skip navigation and jump to page content The Library of CongressThe American Folklife Center 
Community Roots: Selections from the Local Legacies Project
Collage of Local Legacies
 Home >> NORTH DAKOTA
Wayne Herman bareback riding at Roughrider Days
Wayne Herman - Bareback Riding at Roughrider Days. Photo: Robert Ridley

Roughrider Days

Held in Dickinson around the Fourth of July holiday since 1971, this festival has a PRCA rodeo as its focal point. Other favorites are a demolition derby and tractor pull. A parade, outdoor concerts, fireworks, mounted cowboy shooting demonstrations, stock car racing, a circus, and street dances provide a diversity of entertainment. Competitions and games include bingo, horseshoes, volleyball, a bench press contest , and the Battle of Youth Bands. A barbecue feed and a pancake and sausage breakfast are opportunities to refuel for more fun-filled activities.

Originally submitted by: Earl Pomeroy, Representative (At Large).



link to www.loc.govMore Local Legacies...

The Local Legacies project provides a "snapshot" of American Culture as it was expressed in spring of 2000. Consequently, it is not being updated with new or revised information with the exception of "Related Website" links.

disclaimer for external linksLearn More About It...
MODSMETS
 Home >> NORTH DAKOTA
  The Library of Congress 
The American Folklife Center
Contact Us
AFC Icon