Friday, May 22, 2026

  1. Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival

    Ashland, WI2026-05-22

    Based out of the Northern Great Lakes Visitors Center, activities include bird-banding, hikes and expeditions, hatchery tours and kayaking tours of estuaries.

  2. North Iowa Band Festival

    Mason City, IA2026-05-22

    There's a carnival, craft show and car cruise, but don't miss the 10 a.m. Saturday band parade in this northern Iowa town, which Meredith Willson made famous in "The Music Man.''

  3. World's Largest Brat Fest

    Madison, WI2026-05-22

    There's music on four stages, plus kids' games, a sports zone, carnival rides and Sunday fireworks. Admission is free. In the Willow Island outside Alliant Energy Center. Headliners include the Great White, the Lovin' Spoonful and Rhett Walker.

  4. Duluth Dylan Festival

    Duluth, MN2026-05-22

    The town in which Bob Dylan was born celebrates the singer's 85th birthday with a singer-songwriter contest, a bus tour, a dance party, jam sessions and a birthday party at his childhood home.

  5. CelebrAsian Asian Heritage Festival

    Des Moines, IA2026-05-22

    This festival at Western Gateway Park features such activities as martial arts, lion dancers, chopstick races, a fashion show and, of course, food.

  6. Sound Cheq Music Fest

    Washburn, WI2026-05-22

    Fifty local bands, choirs and orchestras perform at six venues in this town on Chequamegon Bay.

  7. Door Peninsula Lighthouse Passport Days

    Door County, WI2026-05-22

    The Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay offers tours of the peninsula's 11 lighthouses by foot, boat, trolley, minibus and airplane.

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