Going Hog Wild's first Unveiling - Downtown Fairmont  -  May 26th 2022 


Martin County Pork Producers' famous "Pork Chops on a Stick" were served..


Kids Just Want to have Fun made available lemonade, water & chips.


Shelly Speedling from SVJ Creative Designs in Kellogg MN takes us on tour after the unveiling of Going Hog Wild in Martin County MN.


Johnnie from Cabin Chat Weekly explore the painted pigs!🐷at the GHW Unveiling.


This one-of-a-kind event was held on West First Street in downtown Fairmont. Over 400 people attended and saw Master of Ceremonies Blake Potthoff from the Fairmont Opera House (with the help of the Going Hog Wild committee) introduce each of the 35 hog sculptures, their sponsors & artists. Martin County Pork Producers' famous "Pork Chops on a Stick" were served. Kids Just Want to Have Fun a Project 1590's project team made available lemonade, water & chips. Not only were food and drink available for purchase, but to add to the unveiling event Steve from Seifried Portrait Design caught all the action through his photo lens. Minuteman Press - Fairmont donated masks of a piglet for the kids and live music was provided by Fairmont High School students/trumpeters Ben Moeller & Hudson Laven.



Seifried Portrait Design caught all the action through his photo lens.

Our Master of Ceremonies was our own Blake Potthoff  from the Fairmont Opera House .https://fairmontoperahouse.org/


Minuteman Press - Fairmont donated masks of a piglet for the kids.


Live music provided by trumpeters

Ben Moeller & Hudson Laven.


GHW Event Sponsors for Phase One


GHW Title Sponsors for Phase One

A special thanks Project 1590 for being our Nonprofit Fiscal Sponsor for GHW Phase One.


Neither man nor hog was injured in preparation for Going Hog Wild/ The Unveiling thanks to the Designing Signs team and the GHW Committee.