Gaylord KOA Holiday Events

Local Area Events

Gaylord Alpenfrost 2025 Photo

Gaylord Alpenfrost 2025

Embrace Winter! Get ready for a fun-filled day of excitement as Alpenfrost returns to Gaylord! Check out this amazing snow-themed they have planned for you!  Come run, hunt, shop, build a snowman, sip some cocoa and MORE!

9 am: Frosty 5k
10 am: Cocoa Crawl
10 am -12 pm: RISE Snowman building on the County lawn
10 am -4 pm: -Cryptid Frozen Creature Hunt
10 am -5 pm: Stores open for business
1 pm -2 pm: Soup Cook off (Kids edition) at North Life Church
2 pm – 3 pm: Frosty Dip under the pavilion
3 pm -4 pm: Anna and Elsa at Plot Bound Books
4 pm -5 pm: Anna and Elsa one-on-one photo shoot for people at the Content Studio.
5 pm – 6 pm: Rusty Pelican Wine and Watercolors
7 pm – 10 pm: Karaoke at Karma Taproom.

National Cherry Festival Photo

National Cherry Festival

The National Cherry Festival offers over 130 events throughout the eight-day celebration, including all time favorites like air shows, Bay Side Entertainment, parades, daily kids events, the Festival of Races and, of course, Cherry Pie Eating and Pit Spitting competitions for every age.