Events Calendar

Reflected Light | The Plein Air Art of GO Paint

Artists have painted the rolling farmlands, dramatic riverbanks, charming downtown areas, prairies and forests of the surrounding counties.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

Visual Art

Public Telescope Viewing

Join members from Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society at Hobbs Observatory to view the night sky through telescopes.

Hobbs Observatory
Fall Creek

Outdoors

Sports Card Extravaganza Show

Graded cards, autographs, lowest priced sealed sports and non sports boxes, free appraisals, collector supplies, gold, silver, currency, and trade night activities.

Best Western PLUS Eau Claire Conference Center
Eau Claire

Games & Hobbies

2024-25 School of Art & Design Faculty Exhibition

This exhibition will showcase the talented artists and designers that make up the School of Art & Design, bringing a wide range of work together for a compelling exhibition.

Furlong Gallery
Menomonie

Visual Art

Carson Park 5 & 10 Logging Miles Run

Includes a 5k run/walk, 10-mile run, kids run/walk, Halloween costume contest with prizes, free train rides, snacks, beverages, and ice cream.

Carson Park
Eau Claire

Run/Walk Events

Eau Claire Hmong New Year

Live music, authentic food, shopping (crafts, toys, apparel, and more), cultural exhibits (fashion, culture, and history), competitions, and night entertainment concert @ 7pm on Saturday.

Sonnentag Center
Eau Claire

Fairs & Festivals

Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market

Local musicians and artist markets every Saturday.

Phoenix Park
Eau Claire

Farmers Markets

Goat Yoga

A relaxing all levels yoga session with some gentle stretches and calm while being nudged and nuzzled with playful goats.

Hidden Timber Soul Sanctuary
Fall Creek

Fitness

Greater Chippewa Valley Chess Club

Casual chess club for all skill levels. Social engagement and having fun are the primary objectives. They also like coffee and blunders.

Check Facebook page for Weekly Location

Games & Hobbies

Menomonie Farmers Market

Fresh local produces, lunches, vendors, and more.

Wilson Park
Menomonie

Farmers Markets

Intermediate Rosemaling Techniques

Rosemaling is a traditional Norwegian folk-art form that celebrates decorative floral painting. Supplies included, except painting surface.

The Heyde Center for the Arts
Chippewa Falls

Crafting & Making

Goldstar Tech Marketplace Warehouse Sale

Warehouse + mixed media sale with discounts up to 85% off retail prices. Free cookies, coffee, and lemonade, and weekly giveaways.

Goldstar Tech Marketplace
Eau Claire

Open Houses & Shopping

Goat Yoga

A relaxing all levels yoga session with some gentle stretches and calm while being nudged and nuzzled with playful goats.

Hidden Timber Soul Sanctuary
Fall Creek

Fitness

Life Writing Instructors: Patti See and Bruce Taylor

Led by seasoned instructors Bruce and Patti, this course delves into the art of capturing life’s moments through various genres: autobiographies, blogs, and more.

The Heyde Center for the Arts
Chippewa Falls

Words

Ager Open House

Open house at the Ager Museum. A docent will be present to assist in finding items in the library or viewing items in the museum.

Ager House
Eau Claire

Museums & History

Waldemar Ager Open House

Discover the legacy of journalist, business man, novelist Norwegian immigrant Waldemar Ager and browse a library of 1,600+ volumes of Scandinavian literature.

Ager House
Eau Claire

Museums & History

Ager Open House

Includes Waldemar Ager's study, the newspapers he edited for nearly 50 years, and a 1,600 volume library of materials on Scandinavian history.

The Waldemar Ager Museum
Eau Claire

Museums & History

Field of Screams Family Fun Days

Games, petting zoo, corn maze, haunted trail and barn, pumpkin carving and painting, face painting and more.

Rockin' T-R Ranch
Eau Claire

Kids Halloween

Projects on the Porch (P.O.P)

Drop-in glass fusing activity most Saturdays and Sundays in the fall. See website for exact dates, times, and available projects.

The Glass Orchard
Eau Claire

Crafting & Making Kids

Hot Glass Make Your Own Classes

Try your hand at hot glass while we walk you through the steps of creating your own glass piece. Book your class online.

The Glass Orchard
Eau Claire

Crafting & Making

The Brewing Projekt Halloween Party

Food trucks, live entertainment, special beer releases, cocktails, costume contest, and more.

The Brewing Projekt
Eau Claire

Halloween

Family Storytime

Age-appropriate stories, rhymes, fingerplays, flannels, music, and movement to help your child develop language and early literacy skills.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Kids

Dunn County Cooperative Cookout

Enjoy a free lunch featuring hot dogs, deep-fried cheese curds, and more. Participate in cooperative displays, a raffle, and kids' trick or treating.

Dunn Energy Cooperative
Menomonie

Community

Eau Claire Children's Theatre: Bunnicula

A dancing cat, a howling dog, and a vampiric bunny!

Eau Claire Children's Theatre
Eau Claire

Stage

Pablo Center ARTmobile @ the Library

Connects people of all ages to the visual arts with fun, inspiring, and relevant art projects that have an educational component.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Kids

Mystery at the Schlegelmilch House Escape Room

Where are You? Doo you have a CLUE? Help those darn kids figure out what's haunting the Schleglemilch House. Teams of 4-12 with 1 adult min. for this family-friendly mystery escape room operated by Tactical Escape 101. Escape Room fundraiser benefits Chippewa Valley Museums

September 28 - October 27. Every Wednesday - Friday, 4-8:30, Saturday 12-9, Sunday 12-6

Schlegelmilch House Museum
Eau Claire

Kids

LEGO Club

Join fellow LEGO® brick fans for free building. They supply the LEGOs, you supply the imagination.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Kids

Eau Claire Children's Theatre: Bunnicula

A dancing cat, a howling dog, and a vampiric bunny!

Eau Claire Children's Theatre
Eau Claire

Stage

Projects in the Orchard- Fused Glass Monster

Create your own fused glass Monster magnet in time for Halloween. Register online.

The Glass Orchard
Eau Claire

Kids Crafting & Making Halloween

Howard "Guitar" Luedtke

Howard is a staple in the Blues scene and with good reason. He has 40 plus years of playing guitar in both the Midwest and on the international stage.

River Bend Winery & Distillery
Chippewa Falls

Music

A Trail of Tricks & Treats

The third floor of the facility will be transformed into a trail of tricks & treats. Stop by each themed room for spooky games, creepy concoctions, and treats.

Dove Healthcare - Rutledge Home
Chippewa Falls

Halloween Kids

Dark History Trolley Tour

Board the trolley as we investigate the seedy under belly of Eau Claire’s backstory, sharing historic and modern tales of crime, scandal, and the just plain bizarre.

6pm and 7:30pm. Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat Sept 27 thru Nov 2

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Halloween

Glass Critter Class

Assemble and decorate your very own glass bug with adjustable copper legs.

The Glass Orchard
Eau Claire

Kids Crafting & Making

Field of Screams Haunted Trail and Barn

Experience their most frightening Halloween event yet. Proceeds benefit Feed My People Food bank, and youth organizations. Cash, Paypal, and Venmo.

Rockin' T-R Ranch
Eau Claire

Halloween Kids

The Yooper - Halloween Edition

Oh Claire Improv's annual Halloween show. A supernatural being, "The Yooper", a nice midwest man haunts all of northern Michigan. Fake blood and gore and plenty of comedy.

Oh Claire Improv
Eau Claire

Comedy Halloween

Dark History Trolley Tour

Board the trolley as we investigate the seedy under belly of Eau Claire’s backstory, sharing historic and modern tales of crime, scandal, and the just plain bizarre.

6pm and 7:30pm. Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat Sept 27 thru Nov 2

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Halloween

Piano Men Generations - The Music of Billy Joel & Elton John

Father & son duo Terry & Nick Davies will perform a sensational celebration of the legendary Billy Joel & Elton John.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

Music

Clear Water Comedy Presents: Bryan Miller Live

Bryan Miller renounced all seriousness and quit his job as a newspaper editor to move to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and try standup comedy in 2008.

The Plus
Eau Claire

Comedy

Paul Tweed Band Halloween Show

Paul Tweed Band Hosts Heartbreakers Halloween party. Costume Contest with prizes.

Heartbreakers Bar & Grill
Chippewa Falls

Music Halloween