Outagamie County was created in 1851 by separation from Brown County. The county, covering 640 square miles, is located in east-central Wisconsin, along the Fox River, near the northern end of Lake Winnebago. The region was once the hunting and fishing grounds for several Native American tribes including the Menominee, Outagamie and Winnebago. The name Outagamie is derived from a Native American word meaning “dwellers on either shore” or “dwellers on the other side of the stream”.

There’s plenty of going on in the Fox Cities every month of the year. The events calendar is just brimming with live Broadway Theater, art exhibits, family events, community festivals, or museum exhibits. Come see all that’s going on! The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center provides a premier venue for live performing arts attractions. The Arts Center proudly serves as a gathering place for the community to engage in educational opportunities while enhancing a great understanding and appreciation of live performance art.