Fall Family Festival at Green Bay Botanical Garden

Green Bay Botanical Garden 2600 Larsen Rd, Green Bay

9:00 am – 4:00 pm Free for the whole family Join us for our annual celebration commemorating when the Garden first opened its doors to the community! Enjoy fun activities for children of all ages including wagon rides, face painting and live family-friendly entertainment, shop fall plant sales and see displays by local garden clubs.

World Dairy Expo

Madison Madison

The World Dairy Expo serves as a forum for dairy producers, companies, organizations and other dairy enthusiasts to come together to show animals, exchange ideas, knowledge, technology and commerce. Watch animal competitions, sample dairy delights and meet animals in person.

Put Your Garden to Bed

Green Bay Botanical Garden 2600 Larsen Rd, Green Bay

Lisa Stubbe, Landscape Artisans Learn what Green Bay gardener Lisa Stubbe does to put her garden to bed before a blanket of winter cold drapes the landscape. She’ll share her experience gardening and landscaping in the Green Bay area. Topics will include: -Cutting back perennials -Proper perennial division times -Preventative insect and disease techniques -Late-season

Feargrounds

Waukesha Waukesha

Rated #1 in America for haunted houses, the Wisconsin Feargrounds has terror at every turn. It features three haunted houses as well as a new escape room.

Apple Festival

Bayfield Bayfield

A celebration of Bayfield’s agricultural heritage and autumn harvest! Test out over 60 local food booths, tour the wineries, attend the Saturday fish fry and do arts and crafts. For kids there’s carnival festivities, a parade and plenty of apples to eat.

Spiders Alive! at MPM

Milwaukee Public Museum 800 W Wells St, Milwaukee

Spiders Alive October 5-January 12 Explore this exciting eight-legged exhibit with 17 species of live spiders from around the world. Learn about spiders’ anatomy and signature traits, like venom and silk-making. Discover little-known defense mechanisms such as mimicry and noise-making. Climb on a spider model that’s 50x larger than its life-sized counterpart! See a rare

Cranberry Festival

Stone Lake Stone Lake

During the first week of October, thousands of people gather to celebrate the cranberry harvest with parades, games, food and drinks. Also go on a cranberry marsh tour, watch the krate derby, do arts and crafts, and shop the flea market.

A Day on the Farm in Platteville

University Wisconsin-Platteville College Farm Hosted by Platteville Regional Chamber 29200 College Farm Road, Platteville

Enjoy a free family friendly event exploring a working farm. Guided tours, demonstrations and kids activities are all part of this day of learning about agriculture. Have lunch on the farm and support a local 4-H club as they will have food items for sale. Event runs 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The Gift of Poetry

Green Bay Botanical Garden 2600 Larsen Rd, Green Bay

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Sandy Johnson, Author & Retired Teacher Anyone can be a poet! Start your poetry journey by learning the process of writing the Japanese style poem of Haiku. Bring along a photo of a special person, place or object as inspiration as you create your Haiku. Sandy will share examples of

Mystery at MPM

Milwaukee Public Museum 800 W Wells St, Milwaukee

Explore the mysterious and spooky side of MPM as you put your sleuthing skills to the test! Solve diabolical riddles, interview shady characters, and gather tips to aid your investigation. Grab your magnifying glass and detective hat to follow a series of clues that lead you through the twisting corridors and shadowy corners of the