Wild West Days — Zimmerman Family Fest

Zimmerman’s Wild West Days is set for May 21-25, 2026, with five days of carnival rides, a parade, food vendors and family events centered at Zimmerman City Park. (wildwestdays.org) The festival schedule posted by organizers lists carnival hours starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 21, and running through Monday, May 25, with unlimited wristband sessions priced at $35 on Thursday night and again on Monday. (wildwestdays.org) Saturday, May 23, is the busiest day on the calendar: a 9 a.m. 5K at Grams Park, an 8 a.m. volleyball tournament, a noon parade, a 3 p.m. pedal tractor pull and live music that starts at 2 p.m. and continues into the evening. (wildwestdays.org; runsignup.com) Sunday, May 24, shifts to car-show and tournament programming, including a 9 a.m. disc golf event, an 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. car and bike show, and a silent auction supporting No Dog Left Behind. (wildwestdays.org; udisc.com) Wild West Days is run by the Zimmerman Community Club, which says its mission is to support activities that enhance the well-being of the larger community. Parade information on the festival site says lineup assignments will be posted after May 17. (wildwestdays.org) The event has the scale of a long-running local fair rather than a one-day street festival. Minnesota Softball lists the 2026 slow-pitch tournament as the 56th annual Wild West Days tournament, scheduled for May 22-24 in Zimmerman. (mnsoftball.com) Organizers are still using the festival website to handle logistics for vendors and participants. The event registration page says 2026 food applications are closed and that applications for 2027 open August 1, 2026. (wildwestdays.org) For families deciding whether to go, the clearest draw is how much of the schedule is built around all-ages activities: pony rides, a petting zoo, the parade, carnival rides, pedal pulls and a kids fun run tied to the Saturday 5K. (wildwestdays.org; runsignup.com) The next key date is Saturday, May 23, when the parade steps off at noon and downtown Zimmerman turns into the festival’s main stage. (wildwestdays.org)