Saturday, May 23, 2026

  1. Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival

    Ashland, WI2026-05-23

    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, IA2026-05-23

    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. Fort Michilimackinac Pageant

    Mackinaw City, MI2026-05-23

    This free pageant downtown features a large cast that re-enacts events that took place between the French, British and Indian tribes on June 2, 1763.

  4. World's Largest Brat Fest

    Madison, WI2026-05-23

    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.

  5. Native American Festival

    St. Ignace, MI2026-05-23

    This family-friendly festival at the Museum of Ojibwa Culture features drumming, dancing, singing, Ojibwa games, artisan workshops and mass in Ojibwa.

  6. Chicago Suenos Festival

    Chicago, IL2026-05-23

    This Latin-music festival in Grant Park also features Latin food, art installations and a Ferris wheel. It's not free; buy tickets early.

  7. Duluth Dylan Festival

    Duluth, MN2026-05-23

    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.

  8. CelebrAsian Asian Heritage Festival

    Des Moines, IA2026-05-23

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

  9. Sound Cheq Music Fest

    Washburn, WI2026-05-23

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

  10. Door Peninsula Lighthouse Passport Days

    Door County, WI2026-05-23

    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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