Community Holiday Events

Thursday, December 1

Community Holiday Events
4-7 pm Santa’s Mailbox outside of Rosie’s
5-7 pm Kiwanis Meal @ Forster Community Center
5-7 pm Horse & Wagon Rides outside Forster Community Center
5:30-7 pm Santa & Mrs. Claus & Kid’s Activities @ Forster Community Center
5:30-7 pm Live Nativity  Downtown
6:30 pm Downtown Parade of Lights Downtown

 

December 2-20

Santa’s Mailbox will be inside the Rock Rapids Post Office for kid’s to drop off their letters

Holiday Craft & Vendor Market

Saturday, December 3 

Holiday Craft & Vendor Market from 9:30 am – 1:30 pm @ Forster Community Center

・    Free Admission

・    Breakfast & lunch will be available

・    Shop local crafters & vendors for all of your holiday shopping

 

WAC Taco Feed

Adult meal $7  & Kid’s meal $4

Sponsored by Women’s Action Club

All proceeds will be given back to the community

WAC Taco Feed

Adult meal $7  & Kid’s meals $4

Sponsored by Women’s Action Club

All proceeds will be given back to the community

VFW Fish Fry

VFW Fish Fry

VFW Fish Fry

Black Friday & Small Business Saturday

Shop Black Friday & Small Business Saturday specials at participating businesses

Featured Business Friday @ Rosie’s

Pink Friday

Shop small first, before Black Friday

River Valley Player Dinner Theater general public tickets go on sale

RVP Dinner Theater Nov. 10-12

Forster Comm. Theater

River Valley Player Dinner Theater member tickets go on sale

RVP Dinner Theater Nov. 10-12

Forster Comm. Center

The Great Rock Rapids Pumpkin Smash

Details: 6 people will be smashing a pumpkin for a chance to win $700 in Chamber Gift Certificates!

$5 tickets can be purchased at the Chamber office now until Oct. 24 at 2 pm for a chance to have your name drawn!

5 Names will be randomly drawn on Monday, Oct. 24. The winners will be notified & must attend the smash on Tuesday.

If your name was not drawn or if you did not purchase a ticket, you will have a chance to purchase tickets at the smash from 4:30-4:50 pm & 1 more ticket will be drawn at random.

The smash will begin promptly at 5:00 pm!

Prizes:

1 winner:  $300 Chamber Gift Certificate

3 winners:  $100 Chamber Gift Certificates

2 winners:  $50 Chamber Gift Certificates

**There is no limit on the number of tickets purchased. If your name is drawn more than 1 time, you can pick another person to smash with you.

Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce

Wine Walk

October 8 – 12-4pm

Wine Walk

$20 advanced tickets avail. at Country Boutique, Details & the Chamber office.
Tickets can also be reserved with a debit/credit card ($2 fee applies) by calling the Chamber office at 472-3456 or stopping by.
$25 tickets can also be purchased the day of the event from 12-2:30 pm.
Participants redeem their ticket at the Chamber office for a goodie bag which includes a list of participating businesses & their in store specials that are good from 12-4 pm the day of Wine Walk only.
Participants stop into participating businesses for wine samples, appetizers & in store specials. After they have hit all the businesses they can drop their full punch card off at the last business for a chance to win Chamber gift certificates!
*Must be 21 to participate
*Must show ID
*Ticket sales apply to the gift bag purchase only, not wine samples
*Must have entire card punched to be eligible for drawing
Sponsored by Retail Trade

Iowa’s Healthiest State Walk

Let’s Get Walk’n Rocky
Meet at the trail be the museum on N. Story St. at 12 pm & walk for 30 minutes

 

Free Kid’s Pumpkin Painting

A limited number of pumpkins will be provided.

City Council

Utility Board

Featured Business Friday @ Riverside Trailers

1003 N. Union

 

Rock Rapids Farmers Market

Farmers Market

June 7 – October 25, 4-6pm

Shari’s Food Truck

Monday’s

11 am-1 pm

US Bank Square

Shari’s Food Truck

Monday’s

11 am-1 pm

US Bank Square