WE’RE FESTIVE ALL YEAR LONG

FESTIVE OCCASIONS BETWEEN THE BLUFFS

The La Crosse Region is host to festivals and events year-round. Swing through for memorable entertainment from music and arts to competitions, fairs and everything in between.

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Friday Night Fish Fry

Jun 9, 2023 to Dec 27, 2024

Every Friday night enjoy a Friday Night Fish Fry at Three Rivers Bar & Kitchen! Fish Fry is prepared how you like it and goes great with another Wisconsin Favorite--an Old Fashioned.

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Between The Bluffs Beer, Wine & Cheese Festival- 20th Anniversary!

Feb 13, 2024 to Apr 27, 2024

Between The Bluffs Beer, Wine and Cheese is ready for another legendary and grand event! Sample and enjoy delicious craft beer, wine, and cheese and meats from the La Crosse Region, Wisconsin, and the Midwest!

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Wine Club

Apr 1, 2024 to Dec 1, 2024

The Get Lost Wine Club features one semi-sweet and one dry wine handcrafted in Onalaska, Wisconsin. Members have first access to this wine as well as receiving 15% off all other wine bottle purchases. Renews on the first of every month, call or stop in to join today!

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Second Helping~Church Basement Ladies Sequel

Apr 19, 2024 to May 25, 2024
every Friday, Saturday

Your favorite Church Basement Ladies are back and this sequel finds the ladies facing the challenges of ever changing world below the House of God…

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Outdoor Market Weekends April – October

Apr 20, 2024 to Oct 26, 2024
every Saturday

Farmers Market * Flea  Market * Amish Goods And More N4440 Hwy 162 Bangor WI 54614 Saturdays 8a-3p April - October **vendor space available visit…

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Senior Moments: Historic La Crosse Preservation Efforts

Apr 24, 2024

Commissioner and UWL Assistant Professor Laura Godden spearheaded the effort of the City of La Crosse Heritage Preservation Commission to research and inform the public about the stories of the 10 most endangered historic properties in La Crosse. By shining a spotlight on them, the goal is to find solutions to make sure they stay part of the community. Come learn more about this important endeavor.

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Grey Area Productions Presents Brilliant Traces

Apr 25, 2024

Brilliant Traces takes place in a remote cabin in the wilds of Alaska. As a blizzard rages outside, a lonely figure, Henry Harry, lies sleeping under a heap of blankets. Suddenly, he is awakened by the insistent knocking of an unexpected visitor—who turns out to be Rosannah DeLuce, a distraught young woman who has fled all the way from Arizona to escape her impending marriage,

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A Doll’s House Part 2

Apr 25, 2024

Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 masterpiece A Doll’s House ends with a positively shocking one in its time: Nora Helmer, a housewife, leaves her husband and children behind in order to gain her independence. Now, Fifteen years after she infamously slammed the door on her stifling domestic life, she has returned with an urgent request. Before she can get what she needs, however, she must reckon with the family she left in her wake.

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Stay Sharp: A Spring Pruning Workshop – Second Nature at Reads Creek

Apr 25, 2024

In this workshop, we’ll sharpen our skills...and our tools! Maintaining your garden tools is as important as maintaining your garden plantings. Learn how to disassemble, sharpen, and clean your pruners while gaining practical insight into identifying and removing dead, diseased, or overgrown growth to encourage new growth and flowering.

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Credit Awareness and Homebuying

Apr 25, 2024

Join us for this informative session covering the basics of building credit, financing, and how it leads to homebuying with Alex Volten, Certified Credit, Student Loan & Housing Counselor from Consumer Credit Counseling Service - La Crosse.

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ArtsFest 2024

Apr 25, 2024

This year’s theme is “Unboxing Creation: Anticipation & Discovery,” and this year’s festival features dozens of events beginning Thursday April 25 and running through Sunday April 28. Some top recommendations for the weekend: ArtsFest Opening Reception followed by Twin Talk jazz trio performance (4/25 @ 6:45 pm); presentations on disability aesthetics in performance by scholar Samuel Yates, Ph.D. (4/26 @ 3:20 and 4:30 pm); and something completely unique for ArtsFest – an outdoor hike with Mitch Iburg and Zoë Powell from Studio Alluvium that will show participants how to identify and responsibly source local clays and minerals (4/27 @ 10 am). Wear good shoes and dress in layers!

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ArtsFest 2024 Opening Reception & Welcome

Apr 25, 2024

Join Dr. Pete Rydberg for the opening of festivities! Meet and greet with hors d'oeuvres starting at 6:45 in the lobby of the Truman T. Lowe Center for the Arts, followed by a 7:15 welcome and screening of a short video from last year’s ArtsFest exhibition of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Annett Recital Hall. Followed by a performance by Katie Ernst and Twin Talk.

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Katie Ernst and Twin Talk Jazz Trip

Apr 25, 2024

Chicago bassist/singer/composer Katie Ernst performs both solo and with her longstanding collaborative jazz trio Twin Talk, kicking off ArtsFest 2024 with a free public concert. No reservations required. Free and open to the public. "Twin Talk have made a bold musical statement, and it's one that will likely cause the serious (or even casual) jazz fan to take notice." - PopMatters

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SOUP @ The Main

Apr 25, 2024

For just a $5 suggested donation, you'll enjoy soup, bread, and a vote. Four groups will present their ideas in four-minute pitches, aiming to enhance our community in unique ways. There will be an opportunity to ask up to four questions of each presenter. By the end of the night, the audience's votes determine the recipient of the raised funds to execute their project.

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Orlando

Apr 25, 2024 to Apr 28, 2024

The University of Wisconsin La Crosse Department of Theatre and Dance proudly presents the dream adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s famous tale, Orlando. Performances will show…

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Studio Alluvium Artist Demonstrations

Apr 26, 2024

Featured ArtsFest artists Mitch Iburg and Zoë Powell invite the public to an afternoon of ceramics demonstrations in the UWL Ceramics Studio, Room 25 Lowe Center for the Arts. This "pop-in, pop-out" event is free and open to the public, no advance reservations required.

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Lancer Night Out

Apr 26, 2024

Live Music | Silent & Live Auction | Raffles Courtesy shuttle by Ready Bus Company! Food while it lasts!

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Fleis Nightfall Frolic 5K Run/Walk

Apr 26, 2024

This event includes a 5K run/walk, a youth race (1k) and fun activities. Post race snacks will be available. The event kicks off on Friday, April 26th with day-of registration beginning at 5:00pm. The youth race will start at 6:00pm and the 5K run/walk will begin at 6:30pm.

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Twin Talk: Jazz & Improvisation Masterclass

Apr 26, 2024

Chicago-based jazz trio Twin Talk host a public jazz masterclass as part of ArtsFest 2024. No reservations required. Free and open to the public.

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A Doll’s House Part 2

Apr 26, 2024

Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 masterpiece A Doll’s House ends with a positively shocking one in its time: Nora Helmer, a housewife, leaves her husband and children behind in order to gain her independence. Now, Fifteen years after she infamously slammed the door on her stifling domestic life, she has returned with an urgent request. Before she can get what she needs, however, she must reckon with the family she left in her wake.

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