North Hudson Pepper Fest 2023

Pepper Fest is a three-day celebration that honors the North Hudson, Wisconsin community’s Italian heritage with homemade Italian food, a beer garden, live entertainment, contests, a parade, a queen coronation and more! Pepper Fest is all about giving back to the community while also creating a memorable and fun three-day event. Proceeds from the volunteer-run, non-profit festival are donated to local youth, school, community and service organizations each year. On average, over $20,000 is given back to the community each year. 

Friday, August 18

5:00PM – 11:30PM ….. FOOD BOOTHS

5:00PM – 11:30PM ….. BEER GARDEN

6:00PM – 9:00PM ….. INFLATABLES

6:00PM – 7:30PM …… MICROBREW + WINE TASTING COMPETITION

6:00PM – 11:00PM ….. BINGO

6:00PM – 6:15PM ….. INTRODUCTION OF ROYALTY

6:15PM – 7:00PM ….. INTRODUCTION OF QUEEN CANDIDATES

8:00PM – 11:30PM ….. LIVE BAND: GEN X JUKEBOX

Saturday, August 19

9:00AM – 10:30AM ….. ROYALTY BRUNCH (invitation only)

11:00AM – 1:00PM ….. PEPPER FEST GRAND PARADE

11:30AM – 11:00PM ….. FOOD BOOTHS

NOON – 11:30PM ….. BEER GARDEN

1:00PM – 9:00PM ….. INFLATABLES

1:00PM – 3:30PM ….. BEER GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT: COLE THOMAS

1:00PM – 4:00PM ….. BEAN BAG TOURNAMENT

1:00PM – 10:30PM ….. BINGO

1:30PM – 4:00PM ….. ROYALTY SPAGHETTI EATING CONTEST

2:00PM – 6:00PM ….. DUNK TANK

4:00PM  – 6:30PM ….. BEER GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT: BRAD & DAN ACOUSTIC JAM

4:30PM ….. CHAMPIONSHIP SPAGHETTI EATING CONTEST

5:30PM …… CHAMPIONSHIP HOT PEPPER EATING CONTEST

6:00PM – 9:00PM ….. GAMETRUCK

7:30PM – 11:30PM ….. LIVE BAND: TRIPLE ROCK

Sunday, August 20

7:30AM – 8:00AM ….. FOOT RACE PACKET PICK UP

8:15AM ….. 1 MILE FAMILY FUN WALK / RUN

8:30AM …..  5K + 10K RUNS

8:30AM – 11:00AM ….. PANCAKE BREAKFAST

9:00AM – 5:00PM ….. PEPPER FEST MARKET (CRAFT SALE)

10:30AM ….. KIDS MINI MEDALLION HUNT

11:00AM ….. KIDS TRACTOR PULL

11:00AM – 2:00PM ….. BINGO

11:00AM – 2:30PM ….. DUNK TANK

11:00AM – 6:00PM ….. INFLATABLES

11:00AM – 9:00PM ….. FOOD BOOTHS

11:00AM – 9:00PM ….. BEER GARDEN

NOON – 1:30PM ….. COOKING COMPETITION

3:00PM – 4:30PM ….. ROYALTY CORONATION

4:00PM – 6:00PM ….. BEER GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT: KYLE KOHILA

5:00PM – 8:30PM ….. BINGO

6:00PM – 9:00PM ….. LIVE BAND: FIREWATER GOSPEL CHOIR

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