Kermis Dutch Festival 2008
Saturday, October 11th

Little Chute's 27th Annual Kermis Dutch Festival is a community street festival celebrating Dutch heritage and community spirit with local vendors, arts & crafts, food, music, entertainment and fun for all ages.

Schedule of Events

Rosary and Mass: 8:00am & 4:30pm

FOOD and DRINK
Kermis Pannenkoeken & Worstjes Breakfast,  Van Hoof Memorial Library & Civic Center: 8am – 11am
Food Vendors: 11am – 6pm
Beer Sales: Noon – 9:30pm

MUSIC, DANCE and ENTERTAINMENT
Little Chute Klompen Dansers: 11am and 1:30pm
Little Chute Community Band: Noon – 1pm
Kermis Essay Contest: 11:30am - noon
Flying Dutchmen (a.k.a Donut Hole): 2pm – 5pm
Cookie Eating Contest: 5:15pm
Tulip Raffle Drawing: 5:45pm
St. John Kermis Raffle Drawing: 6pm
Adams Way: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Dutch Historical Display, Van Hoof Memorial Library & Civic Center: 10am – 2pm

ARTS & CRAFTS and LOCAL VENDORS
Arts & Crafts Fair and Local Vendors: 10am – 6pm
Sieg the Wooden Shoe Carver: 11am – 4pm
Mona Kochendorfer Dutch Folk Painting: 11am – 4pm
Petal Pounding: 11am – 5pm
Explore Your Family Tree: 10am – 6pm   
$1 Pumpkin Sale: 4pm

FAMILY FUN
Little Chute Fire Dept. Open House: 10am – 6pm
FREE Horse & Carriage Rides: Noon – 4pm
Children’s Games: noon - 4pm
Bounce House: 11am – 5pm
Mikey Air, The Balloonist: noon – 4pm
Dutch Dress-up Photo Sessions: Noon – 4pm
Cookie Decorating: 11:30am – 1:30pm
Friesian Dutch Horse: 11am – 3pm

*All events take place south of Main St. on Grand Ave. in downtown Little Chute unless otherwise noted.*

ATTENTION VENDORS, CRAFTERS AND ARTISTS! Interested in having a booth at Kermis? Click here for a printable registration form.

For more information on the Kermis Dutch festival, contact us.

For an explanation of this traditional Dutch festival, click here.