Events Calendar

Hayward Musky Festival

Hayward’s 75th Annual Musky Festival celebrates the rich fishing heritage of Wisconsin’s Northwoods. The weekend features the crowning of the Musky Festival Queen, lively sidewalk sales, a handmade arts & crafts show, live music, children's games, delicious food trucks, the Musky Run, a fishing contest, and a thrilling carnival. Festivities culminate in a spectacular grand parade.

Downtown Hayward
Wisconsin

Fairs & Festivals

Vintage Base Ball Festival

Teams from around the Midwest will be represented for a day of historical base ball. Matches will take place throughout the day on both days. Day will also include food, raffle and more.

Phelan Park
Menomonie

Spectator Sports

Clearwater Clues THEN Medallion Hunt

The Kristo Orthodontics/Smiles in Motion Pediatric Dentistry THEN Medallion Hunt is a historical and family fun scavenger hunt around the Chippewa Valley. A daily clue stanza will be released on our Facebook page at 10:30 AM. Find the clues and then put the clues together to find the grand prize medallion. BUT the hunt’s not over! Find the medallion's location for other great local business prizes.

Around the Chippewa Valley

Community

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is the fourth movie in the summer-long Star Wars Saga at the Downtown Cinema.

Micon Downtown Cinema
Eau Claire

Movies

Strawberry Festival

Pick strawberries, enjoy strawberry foods, food trucks, craft vendors, fun & games, wagon rides, jam making demo, recipe contest, costume prizes, and more.

Govin’s Farm
Menomonie

Food & Drink

Clear Creek Museum

Educates visitors about the local history of Eau Claire County. Interactive displays feature exhibits showcasing the area's agricultural heritage, logging history, and pioneer life.

Clear Creek Town Hall & Museum

Museums & History

Watercolor Still Life – Let’s Break Some Rules! Instructor: Karen Bejin

The essentials of still life composition, from selecting and arranging objects to capturing their unique shapes, colors, and textures.

The Heyde Center for the Arts
Chippewa Falls

Crafting & Making

Pepin County Heritage Center Open House

Visit a 150+ year old former Pepin County Courthouse building, old county jail, and learn about Pepin County through various history exhibits.

Pepin County Heritage Center
Durand

Museums & History

Food Truck: Happy Trails Pizza Co

Celebrated for its award-winning fire-kissed crusts, bold flavors, and commitment to using the finest local ingredients.

River Bend Winery & Distillery
Chippewa Falls

Food & Drink

Painting Pet Portraits - 'Art is a Gift' Program

Paint fun cat portraits, of cute, fluffy residents of the cat cafe. Creations will be sold to support the pet food pantry that supports local pet owners.

Decadent Gifts and Gallery
Eau Claire

Vendors Pop Up @ The Brewing Projekt

Hosting local artists, shops, makers, & bakers. Grab a craft beverage and enjoy shopping all the best arts, crafts, food, & more in Downtown Eau Claire.

The Brewing Projekt
Eau Claire

Open Houses & Shopping

Carson Park Train Rides

Take a Half-Mile ride on the Historic 1:4 Scale Live Steam and Streamlined Diesel Trains through the scenic woods of Carson Park overlooking Half Moon Lake.

Carson Park
Eau Claire

Kids Leisure

Burger Night at Together Farms

Enjoy farm fresh food in the laid-back, unique, casual atmosphere of this small Wisconsin family farm. Special events like trivia, music, and bingo.

Together Farms
Mondovi

Food & Drink

FATFAR 2025

The world's largest tubing and float event. Join the fun and float down the Chippewa River. Loopy's will have food and entertainment all day, along with tube rentals.

Loopy's Grill and Saloon
Chippewa Falls

Outdoors

Live Music at DIxon's Autumn Harvest Winery

Live music, refreshments, food trucks, featuring a wide variety of music: Country, Celtic, Blues, Southern Rock, American and more.

Dixon's Autumn Harvest Winery
Chippewa Falls

Music

Sip & Create: Cookie Decorating Workshop

A strawberry lemonade-themed cookie decorating class.Includes 6 themed sugar cookies, piping bags with icing, tools and supplies, glass of wine, and instruction.

Dixon's Autumn Harvest Winery
Chippewa Falls

Food & Drink

Winery and Distillery Trolley Tour

Enjoy a scenic countryside trolley ride to three incredible establishments in the Chippewa Falls area: Dixon’s Autumn Harvest Winery, The Chippewa River Distillery, and River Bend Winery & Distillery.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Food & Drink

Live Music: Home Again

A bassoon-lead trio with string bass and guitar. Three vocals singing covers from 50s to the 80s.

River Bend Winery & Distillery
Chippewa Falls

Music

Hot Rocket Vinyasa Yoga

Inspired by The Rocket, a yoga sequenced created by the yoga teacher to the Grateful Dead to break away from the rigidity of Ashtanga.

The Yoga Room
Eau Claire

Fitness

White Pine Open Mic

Quarterly open mic for music, poetry, storytelling, and more. Performer signup starts at 1:30pm for 10-minute sets. All are welcome—listeners, too!

Wilson Park
Menomonie

Performance Art

Sunday Oldies at the V

Join DJ Scotty on Sundays (except during packers games) for classic rock oldies from the 50s-80s. Games, prizes, food, drinks, and more.

VFW Club 305
Eau Claire

Nightlife

DECI Meat Raffle With Guest Emcee & Drag Performance By Khloe Wold

A meat raffle hosted by DECI that benefits its mission to support downtown EC. Meat from Blaeser Farms & Deutsch Family Farm, and chesef rom St. Isidore's Dairy.

