Events Calendar

Introducing the School of Heritage Arts

Sponsored by the Valley Art Association, the SHA’s goal is to teach once commonly practiced arts, including embroidery (floss, crewel, hardanger), hand quilt piecing, cross stitch, and many other arts.

Acoustic Cafe - Eau Claire
Eau Claire

Visual Art

Works by June Haigh-Boley

An Eau Claire artist working primarily in watercolor and acrylics. The paintings in this exhibit focus on realistic habitats and florals.

Decadent Gifts
Eau Claire

Visual Art

Fever Fest ft. The Frontmen, Chris Kroeze, Rafe Carlson, and TJ Morrow

The annual event returns with live music, donkeyball, and family fun. Schedule online.

Seymour Ball Club
Eau Claire

Music Recreation

Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market

Eau Claire's biggest producers-only farmers market is held along the Chippewa River in scenic Downtown Eau Claire under an open-air pavilion. Live entertainment and an Artist's Market on Saturdays.

Phoenix Park
Eau Claire

Farmers Markets

Menomonie Farmers Market

Local growers, makers, and artists that bring seasonal goods and handcrafted products. Live music, demos, kids activities and more.

Wilson Park
Menomonie

Food & Drink Farmers Markets

Live Music: Last Open Road

Their classic rock selections cover several decades with superb guitar work, dueling vocals, and a thumping beat.

Ted's Timber Lodge
Holcombe

Music

BookBike at the Farmers Market

Check out materials, sign up for a library card, get answers to reference questions, learn how to download digital content, and more.

Phoenix Park
Eau Claire

Words

Cadott Farmers Market

Expect to find fresh produce, food vendors, food trucks, crafts, and much more.

Riverview Park
Cadott

Farmers Markets

Chippewa Valley HamFest & CraftFest

Great event to meet other hams and to buy/sell crafts and ham radio gear.

Bloomer Fairgrounds
Bloomer

Games & Hobbies

Blue Sky Art Adventure - Dirty Pot Party (Eco printing)

Prints from this technique are often described as smokey, shadowed, softly blended with subtle backgrounds that highlight the shapes of the plants.

Blue Sky Retreat
Eleva

Crafting & Making

Community Rummage & Bake Sale

The DCHS bi-annual event is back to help raise money for unhomed companion pets in Dunn County. All proceeds benefit the DCHS's mission, covering vet care, adoptions, facilities, and community outreach.

Dunn County Fairgrounds - Fanetti Community Center
Menomonie

Causes & Charities Animals & Pets

Weekly Community Walk

A free community walk, open to the public, to promote an active and healthy lifestyle. Organized by John Gyorfi.

Phoenix Park Bridge
Eau Claire

Community, Neighborhoods & Civics Wellness

Paddle for a Purpose

Fun, family-friendly, doubles pickleball tournament to benefit Summit Academy.

Wakanda Park
Menomonie

Recreation Causes & Charities

Zumba with PS-Get Fit, LLC

Their goal is to share with you the desire to have fun while working out. No experience, skill, coordination, rhythm, etc needed.

Lake Wissota Chiropractic & Wellness
Chippewa Falls

Wellness

Goat Yoga

A relaxing yoga session with some gentle stretches and calm while being nudged and nuzzled with playful goats.

Hidden Timber Soul Sanctuary
Fall Creek

Fitness

Clear Creek Museum

Their numerous interactive displays feature exhibits showcasing the area's agricultural heritage, logging history, and pioneer life.

Clear Creek Museum
Strum

Museums & History

Fall Porch Pot Worshop

A drop-in design workshop where you can design and plant your own porch pot.

Green Oasis Garden Center
Chippewa Falls

Crafting & Making

Chippewa River Trolley: Family Trolley Express

Similar to the Trolley's Eau Claire Signature Tour, but shorter and geared for kids 12 and under. Plus get a chance to ring the bell!

Saturday mornings: consult website for availability.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Kids

Chippewa Valley Humanists

Open meeting for members and anyone interested in learning more about Humanism. For questions or more information: info@cvhumanists.org.

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Eau Claire

Community, Neighborhoods & Civics

Michael Jackson Barre Fusion

It's a birthday celebration for the King of Pop. Join Becca for a Michael Jackson themed class focused on smooth hip moves and a high-energy plank series to Beat It.

Latitude 44 Yoga Studio
Eau Claire

Wellness

Pepin County Heritage Center Open Hours

Check out updated exhibits, research your family history, and of course see the next door jail, all in a 150+ year old former County Courthouse.

Pepin County Heritage Center
Durand

Museums & History

Big Papa BBQ @ River Bend

Join Big Papa at the Vineyard for wine & crowd favorite bbq.

River Bend Winery & Distillery
Chippewa Falls

Food & Drink

Jaquish Farms Fields of Gold 2026

Annual Sunflower Maze and family fun event hosted by Jaquish Farms. All profits are donated to support Joshua's Camp and families battling cancer in the Chippewa Valley.

