Hey lake lovers, two festivals carry the weekend of September 11 to 13, 2026. The Darien Corn Fest runs Friday through Sunday at West Park in Darien, about 20 minutes west of Lake Geneva, and admission to the grounds is free. The 32nd East Troy Bluegrass Festival runs Saturday and Sunday on the East Troy…
The Geneva Lakes Antique and Classic Boat Show fills the Abbey Marina harbor in Fontana, Wisconsin on Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27, 2026. Boats are on display Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM and Sunday from 10 AM to 3 PM. Admission and parking are both free. The boat parade leaves the…
Walworth County has 7 designated Wisconsin Rustic Roads, as many as any county in the state, and 6 of them sit within about 20 minutes of downtown Lake Geneva. They run from 2 miles to 10.3 miles, all are signed in brown and yellow, and the speed limit never goes above 45 mph. Snake Road,…
Two festivals anchor the week of September 9 to 15, 2026, and both sit within half an hour of Geneva Lake. The Darien Corn Fest runs Friday, September 11 through Sunday, September 13 at West Park in Darien, about 20 minutes west. The 32nd East Troy Bluegrass Festival runs Saturday and Sunday on the East…
September brings the Lake Geneva and Southern Lakes region from Labor Day weekend into Wisconsin’s fall season. The 177th Walworth County Fair opens the month in Elkhorn. Later weekends bring Darien Corn Fest, the East Troy Bluegrass Festival, Delavan Scarecrow Fest, harvest weekends at area farms, concerts at Alpine Valley, the Geneva Lakes Antique and…
Hey Lake Lovers! Labor Day week brings a full calendar across Lake Geneva and the Southern Lakes. The Walworth County Fair runs for 6 days in Elkhorn. Honeycrisp season starts south of the state line. East Troy has its September First Friday. Old World Wisconsin starts its September Fish Fry and Octoberfest nights. The Kettle…
Hey Lake Lovers, this is the calm week. Sort of. Venetian Festival packed up Sunday. The 177th Walworth County Fair opens next Wednesday. What sits in between is seven days of downtown getting its sidewalks back, a three-day sale on those same sidewalks, and one ticket deadline that saves you real money if you catch…
Hey Lake Lovers, downtown just survived Venetian Festival. Give it four days and it puts clothing racks on the same sidewalks. Join us for the exciting Maxwell Street Days Lake Geneva, a favorite among locals and visitors alike! Maxwell Street Days Lake Geneva runs Friday, August 28 through Sunday, August 30, 2026, from 10 AM…
Hey Lake Lovers, summer isn’t over, it’s just putting on its going-out clothes. The 177th Walworth County Fair runs Wednesday, September 2 through Labor Day Monday, September 7 at the fairgrounds in Elkhorn, about fifteen minutes up WI-67 from downtown Lake Geneva. This year’s theme is “Glitter and Gold: A Fair to Behold,” and the…
Three new places opened around the lake this year, and the biggest week on the local calendar starts Wednesday. Trying to do both at once is ambitious. Doable, but ambitious. From Wednesday, August 19 through Tuesday, August 25, the Lake Geneva area has the 64th annual Venetian Festival taking over the downtown lakefront for five…
Quick answer: The 31st annual Venetian Festival Arts and Crafts Fair runs Saturday, August 22 from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, August 23 from 10 AM to 4 PM in Library Park on the downtown Lake Geneva lakefront. Admission is free both days. Expect roughly 100 artists and crafters from around the country….
The Venetian Festival Entertainment Pavilion has a band every night from Wednesday, August 19 through Sunday, August 23, 2026, in downtown Lake Geneva. Night sets run 8 PM to close with a $5 cover after 6 PM, 21 and over with ID. The Saturday afternoon set from 3 to 6 PM is free. That’s 8…
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