QUIRKY FESTIVALS 3from Carp to Sputnik MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS SEPTEMBER to MARCH PERFORMING ARTS LINEUP BROWSE300 + SHOWS FALL COLOR ALERTS WE’LL TEXT YOU! pg. 3 1 Find more fun at TravelWisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. WELCOME Photo by Mike Crowley CONTENTS 2 September Events 16 October Events 24 November Events 30 December Events Welcome to Wisconsin! 36 January Events 40 February Events As Governor, it is my very special pleasure to welcome you to 46 March Events the great state of Wisconsin. 50 Ongoing Events 56 Performing Arts When the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, our 62 Exhibits friendly people take fun to a whole new level with a variety of 65 Tourism Contacts indoor and outdoor activities. We have a state that is wonderful This publication was produced by the Wisconsin in any season, and we take special pride in our lineup of fall Department of Tourism, Stephanie Klett, Secretary. and winter events, harvest festivals, museum exhibits and Published July 2015 performing arts. Wisconsin Department of Tourism 201 W. Washington Avenue • P.O. Box 8690 Madison, WI 53707-8690 608-266-2161 I invite you to experience our Midwestern scenic beauty and 800-432-8747 world-class hospitality. The hundreds of events that fill this www.TravelWisconsin.com guide are the perfect starting point for a getaway that will leave many fond memories for you and your family and friends. Promoting sustainability To underscore the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s continuing commitment to stronger recycling markets Enjoy! in Wisconsin and a healthier world, this publication is printed on a paper stock with a 10% post-consumer recycled content. The paper used is Forest Stewardship Council®-certified, a mark of responsible forestry. The information in this guide is also available online at TravelWisconsin.com/guides. Where possible, travelers are encouraged to forego the printed publication in favor of the online content. Scott Walker Mixed Sources Product group from well-managed forests, controlled sources and recycled wood or fibre www.fsc.org Cert no. SW-COC-002880 Governor ©1996 Forest Stewardship Council MAP OF WISCONSIN REGIONS The monthly events throughout this guide are labeled by their locations within Wisconsin’s seven regions. Simplify your search by matching the abbreviation accompanying each event to its corresponding section. Apostle Islands Cornucopia Red Cliff 13 Madeline Bayfield Island Port Wing La Pointe Superior Poplar Washburn Iron River Odanah Brule Ashland 2 2 53 35 Hurley 27 Montreal Solon Springs Drummond Upson Mellen Gordon 63 Presque Cable Glidden Manitowish Isle Clam Lake Mercer Waters Minong Land 13 Manitowish Boulder O' Lakes Junction 77 Turtle Flambeau 51 77 Butternut Flowage Conover Phelps Trout 17 Danbury Hayward Lac du Trego Flambeau Florence Chippewa Park Falls Woodruff 70 Webster Eagle Spooner Stone Lake 70 St. River Hertel Couderay Fifield Minocqua Arbor Germain Winter Vitae 139 70 Siren Shell Lake Ojibwa Three Grantsburg Radisson 17 32 Niagara M Long Lakes Hiles e Chetac n 35 o Frederic 53 Cavour m i Birchwood Phillips Rhinelander 8 n 63 48 e Red e Luck Cedar 40 Heafford P Goodman Pembine Mikana Nokomis 8 es Milltown Cumberland Junction Monico Laona ht ig Crandon o NORTHWEST 8 Prentice NORTHEAST 141 Balsam Pelican Rice Lake Bruce Mohawksin Pelican 32 St. Croix Lake Hawkins Lake R Athelstane i Falls Barron Cameron Ladysmith Ogema Tomahawk Wabeno v Washington Elcho 55 e Island 73 r 8 Pickerel Carter Wausaukee Turtle Lake r Summit Amery e 17 65 Jump 13 v Townsend 27 i Lake Lily Osceola River R W R Gills ChetekNW 51 NEo iv Ellison Bay Lakewood lf er Rock Clear Lake 35 46 Holcombe 45 New New Langlade Crivitz Richmond Merrill Mountain Ephraim Sister Bay Auburn Antigo Fish Creek 64 Cornell Gilman 64 Polar White Medford 64 Somerset Bloomer Lake Peshtigo Baileys 63 Lublin Pound Marinette River R Egg Harbor Hudson Baldwin i Suring Woodville Chippewa Aniwa ve Harbor Falls Stanley Withee Wausau r Jacksonport Knapp Owen Abbotsford 141 94 Cadott Schofield 42 Thorp 29 Birnamwood Gillett Spring Weston Oconto River Valley 29 Bowler Keshena Falls Menomonie Mosinee Rothschild Wittenberg Oconto Sturgeon Eau Claire Unity Shawano Shawano Falls Bay Prescott r Elmwood pewa Em Cecil Ellsworth ip e Big Elderon bar 32 Brussels Downsville h v rass C i Spencer Eau Pleine Willard R 35 Augusta Res. 45 Bonduel 29 Pulaski 57 63 73 39 22 Bay City 10 Durand Marshfield Rosholt Marion Dyckesville Osseo Fairchild R Green i Maiden Eleva Clintonville v 47 Algoma e 10 r Bay Rock Mondovi 66 49 Stevens Iola Black Seymour 54 Stockholm 12 Neillsville 13 Merrillan Amherst 161 Creek Pepin 93 94 Point Nelson 73 Plover 29 Kewaunee . k Pittsville . Whitehall c CENTRAL De Pere R R R