Events Calendar

Van Gogh Spooky Night

Create your own unique and spooky twist on Van Gogh's famous Starry Night painting and paint with Julology. Email to reserve your spot.

Red Fern Cafe
Fall Creek

Crafting & Making

Tabletop Gaming 'Speed Dating" / Mix & Meet

Meet new people and try friendly tabletop games to break the ice. 3 rounds of 2v2 games. 10 minutes to learn, 40 minutes to play. Prizes each round. Games are easy to learn for all.

Northwood Game Haven
Chippewa Falls

Games & Hobbies

Zumba with PS-Get Fit, LLC

No experience is needed and all activity levels are supported. First class is always free.

Eau Claire Fit Lab
Eau Claire

Fitness

Dark History Trolley Tour 2026

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.

weeknights 6:00, 7:35pm; Fri/Sat 5:45, 7:20, 9:00pm; Sep 24 to Nov 4

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Halloween

LAKELY LIMITED: Jon Loomis & Tommy Bentz

Jon Loomis is Professor Emeritus from UWEC, and founder of The Flaming Doublewides. Singer-songwriter Tommy Bentz has performed for 25+ years in jam band shows.

The Lakely
Eau Claire

Music

Reiki Infused Yin Yoga

Yin Yoga combined with Reiki offers a harmonious blend of gentle movement and energy healing

The Kaleidoscope Wellness Studio
Eau Claire

Wellness

Just Dance! Ecstatic Dance Eau Claire

No steps, no partners, and no judgment. Just you and the music, moving freely under the open sky. A practice rooted in freedom of movement.

Unity of Eau Claire
Eau Claire

Dance

Public Planetarium Show

Learn about the skies over Eau Claire and a topic in astronomy in the planetarium.

UW-Eau Claire Phillips Hall
Eau Claire

Outdoors

Music Bingo @ On the Rocks

Free to play, prizes to win, Rolling progressive Jackpot.

On The Rocks
Chippewa Falls

Nightlife

Clear Water Comedy's Halloween Showcase: The Witching Hour

A night of spooky foolishness and stand up will leave your bones full of laughs and your bloodcurdling chuckles - local comedians perform fast-paced sets.

The Plus
Eau Claire

Comedy & Improv Halloween

Leinenkugel's Boo-ery Tours

Enjoy a spine-tingling guided tour through Leinenkugel's historic brewery after hours, a complimentary pint, creepy stories, haunted history, and spooky atmospheric fun.

Leinie Lodge
Chippewa Falls

Food & Drink Halloween

BDP Halloween Costume Contest Open Mic

Show off your costume and possibly win a prize. Show off your talent on stage, wither that be singing, an instrument, comedy, or anything else.

UW-Stout Polytechnic Memorial Student Center
Menomonie

Halloween Nightlife

Live Music: Seany Cope

A funk & roots rock musician.

2 Roots Gallery
Eau Claire

Music

Ski Sprites Haunted House

Every year the Ski Sprites water skiing team puts on one of the scariest, most harrowing, terrifying haunted attractions you can imagine in the Chippewa Valley.

Ski Sprites Haunted House (415 S Dewey St)
Eau Claire

Halloween

Cracking the Serial Killer Code: A Chilling Evening with Dr. Katherine Ramsland

In this gripping live experience, Dr. Ramsland takes audiences deep inside the minds of some of the most notorious killers.

Pablo Center at the Confluence
Eau Claire

Stage & Screen Halloween

Cedar Valley Brass - Halloween Special

Cedar Valley Brass will present a special Halloween performance featuring holiday-themed selections.

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts
Menomonie

Music Halloween

Packers Watch Party

Cheer on the Green and Gold at Cowboy Jack’s. Catch the Packers game with food, drinks and a great game-day atmosphere.

Cowboy Jack's Altoona
Altoona

Spectator Sports

Dark History Trolley Tour 2026

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.

weeknights 6:00, 7:35pm; Fri/Sat 5:45, 7:20, 9:00pm; Sep 24 to Nov 4

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Halloween

Oh Claire Improv Jam

Audience members are invited to jump in and play short-form improv games. Each jam ends with a performance from the Oh Claire Improv Jam Team.

