Photos by Dani and Chad Koenen

Above: The outgoing Henning Festival Royalty congratulated the new 2025-26 royal court during Friday’s coronation ceremony. Pictured above are Tiffany Weber, Monica Hansen, Evie Thorson, Brynley Jorgenson, Lillian Tallman, Brenna Bunkowski, Lucy Torgerson, Lila Thorson, Vaylyn Eckhoff, Emma Fosse, Kennedy Lutgens and Kendra Juvrud.  Right: With Brynley Jorgenson and Vaylyn Eckhoff looking on Lillian Tallman was crowned as the 2025 Little Miss Henning. Jorgenson and Eckhoff were crowned as Little Miss Henning Princesses. Below: With Alyssa Witt looking on, Breanna Bunkowski was crowned as the 2025-26 Henning Festival Queen on Friday night. Below and right: Friday night also featured the Henning Festival Parade, which was led by grand marshal’s Wayne and Gail Guse (below left). 

Photos by Dani and Chad Koenen

The Henning Festival grounds were abuzz with activity on Saturday including the annual teen and adult bean bag contest (above), demo derby (right and below), as well as a dunk tank (below right), inflatable rides (middle left), a quilt show that honored longtime quilter Vivian Palm (bottom left) and a massive car show on Sunday that featured one of the Tri-County Cruisers largest car shows in history at Amundson Park on Sunday.