The Wild Rice Festival is a celebration of Native American culture, the Minnesotan history of harvesting, and wild rice, and it's hosted by the Harriet Alexander Nature Center in September. The food has been supplied by Pow Wow Grounds (a partner of the event), including fry bread, wild rice brats, and wild rice yogurt parfait. There will be food trucks as well. The programming is the past has included Native American cooking demos, Little Thunderbirds Drum & Dance Troupe Village Games, Bluedog Native Blues Band, and traditional crafts.