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61st Annual Gaylord Alpenfest – Tuesday, 2026
Date:
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Location:
225 West Main StreetGaylord, MI 49735
Time:
All Day
Phone:
989-732-633311:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Alpenfest Honors Luncheon and Awards Presentation at the Main Stage – 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.
2:00 PM: Alpenstrasse, Ethnic Alley and T. J. Schmidt & Company Carnival, Beer Garden opens
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 Pavilion, Delicious hot dogs and chips are sponsored and served up hot and fresh by our finest Michigan State Troopers.
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 Alpenfest Queen Candidates
10:00 PM: Burning of the Boogg – 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.