Kornfest 2023

Visit Holmen’s 59th Annual Kornfest! It’s free admission and no button required. Food serving starts at noon on Saturday and 11:00am on Sunday. Choose from fresh buttered Sweet Corn, Pogy’s famous Charcoal Chicken on Saturday from 11:00am-7:00pm and on Sunday 11:00am until it’s gone! Celebrate with bingo, pork, brats, bar-b-ques, hot dogs, soft drinks & chips and carnival cheese curds. (Sorry, no chicken or corn on Friday). Bands will be in the Beer Garden each evening!

Fun for all… all for fun!!

Friday August 18th: “Kornfest Kickoff” with Skyline Fireworks at 9:00pm, there’s a sandwich tent and beer garden for food. The carnival will be open from 5:00pm-1:00am plus Sat. & Sun. Carnival wristbands are available Friday 5:00-9:00p; Sunday 12:00pm-4:00pm. There will be music from Midnight Magic DJ from 6:00pm-8:00pm and from JT & The Gunslingers from 8:00-12:00am.

Saturday August 19th: St. Elizabeth 10k and 2 mile Fun Run at 8:00am (entry at 7:00am). The Kornfest Parade sponsored by the Lions Club will be held at 11:00am and the volleyball tournament Class B at 9:00am. The Holmen Area Rotary Club Bingo! will be from 1:00pm-5:00pm. Listen to the B-Sides from 1:00pm-3:00pm and Something Familiar from 4:00pm-8:00pm, and Freezers from 9:00pm-12:00am. Try out the Boy Scouts Peach Cobbler Saturday and on Sunday. The Men’s & Women’s softball tournaments are Friday, Saturday, Sunday at Deerwood Park.

Sunday August 20th: The St. Elizabeth Breakfast begins at 7:00am-12:00pm. The Phil Wall Classic Horseshoe Tournament doubles on Sunday at 11:00am (register at 10am). Be sure to visit the Holmen Area Rotary Club Bingo! from 12:00pm-4:00pm. Listen to Tugg from 1:00pm-4:00pm and Chris Kroeze from 5:00pm-8:30pm. The Lion’s Club Car Show Swap Meet begins at 9:30 at the Middle School Grounds on Sunday only!

Sponsored in part by the Morris Snuggerud Post 284 and the Holmen American Legion Family

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