Since 1927, this cherished holiday tradition has featured over 100 units in its annual parade. Festivities include floats, local celebrities, costumed characters, giant helium balloons and of course, Santa Claus. milwaukeeparade.com
Start your holiday season off right with this illuminated parade through the heart of downtown Manitowoc. Visit with Santa Claus or watch the parade’s floats and marching bands. Bring your Christmas spirit! manitowoc.org/292/Holiday-Parade
Gaze upon a 140-foot Christmas tree and tons of light displays (made up of more than two million lights) at this holiday tradition in La Crosse along the river. Additionally, enjoy a live nativity presentation, featured every weekend from the event’s kickoff until Christmas. rotarylights.org
Come and check out your favorite artists, creators and celebrity guests to celebrate the best in pop-fi, movies, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World Madison is also the place for costumes, with fans young and old showing off their best costumes throughout the
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 beverages and a holiday story reading by the fireside. The Riverview Terrace Café and Taliesin Gift Shop will be open for lunch and holiday shopping
A lighted parade fills the streets of downtown Lake Geneva with holiday cheer. Be sure to visit the shops and restaurants afterward for specials and holiday happenings. visitlakegeneva.com
Downtown Beloit businesses glow with holiday lights and music, so you can purchase fine arts and crafts for holiday gift giving. Refreshments are offered by many businesses, clubs and restaurants. Enjoy the free trolley as you travel around this free event with forty-plus locations. Also hear live music, visit with Santa, do kids’ activities and
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 beverages and a holiday story reading by the fireside. The Riverview Terrace Café and Taliesin Gift Shop will be open for lunch and holiday shopping
The celebration of winter includes sledding, skiing, archery, snow-sculpting, ice cave hikes, chainsaw carving, face-painting, horse-drawn bobsled rides, the Tri-state Malamute Club Sled Dog Race and weight pull, snow mountain and snow tunnel, fat tire bike demonstrations and more.
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, and stop at the viewing area in Prairie du Sac, overlooking Eagle Island, for telescope viewing in a protected area ideal for photographing eagles. ferrybluffeaglecouncil.org