Welcome to the New & Improved 37th Annual Walleye Festival!!

The Freeland Lions Club Presents The 37th Annual Freeland Walleye Festival

Schedule:

Thursday, April 27, 2023

8:00am - 5:00pm: Official start of the Community wide Garage Sales
6:00pm: Registration & Dinner for High Stakes Texas Hold’Em Poker Tournament at Burt Watson
6:00pm: Second Annual Duck Races!! Finish line will be at the Memorial Park Building, 150 Park St.
6:00pm: Corn Hole Event Registration in the Beer Tent at Burt Watson
7:00pm: High Stakes Texas Hold’Em Tournament in the New Car Showroom at Burt Watson
7:00pm: Corn Hole Tournament Begins in the Beer Tent at Burt Watson

Friday, April 28, 2023

8:00am - 5:00pm: Community wide Garage Sales
9:00am - 5:00pm: Vendor Spaces at Learning Center (Corner of Church & Third Street) open.
1:00pm - 10:00pm: Anderson Midway Carnival rides open at Burt Watson
5:00pm: Walleye Parade Line-Up Starts at Elementary School Parking Lot
6:00pm: Walleye Festival Parade Begins (New route this year)
6:00pm: Beer Tent & Casino opens at Burt Watson
7:00pm - 11:00pm: Live Entertainment Stone Street Revival starts playing in the Beer Tent at Burt Watson
Dusk: Fireworks start at dusk from just north of town - They can be viewed from anywhere around town
11:00pm - 12:30am: Our DJ will Rock the Beer Tent
12:30am: Beer Tent closes.

Saturday, April 29, 2023

12:01am: Walleye Festival Fishing Tournament Officially Begins!
7:00am - 11:00am: Pancake Breakfast at Memorial Park Building (Behind Taco Bell)
8:00am: Registration for the Walleye Festival Car Show Opens at McDonald Ford & Quick Lane
9:00am - 5:00pm: Vendor Spaces at Learning Center
9:00am - 12:00pm: Kids Trout Pond at Hayes Park (Tittabawassee Township Park)
9:00am - 2:00pm: Freeland Walleye Festival Car Show at McDonald Ford & Quick Lane Oil Change
11:00am: Registration opens for the Texas Hold’Em Tournament at Burt Watson Showroom
11:00am - 10:00pm: Anderson Midway Carnival Rides at Burt Watson
11:00am: Registration opens for the Beer Pong (Phish Pong) Tournament in the Beer Tent at Burt Watson
12:00pm: Texas Hold’Em Tournament begins at Burt Watson Showroom
12:00pm: Beer Pong (Phish Pong) Tournament begins in the Beer Tent at Burt Watson
12:00pm - 5:00pm: Beer Tent OPENS with Happy Hour Specials! We Have Happy Hour Drink Specials until 5pm
3:00pm - 5:00pm: First day Walleye Festival Fishing Tournament weigh-in at Hayes Park (Tittabawassee Township Park)
6:00pm: Beer Tent & Casino Re-opens at Burt Watson
7:00pm - 11:00pm: Live Entertainment Hipakritz starts playing in the Beer Tent at Burt Watson
11:00pm - 12:30am: Our DJ will Rock the Beer Tent

Sunday, April 30, 2023

7:00am: Check-in for the Walleye Festival United Financial 5k/10k Run/walk at SportsZone
8:00am: Freeland Walleye Festival Disc Golf Registration Begins
10:00am: Freeland Walleye Festival Disc Golf Tournament Begins
10:00am - 3:00pm: Final Weigh-in for the Walleye Fishing Tournament atHayes Park (Tittabawassee Township Park)
12:00pm - 5:00pm: Anderson Midway Carnival Rides
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Bingo at the Memorial Park Building(Behind Taco Bell)
3:00pm: Freeland Walleye Festival Weigh In CLOSES
3:15pm: Walleye Fishing Tournament Awards Ceremony at Hayes Park (Tittabawassee Township Park)
5:00pm: Freeland Walleye Festival Cash Raffle Drawing
5:00pm: Conclusion of the 2023 Freeland Walleye Festival activities

Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023 - Sunday, April 30, 2023

Location: Various Venues in Freeland, MI

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