Alpenfest – Tuesday

Tuesday Traditions Include:

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 Marshal, 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:  Art Tent Clothespin People – Stop by for imaginative play, kids will also receive a free goodie bag to take home. Sponsored by Otsego County Library

1:30 om – 3:00 pm Senior Bingo – Under Pavilion, For Seniors Only! Prizes Awarded. Sponsored by Awakon Federal Credit Union

2:00 pm: AlpenMarket, Beirgarten, Ethnic Alley, and T. J. Schmidt and Company Carnival Opens

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Alpen Idol Registration – Sign up for Alpen Idol auditions in Claude Shannon Park. Must be registered to audition

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Art Tent NeeDoh – create your own squishy NeeDoh. Sponsored by Team Real Estate

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

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Happy Hour at the Beirgarten – Come down to the Beirgarten for a $1 off any pour.

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. Must be registered to audition.

6:00 pm: Official Opening of Alpenfest 61 Main Stage – Main Stage, Willkommen by Mayor Todd Sharrard, and singing of the National Anthem. Presentation of Colors by Ralph Holewinski, VFW Post 1518; Alphorn Salute and introduction of Der Bürgermeister; Honored Business; Parade Marshal; Legacy; Dar and Edelweiss Awards. Also presenting our 2026 Alpenfest Queen Contestants and our 2026 Pin Design winner.

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: A Concert by the Epic Eagles Under the Pavilion – Providing a masterful presentation of Eagles classic hits and Don Henley favorites with its rock n’ roll game-changing song catalogue, Epic Eagles has earned its place among the top drawing tribute acts in North America and is widely regarded as the finest Eagles tribute show in production today.

10:00 pm: 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 Böögg parade start at 10:00 PM and continues to the corner of First Street and Center.