FDL Guide 2019

22 Autumn Art on the Marsh HORICON

DECEMBER 6 Gallery Night FOND DU LAC

20 Monsters on the Marsh WAUPUN Visit in costume for games, a scavenger hunt, cupcake decorating, a hike through the haunted woods, and more. Takes place at Marsh Haven Nature Center. NOVEMBER 2 Holiday Wonder Art & Craft Show FOND DU LAC A quality show featuring handmade gifts and home-decorating ideas.

Located on the marsh, this arts and crafts fair helps you experience autumn in Wisconsin with over 115 booths of beautiful handmade crafts.

Gallery Night is open to the public and is a fun and free way to explore the arts in Fond du Lac six times a year. 6-8 Dickens of a Christmas Weekend RIPON Ripon’s downtown is dense with twinkling lights and living windows, carriage rides, live music, and holiday cheer along with an Enchanted Forest and Living Nativity to delight visitors from everywhere! Join us as we celebrate the 2019 Christmas Season Christmas Parade of Lights as it makes its way down Main Street in Downtown Fond du Lac and ends at Veterans Park, where Santa will deliver his holiday greeting and light his very own tree! 13-14 Cristo Rey Ranch Live Nativity MT. CALVARY Here’s your chance to see for yourself a Live Nativity with a reenactment of Jesus’ birth with actors and animals. 14-15 Christmas at Marsh Haven WAUPUN Spend some family time and enjoy Marsh Haven Nature Center at a relaxed winter pace with hiking, snowshoeing, exploring, holiday shopping, sleigh rides, and more. 31 N.Y. Eve Chilly/Chili Run/Walk FOND DU LAC A family fun run/walk including lots of chili and food, beverages, awards, and fun, fun, fun! Buttermilk Festival Wednesdays at Buttermilk Creek Park June 12–Aug 21 Summer Concert Series West End Park 200 Beaver Dam Street, Waupun WAUPUNFINEARTS.ORG Food starting at 5:30pm • Concert at 6pm Thursdays July 4, 11, 18, and 25 Waupun Farmers Market 201 E. Main Street (parking lot next to City Hall) 920-324-3491 WAUPUNCHAMBER.COM Saturdays June 1–Sept 28 • 8am–12pm 7 Holiday Parade of Lights FOND DU LAC

28-29 Fall Living History Festival WAUPUN

The general public is invited to visit the past at this encampment and learn more about Native Americans, voyageurs, the War of 1812, soapmaking, candlemaking, trapping, blacksmithing, fiber arts, and more! OCTOBER Meuer Farm Corn Maze CHILTON This 10-acre corn maze includes 2 paths, 2-mile hayrides, farm activity area, pick your own pumpkin patch, corn cannons, and more. Open daily. Embark on a self-guided road trip to bask in the fall colors on rural roads and scenic small towns with over 50 eclectic artists represented. 18-19 Halloween Candlelight Cave Tour CHILTON Enjoy a family-oriented evening visiting Ledge View Nature Center’s trails and caves by candlelight and meet some unusual personalities with strange stories. 19-20 Central WI Gun Collectors Gun Show FOND DU LAC Buy, sell, or trade old and modern guns and accessories at the largest gun show in Wisconsin. 11-12 Rural Arts Roadtrip CALUMET COUNTY

8-9 Christmas in the Village RIPON

Kick off the holiday season and discover Ripon’s unique shops and restaurants during the annual Christmas in the Village, where you will find unique gifts, clothing, jewelry, furniture, and more!

23 Sigma Holiday House FOND DU LAC

Artisans from near and far offer their unique and trendy creations in an inviting atmosphere where the excitement of the upcoming holiday season can be found.

26-29 Avenue of Angels Christmas Celebration WAUPUN

The festival includes holiday music, Festival of Trees, Santa Claus, readings, a family fun night, a dance recital, and more! 28-Jan 1 Lakeside Park Holiday Lights & Lightshow FOND DU LAC Lakeside Park on picturesque Lake Winnebago shimmers with thousands of lights, animated scenes, and heartwarming holiday music.

ONGOING EVENTS

11 Thursdays of Summer Concert Series Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street 920-921-5410 THELMAARTS.ORG June 13–Aug 9 Buttermilk Creek Park 700 S. Park Avenue 920-907-7678 FDLSYMPHONICBAND.ORG Music Under the Stars Mondays at Buttermilk Creek Park June 10–Aug 26

Downtown Fond du Lac Farmers Market 920-322-2006 DOWNTOWNFDL.COM Wednesdays (June 5–Sept 25) 11am–3pm • Main Street Plaza (Intersection of Sheboygan & Main) and Saturdays (May 11–Oct 26) 8am–12pm (Sheboygan to Western) Gallery Night Downtown Fond du Lac TOURTHETOWNFDL.COM Jan 25, Mar 29, May 31, Aug 16, Oct 4, and Dec 6: 5–9pm

*Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. Please visit fdl.com to keep up to date on changes and additions to the calendar.

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