Oh Claire Improv
Eau Claire

Comedy & Improv

Jack-O-Lantern Lane

Carve a jack-o-lantern and enter to win $1000 in cash prizes. Your pumpkin will go on display in a whimsical courtyard with hot apple cider, fresh roasted nuts, theatrical lighting, and tons of Jack-O-Lanterns. Categories for kids and adults to enter. Pumpkin drop-off is Oct. 20-22, voting is from Oct. 23-25, and pumpkins will be on display through Oct. 31.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Halloween

Enchanted Order Escape Room

Help the world's most powerful witches fix their magic circle in the basement of the historic Schlegelmilch House, and restore their powers.

Select Days until Nov. 1

Schlegelmilch House Museum
Eau Claire

Games & Hobbies Halloween

A Vue On by Ken Krautbauer

Heavily influenced by the Japanese aesthetic of “Wabi-Sabi” (the acceptance of imperfection), Krautbauer’s exhibition’s creates imaging alternatives from an abstract perspective and looks beyond the surface for interpretations and discovery.

Decadent Gifts
Eau Claire

Visual Art

Celebrating Fiber Arts

Explore the world of fiber arts experienced through traditional techniques that transform the medium of fiber into creative works of art. These techniques include quilting, weaving, embroidery, dying, felting and more.

The Heyde Center for the Arts
Chippewa Falls

Visual Art

Preschool Storytime

An assortment of age-appropriate stories, rhymes, fingerplays, flannels, music, and movement to help your child develop early literacy and school readiness skills.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Kids

Monster Bash

Bring your little ghosts and ghouls to the library for an interactive storytime, creepy crafts, spooky snacks, a prowling parade, and more. Costumes are encouraged.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Kids Halloween

Reminiscing on the Ranch

For adults living with dementia and their care partners. A special weekly opportunity to connect with horses in a small group setting. RSVP and Registration Packet required.

Trinity Equestrian Center
Eau Claire

Wellness Seniors Animals & Pets

Chippewa Falls Downtown Trick or Treat

Bring the kids downtown for this annual trick or treat event! Look for posters at participating businesses.

Downtown Chippewa Falls
Chippewa Falls

Halloween Kids

3rd Annual Monsters & Machines Presented by Miller-Bradford & Risberg

A family friendly event with candy, games, spooky fun, delicious treats, food trucks, and kids can get up close with big, heavy machinery.

Miller-Bradford & Risberg
Eau Claire

Kids Halloween

Witches Brew & Warlocks Too Beer Crawl

Start by grabbing your drinking vessel from participating businesses, then stop at each business for a beer sample as you shop.

Participating Locations in Chetek

Food & Drink Open Houses & Shopping Halloween

Puzzles, Pasta, and Pinot

A evening of friendly competition while spending carefree quality time with your teammates. Prizes are awarded to the first three teams to complete their puzzle.

Lilydale Dance Hall & Event Center
Chippewa Falls

Food & Drink

Sloppy Joe Monster Halloween Party

Enjoy sloppy joes, salad, chips & drink. Free kids meal with paid adult. Hosted by: Sandra McKinney; all proceeds benefit Unity. Order tickets in advance by phone.

Unity of Eau Claire
Eau Claire

Kids Halloween

Dark History Trolley Tour 2026

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.

weeknights 6:00, 7:35pm; Fri/Sat 5:45, 7:20, 9:00pm; Sep 24 to Nov 4

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Halloween

Live Music: Matt Sayles & Friends

Matthew R. Sayles is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and founder of Philville Records, an independent label he formed in 2000 in Marquette, Michigan.

The Lakely
Eau Claire

Music

Live Music: Sue Orfield & Randy Sinz

Sue Orfield and Randy Sinz take the stage to sing and play some old country, a little bluegrass and americana, and a few of Sue's originals.

