Wisconsin Town Closes Down to Art Festival in October

While the fall seems to dull down in comparison to the summer months, Door Canton stays alive and full of activities for families to enjoy. Celebrate the colors and harvests of fall with festivals, sporting events, fine art, and more than. This is the best time of twelvemonth to pack upwardly your auto and drive effectually the peninsula, enjoying the vibrant fall colors.

Check out these annual events for a gustatory modality of fall fun and visit the events' websites for yearly dates.

Fall Drive

Run Wild

Potawatomi State Park, Sturgeon Bay

A fall run featuring 1/4 marathon and 5k runs, and a Smokey Bear Run for kids ages ii-10. Search Facebook for Run Wild to register or for more data.

Art in Ephraim

Throughout Ephraim

Visitors can spend the weekend perusing the various galleries throughout the village. The galleries welcome visitors to view their stunning works of art, from paintings, pottery, jewelry, furniture, or printmaking and beyond. For more than information visit ephraim-doorcounty.com.

Pumpkin Patch Festival

Egg Harbor

Pumpkin Patch Festival marks ane of the biggest weekends in Door Canton. The temperatures have cooled and the fall colors are peaking. The county one time again fills with visitors, anybody trying to get a peek at the fleeting brilliant colors. Pumpkin Patch is the perfect highlight for your fall fun weekend. The festival features carnival rides, arts and crafts vendors, a silent auction, live music throughout the weekend, scarecrow and pumpkin displays, food, refreshments and more. Visit eggharbordoorcounty.org for more than information.

Autumn Fun Fest & Cider Pressing Party

Washington Island Farm Museum

Bring your own apples or purchase a bucket to printing into a gallon of cider. There will be entertainment, carriage rides, dip your own caramel apples on the spot, brats, chili, hot and cold fresh pressed cider, and kids old fashioned games. Visit washingtonisland-wi.com for more than information

Fall Apples

Sister Bay Fall Fest

Throughout Sister Bay

Door County's stop-of-season bash, this annual festival brings in thousands of people all milling virtually the airtight off highway. Sister Bay Fall fest features a parade, great live music throughout town, street food, craft fair, 50/50 raffle, classic auto show, children's activities, and much more. Visit cometosisterbay.com for more than information.

Door County Fall 50

Throughout Door County

A point-to-point 50-mile run that offers a challenge to solo or run in teams of 2-5, which showcases the western shoreline of Door County during pinnacle fall color and ends with a party at sunset. Visit www.fall50.com for more information and to annals.

Fall Art Crawl

Throughout Ellison Bay

Explore one-of-a-kind art galleries, shops, and nature trails. Enjoy refreshments and demonstrations while browsing this unique consequence. Maps are available at all member galleries. Visit facebook.com/EllisonBayArts for more than information.

Jack O' Lantern Days

Throughout Fish Creek

Mask making for kids, pumpkin carving, a haunting Halloween parade, trick-or-treating, costume parties for kids, adults, and dogs, and more. Visit visitfishcreek.com for more information.

Thrills on Third Avenue

Throughout Sturgeon Bay

A solar day of festive Halloween fun for the entire family! Activities include pumpkin painting (9-11am), a haunted house with carnival games (10am-1pm), a costume parade, costume competition, and trick-or-treating (ane-3pm) in downtown Sturgeon Bay. Visit sturgeonbay.net for more information.

Dark Songs

Tertiary Avenue Playhouse, Sturgeon Bay

Songwriters perform after a full calendar week of writing and recording new original collaborative cloth in the spirit of the "dark" holidays of belatedly autumn. For more information and a complete list of performers visit holidaymusicmotel.com.

Fall Music

Halloween Safe Walk

Throughout Egg Harbor

Trick-or-Treat through the streets of Egg Harbor. Look for vivid orange signs in the windows of participating businesses. Visit eggharbordoorcounty.org for a listing of locations.

Halloween in the Harbor

Baileys Harbor Town Hall, Baileys Harbor

A Halloween extravaganza featuring play tricks or treating in town, and a party in the Boondocks Hall. The party features costume contests, a scavenger hunt, games, and more. Hot dogs, snacks and beverages are available.

Halloween Political party

Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Section, Sister Bay

A nighttime featuring games and prizes. Parents are welcome. Sponsored by the Sister Bay Lions Club.

Turkey Trot

Sevastopol Town Park, Institute

Celebrate the month of the turkey and food induced mid-afternoon naps, with a four, two, 1 and 0.5 mile run. Visit sevastopol.k12.wi.us for more data.

Merry-Time Festival of Trees

Door County Maritime Museum, Sturgeon Bay

Joyously celebrate the holidays by enjoying dozens of beautifully busy Christmas copse scattered throughout the Museum'due south galleries. Lovingly decorated past local businesses and organizations, each of these extraordinary trees is adorned with beautiful ornaments and special surprises. All-time of all, every tree volition go dwelling house with a lucky winner in our Merry-Time Festival of Trees raffle. Enjoy a live auction, a silent sale, the tree raffle drawing and a score of heavy hors d'oeuvres at the event'southward concluding gala, "Jingle, Jingle, Mix & Mingle". Create a new vacation tradition for your family and friends past joining in this wonderful festive event. Visit dcmm.org for more details.

Sturgeon Bay Christmas by the Bay

Throughout Sturgeon Bay

Get-go the holiday season during the almanac tree lighting ceremony nearly the clock tower on Third Ave. (Friday, 6-8pm). The fun continues with the Holiday Parade (Saturday, 10am) followed past a run across and greet with Santa, and equus caballus-drawn carriage rides (Friday & Saturday). The weekend comes to a close during brunch with Santa at Stone Harbor Resort (Sunday, nine-11am). Visit sturgeonbay.net for more information.

Christmas Tree Lighting & Chili Supper

Throughout Ellison Bay

Join in the spirit of the season and get together around the tree for the lighting, to sing carols, and enjoy a warm bowl of chili. Sponsored by the Ellison Bay Service Social club. Visit doorcountynorth.com for more than information. Free to all in the community, donations of canned goods for area food pantries encouraged.

Thanksgiving Day Parade

Lakeside Park, Jacksonport

Eclectic floats and characters mixed with traditional color guard, a Jacksonport fire truck, some horses and maybe a camel, and Santa. Money collected for Jacksonport native Marsha Wilson. Visit jacksonport.net for more than data.

Holiday Shopping

Capture the Spirit

Throughout Sister Bay

The village lights upwardly for the holidays with special decorations, caroling, Santa Claus, refreshments, extended shopping hours, fine art fair and cookie decorating for kids.

Holly Days