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Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest
Beadle Park, Cresco, IA
Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest is Cresco's downtown harvest celebration, named for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning agronomist who grew up nearby and graduated from Cresco High School. It is Howard County's capstone summer festival, held the third or fourth weekend of August with a parade, a sanctioned steak cook-off, and a car show. The 2026 edition ran August 21-23.
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