Events Calendar

Market on the Farm

Join Inga, host of the PBS series “Around the Farm Table” at her farm. Meet the cows, see the farm and shop from local farmers.

St. Isidore’s Dairy
Osseo

Farmers Markets

The Annual Granny Sales

A sale with lots of crafts, food, vintage, and fun. They bold two sales a year.

St. Johns Apartments
Eau Claire

Open Houses & Shopping

Halloween Spooktacular Craft & Vendor Show

Enjoy a variety of crafters, vendors, and foodie vendors offering a plethora of gifts for your shopping pleasure.

Stout Craft Co.
Menomonie

Open Houses & Shopping Halloween

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

Banbury Place Fall Market

Three floors of 30+ guest makers & artists, open studios, shop local unique goods, enjoy live music, and grab food.

Banbury Place, Building 13
Eau Claire

Open Houses & Shopping

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

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

Dabble Box Open Lab

Stop down to the Dabble Box and see where your creativity takes you. Lots of equipment and supplies available for all ages.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, RCU Dabble Box Makerspace

Crafting & Making

Hammered Copper Cuff

You’ll be able to create two cuffs, one thick and one thin. Experiment with different textures, stamps, and patinas.

Collective Charm
Chippewa Falls

Crafting & Making

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Small in Size, Big in Personality" w/ Mary Bergin

Bergin will share her selective guide to rural treasures and her affinity for small-town life in Wisconsin.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Words

Hot Sauce Pop Up and Sampling with The Alchemist's

Meet the Makers of Alchemists Hot Sauce and try some samples.

Tangled Up in Hue
Eau Claire

Food & Drink

Big Papa BBQ at Riverbend Winery

Big Papa BBQ will be serving up your favorites.

River Bend Winery & Distillery
Chippewa Falls

Food & Drink

Vendors in the Vines: Artist and Maker Market

Sip and shop with local artists and makers. Listen to music with 40 Fingers from 2-5pm. Big Papa BBQ food truck serving from 11am-5pm.

River Bend Winery & Distillery
Chippewa Falls

Open Houses & Shopping

Fall Fun at Govin's Farm

Enjoy fall fun in an 11 acre corn maze, pick out a pumpkin from the patch, shoot from the pumpkin cannon, explore the corn maze, a flashlight maze adventure, and more.

Govin’s Farm
Menomonie

Fall Fun

Lions Oktoberfest

German food, Oktoberfest Drinks, raffles, live music (Rhythm Playboys 1-4pm) and Crimson Theory (7-10pm).

Moose Lodge
Eau Claire

Fairs & Festivals

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

Record Market

Record venders from MN and WI are getting together their best vinyl/cds/tapes for a record market

The Brewing Projekt
Eau Claire

Music

Benefit for Sarah Bergeron Cancer Treatments

Come participate in the fund-raising benefit to cover medical expenses, lost wages, medical appointments, and travel expenses for Sarah Bergeron of Eagleton at the Pines Ballroom in Bloomer. Starts at noon, prizes at 6pm. Chicken dinner. Silent auction and raffles feature a zero-turn lawn mower, PlayStation 5 and gaming chair, John Deere gun safe, 65” TV, huge flip flop grill with cover, meats, and more.

Pines Ballroom
Bloomer

Causes

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Adversity is a Team Sport" w/ Amy Pease

"Northwoods" is a murder mystery that goes beyond the crime to explore themes of strength in the face of adversity.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Words

Nick Hensley

Nick Hensley and Love Songs For Angry Men is a full acoustic band with 3 studio albums under their belt. Lyrically driven Americana with a shot of Celtic pain.

Dixon's Autumn Harvest Winery
Chippewa Falls

Music

Brews on the Chippewa

Bluegrass music, beverages, food, and more. Try products from Durand Brewing Co., Zymergy Brewing, Bloomer Brewing Co., and more to be announced.

Veteran's Memorial Park
Durand

Music

Crafternoon at the Library

An afternoon of crafting at the library. An example of each craft will be available prior to each month's program.

Altoona Public Library
Altoona

Crafting & Making

UWEC Theatre: Murder on the Orient Express

Ken Ludwig's clever adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic boasts all the glamour, intrigue, and suspense of Dame Agatha's celebrated novel, with a healthy dose of humor to quicken the pace.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

Stage

Menomonie Art Music Society: Nature, The Gentlest Mother

The Menomonie Art Music Society celebrates Nature with selections of classical music performed by local musicians and their students.

Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Menomonie

Music

Live Music: 40 Fingers

From early 60’s to more recent favorites, the music will have you on the dance floor carrying on like you’re seventeen again.

