By Roz Kohls Staff Writer

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This year, the festival is Friday through Monday, Aug. 29 through Sept. 1.

Enjoy delicious chicken at the Red Rooster grounds during an event that started as a one-day festival, but evolved into a full weekend of activities.

The fun begins the first weekend in September, Friday evening with music and a square dance at the Mushroom Building in downtown Dassel.

Saturday’s events start at 8 a.m. at Breed’s Park with the seven-mile Red Rooster Bike Ride.

The Dassel Historical Society’s Universal Lab Museum offers programs, and the Robert Wilde Studio hosts an art show.

An old-fashioned, small town parade takes place at 3 p.m., with floats and visiting royalty from communities around Minnesota.

The highlight of the day, the queen coronation, takes place in the evening, followed by a street dance on Atlantic Avenue.

Sunday starts out with a worship service. The highlight of the afternoon is a Minn-E-Rod tractor pull.

The fine arts show continues at the Robert Wilde Studio.

An old-fashioned hymn sing takes place in the evening. Fireworks are set off at dusk at Spring Lake Park, just north of Dassel. The Knights of Columbus serve brats, floats, and popcorn.

Monday, Labor Day, kicks off with the annual five-mile run and one mile run/walk. Other activities take place around the grounds and ballfield throughout the day, such as a pedal tractor pull, a classic car show, concessions, craft show, and quilt, art and historical displays continue through the day. The chicken dinner, though, is clearly the biggest drawing card of the day.

The annual citywide garage sales are also conducted during Labor Day weekend.