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, rides, a parade, a queen coronation and more!

Schedule of Events

August 18, 2023

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

August 19, 2023

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

August 20, 2023

7:30am-8:00am: Foot Race Packet Pick Up

8:15am: 1 Mile Family Fun Walk / Run

8:30am: 5k + 10k Runs
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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

Date: August 18-20, 2023

Location:
Pepper Fest Park,
400 7th Street,
Hudson, WI 54016

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