fall-winter guide - Wisconsin Department of Tourism

Above: Hmong New Year Celebration in
La Crosse. Top: Pumpkin Patch Festival
in Egg Harbor.
THREE LAKES
Pumpkin Fest: Over 100 quality artists and
crafters displaying their goods inside and
a farmers’ market outside. Homemade
soups, chili, and bakery items featured,
including fresh cinnamon rolls. Three
Lakes High School. 9:30am-4pm.
715/546-2042. www.threelakes.com
(Oneida Co.)
TWO RIVERS
Applefest: Apple grower’s sale, bake sale,
apple baking contest, apple pie social,
arts & crafts fair, entertainment. Central
Park. 9am-5pm. 920/755-2775.
www.tworiverseconomicdevelopment.org
(Manitowoc Co.)
WAUSAU
Altrusa Annual Doll & Antiques Show and
Sale: The show features 100 tables of
collectible, vintage and limited edition
dolls from Midwest dealers. Raffle, doll
repair, food court, free parking and more.
Admission is $4 (children under 12 free).
St Matthew’s Gymnasium. 9:30am-3pm.
715/848-2091. www.wausaualtrusa.org
(Marathon Co.)
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SAT-SUN
ABBOTSFORD/COLBY
Lama & Craft A-Faire: Family fun, unique
& historical activities, craft vendors,
demos crafts & fiber arts, 5K/10K-run/5Kwalk
(Lama Trot Run); Llama Cart Races,
food vendors, business expo, kids games,
stage show, kiss the Llama contest, meet
Floyd Zopfi and much more. Sat 8am-
4pm. Sun 7am-5pm. Free admission.
715/223-8509.
chamber.abbycolbylama.com/events/lama
-craft-a-faire/ (Clark & Marathon Co.)
CEDARBURG
Oktoberfest: Cedarburg celebrates its
German heritage with German music,
dance and food. Visit the Marketplace to
find artisans, retail vendors, AG vendors
and a farmers market, as well as fun
activities and wacky contests.
Sheepshead Tournament and lots more.
Cedar Creek Park. Sat 10am-9pm, Sun
noon-5pm. 262/377-9620.
www.cedarburgfestivals.org (Ozaukee Co.)
COON VALLEY
Norskedalen’s Civil War Heritage
Weekend: Step back into the 1850s and
experience life during the Civil War as
Company B 2nd WI Civil War Re-enactors
and other units bring history alive. Stroll
the grounds and see the daily life of the
soldiers and the families and watch the
battle unfold. Admission fees apply.
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Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center,
Inc. 10am-4pm. 608/452-3424.
www.norskedalen.org (Vernon Co.)
EGG HARBOR
Pumpkin Patch Festival: Fall colors and
family fun. Entertainment, arts & crafts,
rides, live music and lots of treats to eat.
Restaurants are open and street vendors
offer brats, roasted corn, caramel apple
sundaes, chili, turkey legs and more.
Harbor View Park. 920/868-3717.
www.eggharbordoorcounty.org (Door Co.)
EPHRAIM
Townline Art Fair: Display and sale of
visual art and fine crafts by more than 80
professional artists from the Midwest.
Fine Line Designs Gallery. 920/854-4343.
www.finelinedesignsgallery.com (Door Co.)
FORT ATKINSON
Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry
Festival: A weekend full of workshops,
speakers, open poetry readings, round
tables, landmark tours, and the infamous
writers cafe. Downtown. 920/563-7790.
www.lorineniedecker.org (Jefferson Co.)
GREENBUSH
Autumn Celebration at Wade House:
Offering seasonal games of the period,
hot cider in the stagecoach inn, two-mile,
open-air, horse-drawn wagon rides,
pumpkin carving, and classic renditions
of scary (but family friendly) stories in the
candlelit Herrling Sawmill. 10am-5pm.
920/526-3271. www.wadehouse.org
(Sheboygan Co.)
LA CROSSE
Hmong New Year Celebration: One of the
largest Hmong populations in the state
celebrates with Hmong traditional ball
tossing, cultural performances, food &
clothing booths, and sports tournaments.
Crusa Soccer Fields. 608/781-5744.
www.lacrossehmaa.org (La Crosse Co.)
