‘Festivals’ Archives
Stratford Heritage Days
We headed out to Stratford Heritage Days today for some cultural fun. The schedule was filled with dancing demonstrations from around the world, music, historical cemetery tours, a small carnival, car show and a bit of food. The historical museum was also open for a peek. [Read More]
Head to Wausau for Riverfest
Wausau, Wisconsin’s whitewater park has had a long and varied history. Created in the mid 70′s, it was at the time one of a few whitewater courses in the world located within a city center. Over the years professional whitewater competitions have become more and [Read More]
Thinking about summer?
Has your mind started wandering and looking for signs of warmer weather? If you are starting to plan your summer activities be sure to stop by the Wisconsin Fairs website to check out the schedule of fairs for the summer. Not all the entertainment information has been [Read More]
Halloween Frights around Wisconsin
Getting into the Halloween spirit this time of year can be pretty easy. There’s just something spooky about trees with no leaves swaying back and forth in the howling wind. With Halloween itself falling on a Sunday, there are lots of opportunities around the state to [Read More]
Fall is here, it must be Oktoberfest time
The turning of the leaves not only signal the arrival of fall, but also the coming of the Oktoberfest celebrations. Oktoberfest, the traditional German fall festival often consists of German brass bands, seasonal beers, and traditional German food. I also consider [Read More]
Get your kilt on for the highland games
Bagpipers on parade is all good and well; but if you want a really good time watching men in skirts, head on over to the Waukesha Expo Center this weekend for the Wisconsin Highland Games. At least a dozen bagpipe bands will be competing at the event, but the big draw this [Read More]
Festival list for August 27 – 29, 2010
Keep those festival tweets and and emails coming. Here is the list of festivals that we have gathered for this coming weekend, August 27 – 29, 2010. If you want to see your festival listed on our weekly list, please click on the contact button at the top of the page [Read More]
Dragon Boat Festival takes to Lake Superior
This weekend, August 27-28 is the 9th annual Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival. Located in Superior, WI at Barker’s Island, the festival is one of the few dragon boats races in the United States. This festival, organized by the Superior and Harbortown Rotary clubs [Read More]
Festival list for August 20-22, 2010
Here’s a short list of festivals and events that are happening around Wisconsin this weekend. Help me expand this list; I know that there are more events out there that what I’ve got listed. If I missed anything please drop me a note in the comments section. [Read More]
Great Northwoods Fish Fry Fest
This event caught me by surprise until I saw the big ad in this week’s City Pages. Lake of the Torches Casino in Lac du Flambeau is hosting the Great Northwoods Fish Fry Fest on Friday and Saturday August 13 -14. Some of the events for this weekend include a fish fry [Read More]
