August 2-6
Crow Wing County Fair
Website: http://crowwingcountyfair.com/
August 5-7
BIR Powercruise
Website: http://www.BrainerdRaceway.com
August 6
Whitefish Warrior – 2016
7am- 11pm
Website: http://itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=7812
Details: This 2 mile journey through the Nordic Ridge Recreation Area will present a variety of fun and challenging adventures (emphasis on fun). You will conquer walls, slippery valleys, test your skills in archery, complete a kayak course and crawl through the mud to achieve greatness and the right to be called a Whitefish Warrior!
Surly KlunkerFunk Bicycle Ride & Festival of Trails
10am-8pm
Website: http://www.klunkerfunk.com/
August 11
Lake Country Crafts & Cones Ice Cream Eating Contest
3pm-4pm
Details: For more than 10 years Lake Country Crafts & Cones has been hosting an annual ice cream eating contest! With categories for all ages, it’s not just the kids who dive into the bowls to compete.
Lake Country Crafts & Cones 218-692-4411.
August 12
Outdoor Movies at the Crosslake Campground – A Bug’s Life
9pm-11:30pm
Website: http://www.recreation.gov/camping/crosslake-campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=73141
August 12-14
Thunder at the Lakes NHRA Divisional Race
Website: http://www.brainerdraceway.com/thunder-at-the-lakes-nhra
August 13
9th Annual Chokecherry Festival
Website: http://plbplionsclub.com/index.cfm/chokecherry-festival
Dru Sjodin Purple Elephant 10k & 5k
Website: http://www.runfordru.com
Details: Create awareness of violence against women & children while promoting your own health! With three different races, there’s something for everyone in the family.
August 15-21
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Website: http://brainerdraceway.com/nhra-nationals/
August 17 2016
2016 27th Annual Chamber Golf Tournament & Fundraiser
7am-4pm
Website: https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1/File/2016_Golf_Tournament/BLC_GolfTournament_Registration_FILL.pdf
August 18
Free Waterski Show – Brainerd Ski Loons
6:30-8pm
Website: http://www.skiloons.com August 20 Kaleidoscope 5K Fund Run & Walk for Hope 8am-12pm Website: http://www.mntc.org/events/5kfundrun
August 21
Free Waterski Show – Brainerd Ski Loons
6:30-8pm
Website: http://www.skiloons.com
August 24-28
Lakes Bluegrass Festival
Website: http://www.lakesbluegrassfestival.com/
August 26-28
BIR CRA Superbike Racing MSRA
Website: http://brainerdraceway.com/cra-superbike-racing
August 27
Kiwanis Kids Triathalon
4pm
Website: http://brainerdkiwanisclub.org/2016_KKT
August 28
Lakes Country Triathalon
Website: http://www.lakescountrytriathlon.com
2nd Annual NLYHA Golf Tournament
1pm-7pm
Website: http://northernlakeslightning.com
September 2-4
25th Annual GSTA Muscle Car Shootout
Website: http://brainerdraceway.com/muscle-car-shootout
Nimrod Labor Day Bull Bash
7pm
Website: http://www.meechbuckingbulls.com/LABORDAYBULLBASH.html
September 3
2016 Crosslake Original Craft and Flea Market
9am-4pm, Crosslake
September 9-11
MAP Proving Grounds, BIR
Website: http://brainerdraceway.com/events/
September 12
Pedal Pequot
9am-4pm
Trailside Park (east of Highway 371 and County Road 11)
September 10-11
2016 Little Falls Arts & Crafts Fair
Website: http://www.littlefallsmnchamber.com/pages/ArtsCraftsFair
September 11
Bike Skate or Walk the Paul Bunyan Trail
Website: http://mndnr.gov/1