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

MOTHERLY | James Hansen Gallery

Features the artwork of Tim Brudnicki, Joseph Maurer, and Ross Nordquist. An ode to the power of love from mother to child.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

Visual Art

Marvels in Automotive Design

At the Graham Motor Museum "Marvels In Automotive Design" refers to the exceptional vehicles on exhibit, which illustrate the creative design of manufacturers, custom builders, rodders, and everyday enthusiasts. Here you will find history, artifacts, and stories about people and times when cars were designed and developed. By appointment only.

Open Saturday & Sundays through September 29. Also open July 18 & 19, and August 2. Closed July 20, August 11, 18, and 24.

The Graham Motor Museum
Lake Hallie

Car Show

Animal Dreams - Immersive Art Experience

Animal Dreams explores the instincts that inform experiences of place.  Fantastic drawn animations are grounded by rural landscape paintings and voices in the land.  This special exhibit creates a multi-media experience of rural communities in the Midwest and beyond.

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

Loop de Lori Triathlon & 5k

Includes a 3.4 mile run, 17 mile bike ride, and a 3.5 mile kayak. Or you can sign up for the 5k. All skill levels, ages, and families are welcome.

Loopy's Grill and Saloon
Chippewa Falls

Run/Walk Events

Jesse Blake Hay - 'Reverie Collection' at The Oxbow Hotel

Jesse Blake Hay's 'Reverie Collection' is a curated grouping of his mixed media work done on canvas. In his modern abstract approach, he encourages subjectivity from viewers; hoping they find a personal meaning in the menagerie of mediums.

The Oxbow Hotel
Eau Claire

Visual Art

Cleghorn Lions Club Harvest Fest

Celebrate the Eleva community. Food, live music, activities, softball tournament, dart tournament, run/walk, market, dart ball, kids activities, and more.

Pleasant Valley Town Hall
Eleva

Fairs & Festivals

Yellowstone Art Trail Studio Tour

A free self guided art tour consisting of 31 local artists displaying and selling artwork in their studios and participating businesses.

Lafayette Town Hall
Chippewa Falls

Visual Art

What Does It Even Mean? Art Show

Eau Claire abstract painter Jamie Bowers explores the thoughts of art viewers. Sometimes profound and introspective. Other times, not so much.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Visual Art

Urban Nature Adventure Trolley Tour

Enjoy a trolley ride through Beaver Creek Reserve. Expert naturalists will escort you through four short adventure hikes.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Outdoors

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

Cleghorn Lions Club Craft & Vendor Show

50+ crafters, vendors & artists with many unique and homemade goods. Food and activities to do during the fest.

Cleghorn School Park (next to the Pleasant Valley Town Hall)
Eleva

Open Houses & Shopping

Craft Show & Flea Market

A craft, vendor, and flea market. Senior Center will serve hot dogs and french fries and water.

Chippewa Falls Area Senior Center
Chippewa Falls

Open Houses & Shopping

Cornerstone Fun Fest

Reptile experience, inflatables, free carnival games with prizes, dunk tank, caricature artist, face painting, giveaways, live music, and food for purchase.

Cornerstone Christian Church
Eau Claire

Fairs & Festivals Kids

Food Truck: The Lunchboxx

Enjoy a poke bowl served with a variety of crab, shrimp, vegetarian, and teriyaki chicken options.

River Bend Winery & Distillery
Chippewa Falls

House Plant Free Will Offering

Over 75 house plants, varying sizes. All proceeds will be used to fund the Valley Girls Cycling Organization's Women's Mountain Bike Clinic on 9/20-22

321 Gilbert Avenue
Eau Claire

Home & Garden

Used Bikes, Bike Parts & Bike Clothing Sale

Over 100 items for sale at low, low prices. Sale organized by the Chippewa Valley Girls Cycling Organization.

Third Ward
Eau Claire

Recreation

Park for a Purpose

Car show, silent auction, musical guests The Cutaways, craft show, food, hiking, and outdoor games to raise money for Menomonie community meal programs.

WoodWind Park
Wheeler

Car Show

Dixon's Wine Fest

Live music, food trucks, kids activities, and specialty wine cocktails at the Grain Bin Bar.

Dixon's Autumn Harvest Winery
Chippewa Falls

Food & Drink

Leinie Lodge Food Trucks

Leinie's Lodge hosts food trucks every weekend May through early October.

Leinenkugel's
Chippewa Falls

Food & Drink

Burger Night at Together Farms

A regional tradition; food made to order on a small Wisconsin family farm.

Together Farms
Mondovi

Food & Drink

UWEC Ropes Course

The ropes course is open to the community select Saturdays. Reserve 2 hour time slots to challenge yourselves 30 feet off the ground.

UWEC Upper Campus
Eau Claire

Recreation

Danville Folk Band

Inspired by the songs of Peter, Paul & Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, and The Everly Brothers, DFB plays acoustic contemporary folk.

Dixon's Autumn Harvest Winery
Chippewa Falls

Music

Halloween Craft & Sip

Craft a spooky decoration with all materials provided, and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

The Brickhouse
Eau Claire

Halloween Crafting & Making

Evolving Site

Foster Gallery art exhibition featuring national and international artists. From the amorphous and the linear to the political and the frenetic, this selection of contemporary artists working in a variety of two-dimensional mediums explore ways to conceptualize, define, or deepen our associations with space.

