9:00 pm Vande’s Bar & Grill Street Dance-Downtown Band: Rock n Roll Damnation (21 & over)

Sunday, June 18

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
1:00 pm Soap Box Derby – Swimming pool Parking Lot
1:00-4:00 pm Depot Museum Open

*Events subject to change without notice*