Sunday, September 21, 2025

  1. Bacon Bash

    River Falls, WI2025-09-21

    There will be eating contests, pig crafts, an amateur bacon cook-off and many bacon dishes, including ice cream.

  2. Riot Fest

    Chicago, IL2025-09-21

    This Douglass Park music festival also features a circus sideshow revue and carnival.

  3. Willy Street Fair

    Madison, WI2025-09-21

    This street fair on Williamson Street on the isthmus features food, vendors, music on three stages and a parade at 11 a.m. Sunday.

  4. Audubon Days

    Mayville, WI2025-09-21

    The festival in this town next to big Horicon Marsh features bed races, a car show, craft fair, bag tournament and music.

  5. Hot Air Balloon Days

    Creston, IA2025-09-21

    In this town southwest of Des Moines, there are balloon races and night glows, a parade with marching-band contest, an arts and crafts fair and a flea market.

  6. Apple Days

    Excelsior, MN2025-09-21

    On the shore of Lake Minnetonka, there's a history tour, apple pie-eating contest, music and a street dance.

  7. Wine & Harvest Festival

    Cedarburg, WI2025-09-21

    There's a pumpkin regatta — yes, people paddling hollowed-out pumpkins across Cedar Creek — at the fest in this historic mill town just north of Milwaukee. There's also a scarecrow contest, grape stomp, hay rides, juried arts fair and lots of food.

  8. Applefest USA

    La Crescent, MN2025-09-21

    This bluff town, across the Mississippi River from La Crosse, celebrates fall with apple-orchard tours, a 5K run, children's activities, music, kickball and cornhole tournaments, a noon Saturday kiddie parade and a grand parade at 1 p.m. Sunday.

  9. Vintage Illinois at the Canal Market

    Utica, IL2025-09-21

    Sample wine from more than 25 wineries and listen to music at this festival near Starved Rock State Park.

  10. Pufferbilly Days

    Boone, IA2025-09-21

    This festival in central Iowa, just west of Ames, is named for a steam engine and features a spike-driving contest, mud volleyball and rides on the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad. A parade is Saturday.

  11. Mahkato Wacipi

    Mankato, MN2025-09-21

    This traditional powwow in Land of Memories Park commemorates the 38 Dakota who were hanged after the 1862 U.S.-Dakota war.

  12. Chicago Live!

    Chicago, IL2025-09-21

    The city calls this festival at Navy Pier the largest free performing-arts festival in the Midwest, with more than 100 artists and organizations across five stages.

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