Festivals, Family Fun & Fall Magic
Fall festivals in Madison and across Southern Wisconsin are full of fun, color, and cozy vibes. You can pick pumpkins, sip hot cider, and get lost in a corn maze. The music of local bands and kids laughter fill the air while everyone enjoys the crisp autumn air. Here are a bunch of great ways to celebrate the season with friends and family.
OCTOBER
3 Fall Fest – Monona/Aldo Leopold Nature Center
3 Oktoberfest - Madison/Edgewater Hotel Grand Plaza
3-5 Oktoberfest – Milwaukee/Summerfest Grounds
4 Candlelight Hike – Blue Mounds/Blue Mounds State Park
4 Harvest Folk Festival – Madison/Allen Centennial Garden (620 Babcock Dr.)
4 Madison Vegan Fest – Madison/Lake Farm Park
4 Oktoberfest – Madison/Westmorland Park
4 Fall Wine Walk – Wisconsin Dells/downtown
4-5 Fall Village Market - Mt. Horeb/Main St.
4-5 Fall Festival of Color - Lake Mills/Commons Park
5 Autumn Fest - Broadhead/Veteran’s Park
10 Oktoberfest Festival – Monroe/Minhas Brewery (1408 13th St.)
11 Fall Fair on the Square - Baraboo/downtown square
11 Fall Wine Walk - Beloit/downtown
11 Main Street Monroe Art Walk – Monroe/Courthouse Square
11 Monona Fall Festival – Monona/Winnequah Park
11 Parktoberfest – Prairie du Sac/Culver Community Park
11 Pumpkin Phest – Verona/Wisconsin Brewing Company
11-12 Harvest Fest – New Glarus/Swiss Historical Village
11-12 Oktoberfest - Lake Geneva/200 Broad St.
16 Madison Night Market – Madison/State St. & Capitol Square
16 Wisconsin Science Festival - Madison/various locations
16 Witches Night Out - Mt. Horeb/downtown
17 Craft Beer Walk - Wisconsin Dells/downtown
18 Dells on Tap – Wisconsin Dells/downtown
18 Halloween at the Farm – Waunakee/Schumacher Farm Park
23-26 Wisconsin Book Festival - Madison/201 W Mifflin St.
25 Autumn Artisan Faire - Middleton/The Bruce Company
25 Fall Downtown Fest - Beaver Dam/downtown
25 Trick or Treat at the Ballpark – Madison/Duck Pond
25 Tricks and Treats Scramble (Madison Parks event) – Madison/Odana Hills Golf Course
26 Boo at the Zoo – Madison/Henry Vilas Zoo
29 Downtown Family Halloween - Madison/State St. & Capitol Square
NOVEMBER
1-8 Driftless Film Festival - Mineral Point/Opera House