River Bend Winery & Distillery
Chippewa Falls

Music

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Big Trouble in a Small Town" w/ Joshua Moehling

Moehling will present his latest novel, Where the Dead Sleep and talk about how he came to write a series.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Words

Halloween Photo Jam

Attention horror fans, models, and photographers. Come in costume and get into the spooky season for a Halloween horror photo shoot.

At the Garbage Goose at Banbury Place (Building G)

Halloween

Chippewa Valley Museum's Carson Park Skelebration and Boo Bash

Features ticketed live theater performances, a flashlight scavenger hunt, crafts, treats, hear tall tales from costumed actors, movie clips, and more!

Chippewa Valley Museum
Eau Claire

Halloween Kids

Frost Fan Demonstration

Learn how Leffel Roots Apple Orchard uses a frost fan to protect the apples. See the fan in motion and feel the breeze.

Leffel Roots Apple Orchard
Eau Claire

Outdoors

Chippewa Valley Book Festival: "Hmong Mythology and Folklore in Fiction" w/ Lori M. Lee

Lee will share a brief history and overview of Hmong mythology and how she incorporated that into Pahua and the Soul Stealer.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Words

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

Night Corn Maze

Bring your flashlights for some nighttime fun at Leffel Roots Apple Orchard. Great for families, couples, & groups. Last entrance at 9pm.

Leffel Roots Apple Orchard
Eau Claire

Halloween

Twisted Tales of Terror Haunted Trail

Govin's Farm hosts a haunted trail. Twisting corn field paths filled with witches, clowns, dolls, zombies, werewolves, and more.

Govin’s Farm
Menomonie

Halloween

Rock the Dome | Boogie & The Yo-Yoz

10th annual fall fundraiser to benefit the YMCA. Limited tickets available. VIP includes hearty apps, 2 drink tickets, and reserved tables. Featuring music by Boogie & The Yo-Yoz.

Loopy's Grill and Saloon
Chippewa Falls

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

Student Showcase: Level 4 Improv, Level 2 Improv and Standup

See the level 4 improv, level 2 improv and stand-up comedy students in their class showcase.

Oh Claire Improv
Eau Claire

Comedy

Chippewa Valley Museum's Skelebration and Adult-Scary Chills After Dark

Live performances of chilling tales in historic locations. Tour the haunted machine shed. Historic horror movies. Flashlight scavenger hunt, treats, and more.

Chippewa Valley Museum
Eau Claire

Halloween

Maple Ridge Band

Maple Ridge Band will be playing Bluegrass music.

2 Roots Gallery
Eau Claire

Music

Sam Shovel, Private Eye: Love is Blind

A parody of old timey radio detective dramas. You are the studio audience as Sam tries to crack the case. Special music provided by Sue Orfield & Jordan Cox.

Valleybrook Church
Eau Claire

Stage

Live Music: Hindsight

The multi-faceted collective created by five individuals who aspire to add a new perspective to the name of modern jazz and live music.

The Lakely
Eau Claire

Music

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

Jim Phillips Trio

A mix of upbeat classic and country rock, blues, and even a few originals from their debut album “Phase I”. Bring your dancing shoes.

2 Roots Gallery
Eau Claire

Music

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

Menomonie Theater Guild Presents: "Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None"

Agatha Christie's murder mystery thriller classic where ten strangers gather on a remote island and are murdered one by one.

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts
Menomonie

Stage

Mojo Lemon

The Mojo Lemon Blues Band are Josh Entzminger, Dave Schrader, George Entzminger, and Terry Demars. Rock n roll infused blues.

The Snout Saloon
Chippewa Falls

Music

Hobbs Observatory Presentation and Telescopes

"Enjoying the Night sky: recreational astronomy!" will examine ways to enjoy the sky, including ideas for beginning astrophotography.

Hobbs Observatory
Fall Creek

Outdoors

Jack Damage

A 4 piece female fronted band from central WI performing classics, blues, and rock covers.

Heartbreakers Bar & Grill
Chippewa Falls

Music

Clear Water Comedy Presents: Emma Dalenberg Live

A real heavy hitter at 6'1", Emma has good vibes, connects with audiences, and is proud of her Midwestern trailer park beginnings. Subversive jokes, goofy stories, and intercultural observations.

The Plus
Eau Claire

Comedy

Fright Month at the Downtown Cinema

Micon Cinemas shows classic horror movies on weekends in October.

Micon Downtown Cinema
Eau Claire

Movies Halloween

Seaside Tryst | E.T.

Brewing below the blanket of the Pacific Northwest sky, Seaside Tryst is bringing a colorful pastiche to moody indie dance music.

The Plus
Eau Claire

Music