Professional musicians, many of them world-famous, offer free concerts nearly every evening in Millennium Park's beautiful Pritzker Pavilion. This year's schedule includes Bernstein's West Side Story, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Broadway Sings America.
This big festival celebrates its 90th year with a sand-castle contest, water fights, ship-building (in less than 30 minutes), beer tasting, watermelon feed, bike tour and more. On the last day, there's a big parade at 1 p.m.
The hometown of the Nobel Prize-winning author celebrates with such events as turtle races, bicycle stunts, Friday fireworks, a craft fair, music and a parade Saturday.
In addition to German music, food and beer, this festival at the Brown County Fair Grounds features stein-holding, barrel-rolling and sauerkraut-eating contests, plus a Sunday parade.
This Fox Cities town celebrates its heritage with toilet-paper tosses, lawn games, human foosball, a firefighter tug of war and 35 bands on three stages in Sunset Park.
The country-music festival between Lake Geneva and Kenosha features Keith Urban, Riley Green and the Red Clay Strays. There's camping onsite.
You can't see this kind of thing just anywhere: cut-throat log rolling, boom running, springboard chopping and speed climbing.
More than 80 bands perform on five stages at this outdoor festival near Chippewa Falls. Headliners include The Offspring, Limp Bizkit and Gojira. There's onsite camping.
Jordan Davis, Riley Green and Koe Wetzel are among the headliners of this fest. There's camping on-site.
In this river town south of St. Paul, there will be 25 bands on four stages, plus a carnival, arts & crafts fair and classic-car show.
In this lakes town near Sibley State Park, there's a water-ski show, parade, kids' fishing derby and fireworks.
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