Brookings Car Festival

Saturday
Activities include the Show-N-Shine for cars and trucks on downtown Main Street between 5^th Street and 4^th Street from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Beginning at 4:00 PM, the super cruise will leave from downtown at Ray’s Corner and will end up at the Midway Camp east of Volga, on the north side of Highway 14.  A live band will be playing music and there will be a barbeque for all those involved in the cruise starting around 6:00 PM approximately, once the cruise participants start to show up.  Even if you aren’t in the cruise, come on out and listen to the band and pay a small fee for the meal and look around at the cars and visit.

Sunday 
18^th Annual Car Show at Pioneer Park, with registration from 9:00 AM to noon, and the judged car show will be from noon to 4:00 PM, with awards handed out at 4:00 PM.  There are 31 classes of cars and trucks at the show and there will be “oldies” tunes playing during the show with several food vendors to choose from and cash door prizes for the car show participants.  The car show is free and open to the public, so come on out and enjoy the show!

See our website www.brookingscarshow.com for more information.

You probably have to ride a Harley-Davidson through a bar to understand how much fun it really is. For 29 years now, motorcyclists have lined up one day a year behind Jim's Tap in Brookings, S.D., and ridden these very noisy machines through the bar and out the front door. They come from hundreds of miles away for a few delirious seconds that look very much like a scene from a summer "B" movie.

It’s Crazy Days in Downtown Brookings on Friday and Saturday July 30th and 31^st.  Shop our sidewalk sales for tons of bargains and markdown items.  Stores will be open regular store hours both Friday and Saturday so get these great savings while you still can.  Lots of games and activities for the children.

TASTE…COMPARE…VOTE! This year’s Second Annual Taste Of Brookings…11 Local Restuarants and chefs competing with local foods for your vote. This year’s challenge - 'Two Feet, Four Feet, No Feet' - 15 resturants present over 20 tastings of any meat from a two footed animal, four footed animal and a vegetable.  The question is…WHO HAS THE SUPREME CUISINE? Music, Beer Garden, and other entertainment are open to everyone.

Who's Competing?  Bravo's, The Ram, The Pheasant, Boss's Pizza, Sun-dried Tomato, Cottonwood Bistro, Fireside Grill, The Pavilion, Brookings Country Club, Backyard Grill, and the 1481 Grill.

Tickets on Sale beginning June 21st at our participating competitors and several other locations in Brookings County. Free drink with... the first 25 sold.
Tasting tickets are $20...good for samples from 11 restaurants...

Don’t want to eat? Then come and enjoy the free live music, beer corral, bison roping competition, chicken poo bingo, watermelon eating contest, inflatables, the giant vegetable photo gallery, petting zoo, treats of all sorts, and other games. 

Start it all off at with Crazy Daze July 30-31st and roll on into a great time that evening at the Taste of Brookings. 

Guaranteed the most unique event in the region. This 2nd Annual celebration is going to the next level... a new place...and a new time. This year’s events include the Nick’s Hamburger Eating Contest, Battle-of-the-Bands, Chess Boxing (Yes-That is Chess Boxing), Brookings Pizza Showdown, Firetruck Pull Benefit for Special Olympics, All-Day Beer Garden, a high tech game of Hide and Tweet all week long. Food, Prizes, and Lots of Craziness!

This is Downtown Brookings' newest annual fundraiser. Join us at Cinema five for a great movie this fall. Stay tuned for the Movie selection!

This is your chance to help support all of the great events in the downtown, such as: Taste of Brookings, Harvest Festival, SDSU Jackrabbit Bash, Crazy Daze, Spooks Downtown, the Santa House...and so much more.

We cannot do it without your financial support! For more information...email downtown@brookings.net.

It’s going to be an Insane Circus downtown this Halloween! All Ages Trick or Treat, Haunted House all week, Scary Story Readings, Store specials that are so good they are scary, Sully’s Brain Eating Contest...and check out ‘The Reaper’ dealing out deadly good coupons and gift certificates.

The first Hobo Day occurred November 5, 1912. The men were to grow beards for approximately one month and the women were to dress as Indian maidens on Hobo Day. After all the preparation was complete, the entire student body participating in Hobo Day journeyed to the train station to meet the opposing football team. According to the student newspaper, "The onlooker could not have told whether he was in an 1849 Indian village or a Twentieth Century division point on the Northwestern railroad."

The events now span much more than just one day, the event spans over the course of the entire week. Campus organizations and residence halls compete throughout the week for spirit points. Points are awarded to teams for participation and winning events. The score is kept in the entrance way of the Union.

Hobo Day Parade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2ctno3lgl0

One Month Club, Paint the Town, Bum Olympics, Miss Homelycoming, Residence Hall Lobby Decorating, Bum-A-Meal, Hobos 'CAN' do it and Hobos vs. Hunger, Bonfire, Cavorts, Hobo Day 5K and much more!