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August 22

Ride, Drive, and Cruise Portage

6pm Friday - Cruise night sponsored by Portage Chamber and CCVB call for details 742-6242

Portage Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: 608-742-6242





August 22-23

Taste of Portage Market Fair

Come to downtown Portage to sample a variety of food from Portage area restaurants and visit over 50 art and craft vendors. Stroll through the all-make all-model car show and listen to music on two entertainment stages. Kids can enjoy pony rides, kid'scraft tent, kids pedal tractor pull and much more.

Portage Area Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: 608-742-6242





August 23

Rio Street Dance

Downtown Rio, Parade, Food, Games for the kids, Entertainment all day!!





August 24

Citywide Picnic at Columbus Fireman's Park

Fun for the whole family from 1pm to 6 pm





August 29-31

23rd Annual WWDSA Sheep Dog Trials

Sheep dog trial drawing competitors from around the country at the McLeish Farm, N5085 Hwy 78, Portage from 7:30 am - 5:30 pm

Jean Bass
Telephone: 608-845-6996





August 30

5th Annual Pardeeville Community Car & Truck Show and 4th Annual Antique & Classic Tractor Show

Chandler Park in Pardeeville, WI from 8 am - 4 pm

Car Show 608-429-3703 or Antique Tractor Show 608-429-3827





September 1

Randolph Kiwanis Korn Karnival

Food, Parade, Rides, Games, Free Corn

Ken Ireland
Telephone: 920-326-5008





September 6

Pardeeville Watermelon Festival

Noon to 5:00 pm at Chandler Park





September 12-14

41st Annual Wo-Zha-Wa Days Fall Festival

all of downtown Wisconsin Dells marks the end of summer with this huge festival named for the Ho-Chunk phrase "to have fun". Carnival rides, food stands, sidewalk sales, an arts, antiques and crafts fair, and more culminate with the parade on Sunday.
Telephone: 800-223-3557
Web Site: www.wisdells.com/events/festivalsmain.cfm





September 20

Sorghum Festival

Savanna Oaks, Fall River





September 20

Marching for Mutts

11am - 1:30 pm Riverside Park in Portage (next to Associated Bank) Dog walk starting at 1:00 pm Activities include contests, games, best costume (any type), obedience demos, Police K-9 trainer deomonstration, refreshments and great food.Registration information is available by calling 608-742-3666.
Web Site: www.cchswi.org





September 20

Kid's Day

Health, safety & environment awareness day, fingerprinting, eye and spinal check. Portage Culver's parking lot, 10 am - 1 pm. Sponsored by Blaue Chiropractic

Angie
Telephone: 608-742-1300





October 4

YMCA "Duck-A-Thon" Mini Triathalon


Lodi chamber of Commerce, PO Box 43, Lodi Wi 53555
Telephone: 608-592-4412





October 4

Hootenanny Sing Along At MacKenzie Center

Free, fun family evening! Bring your guitar, banjo, fiddle or your singing voice. Sing along to classics such as "You Are My Sunshine", "Row-Row-Row Your Boat" and more. Enjoy some refreshments or make your own s'mores as you sit and enjoy the music.Don't forget a camera as Smokey Bear always stops in to visit.

Derek Duane
Telephone: 608-635-8100





October 4

Columbus Chamber Harvest Days

Columbus Firemen's Park - Farmers market, crafts, music, special events, Miss Columbus pageant

Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: 920-623-3699





October 5

Columbus Fire Department Pancake Breakfast

123 W. Harrison Street (Firestation)
Telephone: 920-623-5914





October 10-November 1

Haunted House and Hayrides

Fridays and Saturdays 7 pm - 10 pm Fall River





October 13

Fall Harvest Tour of Lodi

Lodi Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 43, Lodi, WI 53555
Telephone: 608-592-4412
Web Site: www.lodiwisconsin.com





