Today
Party on the 3rd!
- Beer Garden, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Town Square.
- Bethany and the Bandits, 7:30 p.m., Town Square.
- Brat Pack Radio, 9 p.m., Town Square.
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Admission: $5; two-for-one admission, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday
- Firecracker 10K Run and 5K run/walk, 8 a.m., Lincoln Park. Register/info: www.gfymca.org .
- Car and truck show, noon to 4 p.m., Third Street.
- Kiddie Parade lineup, 12:30 p.m., behind Riverwalk Center Mall, East Grand Forks.
- Opening ceremony with City Band, 12:45 p.m., Town Square.
- Kiddie Parade, 1 p.m., East Grand Forks Fourth Street Northwest to Demers Avenue to Grand Forks Town Square. Info: gfsertoma.com.
- Sertoma Silent Auction, 1 to 4 p.m., Town Square.
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- Games Galore, 1 to 6 p.m., Town Square. Also: Caricature artist, glitter tattoos, face painting, petting zoo, stagecoach rides, ArtWise programs, kids' games; displays by Grand Forks Fire Department, North Dakota Army National Guard, North Dakota Air National Guard.
- Cutest baby contest, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Town Square.
- Welcome, 2 p.m., with Freedom Week essay winners, Town Square.
- KYCK Giveaway, 2:30 p.m., Town Square.
- Juggler Travis Dockter, 3 p.m., Town Square.
- Watermelon feed, 3 p.m., Town Square.
- Tae Kwon Do demonstration, 3 p.m., Greenway.
- Registration for kids tractor pull, 3 p.m.; tractor pull, 3:30 p.m.
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- XL93 contests, 3:45 p.m., Town Square.
- Kenny and the Classics, 5 p.m., Town Square.
- Sertoma contest winners, 5:45 p.m., Town Square.
- Kenny and the Classics, 6 p.m., Town Square.
- Sertoma raffle prize winners, 7:15 p.m., Town Square.
- 32 Below concert, 8 p.m.; dusk, break for fireworks display.
- Festival ends, midnight.