Hamler Community Park, Hamler, Ohio | July 29-31

The 54rd Annual Hamler Summerfest – “The Granddaddy Of Them All!”

Admission Prices
Friday $7 / Saturday $7 / Sunday $5
3-Day Pass $15
Under age 16 admitted free with parent.

Gates open approximately 1 hour before music starts.
Friday, July 29 – Gates open at 4:30 p.m. (Food line at 5)
Saturday, July 30 – Gates open at 2 p.m. (Food line at 3)
Sunday, July 31 – Gates open at 10 a.m. (Food line at 11:30)

German Food: Bar-B-Que Chicken / Bratwurst / Hot Beef / Hot Dogs / Beef & Noodles / Baked Beans / German Potato Salad / Sauerkraut / Ice Cream

The idea for the first Hamler Summer Fest in Henry County came when a few couples in 1968 visited the Frankenmuth festival in Michigan and enjoyed its gemurtlekeit (sociability). Both communities are of largely German descent. The first festival began on a Sunday afternoon in a tent behind the American Legion Hall, with two polka bands and a makeshift dance floor. The response was overwhelming with 900 people attending, many until after midnight. The next festival in 1970 was held over two days, attracting 2,000 people. The festival continued to grow in popularity, overflowing the streets and tents. In 1973, festival organizers decided to purchase 13 acres that could be used as a park and festival grounds. In 1975, the Hamler Summerfest honored Hamler’s 100th anniversary with a parade with 80 units, a baking contest, a beard and mustache contest, a dress and bonnet contest, and lots of German-style food-bratwurst, German potato salad, hot dogs and sauerkraut, lots of beer, and several polka bands. In July 2000, the festival attracted 20,000 visitors from across the country.

Complete schedule:
www.hamlersf.com.