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Summer music, county fairs, fall celebrations, food festivals, holiday traditions and small-town weekends worth planning a trip around.
Summer music, county fairs, fall celebrations, food festivals, holiday traditions and small-town weekends worth planning a trip around.
Wisconsin knows how to turn a weekend into a celebration. Festivals, fairs, concerts, food events and seasonal traditions bring communities together throughout the year.
Make the event your starting point, then add local restaurants, attractions and somewhere nearby to stay. That's how an afternoon festival becomes a Wisconsin weekend.
Start with summer, chase the fall colors or spend a day at the fair.
Pick what sounds good and build the trip around it.
Spend the day outside with live music and make the concert part of the getaway.
Carnival rides, fair food, exhibits and classic Wisconsin summer traditions.
Celebrate Wisconsin flavors and turn tasting your way around town into the itinerary.
Pair Wisconsin's brewing culture with a weekend away.
Browse local art, handmade goods and community events.
Harvest season, cooler weather and Wisconsin's autumn colors.
Find cold-weather celebrations and seasonal Wisconsin traditions.
Build an easy family getaway around something everyone can enjoy.
Long days and warm evenings give Wisconsin festivals room to stretch from afternoon into night. Add live music, local food and a crowd that isn't in much of a hurry to leave.
Pair the event with a lake day, city weekend or road trip and you've got more than a festival — you've got the reason for the getaway.
Find a Weekend Getaway →Start with places that already give you plenty to do before and after the event.
Music, food, culture and city events with plenty to explore around them.
Pair events with lakes, downtown, restaurants and a capital-city weekend.
Community events, food and entertainment can fit easily into a Green Bay getaway.
Seasonal celebrations pair naturally with shoreline towns and scenic weekends.
Add a festival or seasonal event to a family-focused Dells trip.
Turn a local event into a lake getaway with restaurants and lodging nearby.
Small-town celebrations can add something unexpected to an Up North weekend.
Use festivals as stops along a larger route through Wisconsin.
Wisconsin autumn already gives you a reason to drive. A fall festival gives you somewhere to stop.
Build the weekend around scenic roads, changing leaves, local food and a community celebration before finding somewhere nearby to stay.
Explore Fall in Wisconsin →
County fairs and community fairs bring together the pieces of a classic Wisconsin summer day: agriculture, entertainment, rides, games and the kind of food you probably weren't planning to eat.
Bring the family, stay until the lights come on and make the fair part of a larger Wisconsin summer weekend.
Explore Family Trips →Every season gives you another reason to make the drive.
Markets, community celebrations and the return of outdoor event season.
Music, fairs, food events and long Wisconsin evenings outside.
Pair festivals with scenic drives and Wisconsin's changing landscape.
WinterCold-weather traditions give Wisconsin another season worth celebrating.
Event dates, admission, parking, schedules and weather policies can change from year to year. Confirm current information with the event organizer before planning travel around a specific festival or event.
Wisconsin communities host music, food, arts, cultural, seasonal and family-focused festivals as well as fairs and community celebrations.
Events take place throughout the year, with outdoor festivals and fairs especially common during warmer months.
Yes. Autumn events can pair particularly well with fall-color trips, scenic drives and weekend getaways.
Many fairs include entertainment, exhibits, food and activities that can work well as part of a family trip.
For popular event weekends, booking lodging early can be useful because nearby accommodations may fill more quickly than usual.
Always check the official event or organizer information before traveling because dates, schedules and policies can change.
Pick an event, choose a Wisconsin destination and leave enough time to explore everything around it.