Wausau Area Seasonal Rhythm and Annual Events

Central Wisconsin State Fair dates for 2026 or 2027 were not found on the Central Wisconsin State Fair Association site, whose events listing returned no results on 2026-09-19.

Langlade County's tourism site shows only upcoming weekly events (Antigo Farmers Market, a 4th Annual Unity in the Community Event); no annual festival with an organizer page was verified for Langlade County this session.

Wausau Events, Inc. is a standalone 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has run events in the Greater Wausau Area for over 30 years, funded through donations, sponsorships and participation of area municipalities.

Wausau Events is governed by a 15-member board of directors and staffed by an executive director and a part-time events assistant, with offices at 316 Scott Street, Wausau.

The Wausau Events 2026 calendar runs from Winter Weekend (January 23 and 24) through the Holiday Parade (December 4), ten event cards in all.

Winter Fest, Wausau Events' family winter festival, was scheduled for January 24, 2026 at Marathon Park (East Gate Hall), from 11 AM to 1 PM, with sled dog weight pulls, sled dog rides for kids and ice skating.

The organizer's page states that the 2026 Winter Fest was cancelled.

Winter Brew Fest, the 21-and-over half of Winter Weekend, was scheduled for January 23, 2026 at the Rothschild Pavilion from 6 PM to 9 PM, with samples from 8+ breweries.

The Tomahawk Regional Chamber of Commerce's Taste of Tomahawk is set for Saturday, March 13, 2027, 1:00 to 4:00 PM, at Inshalla Country Club; the chamber bills it as the event's 21st birthday.

WWSP 90FM's World's Largest Trivia Contest in Stevens Point ran as Trivia 56 on April 17, 18 and 19, 2026, and Trivia 57 is announced for April 9, 10 and 11, 2027.

The Taylor County Lions hosted their 12th Annual Maple Festival on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at the Simek Recreation Center, 1037 Broadway Ave, Medford.

The Medford Area Chamber lists the Pine Line Marathon on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

The Stevens Point Area CVB places the Festival of Arts in April and the Portage County Cultural Festival in May on its annual events calendar.

Concerts on the Square is a free 13-week series every Wednesday night in summer on the 400 Block in downtown Wausau, with bands from 6 to 8 PM; the organizer says over 2,000 people gather each night.

The 2026 Concerts on the Square season ran June 3 to August 18 per the organizer's calendar, including a 'Concert off the Square' with the Village of Weston at Kennedy Park on Tuesday, August 18.

Wings Over Wausau, presented by Wausau Events with CoVantage Credit Union and Brickner's of Wausau, ran June 26-27, 2026 at the Wausau Downtown Airport with daytime and nighttime airshows and Saturday fireworks.

Wings Over Wausau 2026 general admission was $10 for adults and $5 for ages 10-17 for the weekend, with children 10 and under admitted without charge.

The IncredibleBank Clear For Takeoff 5K runs on the taxiways and runways of the Wausau Downtown Airport during Wings Over Wausau; the 2026 race was June 27 and benefits the Never Forgotten Honor Flight.

Chalkfest has turned the 400 Block sidewalks in downtown Wausau into chalk drawings each summer since 2004; the 2026 edition was June 27 and 28.

Chalkfest 2026 registration cost $35, including an assigned space and a box of 48 pastels, and the 2026 event sold out.

The Central Wisconsin State Fair Association held Born to Dairy: Bites, Brews, Beats on June 6, 2026 at the Central Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Marshfield, with proceeds going to fairgrounds improvements.

Wausau Whitewater Park hosted the ACA North American Whitewater Open Canoe Slalom Championships June 24-29, 2026.

Wausau Events' Festival Foods 4th of July Fireworks Fest opens the Wausau Airport to the public on July 4; admission is without charge, gates opened at 6 PM in 2026 and the show starts at dusk.

Stevens Point's Riverfront Rendezvous, run by the city's Parks, Recreation & Forestry department at Pfiffner Pioneer Park, listed food vendor hours Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5, and the page now reads 'We'll See You Again in 2027!'

The Taste 'N Glow Balloon Fest runs July 10 and 11, 2026, daily until 11 PM, on event grounds at 140914 Stettin Drive, Marathon City, on land provided by the Trailmates Snowmobile Club.

Visit Wausau's listing states the Taste 'N Glow Balloon Festival takes place the first full weekend after the 4th of July.

Taste 'N Glow's schedule includes balloon lift-offs at about 6:30 PM each evening and 6:30 AM Saturday, and a tethered Balloon Glow from about 9 to 10 PM, all weather permitting.

