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Confluence Fall Festival planned for Oct. 24

By MDN STAFF 1 min read

WILLISTON - Celebrate the harvest season during the Confluence Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. This free, family-friendly program is open to all ages.

Inspired by old-fashioned fairs and community gatherings of the 1800s, visitors can enjoy Victorian-era carnival games, croquet, lawn bowling, light refreshments and hands-on activities reflecting amusements common on the frontier.

At 1 p.m., the site will host its inaugural Confluence Frontier Field Day Games. Guests can compete in classic activities such as sack races, three-legged races, egg-and-spoon races and a frontier-inspired greased pig challenge.

Close out the day with a performance by The Flea Bitten Tramps, a North Dakota folk band, in the rotunda from 3- 4 p.m.

This event is part of the ND250 commemoration celebrating America's 250th anniversary.

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