Ferdinand Heimatfest opens this Friday
The Ferdinand Heimatfest featuring great music, fun and food will be held at the Ferdinand Community Center this Friday and Saturday.
The annual event sponsored by MasterBrand is hosted by a nonprofit organization formed to highlight Ferdinand and Dubois County. The bulk of the funds raised are donated to the Ferdinand Community Endowment and Dubois County Community Foundation General Fund.
Heimatfest, sponsored by MasterBrand the 2024 Schedule of Events. All times listed below are Eastern.
The event location is Ferdinand Community Center Grounds unless listed otherwise behind the event.
Friday, June 21, 2024
- 5:00 PM – Food Booths and Beer Garden Opens
- 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Best Home Furnishings Family Fun Zone
- 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Face Painting & Glitter Stencils – Best Home Furnishings Family Fun Zone
- 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Woods on Wheels – Indiana DNR Kid’s Interactive Experience – Best Home Furnishings Family Fun Zone
- 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Balloon Guy – Best Home Furnishings Family Fun Zone
- 6:00 PM – Dubois County Rotary Club Cornhole Tournament (Registration at 6:00 PM, contest to begin at 7:00 PM)
- 7:00 PM – Magician – Inside Community Center
- 8:00 PM – Pong Contest – Must be 21 to enter beer garden. Participants are not required to drink during event.
- 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM – First and Main presented by Jasper Engines & Transmissions – Uebelhor Chevy & Toyota Main Stage
Saturday, June 22, 2024
- 8:00 AM – Heimatfest 5K Run/Walk & Kid’s Fun Run – Forest Park High School Main Entrance
- 9:00 AM – Tri-County YMCA Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament – 18th Street Park
- 9:00 AM – Scenic Hills at the Monastery Car/Truck/Bike Show
- 10:30 AM – Feller Express Interactive Dinosaur Experience – Tri-County YMCA
- 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Select Food Booths Open
- 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM – Backyard BBQ Contest Sampling
- 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Foam Party for kid’s 12 & under
- 1:00 PM – Horseshoe Tournament – 18th Street Park lower horseshoe pits
- 3:00 PM – 1:00 AM – Beer Garden Opens
- 5:00 PM – Food Booths Open
- 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Best Home Furnishings Family Fun Zone
- 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Face Painting & Glitter Stencils – Best Home Furnishings Family Fun Zone
- 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Balloon Guy – Best Home Furnishings Family Fun Zone
- 6:00 PM – Forest Park FFA Kidde Pedal Pull – Best Home Furnishings Family Fun Zone
- 6:30 PM – Silly Safari’s presented by Rahman Law Office – Uebelhor Chevy & Toyota Main Stage
- 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Michael Wilmes presented by Weyer Electric – Uebelhor Chevy & Toyota Main Stage
- 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM – The Rumors presented by Weyer Electric – Uebelhor Chevy & Toyota Main Stage
The German American Bank Hospitality Tent will have Turtle Soup and Raffle Tickets available for sale until sold out throughout Friday and Saturday. Raffle License number 014523.
