The 2025 Zwolle Loggers and Forestry Festival will be held May 2-3 at the Zwolle Festival Grounds in downtown Zwolle. As always, this event promises to be a memorable experience for local and visiting families.
The festival opens Friday evening with a multitude of exciting events, beginning with a Truck Show and followed by the St. Jude Children’s Hospital Walk of Hope, live music by the Next of Kin Band, and the festival’s first Wiener Dog Race! Later that night, attendees can enjoy live music by Tommy G & the Stormy Weather Band and the Truck Light Show. Friday’s gate admission is $5.
Gates open Saturday morning at 8am and admission is $10 for this jam-packed day! Events begin bright and early. Before the downtown parade begins at 10am, attendees can enjoy the Doug “Chili Meat” Remedies 1 Mile Memorial Run, a 5k run and Truck Show. Following the parade, the fun continues with opening ceremonies, a Dinosaur Experience Show, a Princess Tea and Hero Meet & Great, Sawing Contests, the exciting Mud Bog, and more!
The entertainment lineup on Saturday includes Stereodrive from 2 to 4:30pm, Born to Boogie Band from 5 to 7:30pm, and the Bernie Alan Band will end the night with a bang from 8 to 11pm. Don’t miss out!
For more information and a full schedule of events, visit www.zwolleloggersfest. com or contact Lela Malmay at 318-- 471-2354.