Schedule Of Events

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM : Alpenfest Honors Luncheon and Awards Presentation - Join the Alpenfest Committee under the Pavilion to honor key supporters, including this year’s Parade Marshall, Der Buergermeister, award winners, and our Honored Business. Enjoy entertainment by the Gaylord Alpine Band and a live community painting by Daniel Duncan (Duncan Studios), to be auctioned off. Purchase tickets in advance at The Gaylord Area Chamber of Commerce. No tickets sold at the door.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM : Alpen Idol Registration - Claude Shannon Park Sign up for Alpen Idol auditions. Must be registered to audition.
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM : Art Tent Painting with Nature - Use Nature made paintbrush to create a painting. Hosted by Gaylord Conservation District.
1:30 PM- 3:00 PM : Senior Bingo - Under Main Stage Pavilion, For Seniors Only! Prizes Awarded. Sponsored by Awakon Federal Credit Union.
2:00 PM : Alpenstrasse, Ethnic Alley, T. J. Schmidt & Company Carnival and Beer Garden opens.​
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM : Art Tent Tie-Dye Shirts - Open to 16 and under includes 1 free shirt and tie-dye stations. Supplies are limited. Sponsored by The Team Real Estate Group.
5:00 PM : Official Opening of Alpenfest 60! - Main Stage, Willkommen by Mayor Todd Sharrard, and singing of National Anthem. Presentation of Colors by Ralph Holewinski VFW Post 1518, Alphorn Salute and introduction of Der Buergermeister, Honored Business, Dar and Edelweiss Awards. Also presenting our 2025 Alpenfest Queen Contestants and our 2025 Pin Design winners.
5:00 PM : Wurst Wagon - Under Main Stage Pavilion, Delicious hot dogs and chips are sponsored and served up hot and fresh by our finest Michigan State Troopers.
5:30 PM : Alpenfest Idol Preliminary Round - Claude Shannon Park Come audition for Gaylord’s own Alpenfest Idol. All ages welcome. Bring your own chairs.
6:00 PM : Jason Abbott - Main Stage, Come watch Comedian Magician with the whole family for a few hours of laughing and amazement. The first hour of the performance you can win prizes.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM : Art Tent Lampion Making - Make your Lampion for Burning of the Boogg Parade. Bring your flashlight to the art tent and we will provide the rest. Sponsored by the Alpenfest Queen Candidates.
 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM : Fleetwood Macked - Main Stage, the Ultimate Tribute to Fleetwood Mac is a New York based Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band. Hailed as the most authentic Fleetwood Mac tribute band in the U.S., much of the realism comes from the bands history. Come rock with us to kick off night one of Alpenfest.
10:00 PM : Burning of the Böögg - Burning of the Böögg Put your troubles on paper, slip them inside the Böögg and watch them go up in smoke. Trouble slips are located at the base of the Böögg on the center of the Strasse. Lampion and Boog parade start at 10:00 PM and continues to the corner of First Street and Center.