Bite of Park Rapids

July 27
2nd Annual Bite of Park Rapids
The 2nd Annual Bite of Park Rapids promises food, music and fun from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, July 27 on 2nd Street in Downtown Park Rapids. Twelve Park Rapids area vendors will offer a variety of fun food from barbecued pork and treats on a stick to healthy smoothies. Food races will be held from 12:45 to 1:25 p.m. Kids ages 6-12 are invited to participate in watermelon slice eating and watermelon seed spitting contests and adults will compete in watermelon seed spitting and mini hotdog/corn dog eating races. Prizes will be awarded to winners. All participants must sign up at the side stage before the events begin. An inflatables park and face painting also will entertain young children from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. After the food races, musicians who will entertain on the side stage are Chasing Clarence from 1:25-2:15 p.m. and Paul Reese from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Homegrown Tomatoes will open live music on the main stage at 11 a.m. Performing from 2:15 to 3:45 will be dancing Light. Thea Ennen will be on stage from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. From 6 to 8 p.m., the band, i like you, will deliver an energetic sound from the main stage. The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association is sponsoring the Bite of Park Rapids and will host the beer garden from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.