Visit Wausau lists Taste 'N Glow admission at $5 per day for ages 13 and up, with children 12 and younger admitted without charge.

The Hmong Wausau Festival ran August 1-2, 2026 at the Peoples Sports Complex in Wausau, with sports, food vendors, dance and singing competitions.

Hmong Wausau Festival 2026 admission was $11 for one day or $20 for two days, with children 10 and under and seniors 65 and older admitted without charge.

Visit Wausau states the Hmong Wausau Festival is presented by the Hmong American Center, Inc. at People's State Bank Sports Complex, 602 E Kent St., and that it has drawn roughly 14,000 attendees with a $1.03 million economic impact.

The Wisconsin Valley Fair's next edition is August 3-8, 2027 at Marathon Park, per the fair's site header.

The first Marathon County fair was held in Marathon Park by the Marathon County Agricultural Society on September 25 and 26, 1868.

The Marathon County Agricultural Society deeded the Marathon Park fairgrounds to Marathon County in 1920.

Wisconsin Valley Fair daily admission is $9 before 1:00 PM and $13 after, with kids 10 and under always admitted without charge, and grandstand general-admission seating is included with gate admission.

Wausau Whitewater's Midwest Freestyle Championships ran Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16, 2026, drawing about 100 kayakers and canoeists from across the Midwest.

Wausau Whitewater Park is a 1/3 mile course in downtown Wausau run by the Wausau Kayak/Canoe Corporation, a 501(c)(3), with recreational releases from June into October 2026.

Big Bull Falls Blues Fest ran August 21-22, 2026 on Fern Island in downtown Wausau, Friday 4 to 11 PM and Saturday 12 to 11 PM; the organizer bills it as Wisconsin's longest running blues festival.

Big Bull Falls Blues Fest offered 35th anniversary merchandise in 2026, and weekend tickets cost $80.

Visit Wausau lists the Central Wisconsin Military Show in August at the Motorama Auto Museum grounds, 181705 Stradale Lane, Aniwa (Shawano County); its page still shows August 22nd & 23rd, 2025.

The Stevens Point Area CVB places PaddleQuest, a paddling-based adventure event in Stevens Point, in August.

The Stevens Point Area CVB says the Riverfront Jazz Festival is held every Labor Day weekend and calls it the largest outdoor jazz festival in Central Wisconsin.

Birds in Art at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum opens each fall on the weekend after Labor Day; the 51st exhibition runs September 12, 2026 to January 3, 2027.

Wausau's ARTrageous Weekend, September 12-13, 2026, bundles Art World, the Festival of Arts, the Center for the Visual Arts, Rise Up and Birds in Art across multiple Wausau locations.

The 56th Art in the Park took place Saturday, September 19, 2026, 10 AM to 4 PM, at Pfiffner Pioneer Park in downtown Stevens Point.

The Tomahawk Fall Ride, an annual September motorcycle gathering, ran Thursday, September 17 through Sunday, September 20, 2026, with the Tomahawk Regional Chamber as event contact.

The Friends of Wausau Historic Landmarks' third annual Tour de Marathon County bus tour is September 26, 2026.

Wausau Events' Harvest Fest is October 3, 2026 in downtown Wausau, open to all ages without admission charge, with pumpkins for kids 12 and under and food donations suggested for Peyton's Promise.

The Hidden Studios Art Tour is October 2, 3 and 4, 2026, a tour of nine working art studios in Central Wisconsin that has been 'building community since 2004'.

Monk Botanical Gardens lights the gardens for five Blossom of Lights nights in October 2026: October 16, 19, 23, 26 and 30.

Shawano Country Chamber lists the 38th Annual Caroline Lions Colorama starting Oct. 1, 2026 at W12721 Buss Rd, Caroline.

Shawano Downtown Octoberfest is Oct. 3, 2026, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Main Street, Shawano.

Boos & Booze, Wausau Events' 21-and-over Halloween event at the Rothschild Pavilion, is October 23, 2026, 6 to 9 PM, with samples from 12+ breweries.

The Indian Society of Central Wisconsin's Diwali Festival is Saturday, November 7, 2026 at the Central Wisconsin Convention & Expo Center in Rothschild.

Wausau Area Hmong New Year Inc. holds the Hmong New Year November 14-15, 2026 at the Central Wisconsin Convention & Expo Center, 10101 Market St, Rothschild, with a dance competition, vendors and a general show.

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Wausau Events' Holiday Parade is December 4, 2026, starting at Marathon Park at 6:30 PM and ending at the 400 Block in downtown Wausau.