The Ritz on the River
Chippewa Falls

Music

Night Maze

Bring your flashlights for some nighttime fun. Great for families, couples, and groups. Last entrance at 9pm.

Maple Harvest Apple Orchard
Eau Claire

Fall Fun Outdoors Kids Halloween

Psychic Comedian Peter Antoniou

A family-friendly show that combines mind reading, comedy and stand-up in an original and compelling act that is brilliantly successful with audiences.

The Heyde Center for the Arts
Chippewa Falls

Comedy & Improv

hall-EAU-ween 5K

Grab your costume for a spooky evening of fun full of Halloween spirit and a festive atmosphere.

Phoenix Park
Eau Claire

Run/Walk Events Halloween

Live Music: It's the Great Pumpkin!

It's the Great Pumpkin! Vince Guaraldi Tunes W/Jordan Cox Quartet.

2 Roots Gallery
Eau Claire

Music Halloween

Field of Screams 2026: Camp Fear

Experience their signature haunted barn with immersive sets, actors, fog, strobe lighting, and surprises around every corner. Not recommended for young children.

8020 Curvue Road
Eau Claire

Halloween

Ski Sprites Haunted House

Every year the Ski Sprites water skiing team puts on one of the scariest, most harrowing, terrifying haunted attractions you can imagine in the Chippewa Valley.

Ski Sprites Haunted House (415 S Dewey St)
Eau Claire

Halloween

Dark History Trolley Tour 2026

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.

weeknights 6:00, 7:35pm; Fri/Sat 5:45, 7:20, 9:00pm; Sep 24 to Nov 4

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Halloween

The Yooper - Halloween Edition

Naive teenagers at a summer band camp in the UP who encounter a mysterious killer. Includes live practical effects like fake blood and gore.

Oh Claire Improv
Eau Claire

Comedy & Improv Halloween

Halloween with Uncommon Denominator

Join Uncommon Denominator for a Halloween extravaganza! They will feature new arrangements, interactive games, and a costume contest.

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts
Menomonie

Music

Dark History Trolley Tour 2026

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.

weeknights 6:00, 7:35pm; Fri/Sat 5:45, 7:20, 9:00pm; Sep 24 to Nov 4

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Halloween

Halloween Karaoke Costume Contest

Celebrate Halloween a day early with DJ Adam. Gift cards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Must arrive by 10pm to participate, and winners announced at 11pm.

Heartbreakers Bar & Grill
Chippewa Falls

Halloween Nightlife

Halloween Drag Party at the Brewing Projekt

Get dressed and dolled up for a frightening night with your favorite local Queens in the taproom. Live entertainment, specialty cocktails, and spooky vibes.

The Brewing Projekt
Eau Claire

Halloween Nightlife LGBTQ+

Jack-O-Lantern Lane

Carve a jack-o-lantern and enter to win $1000 in cash prizes. Your pumpkin will go on display in a whimsical courtyard with hot apple cider, fresh roasted nuts, theatrical lighting, and tons of Jack-O-Lanterns. Categories for kids and adults to enter. Pumpkin drop-off is Oct. 20-22, voting is from Oct. 23-25, and pumpkins will be on display through Oct. 31.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Halloween

Enchanted Order Escape Room

Help the world's most powerful witches fix their magic circle in the basement of the historic Schlegelmilch House, and restore their powers.

Select Days until Nov. 1

Schlegelmilch House Museum
Eau Claire

Games & Hobbies Halloween

A Vue On by Ken Krautbauer

Heavily influenced by the Japanese aesthetic of “Wabi-Sabi” (the acceptance of imperfection), Krautbauer’s exhibition’s creates imaging alternatives from an abstract perspective and looks beyond the surface for interpretations and discovery.

Decadent Gifts
Eau Claire

Visual Art

Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market

Eau Claire's biggest producers-only farmers market is held along the Chippewa River in scenic Downtown Eau Claire under an open-air pavilion. Live entertainment and an Artist's Market on Saturdays.

Phoenix Park
Eau Claire

Farmers Markets