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North Hudson Pepper Fest 2013 Band Lineup, Schedule of Events
North Hudson Pepper Fest will take place Aug. 16-18 with the bands 8 foot 4 playing Friday, Jug performing Saturday and the Dweebs closing out this year's event.
North Hudson Pepper Fest is is just days away.
The North Hudson Pepper Festival starts Friday, Aug. 16 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 18. The three-day celebration honors the community’s Italian heritage and includes a carnival, parade, queen coronation, wide variety of food and many contests.
The Pepper Fest began in 1954 as a way to raise funds to build North Hudson Elementary School and has turned into an annual event to assist community organizations throughout the St. Croix Valley. Proceeds from the volunteer-run, non-profit festival are donated to local youth, school, community and service organizations.
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Event organizers on Tuesday morning announced the 2013 band lineup on the North Hudson Pepper Fest Facebook page.
- Friday, Aug. 16: 8 Foot 4
- Saturday, Aug. 17: Jug
- Sunday, Aug. 18: The Dweebs
Here’s a schedule of events:
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Friday
- 6 p.m. – Midnight | Food Booths
- 6:00pm – Midnight | Carnival Rides
- 6:00pm – 12:00am | Beer Garden
- 7:00pm – 11:00pm | Bingo
- 6:30pm – 6:45pm | Introduction of 2013 Royalty
- 6:45pm – 7:30pm | Introductions of 2014 Queen Candidates
- 8:00pm – 12:00am | Fri | Live Band: 8 Foot 4
Saturday
- 33rd Annual Foot Races
- 7:15am | 1 Mile Family Fun Walk/Run
- 7:30am | 5K & 10K Run
- 9:00am – 10:30am | Royalty Brunch
- 10:00am | Parade Lineup
- 11:00am | Pepper Fest Grand Parade
- Noon – Midnight | Food Booths
- Noon – Midnight | Carnival Ride
- Noon – 12:00am | Beer Garden
- 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Bingo
- 1:00pm | Royalty Spaghetti Eating Contest
- 6:00pm | Championship Spaghetti Eating Contest
- 6:00pm | Championship Hot Pepper Eating Contest
- 6:00pm – 11:00pm | Bingo
- 8:00pm – 12:00am | Sat | Live Band: JUG
Sunday
- 11:30am | Tractor Pull Registration
- Noon | Children’s Tractor Pulls
- Noon – 2:45pm | Bingo
- Noon – 11:00pm | Food Booths
- Noon – 11:00pm | Carnival Rides
- Noon – 11:30pm | Beer Garden
- 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Pepper Cooking Contest
- 3:30pm – 5:30pm | Coronation of 2013 Royalty
- 5:45pm – 9:30pm | Bingo
- 7:30pm – 11:30pm | Sun | Live Band: The Dweebs
- Beer Garden - sponsored by Pro Cuts
- 8 Foot 4 - sponsored by Village Inn and US Bank
- Foot Races - sponsored by The YMCA of Hudson WI, noodles & company, Ross Orthodontics, Gagnon, Hudson Bowling Center and Victory 4 U
- Spaghetti Eating Contest - Sponsored by Family Fresh
- Pepper Eating Contest - sponsored by Barker's Bar & Grill and San Pedro café
- JUG - Sponsored by Hudson Ford
- The Dweebs - Sponsored by Westconsin Credit Union and the Pepper Kings.
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