Foster Gallery
Eau Claire

Visual Art

Signature Eau Claire Trolley Tour

A charming unique trolley ride through some of EC's most beautiful, interesting, and iconic neighborhoods, districts, and sites.

Consult website for availability.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Museums & History

Live Music: Mike Bustin

Mike performs every song with a level of authenticity that is usually only found in the original recording.

River Bend Winery & Distillery
Chippewa Falls

Music

Ned Ledoux - The Chris Ledoux Experience

Ned LeDoux is well respected for his high-energy live shows that mix his western roots with the rock and roll influences he acquired in his youth.

Nashville North
Fall Creek

Music

UWEC Ropes Course

The ropes course is open to the community select Saturdays. Reserve 2 hour time slots to challenge yourselves 30 feet off the ground.

UWEC Upper Campus
Eau Claire

Recreation

Signature Eau Claire Trolley Tour

A charming unique trolley ride through some of EC's most beautiful, interesting, and iconic neighborhoods, districts, and sites.

Consult website for availability.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Museums & History

Pizza Night

Chill evening of wood-fired pizzas, creative cocktails, and incredible live music.

Farm to Fork Pizza
Mondovi

Food & Drink

Craft Cocktail Trolley Tour

A guided taste of the growing craft cocktail scene on a vintage-inspired trolley. Featuring Helix, The Lakely, and Infinity Beverages.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Food & Drink

Live Music On The Lawn At Vino Cappuccino

Outdoor music experience on Vino's beautiful lawn. Enjoy local wine, wood-fired pizza, and more. Weather permitting.

Vino Cappuccino
Elk Mound

Music

Ice Cream and Live Music in the Park

CJ Rislove blends tasty soul and gospel sounds of the past with sultry jazz ballads. Arbour Season is an indie folk husband/wife duo playing nature-inspired ambient folk.

Riverfront Park
Chippewa Falls

Music

The NEW! Piano Guys

A fun filled night of music with the The NEW! Piano Guys, and food by Cravings Food Truck, and Cake Me Away. Seating is limited.

Munson Bridge Winery
WIthee

Music

Community "Drop Off A Dish" Potluck

Drop off a homemade or store bought dish, combined with others, for the adults staying that night at the Soujourner Shelter. Sign up online.

The Sojourner House
Eau Claire

Community

Josh Gallagher

Josh Gallagher attended the Berklee College of Music on a full ride scholarship and played in the Brubeck Institute Jazz Sextet.

The Lakely
Eau Claire

Music

Garden Party Live

A trio who met as members of the Ukulele Club of Eau Claire. Folk, Pop, Americana with sweet harmonies. Guitar, Ukulele and Upright Bass

2 Roots Gallery
Eau Claire

Music

Live Music: Kanebreak

Rock out with Kanebreak on the Tiki Stage. Featuring members from 2nd X-it and Contingency, they'll be delivering high-energy rock covers all night.

Thirsty Badger Sports Bar & Grill
Chippewa Falls

Music

Brewery Nonic's Outdoor Theatre

Enjoy outdoor theatre at the brewery.

Brewery Nonic
Menomonie

Stage

Jeff White

Using warm reverbs and vibrato, Jeff sings a wide variety of love songs, old school country, Dylan, Jimmy Buffett and knows a variety of hundreds of songs by heart.

The Red Mixer
Eau Claire

Music

Dick Wolf: Special Improv Unit

A fully unscripted, improvised, comedic performance inspired by the famous crime dramas created by "Executive Producer Dick Wolf."

Oh Claire Improv
Eau Claire

Comedy

ECCO presents "Young Schubert"

Featuring Sinfonia by Antonio Salieri, Schubert's Overture in D (D26), Beethoven's Creatures of Prometheus and Schubert's Symphony No. 2.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

Music

The Wet Stetsons

Raised on folk and older styles of country and soul music, they play a mix of genres and different takes on songs.

Heartbreakers Bar & Grill
Chippewa Falls

Music

Backstroke Live at The Plus

Backstroke is a new indie punk rock band.

The Plus
Eau Claire

Music

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

MOTHERLY | James Hansen Gallery

Features the artwork of Tim Brudnicki, Joseph Maurer, and Ross Nordquist. An ode to the power of love from mother to child.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

Visual Art

Marvels in Automotive Design

At the Graham Motor Museum "Marvels In Automotive Design" refers to the exceptional vehicles on exhibit, which illustrate the creative design of manufacturers, custom builders, rodders, and everyday enthusiasts. Here you will find history, artifacts, and stories about people and times when cars were designed and developed. By appointment only.

Open Saturday & Sundays through September 29. Also open July 18 & 19, and August 2. Closed July 20, August 11, 18, and 24.

The Graham Motor Museum
Lake Hallie

Car Show

Animal Dreams - Immersive Art Experience

Animal Dreams explores the instincts that inform experiences of place.  Fantastic drawn animations are grounded by rural landscape paintings and voices in the land.  This special exhibit creates a multi-media experience of rural communities in the Midwest and beyond.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

Visual Art