9:30 am – 12:00 pm COST: $65/GBBG Member; $85/Non-Member Outdoor Adventures Get ready to search for hidden treasures, solve mysteries and develop your outdoor skills! Learn more about adventure sports like letterboxing, geocaching, and backpacking with daily activities, games and crafts. At the end of the week, test your skills during an exciting Adventure Race.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm COST: $5/GBBG Members; $7/General Public Learn all about Wisconsin’s amazing butterflies and moths and take a stroll along the Garden’s pathways to seek out some of these beautiful creatures. You’ll learn how to create your own butterfly garden at home and leave with a starter butterfly garden of your own.
Returning to the capital city for the third consecutive year, the CrossFit Games bring together top CrossFit athletes from around the world for five days of competition.
Watch as competitors from around the world take on challenges of chopping, sawing, speed-climbing and logrolling their way to the top.
Visit the shops and restaurants of Appleton while listening to music by 200-plus up-and-coming artists along a one-mile downtown stretch in this summertime tradition.
Beat the dog days of summer at this weekend of good music, as well as browse crafts and nibble on good food and drink.
Friday & Saturday, August 2 & 3, 2019~ Downtown Elkhorn Enjoy the sounds, smells and tastes of summer and support the Elkhorn Chamber! Formerly known as Festival of Summer, this event is being revived by the Elkhorn Chamber! Beginning at 11:00am on Friday, artisans and crafters will be on the square while Corn & Brats
Celebrate traditional and folk music at this family-friendly festival where artists host educational workshops, jam sessions and performances.
9:30 am – 12:00 pm COST: $65/GBBG Member; $85/Non-Member Outdoor Adventures Get ready to search for hidden treasures, solve mysteries and develop your outdoor skills! Learn more about adventure sports like letterboxing, geocaching, and backpacking with daily activities, games and crafts. At the end of the week, test your skills during an exciting Adventure Race.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm COST: Four-week Series: $65/GBBG Member; $75/General Public Tuesdays, August 6, 13, 20, 27 Gail Wood, Certified Anat Baniel Method®NeuroMovement® Practitioner, Move with Wonder, LLC Why can’t you stretch as far as you want? Why do you still have pain? The answer isn’t just in your muscles; it lies in your
Step back in time and celebrate La Crosse's rich downtown history! Take a guided architectural walking tour of one of the largest historic commercial districts in Wisconsin. Tempt your taste buds with special fare from downtown eateries. Listen to a variety of street musicians and bands, watch craft demonstrations, and browse an antique sale and
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm COST: Lawn Seating: $20/GBBG Member; $25/General Public; $10/Child (Ages 3-17 with paid adult lawn ticket) Cowles Terrace Seating: $30/GBBG Member; $35/General Public (Child discount not available) Reminisce with a live performance of all your beloved Bob Dylan songs. A variety of food from local caterers and beverage options will be
9:30 am – 3:30 pm COST: $150/GBBG Member; $175/Non-Member Music & Nature in Harmony “Come to My Garden” and explore music centered around nature and beauty. Learn to understand your individual voice, how your sound is created, ways to keep your voice healthy and the role of one voice in a choir of many. Take
The lighted boat parade around Lake Geneva is the crown jewel of the Lake Geneva Jaycees Venetian festival, paired perfectly with rides, snacks, and more.
9:30 am – 3:30 pm COST: $35/GBBG Member; $45/Non-Member Story Book Adventure: The Lorax Bring the adventures of Dr. Seuss’s book The Lorax to life! You’ll explore the story through games and projects while learning about the effects of pollution and the importance of trees. Then, plant a Dr. Seuss inspired garden to take home!
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm COST: $5/GBBG Member; $7/General Public The Farmory is a campaign to bring local, sustainable, and indoor agriculture to Green Bay and the larger northeast Wisconsin region. By converting an empty former armory building into a 20,000 square foot indoor vertical aquaponics farm, this non-profit will offer fresh fish and produce
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm COST: Free Help us keep the Garden looking its best as we welcome thousands of visitors! Work side-by-side with Garden staff and then enjoy a delicious meal provided by the Garden.
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm COST: $5/Person at the Door Join us on the second Wednesday of each month for an herbal immersion. See and smell the wide variety of herbs used in culinary dishes, medicinal preparations and overall wellness. Enjoy an herbal demonstration where you will create an herbal infused item to take home.
Midwestern summers aren’t complete without sweet corn—enjoy this summertime favorite, along with plenty of entertainment and family fun.
9:30 am – 3:30 pm COST: $35/GBBG Member; $45/Non-Member Story Book Adventure: The Lorax Bring the adventures of Dr. Seuss’s book The Lorax to life! You’ll explore the story through games and projects while learning about the effects of pollution and the importance of trees. Then, plant a Dr. Seuss inspired garden to take home!
Celebrate India Day of Wisconsin by enjoying Indian food, music and culture at Humboldt Park.
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm COST: Lawn Seating: $25/GBBG Member; $30/General Public; $10/Child (Ages 3-17 with paid adult lawn ticket) Cowles Terrace Seating: $40/GBBG Member; $45/General Public (Child discount not available) Back for year two, listen to your favorite country songs performed by the songwriters themselves under the stars. Featuring all-new songwriters! A variety of
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm COST: Free/GBBG Member; General Admission/General Public One of the amazing feats in nature is the Migration of the Monarch butterfly. Charlene will demonstrate a tagging of a Monarch butterfly and review the purpose of tagging – to provide information to scientists. Learning about their migration will help us understand their
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm COST: $24/GBBG Member; $29/General Public Chef Shelly Platten, Healthy Chef Shell, LLC Everybody loves the bounty of a summer garden, but sometimes it can feel like too much of a good thing all at once! Join Chef Shelly for an evening of a spontaneous garden harvest that will be full
Teams from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Canada converge in the tri-cities area to race on the lake.
Stone tools such as arrowheads, blades and axes of all shapes, sizes and materials-some up to 10,000 years old!!
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm COST: Tickets: $10/Adult; Free/Child (Ages 17 and under free with one paid adult) Enjoy an array of local back-to-your-roots Wisconsin bluegrass, Americana and jam music. Presented in partnership with Willems Marketing & Events, producers of Mile of Music. A variety of food from local caterers and beverage options will be
The Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw is a family festival held every Friday and Saturday of Labor Day Weekend in Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin.