FERDINAND HEIMATFEST ANNOUNCES 2026 SCHEDULE OF EVENS

Ferdinand Heimatfest sponsored by Best Home Furnishings is pleased to announce the 2026 Schedule of Events. All times listed below are Eastern. Event location is Ferdinand Community Center Grounds unless listed otherwise behind the event. For information on how to register, please visit ferdinandheimatfest.com, or our Facebook page – Ferdinand Heimatfest. 

Saturday, June 20th, 2026 
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 – 18 th Street Park 

9:00 AM – Ferdinand Heimatfest Car/Truck/Bike Show sponsored by Forest Park Band Boosters 

9:00 AM – Indiana DNR Safety Training sponsored by Forest Park FFA – Ferdinand Community Center – Registration Required 

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Wild Weather – Tri-County YMCA 

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Select Food Booths Open 

11:15 AM – 12:15 AM – Feller Express Interactive Dinosaur Experience – Tri-County YMCA 

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM – Backyard BBQ Contest Sampling sponsored by Southern Indiana Butcher Supply – Ferdinand Library Parking Lot 

12:00 PM – 10:00 PM – German American Bank Family Fun Zone Inflatables 

1:00 PM – Horseshoe Tournament – 18 th Street Park lower horseshoe pits 

3:00 PM – 12:00 AM – Beer Garden Opens 

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM or Sold Out – VFW Post 11365 BBQ Chicken and Pork Chop Dinner – Inside Ferdinand Community Center 

5:00 PM – 10:30 PM – Food Booths Open 

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Face Painting & Glitter Stencils – German American Bank Family Fun Zone 

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Balloon Guy – German American Bank Family Fun Zone 
 
Ferdinand Heimatfest, Inc. PO Box 133 · Ferdinand, IN 47532-0133 · E-mail: [email protected] 

5:00 PM – Forest Park FFA Kidde Pedal Pull – German American Bank Family Fun Zone 

6:30 PM – Silly Safari’s presented by Weyer Electric – Community Center Stage 

10:00 PM – America’s 250 th Fireworks Celebration presented by Grinnell Mutual Ferdinand Farmers Mutual Insurance Group 

7:30 PM – 11:30 PM – First and Main presented by Jasper Engines & Transmissions – 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. 

Ferdinand Heimatfest Committee