Saturday, October 11, 2025

  1. Covered Bridge Studio Tour

    Cedarburg, WI2025-10-11

    This studio tour in eastern Wisconsin includes more than 60 artists in Cedarburg, Grafton, Port Washington, Mequon, Thiensville and Newburg.

  2. Northeast Iowa Artists' Studio Tour

    Decorah area, IA2025-10-11

    Drive through scenic bluff country to see 40 artists at 32 sites around Decorah, Burr Oak, St. Lucas, Waukon, West Union, Cresco, New Albin, Lansing, Elgin and Clermont.

  3. Scarecrow Weekend

    St. Charles, IL2025-10-11

    There's a big scarecrow contest plus a carnival, music, dance, children's activities and the Autumn on the Fox arts show in this town west of Chicago.

  4. Apple Festival

    Charlevoix, MI2025-10-11

    In this Lake Michigan town, there's a pumpkin-carving contest, children's activities and an arts and crafts show.

  5. Scenic Drive Festival

    Van Buren County, IA2025-10-11

    In the southeast corner of Iowa, 11 villages feature quilt shows, scarecrow contests, bake sales, tours of historic sites, wine tasting and street fairs.

  6. Madison County Covered Bridge Festival

    Winterset, IA2025-10-11

    John Wayne was born there, George Washington Carver lived there and the famous covered bridges still are there. The festival in this town southwest of Des Moines features guided bus tours to the bridges, free horse-drawn wagon rides to Wayne's house, Old West shootouts, live music and a parade at 2 p.m. Sunday.

  7. Pumpkin Patch Festival

    Egg Harbor, WI2025-10-11

    There'll be music, children's games and arts and crafts in this Door County village.

  8. Oktoberfest

    Lake Geneva, WI2025-10-11

    There will be music, food and free pumpkins on downtown streets.

  9. Shadows of the Blue and Gray

    Princeton, IL2025-10-11

    This Civil War festival off I-80, half an hour west of Starved Rock State Park, includes battle re-enactments both days.

  10. Galena Country Fair

    Galena, IL2025-10-11

    There's a juried fine arts/arts and crafts fair, farmers market, wine garden, bake shop, music and children's games in Grant Park.

  11. Burgoo Festival

    Utica, IL2025-10-11

    The street party in this northern Illinois town, gateway to Starved Rock State Park, features vats of "pioneer'' stew, a crafts fair and music.

  12. Harvest Fest

    Stillwater, MN2025-10-11

    In this river town, there will be a pumpkin pie-eating contest, a pumpkin regatta on the St. Croix, a microbrew tasting and a pedal tractor pull.

  13. Red Wing Arts Fall Festival

    Red Wing, MN2025-10-11

    More than 100 artist booths line four blocks of this Mississippi River town. There's also music and food.

  14. Iowa City Book Festival

    Iowa City, IA2025-10-11

    The first North American town to be named a UNESCO City of Literature offers talks, readings, panels, exhibits and a walking tour of literary Iowa City.

  15. Civil War Immersion Weekend at Norskedalen

    Coon Valley, WI2025-10-11

    This pioneer farmstead in the coulees southeast of La Crosse is wonderfully atmospheric, and the crackerjack re-enactors of the Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry's Company B give the region's most affecting portrayal of war. Skirmishes will be at 2 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday.

  16. Harvest Festival

    New Buffalo, MI2025-10-11

    This Lake Michigan beach town offers wine and craft-beer tasting, hay rides, pumpkin painting, live music and fine arts.

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