R R Hixton la 10 Waupaca 54 New R Independence Wisconsin 41 Denmark 42 35 B London Little ox Alma 54 Rapids F Arcadia Blair 45 Chute 147 Black Nekoosa Weyauwega Fremont Kimberly Kaukauna Mishicot River Falls 39 Babcock n i 73 Appleton 43 95 53 s Plainfield Brillion n Rome 10 o Winchester c 49 EASTMenasha Two Rivers s C Hancock Fountain Warrens i Poygan Neenah 57 10 80 W 13 Wild Rose Reedsville City Galesville 27 32 SOUTHWEST54 o Wautoma Butte Sprague 51 55 des g Manitowoc Arkdale Omro e Chilton 151 Morts a Trempealeau Coloma k 21 b 21 Silver Lake Redgranite a e L Holmen Necedah L n New Holstien Tomah Oshkosh n Sparta Camp n Berlin i i Onalaska Friendship i 12 Rush Douglas Kiel Mosel 90 W W W W Adams Green 45 CENTRAL 22 Elkhart Norwalk New Lisbon Princeton Lake 26 SW W. Salem Westfield Ripon Van Dyne Lake 32 Hustler La Crosse 71 Mauston Montello Wilton Oxford Green Fond du Lac Puckaway 23 Sheboygan Cashton Elroy Greenbush Coon Valley Marquette Greenbush Kohler Ontario Union 94 Plymouth 61 Rockton Center Wisconsin 151 Sheboygan Falls Lyndon Station 90 Dells 73 41ECCascade Stoddard 14 33 Westby 23 Waupun 57 Hillsboro Lake Delton Fox Campbellsport 43 Genoa River Pardeeville HORICON Viroqua 82 La Valle Portage 33 Fox NATIONAL 45 56 LaFarge Randolph Lake WILDLIFE Random Lake Viola Reedsburg Wyocena REFUGE Mayville Kewaskum Readstown 58 Beaver Belgium 82 56 80 Baraboo Rio Dam Horicon West Bend Newburg 33 De Soto o Merrimac Beaver Iron Ridge o Poynette 16 Dam p 14 151 Saukville Port Washington a 23 12 Okee Slinger k c 60 i Lodi Grafton Richland Prairie du Sac 60 r 35 K Columbus Hartford Jackson Center e Cedarburg 51 v 26 i 61 Spring Sauk City Hubertus 27 R Mequon DeForest Erin Germantown Green Watertown 60 Waunakee SOUTH k Brown Deer Sun Menomonee Falls Muscoda c Black Earth Lake o Oconomowoc Pewaukee Glendale Prairie Middleton Prairie R Wauzeka Boscobel Mills du Chien 80 Delafield Wauwatosa Madison 94 Brookfield Highland Barneveld Mt. Horeb Verona Jefferson Milwaukee Bridgeport Fennimore Cobb Blue Fitchburg Cambridge 18 Waukesha West Allis 18 151 Oregon Wales New Berlin Cudahy Monfort Mounds Stoughton Ft. Atkinson Greenfield DodgevilleCENTRAL Mukwonago Oak Creek Livingston Belleville SOUTHEASTEagle Franklin Lancaster Muskego Mineral Point 14 Edgerton 12 Whitewater 80 Koshkonon26g 32 133 New Glarus Evansville 43 Waterford 94 Beetown 23 78 Milton 20 61 Belmont 90 Racine Argyle 89 Union Grove Cassville Platteville Janesville Elkhorn Potosi 151 SC Burlington Sturtevant 69 81 Darlington 11 SE41 Dickeyville Delavan Lake Geneva Kenosha Cuba City Brodhead 39 Delavan Hazel 11 Monroe Geneva Genoa Pleasant Shullsburg Gratiot Beloit Walworth Fontana City Bristol Prairie Bayfield Green 81 453 Chicago, IL 184 314 Eau Claire 265 204 193 Green Bay 77 414 111 261 Hayward 268 273 87 196 191 La Crosse 312 146 176 132 277 129 Madison 359 93 241 114 341 204 77 Milwaukee 214 395 82 268 137 153 258 322 Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN 327 233 146 232 250 59 102 179 212 Prairie du Chein 138 313 149 127 139 201 197 227 215 251 Rhinelander 374 82 238 176 338 192 65 88 319 151 259 Rockford, IL 331 145 231 62 318 194 109 52 312 211 191 140 Sheboygan 312 233 236 43 304 239 175 141 311 275 170 218 89 Sturgeon Bay 60 463 152 310 70 234 325 389 162 295 183 387 372 353 Superior Mileage between major cities Scale: 1 inch = approximately 40 miles 178 275 100 93 164 144 140 181 175 193 58 201 149 136 223 Wausau 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 259 190 124 132 220 87 53 116 206 102 159 114 115 175 273 103 Wisconsin Dells 1 Find more fun at TravelWisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. SEPTEMBER EVENTS The Great River Road • Stockholm 1 S M T W T F S 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 TEXT 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 “WI FALL” 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 SEPTEMBER EVENTS to 468311 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 to receive Fall Color Alerts! 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CAN’T-MISS 5EVENTS WILHELM TELL FESTIVAL SEPT 4-6 New Glarus (SW) INDIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL SEPT 11-13 Milwaukee (SE) BEEF-A-RAMA SEPT 25-26 Minocqua (NE) WARRENS CRANBERRY FESTIVAL SEPT 25-27 Warrens (SW) WORLD DAIRY EXPO SEPT 29 - OCT 3 Madison (SC) 3 Find more fun at travelwisconsin.com or call 1-800-432-8747. SEPTEMBER You’ll find a festival for every theme in September, especially when it comes to celebrating the fall harvest and traditional Wisconsin fare. Visit TravelWisconsin.com/EventsGuide for need-to-know details on Wisconsin happenings this month and year-round, including complete descriptions, event hours, websites and interactive maps, along with recommendations for nearby lodging, dining and activities.