The Heartland Lakes Community Calendar

Extended Shopping Hours Downtown Park Rapids
2025-10-08 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-01 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-09-24 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-09-17 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-09-10 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-09-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-27 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-20 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) and 9 more dates | Downtown Park Rapids, Park Rapids, MN, 56470, United States
To facilitate local and tourist shopping, several of the downtown businesses have agreed to stay open later than usual on Wednesdays. You may remember that this happens during Christmas time for several stores, and several local businesses have decided to extend their hours starting in June and running through the end of December.
Each business can choose to remain open, and the availability of stores will vary based on staffing. Participating stores will stay open later, some until 7 PM.

Food Truck Alley
2025-08-14 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-07 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-31 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-24 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-17 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-10 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-03 16:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-26 16:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date
🍔🌮 Food Truck Alley is serving up the flavor this Thursday from 4–8 p.m. right off 3rd and Main in Park Rapids! Come hungry and explore a delicious lineup of local food trucks—perfect before 2nd Street Stage or just for a night out downtown. Good eats, great vibes, and something for everyone!

Northern Knights Run to the Rapids Car Show
2025-08-08 16:00 - 2025-08-09 14:00 (America/New_York)
Registration begins at 4pm Friday at Park Rapids Heartland Inn. Registered participants are welcome to join for a barbeque & rock n’ roll music. Saturday registration begins at 8am with our Show n’ Shine in downtown Park Rapids. Drawings for Prizes at 11:30am, trophy presentation at 12:30pm. Cruise and root beer floats to follow Car Show at Antique Tractor Grounds.

Water Wars 2025
2025-08-07 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
$30 per team for members and $40 for non-members. Ages 16 and up (4-6 members per team). The first 20 teams to sign up and pay will compete. Clubs, organizations, businesses… everyone is welcome!

Crazy Days Park Rapids
2025-07-24 08:00 - 2025-07-25 16:00 UTC
Get ready for a day of wild deals and unbeatable fun at Crazy Days in downtown Park Rapids! It’s the perfect time to shop ’til you drop, with discounts so good, you’ll think we’ve gone crazy 🤪. Whether you’re hunting for bargains or just soaking up the lively atmosphere, there’s something for everyone! Come out, support local, and grab the best deals of the season.
See you there—don’t miss out on the madness! 😜

Firecracker 5K
2025-07-04 08:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York)
The 47th annual Firecracker 5K will take place downtown this year due to road construction on the original race route. Learn more by clicking here!
Due to road construction overlapping the typical race route this year, the route has been moved to the downtown area. See the map below for more info!