Jaquish Farms
Eau Claire

Kids Outdoors

Chippewa River Trolley: Signature Eau Claire Trolley Tour

A charming unique trolley ride through some of EC's most beautiful, interesting, and iconic neighborhoods, districts, and sites.

Consult website for availability.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Museums & History

Wilson Place Museum Guided Tour

Step inside the historic Wilson Place Museum and discover the people, stories, and changing times that shaped Menomonie.

Wilson Place Museum
Menomonie

Museums & History

Clearwater Jazz & Art Festival

Clearwater Jazz & Art Festival presents a full day of jazz and art, with non-stop jazz on 3 stages, a fine art gallery, food trucks and fun for all.

The Brewing Projekt
Eau Claire

Music Visual Art

Chippewa River Trolley: Signature Eau Claire Trolley Tour

A charming unique trolley ride through some of EC's most beautiful, interesting, and iconic neighborhoods, districts, and sites.

Consult website for availability.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Museums & History

Live Music at the Fish Farm: Bill McMahon and Carolyn Young

An afternoon of blues and jazz tunes from friends of the fish farm, Bill McMahon and Carolyn Young.

Jeremiah's Bullfrog Fish Farm
Menomonie

Music

Sounds of River Bend Live Music

Live music on the Haywagon stage. From crowd favorites to new artists you'll hear something for everyone. Full lineup online.

River Bend Winery & Distillery
Chippewa Falls

Music

FREE Ice Cream Social

Enjoy a free ice cream social, featuring Culver’s custard. Outdoor activities for all ages. Performer Steve Russell presents "The Bubbler", filling the air with fun bubbles.

Grace Episcopal Church
Menomonie

Food & Drink

Burger Night on the Farm

Enjoy 100% grassfed burgers and pulled pork, right on the farm. There will be special burgers of the week, live music, trivia, fundraising, events, bingo, and more (schedule online)

Together Farms
Mondovi

Food & Drink

Chippewa River Trolley: Signature Eau Claire Trolley Tour

A charming unique trolley ride through some of EC's most beautiful, interesting, and iconic neighborhoods, districts, and sites.

Consult website for availability.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Museums & History

The Ultimate Bar Challenge @ The Growler Guys

Play a random bar skill game (beer pong, quarters, darts, or flip cup) for prizes. Sign-ups begin at 5pm, with preliminary skill games at 7pm, followed by a jackpot round.

The Growler Guys
Eau Claire

Nightlife

Summer Music at Vino Cappuccino

Outdoor music on the lawn, local wine, wood-fired pizza, and more. Weather permitting.

Vino Cappuccino
Elk Mound

Music

Chippewa River Trolley: Urban Wine & Tastings Tour

An Evening of Exceptional Wines, Artisan Bites, and a Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Friday and Saturday evenings. Consult website for availability.

Trolley tours depart from The Local Store
Eau Claire

Food & Drink

Live Music: Fletcher Myhre Quartet

Fletcher performs as a part of the Grammy Nominated Jazz Ensemble I, Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, and numerous jazz combos.

2 Roots Gallery
Eau Claire

Music

LAKELY LIMITED: Justin Alan Payne

Based in East Nashville, Justin Alan Payne leaves a deep impression on audiences with his powerful and moving live performances, bringing equal parts angst, fearlessness and vulnerability that never fail to capture a room.

The Lakely
Eau Claire

Music

Greg Herriges

A mix of original and traditional “progressive world music” on guitar, voice, and Greek bouzouki, with a unique approach honed by his studies of Asian, Mediterranean, and other worldly styles.

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts
Menomonie

Music

Clear Water Comedy Presents: Jared Kessebaum [3 Shows]

LA-based comedian Jared Kessebaum performs his blend of naive storytelling and witty wordplay. He runs the popular monthly Sawtelle Show in Los Angeles and has appeared on Good Mythical Morning.

The Plus
Eau Claire

Comedy & Improv

Orlando, A Live Performance [3 Shows]

Nonic's annual outdoor production of Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando, a theatrical journey through space, time, and gender following a courtier to Queen Elizabeth who lives across centuries.

Brewery Nonic
Menomonie

Stage & Screen

The Gilmore Family Band

Rock’n Ass Blues’n Grass from Eau Claire, WI. Their debut album, "MESS THAT WE MADE", is available on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube Music and all streaming platforms.

Heartbreakers Bar & Grill
Chippewa Falls

Music

Public Telescope Observing

Join members from Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society (CVAS) for weekly telescope observing, if the skies are clear.

Hobbs Observatory
Fall Creek

Outdoors

UNSOLVED HISTORIES: True Crime & the Sultry Sins of Summer, an Eau Claire Dark History Tour

This Summer-Only Tour is a spin-off of our wildly popular DARK HISTORY TOUR. It's an exclusive, late-night deep dive on true crime stories, unsolved murders, and a historical re-enactment of one of Eau Claire's most notorious murders.

The Local Store
Eau Claire

Museums & History