Gaylord Alpenfest

Schedule of Events:

9:00 AM Pancake and Sausage Breakfast - Under the Main Stage Pavilion, Start your day off with a pancake and sausage breakfast. Sponsored by Gaylord Community Schools

11:00 AM Art Tent Pet Parade - Make your pet the star of the Strasse at the Pet Parade with Rosco the Clown. Registration at the Art Tent. Prizes awarded. Dogs Must Be On Leash.

11:00 AM Alpenstrasse, Ethnic Alley, and T.J. Schmidt Amusements Carnival opens

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Art Tent Origami - Celebrating Japanese Adventures at the Library Sponsored by the Otsego County Library

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Alpenfest Idol Finals - Main Stage. Cheer on our Alpen Idol finalists as they go after the grand prize of becoming our 2024 Gaylord Alpenfest Idol Winners.

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Rosco the Clown and Tommy Tropic - Courthouse Lawn. Be entertained with balloon artistry juggling, and lots of laughs.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Line Dancing Class - Under Main Stage Pavilion, Come learn to line dance to a song for tonight‘s Main Stage Entertainment Family Tradition Band. Hosted by Suzie from Little Traverse Line Dance.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Art Tent Bird House Building - Sponsored by Smith Realty

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Art Tent Crown Decorating - Kids can get ready to cheer on the Queen candidates by decorating their own crowns. Sponsored by Foster Care Regional Resource Team

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Alpenfest Run Registration Pickup - At the North Central State Trailhead.

6:00 PM Alpenfest Queens & Alpenfest Princess Pageant - Main Stage, Local ladies will be competing for the crown and honor of becoming our 2024 Gaylord Alpenfest Queen and Princess

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Family Tradition Band - Main Stage, FTB is a modern take on an old timeless classic sound which includes many traditional country elements such as fiddle, banjo and pedal steel guitar. This combined with spot-on vocal harmonies, dual electric guitars and a rock solid rhythm section, is what creates the authenticity of the band.