October 18

Fall River Chamber of Commerce Musical Extravaganza


Dave Wright
Telephone: 920-484-3932





October 18-19

11th Annual Autumn Harvest Fest

A celebration of the autumn harvest season. Craft fair, farmers market, clowns, straw dig, scarecrow stuffing, pumpkin decorating, Kid's Cookie Corner, petting zoo, hayrides, pony rides, apple eating contest, caricatures & face painting.Live entertainment Saturday 10:30 am-6 pm & Sunday 11 am-3 pm. Also featuring a "home-brew" tasting on Saturday.
Telephone: 800-223-3557
Web Site: www.wisdells.com/events/autumnharvest.cfm





October 18-19

Dells on Tap 2008

Noon-6:00 pm, We invite you to enjoy this "festival within a festival" celebrating the time-honored tradition of our love affair with fermented malt, hops, water and yeast - better know as beer. Wisconsin Dells Festival Site, LaCrosse StreetDells River District, Downtown Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
Telephone: 800-223-3557





October 25

Pumpkin Fest

Come to Portage for trick-or-treating downtown, costume contest and much more. Bring the whole family!!

Portage Area Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: 608-742-6242





October 25

Haunted Hay Ride at the MacKenzie Center

6-9 pm, admission $5. Listen to ghost stories, eat popcorn or make s'mores on the campfire while waiting to board one of the wagons that will take you on a ghoulish ride that you won't soon forget. This is an outdoor event, so please dress accordingly.

Derek Duane
Telephone: 608-635-8100





October 29

Halloween Activities at Fire Station

Columbus Chamber and Columbus Fire and Police Departments. 3:00-6:00 pm - lots of candy for kids. Merchants set up booths, various mascots present, costume contest, and other activities

Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: 920-623-3699/920-623-5919





November 15

Annual Holdiay Craft Bazaar

9 am-2 pm in Cambria
Telephone: 920-348-6587





November 15-16

Lodi's Holiday Open House - Christmas by the Creek

Lodi Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 43, Lodi, WI 53555
Telephone: 608-592-4412
Web Site: www.lodiwisconsin.com





November 22

Randolph Craft Show and Sale

Randolph High School

Tom Cornford
Telephone: 920-326-6117





November 22

Holiday Craft Show

Svanna Oaks - Fall River





November 28

Columbus Christmas Parade

Festive evening holiday parade, featuring lighted and decorated floats followed by the community Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Special guest Santa Claus does the honors.





November 28

Santa Fly-in

Come help welcome Santa as he arrives at the Portage Airport.

Portage Area Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: 608-742-6242





November 28

Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting

Annual Holiday Lighted Parade in downtown Portage when Santa lights the Christmas tree while free cookies and hot chocolate is served.

Gil
Telephone: 608-742-5054





November 29

Holiday Bazaar

Randolph WI





December 4

18th Annual Love Light Celebration

Community celebration including lighting of the Love Light Trees, musical entertainment, caroling and refreshments at 6 pm. Divine Savior Extended Care, 715 W. Pleasant Street, Portage

Shelby Lang
Telephone: 608-742-5166





December 12

Living Windows 6 pm - 8:30 pm

Many Portage downtown merchant windows will play host to the likes of living Yuletide scenes of old Portage. Stroll through the historic torchlit avenues and enjoy the hospitality of the hometown merchants.many of whom will be dressed in attire from Christmas past.

Main Street Portage
Telephone: 608-745-1861





December 13

Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar

9 am - 2 pm in Cambria
Telephone: 920-348-6587





December 13

Holiday Festival in Randolph, WI





December 13

Landmark Home Tour

Experience the ambiance of magnificent living of days gone by while touring local homes in Portage. Don't miss this trip back in time to an era of grandeur and colorful history complete with guided tours. Tickets are available in advance.

Portage Area Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: 608-742-6242





December 24

Santa's Workshop

Give toys to children in Columbia County. Toys are delivered from the fairgrounds at 9 am

Jean Anderson
Telephone: 608-742-4224




Columbia County Visitors Bureau
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