Wizard World Comic Con

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

Winter Festival at Taliesin

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

43rd Annual Electric Christmas Parade

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

Holidazzle

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

Winter Festival at Taliesin

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

Kickapoo Valley Reserve Winterfest

La Farge La Farge

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.

Bald Eagle Watching Days

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

Hot ChocolateFest

Burlington Burlington

Come out to sample hot chocolates from restaurants in downtown Burlington to discover which one is the best! There’s also a 5K run and pancake breakfast at Veteran’s Terrace.

Isthmus Beer and Cheese Festival

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

Winterfest

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;