Get ready for an unforgettable experience at Laura Days 2025 with our Very Special Guest, Alison Arngrim! Alison is the actress who portrayed Nellie Oleson on the Little House in the Prairie TV Series. She has several appearances planned throughout the weekend, which you will find on the Schedule of Events page. And Pa’s Fiddle Contest is back to help us relive the magic of the music that shaped Laura’s era.

Our festival will also showcase the much-loved traditions, friendly faces, and the sense of community you’ve come to expect from us. Don’t miss out on the fun with kid-friendly games and crafts, engaging family entertainment, and mouthwatering vittles. Join us in Pepin on September 13 and 14, 2025, as we celebrate the remarkable life and literary legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Schedule

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

9:00 am - 5K Run / Walk – (online registration available)

10:00 am

Nearly Nellie Promenade! (10:00-10:30) -MS

Laura Museum opens*

Wayside Cabin Activities begin*

Traditional Craft Demonstrations begin* -TCA

Reading Marathon* -TCA

Craft & Food Vendor Booths open*

Kids’ Activities* -P

Hunt & Punch Game* -P

Barrel Train Rides for Kids* -P

10:30 am - Flint & Steel Fire-Starting contest -TCA

11:00 am

Pa’s Fiddle Contest -MS (online registration)

Meet Mary Ingalls** -D

Laura’s Vittles Booth opens* -P

Medallion Hunt -P (clues posted at Info Booth)

11:30 am - Meet Mary Ingalls** -D

12:00 pm - Meet Mary Ingalls** -D

12:30 – 2:30 pm - Alison Arngrim autograph session – D

2:00 pm - Laura Contest -MS (online registration)

3:00 pm

Spelling Bee -MS (online registration available)

Meet Mary Ingalls** -D

3:30 pm - Meet Mary Ingalls** -D

3:15 – 5:15 pm - Alison Arngrim autograph session at Museum

4:00 pm

Ottersons & Blue Grass Roundup -MS

Meet Mary Ingalls** -D

6:00 pm - Square Dancing with Myron Hollatz -MS

7:00 pm

Fiddle Jam -TCA

Evening with Alison Arngrim -Lutheran Church**

KEY

* all-day activity

** ticketed event

- MS event on Main Stage

- P event in Park

- TCA event in Traditional Crafts Area

- D event in Depot