Around Wisconsin

The Holidays are Coming!

The season of family feasts, lights and uncontrollable gift buying are upon us! All around Wisconsin dozens of Holiday Parades, Craft Fairs and Festivals welcome in the season of good cheer! So bundle up the family and enjoy the warm hospitality of all of Wisconsin's cities!
(right: Kohler Wisconsin Holiday Market)

• 11 - 13 Kohler - Wisconsin Holiday Market. Over 100 vendors feature their creative works throughout The American Club.
• 12 Madison - Herb Fair. Browse through displays of herbal foods, crafts, and books for sale. Sponsored by the Madison Herb Society.
• Nov 15 - Jan 15 Appleton - Victorian Christmas: Under the Tree. Take a guided tour of the first home lit by hydroelectricity and see the stunning Christmas decorations.
• 19 Baraboo - Holly Jolly Light Parade. Fifty lighted floats, novelty units and musical groups kick off the holiday season with this Christmas-themed parade.
• Nov 19 - Jan 8 Manitowoc - Christmas in the Mansion Rahr-West Art Museum. This unique community effort to showcase a splendid Victorian Mansion setting in old and new garb for the Holidays is one of the community family favorites.
• 19 Rhinelander - 22nd Annual Show & Sell Craft Show . A well-attended show. Many talented crafters display their original handmade items. 915 Acacia Ln.
• 19 - 20 Wisconsin Dells - Holiday Horse Market. A cowboy trade show with everything the cowboy in your family has on his wish list!
• Nov 23 - Jan 1 Oshkosh - Celebration of Lights. Beautiful Menominee Park decked out in holiday lights.

• Nov 24 - Jan 1 Chippewa Falls - Christmas Village in Irvine Park. The day after Thanksgiving Irvine Park takes on a whole new look, illuminated with over 75,000 Christmas lights which turns the park into a Christmas Village.
• Nov 25 - Dec 31 La Crosse - Rotary Lights. More than one million lights illuminate La Crosse's Riverside Park.
• Nov 25 - Dec 24 Milwaukee - Milwaukee Repertory Theater: A Christmas Carol. One of Milwaukee's oldest and best-loved Yuletide traditions returns to the Pabst Theater for the 26th consecutive year.
• 25 Portage - Annual Lighted Holiday Parade. Kick-off the holiday season with the city's annual Lighted Holiday Parade.
• Nov 25 - Dec 10 Portage - Yuletide at the Portage. Three weekends full of festivities of the season in Historic downtown Portage.
• 25 Tomah - Holiday Parade. Christmas theme parade down Superior Avenue at 7:00 pm Superior Avenue.
• Nov 27 - Dec 4 Kenosha - Christmas at Kemper/Gallery of Trees. The historic Durkee Mansion and the Anderson Arts Center will feature holiday trees and decorations.
• 27 West Allis - St. Al's Holiday Craft Fair & Breakfast w/Santa. Hunters’ widows bring your kids!

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Featured City

Bayfield Wisconsin

There isn't a better place than Bayfield during the holidays. Bring the entire family to experience the holiday joy this historic fishing village has to offer. This quaint little town rests on the shores of Lake Superior and is the gateway to the Apostle Islands. With so much happening, you'll be coming back to Bayfield all season long.

Shop historic Bayfield this holiday season! The Hometown Holiday Shopping Season begins November 19 and runs through December 31. With so many unique stores, galleries, and boutiques, you'll find something right here in Bayfield for everyone on your gift list. You'll appreciate Bayfield's quiet pace and unassuming atmosphere while enjoying the winter beauty of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands. So, take out your list and come see what Bayfield has in store for you!

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Nov 11 - Jan 5 Brule - Oulu Glass Glassblowing Demonstrations. Daily glassblowing demonstrations at Oulu Glass Studio.
Nov 12 Madison - Herb Fair. Browse through displays of herbal foods, crafts, and books for sale.
Nov 12 Wisconsin Dells - Olivia Newton John. Crystal Grand Music Theatre.
Nov 17 - 20 Baraboo - Lady Luxery. At the Al Ringling Theatre.
Nov 18 - Dec 31 Elkhart Lake - "Adornment" at Two Fish Gallery. A holiday gift show featuring the work of over 50 regional and national artists.

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