For two days only, take a one-hour tour around the exterior of the Taliesin estate. After your tour, Frank Lloyd Wright’s personal drafting studio will be open for warm, wintry

Celebrate the sacred bird in this weekend event on the Wisconsin River, where dozens of the majestic birds perch in the bare branches along shore. Watch for free public lectures,

Get to know some of the state’s most prestigious cheese and beer makers as you sample hundreds of their delicious creations. Choose between general or premium admission, both of which offer a plethora of enjoyable festival extras. isthmusbeercheese.com

Lake Geneva hosts the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition during this weeklong festival that celebrates all things winter. Fifteen teams travel from all over the country to Flatiron Park, and with great skill and detail, fashion snow into amazing sculptures over nine feet tall. Also make snowmen at a bonfire; go skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing;

Check out candlelight skiing, a chili cook-off, ice carving, ice bowling, costumed Fruit Loop Fun Run, an entertaining Stumpf Fiddle Contest and an awesome fireworks show. Fun and games include

Celebrate hot air balloons with a Friday night balloon and fire show as well as a parade and fireworks. On Saturday and Sunday, more than 30 balloons launch at sunrise

Hosted in Madison’s 250-acre Elver Park, events are slated to include candlelight skiing, sledding, a 5K run and a fun run for the kids, ski clinic, ice skating and another

Partake in this winter getaway, where a weekend has never been sweeter. This chocolate-themed event at The American Club features a variety of culinary talent, food pairings and evening dinners. americanclubresort.com/calendar