The Fire House
Eau Claire

Nightlife

Family Fun & Music in the Park

Live musical performances by Wandarlie and Cross to Glory, balloon twisting, outdoor games, activities, Rollin Smoke BBQ food truck, and more.

River Prairie Park, Lower Pavilion C (by the pond)
Altoona

Music Kids

Dames

Formed in 2009, Dames exists where modern folk, rock, and country intersect.

River Jams
Chippewa Falls

Music

Summer Sunday Concert Series: Carlton Fowler Live

Carlton Fowler is a local musician, renaissance man, degenerate gambler, and fun-loving goofball, drawing influences from Rock, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, and Jazz.

The Plus
Eau Claire

Music

Clearwater Clues THEN Medallion Hunt

The Kristo Orthodontics/Smiles in Motion Pediatric Dentistry THEN Medallion Hunt is a historical and family fun scavenger hunt around the Chippewa Valley. A daily clue stanza will be released on our Facebook page at 10:30 AM. Find the clues and then put the clues together to find the grand prize medallion. BUT the hunt’s not over! Find the medallion's location for other great local business prizes.

Around the Chippewa Valley

Community

Exploring Dementia

A support group for those caring for someone living with dementia.

Shirley Doane Senior Center
Menomonie

Seniors

UW-Eau Claire Strength and Performance Summer Camp

Providing middle school & high school aged athletes in the Eau Claire area access to high-quality Strength and Performance programming.

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Kids

Summer Yoga

Free yoga on the lawn at the library. Bring water, mat, towel, and an umbrella (if you want shade). Hosted by Mayo Clinic Health System.

Menomonie Public Library
Menomonie

Fitness

Art Explorers

Artists of all kinds are invited to drop in and explore your creative side this summer. Basic supplies will be available; just bring your imagination!

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Kids

Library Play Day

Enjoy a variety of games and playful activities.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Kids

Engineering Lab

Design, build, and tinker with a variety of engineering materials at this drop-in program.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Kids

Tumbleweed Gulch VBS at New Life Church of the Nazarene

Saddle up for games, snacks, music, skits, puppets, Bible stories, crafts and loads of fun.

New Life Church of the Nazarene
Wheeler

Kids

Tai Chi in McDonough Park

With roots in Chinese martial arts, Tai Chi has recently evolved into more of a gentle movement meditation and self healing practice in the West.

McDonough Park
Eau Claire

Wellness

2025 Summer Theater Camp

A two-week theater camp where students will rehearse and then perform Disney's The Jungle Book Kids, a delightful adaptation of the beloved classic.

The Heyde Center for the Arts
Chippewa Falls

Kids

Library Play Day

Enjoy a variety of games and playful activities.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Kids

Story Time

Summer Reading Program event.

Altoona Public Library
Altoona

Kids

Nia Joyful Dance in McDonough Park

Sustainable, feel good fitness for the body, mind and soul. It is a barefoot cardio-dance, wellness practice that blends diverse, energizing music with easy to follow choreography.

McDonough Park, 800 Centre St., Eau Claire, WI 54701 (opposite park shelter)

Wellness

You Read to Me, I'll Read to You

Summer Reading Program event. Multi-age age event with local therapy dog, Loki. Liability waiver required. No sign up.

Altoona Public Library
Altoona

Kids

Drop-In Monday: Solar Art

Harness the power of the sun and your own creativity to make a Masterpiece. Several sun-centric project possibilities will be offered.

Chippewa Falls Public Library
Chippewa Falls

Kids

Creative Vibes: Teen Hour

Teens are invited to flex their imagination during their Creative Vibes time.

Cadott Community Library
Cadott

Kids

Drop In Mondays

Drop in Monday afternoons all summer for varied activities.

Chippewa Falls Public Library
Chippewa Falls

Kids

Dabble Box Open Lab

Drop in to play, make, and share! From coding with robots to painting and drawing, there’s something for everyone.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, The Dabble Box
Eau Claire

Antiques and Collectibles Appraisal Event

Mark F Moran, author and antiques expert, will use his vast experience and knowledge to do appraisals of antiques and collectibles. Watch, or get one done yourself.

Chippewa Falls Public Library
Chippewa Falls

Museums & History

Nature Immersion Program

Join Retired WI DNR Ecologist and author Randy Hoffman to learn more about WI's immersive nature experiences. HIs book will inspire nature enthusiasts for all ages.

Bloomer Public Library
Bloomer

Kids

From Memories to Memoir: Crafting Your Story

This workshop will provide you with guidance, support and resources regardless of where you are at in your writing process.

Memorial Student Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie

Words

Sports Camp

An opportunity for kids to engage in sports and learn about Jesus. Bible lessons and songs are paralleled with spiritual lessons that are reinforced in sports

Menomonie Alliance Church
Menomonie

Kids

T-Ball-Session 1

This program is designed to teach children the basic fundamentals of the game. Session 1 schedule rotates between 5:30pm, 6:30pm, or 7:30pm practices. Picture night will be June 9. Register online through Altoona Parks and Recreation.

Devney Park
Altoona

Kids

The Confluence Big Band

Enjoy the sounds of past and present. They play all varieties of music, from 40s swing to modern arrangements, and everything in between. Rain or shine.

The Plus
Eau Claire

Music

Kenny Ahern's To LAUGH is TO LIVE! Family Show

Summer Reading Program event. No sign up.

Altoona Public Library
Altoona

Kids