Project Category: Festivals

International Owl Center & Festival of Owls

Let the staff of the International Owl Center help you unravel the mysteries of owls as you meet the Center’s feathered ambassadors up close and personal. Touch owl feathers, learn to identify owls by the sounds they make, explore children’s owl art from around the world, and take pictures of perfectly mounted specimens of nine… Read more »

La Crosse Storytelling Festival

     The Original Wisconsin Storytelling Festival The La Crosse Storytelling Festival is a fantastic family weekend. Free stories, music, and activities for Children in the morning and early afternoon.  Afternoon stories with the national tellers for all audiences. Evening performances are adult themed. The festival brings in high-level national/international talent every year while continuing… Read more »

Great River Shakespeare Festival

This nationally recognized festival, which draws audiences from across the Midwest and acclaimed actors from all over the country, fills each Winona summer with a full slate of wold-class entertainment. Great River Shakespeare Festival’s season is built around three professional productions, educational opportunities for all ages, free concerts each weekend and more, as well as… Read more »

La Crosse Riverfest

  La Crosse Riverfest is a five-day family festival located in Riverside Park over the 4th of July week. Riverfest prides itself on providing family-friendly entertainment. You’ll find music throughout the fest Including national acts and local bands. The area south of State Street features the family stage that remains free of charge and features… Read more »

Between the Bluffs Beer Wine & Cheese Festival

Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine and Cheese Festival is a fun event that has grown to be a local favorite.  Visit their website for this year’s entertainment and activities. Tasters Eve bus shuttles and shuttles to and from participating area hotels the day of the event.  Listen to your local radio stations for your chance… Read more »

Rotary Holiday Lights

Rotary Holiday Lights Thank you for another great year!  We will be back November 29, 2024   This year, 2024, we are celebrating our 30th year with our Rotary Lights Display at Riverside Park.Nearly 130,000 visitors per year enjoy this holiday tradition while driving, walking or taking a carriage ride through Riverside Park.  Rotary Holiday Lights… Read more »

Great River Folk Festival

Great River Folk Fest is an Americana & Folk music festival and artisan craft fair held in Riverside Park in La Crosse. The festival has been providing the community and surrounding states with a fun musical weekend for over forty years. The weekend event includes many

Irishfest

A festival for the whole family with Irish & Celtic music from all over Ireland, Scotland, and the U.S,. including local musicians. Wee Folks area with games and activities, sheep shearing, bagpipe demonstration, Irish dogs, puppet theater, music and contests; Cultural tent

Prairie Dog Blues Festival

The Prairie Dog Blues Festival is held every year, the last weekend in July on historic St. Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. St. Feriole Island on the Mississippi River, is nestled between jagged cliffs and green hills untouched by the Ice Age! Prairie Dog Blues Festival has regional, national and international blues bands performing… Read more »

La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway

The La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway has NASCAR Racing every Saturday night April-September and the Oktoberfest Races in October. The Oktoberfest Races are the speedway’s biggest event with 17 divisions over 4 big days.  Providing fans with one of the finest stock car racing events in the Midwest!  Many fans camp at the grounds for the… Read more »