06/01/2026
Well, MuleMania has officially left the ring.
After three days of music, contests, carnival rides, wrestling, bathtub races, vendors, food, laughter, and more than a few weather-related plot twists, the 62nd Annual Lathrop Friendship Festival is in the books.
Thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, city crews, entertainers, vendors, contest participants, parade entries, and everyone who came downtown to make this year’s festival a success. Events like this only happen because hundreds of people give their time, talent, and support behind the scenes, and we are incredibly grateful.
We hope you made some memories, saw some old friends, met some new ones, and had a championship-worthy weekend.
Now that the dust has settled and the wrestling belts have been packed away, we want to hear from you.
What do YOU want to see at next year’s Friendship Festival? New entertainment? Different contests? Returning favorites? Bigger attractions?
Drop your ideas in the comments. The planning for 2027 starts sooner than you think.
