Downtown Rhinelander announces PotatoFest event lineup

Three days of events will fill Labor Day weekend downtown Rhinelander, September 4-6. New this year is the Sunday PolkaFest. For more details can be found at downtownrhinelander.com.

Friday, September 4

5-11 p.m.

Fish Fry by the Rhinelander Café & Pub

Live Music by Jagged Highway and The Whitehouse Players.

Saturday, September 5

8 a.m. Masonic Lodge potato pancake breakfast; Farmers Market

8:45-10 a.m. Littlest spud race, tator tot parade

9 a.m. Food/craft/merchandise vendors

10 a.m. YMCA Couch Potato Race

10:30 a.m. Bean bag toss tournament

11 a.m. Live music by Rhinelander Community Band; kids activities, kids potato sack race

11:45 a.m. - Sowinski Farms Potato Mountain golden potato

12 p.m. Live music by Scott Kirby & Friends, cribbage tournament, feed the Hodag spud sling

1-2 p.m. Adult potato sack races, mashed potato eating and French fry eating contests

2:15 p.m. Guns N Hoses (Rhinelander Police vs. Rhinelander Firefighters Tug O’ War)

3 p.m. Duck regatta

4 -7:30 p.m. Live music, potato pantyhose bowling, duck regatta prizes, adult feed the Hodag spud sling

8 -11p.m. Live music by The Dweebs

Sunday, September 6

Noon - 3 p.m. – WXPR Potato PolkaFest featuring the Jim Pekol Band

For more information visit downtownrhinelander.com or please contact Downtown Rhinelander Inc. 715-362-7374.