LAKE GENEVA
Oktoberfest: Family Fall Festival includes
music, magic and the Great Pumpkin
Giveaway. Food and craft booths,
restaurant and shopping specials and
wagon rides make this a memorable
weekend for all ages. Downtown. 10am-
5pm. 262/248-4416.
www.lakegenevawi.com (Walworth Co.)
MADISON
Olbrich Gardens: African Violet Show and
Sale: Hundreds of beautiful African
Violets and related plants for sale and on
exhibit. Soil, fertilizer, and pots for sale.
Free admission and parking. Olbrich
Botanical Gardens & Bolz Conservatory.
Sat noon-5pm; Sun 10am-3pm. 920/426-
3764, 608/298-7324. www.olbrich.org
(Dane Co.)
NEW GLARUS
Gathering of Rogues and Ruffians:
Performers include singers, musicians,
jugglers, and thespians. Crafters, artisans,
and merchants are all dressed in period
garb. Military and other reenactors show
off weaponry and the joys of living during
the enlightened Renaissance times.
Wilhelm Tell Grounds. 10am-5pm.
608/558-6582.
www.agatheringofroguesandruffians.com
(Green Co.)
ONALASKA
Onalaska OmniCenter Fall Gift & Craft
Show: Fall and holiday unique handcrafted
and retail items. More than 140
booths, free admission, free parking.
Onalaska OmniCenter. Sat 9am-5pm, Sun
10am-4pm. 608/781-9566.
www.omnicenter.net (La Crosse Co.)
WASHINGTON ISLAND
Cider Pressing Party & Fall Festival: Many
activities at the Farm Museum with
games for children. Horse-drawn wagon
rides. Bring your own apples and press
them on the antique cider press to make
cider. Farm Museum. 920/847-2179.
www.washingtonisland-wi.com (Door Co.)
WEBSTER
Mixed Sampler Quilt Guild Presents Joy of
Quilting: Featuring 200 quilts large,
medium, and small from tradiional to art
quilts, quilt shop vendors, quilt raffle,
quilt silent auction, demonstrations &
special exhibit, quilt appraisals by Bev
Proulx and cafe on site. Webster High
School. 10am-4pm. 715/656-3095.
(Burnett Co.)
OCT 13
SUN
NEW GLARUS
Swiss Historical Village Harvest Fest:
Cheese-making the old fashioned way,
sausage makers demonstrate stuffing
casings in the sausage shop, demos in
the Blacksmith’s Shop. Bratzeli cookie
samples. Swiss Village. 608/527-2317.
www.swisshistoricalvillage.org (Green Co.)
OCT 17-20
THU-SUN
MADISON
Wisconsin Book Festival: The Festival
features readings, lectures, book
discussions, writing workshops, live
interviews, children’s events, and more.
Various locations. 608/772-9565.
www.wisconsinbookfestival.org (Dane Co.)
STOCKHOLM
Annual Flyway Film Festival: More than 30
independent films screened during the
three day festival – on its way to
becoming one of the Midwest’s premier
film events. Mulitple venues in the Lake
Pepin Area. See website for times and
locations. 612/275-0507.
www.flywayfilmfestival.org (Pepin Co.)
OCT 18-19
FRI-SAT
CHILTON
Halloween Candlelight Cave Tour: Tour a
cave by candlelight. Family-oriented event
(kids 5+ accompanied by adult) with the
focus on education, not fright. Costumed
guides. Ledge View Nature Center. 6-
8:30pm. 920/849-7094.
www.ledgeviewnaturecenter.org (Calumet
Co.)
MILWAUKEE
Gallery Night and Day: Premier art event
in Milwaukee for gallery hopping and art
viewing and showcases over 50 venues
throughout downtown. Admission is free
to all participating venues during event
hours. Downtown & Historic Third Ward.
Fri 5-9pm; Sat 10am-4pm. 414/273-
1173. bit.ly/GalleryNight (Milwaukee Co.)
OCT 18-20
FRI-SUN
BARABOO
Fall Art Tour: Meet 45 area artists and
watch them at work on this self-guided
driving tour through Baraboo, Spring
Green, Dodgeville and Mineral Point.
Potters, weavers, glassblowers,
woodworkers, painters, jewelers, quilters,
photographers & sculptors. Baraboo Area.
10am-6pm. 608/356-9048.
www.fallarttour.com (Sauk Co.)
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