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Explore Wisconsin One Festival at a Time
When you attend a Wisconsin festival, you're in for more than just a weekend getaway. Wander streets lined with eclectic vendors and unexpected treasures. Taste something you've never tried before (bacon cheesecake, anyone?). Feel the beat of live music or simply soak in the good vibes with fellow fun seekers. From the first sips to encore stage hits, we know you’ll find your place here.
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Choose Your Vibe
Festivals & Fairs
Live Music & Entertainment
Food & Drink
Culture & Arts
Sports
Seasonal Events
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Fill Up on Flavor
Wisconsin Foodie Fests You Can’t Miss
Crush your craving for Wisconsin eats by digging in fork first. Here, you’ll find a new food fest to tempt your tastebuds almost every weekend. Savor brats in every form, celebrate sweetcorn or join in some fruit-themed fun at the world’s largest cranberry fest. You'll find plenty of sweets, savories and samples to go around.
Cultural Celebrations
Your Guide to Wisconsin’s Must-See Cultural Festivals
Experience good times on a global scale right here in Wisconsin. From crunching on cannolis at Festa Italiana to clinking drinks with new friends at Oktoberfest to your little ones searching for gold at Irish Fest, there are festivals full of culture, heritage and tradition for you to discover.
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Eclectic Energy
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When we say there’s a Wisconsin festival for everybody, we mean it. Lean into the unique and authentic and share a pint of mustard custard, cheer on log-rolling lumberjacks or celebrate Sputnik’s crash landing at an out-of-this-world festival in Manitowoc. Here, there’s always a reason to assemble your crew and show up to the scene.
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Signature Events
World’s Largest Music Festival: Summerfest
There’s only one place where your crew can rock out to an iconic 90s band, see the pop performance of a lifetime, scope out the skyline from a chairlift and share heaps of fried food in the same day. Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival, brings the biggest names and best memories to Milwaukee’s lakefront every year.
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