Wonderful and amazingly fun and organized art festival. Variety of music fills every hour. The…read morewonderful fragrance of cheese curds fill the air. Painters, sculptors, glass blowers, weaver's, woodworkers and other craftsman bring out all their best to share and sell. I've been coming to this show for a decade and always enjoy.

This event continues to be fabulous! (I base this on continued attendance with my wife.) Circle…read moreSEPT. 8 and SEPT. 9 on your calendar. I did some research and the Center for Visual Arts indicates that their venue will be open too. I don't know exactly what their hours will be. The CVA is across the street from the east side of the 400 block. I also see that the downtown venue, aka the Festival of Arts, will have artists whose work encompasses 11 mediums! We've had lots of rain lately but not as much as the Madison area. Let's all hope for a sunny, warm weekend.

A really great event! I hate to say this but, coming from two much larger cities, we weren't…read moreexpecting it to be as awesome as it was! So many artists - such a variety of beautiful items from photography, paintings, woodwork, clothing, jewelry, music and so much more. Loved seeing the large turnout of people too! Was truly a lovely event and we look forward to going back next year!

My Gosh!!!! Travelled from Tucson to Warrens, Wi to check…read moreout this cranberry festival. What fun...so much food, crafts and anything cranberries you'll find that you just can't "live without". A whole lot of Badgers and Packers paraphernalia. Buy you a shirt , pot holders and other souvenirs here cuz your local Walmart ain't gonna have it. TIP. Come early it starts at 7 Parking on the road is free along the 2 lane highway, already has cars lined up to get in, bring cash, vendors do take cards but some have surcharge...they do have ATM., wear comfy shoes lotsa walking. Gotta take a picture with rubber waders/bibs for $10

What an event 14500 people in a town of normally under 600. Miles of food crafts and STUFF…read more prepare to walk and bring a wagon or backpack, you will find something"s" to buy. Visit the craft/handmade area for items you dont see else where. Make sure to book as close to 1 yr ahead as possible rooms are at a premium, and be ready for more than 1 day to see everything. There are ALOT of "girls weekend out" groups shopping, shopping and more shopping. One of the few issues is finding a specific vendor or item, the maps are hard to follow if you are looking for a booth number or vendor by name. You will pay to park but there are constant shuttles for you and your stuff. They have over 800 Arts & Crafts booths, 300 Flea & Antique booths, 100 Farm Market booths, and food food and food, (the whole thing is bigger than some state fair's) I recommend you give it a try

I attended the inaugural Eaux Claires Festival, curated by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, and it has…read morealready earned it spot as an annual must-do event in my book. It was affordable (~$90 for 2 full days), and within a good driving range where you feel like you're embarking out of the Twin Cities, but you're not really going too far. It's a fun state of mind that's easy on the mileage. I'll get right to the point. My favorite sets: Bon Iver, Sylvan Esso, Policia, Doomtree, Lizzo. There were plenty of porta potties, which were also kept clean and stocked. The scenery was just dreamy - rolling hills, trails through the trees, light-up color-changing forests, and cool art installations. Depending on the times of the sets, I was able to grab drinks at the right time without crazy lines. I loved the local artists and stores that were in the "village" there. I think each of my friends and I ended up buying something. Some cons though: the food, or lack there of. There was like 20,000 people and like 10 vendors. Lots of people waited in lines over an hour long, only for the vendors to run out of food. A lot of the merch sold out quick too. And the crowd leaving at the end of the last set was not managed well, because thousands of people were forced down this one narrow roped off path.

Improvements The first of hopefully many Eaux Claires…read morefestivals, they definitely had some kinks to work out. The first night food ran out and wait lines were 20 minutes or more. Water stations were spaced throughout but only in the main areas and not in the second staging area by the Dells. With some miscommunication on what could be brought into the campsites and festival, lots of folks had to throw out glass bottles and blankets. I hope the communication around camp ground and festival rules is made clear next time. Positives The music itself however was phenomenal. It was amazing having so many folks in one space and a wide variety of music at that. My favorites were Bon Iver, Lizzo, Poliçia, The Staves, and Charles Bradley. I loved the collaborations and how many folks were new to the music festival scene. The bathrooms were also kept extremely clean with the company cleaning bathrooms out at least once a day. A saving grace given the reputation most port-a-potties have. Art installations! Who knew how great they would go with music. Well...the organizers did. It was amazing that the shirt printing was done in Eau Claire and a lot of the artists were Midwest based. I almost wished there had been more art. It was great to see visuals while waiting for the next set to begin. I hope they bring this back for next year. Overall a great lineup and festival. Will attend again if planned.

Cute little store, stopped while on a road trip. While they have a museum you can pay to attend we…read morearrived close to closing so we just shopped around the store. Lots of things can be made with cranberry flavor! You can sample the wine, just ask the staff if you haven't already been asked. They also have a cafe the food smelled good but we didn't have time in our schedule to order.

Stopped by this place today. Took the tour. Went through the museum. Bought wine, whiskey, and…read moreshirts. Great place with great service. I was told the place will no longer be open soon, as the building is being sold. That's sad. This place was fun.

The best and coolest northern Wisconsin cryptid there is!…read more We were in the area for a family reunion weekend thing and my sister, in her infinite wisdom searched on Roadside America or discovered some other way...that there was a giant Hodag statue in Rhinelander. She asked if I wanted to visit it, and YES MA'AM I DO IMMEDIATELY PLEASE. The kindly cryptid is located in front of the area's visitor's center. No climbing, but photos are encouraged and facilitated by a stand for your phone for picture taking. If you are in the area, have a brief little stop and say hi to the Hodag!

Big green monster…read more I'm up in Rhinelander every summer for the lake, but always make my way into town to enjoy what it has to offer. The hodag is some sort of mystical / mythical creature that is heard of around the nation. They have really old pictures that look like hunters actually caught and killed the hodag....the picture is pretty good. Outside the building there's a huge hodag that you can take pictures with. If you're ever in the area definitely check it out.

After coming for the last 15 years, this was the worst one! Only 1/3 of the vendors, no farmers…read moremarket, and very few food vendors. What a waste of our girls weekend! Thank goodness for decent weather so we could do other things. will probably switch to the Warren cranberry festival next year. This one was a total disappointment!

This used to be the locals after-summer celebration, but word has spread! This year's celebration…read moreis September 18 - 20, 2009 (always two weeks after Labor Day). It's a great weekend with a Maxwell Street Days sale all through the downtown, an arts & crafts show in the park, and great food everywhere you look. Oooh, don't forget the parade on Sunday - they have a ton of great marching bands in it. All in all, a great way to kick off the fall season. Beware - parking is a bit dodgy - get there early, or be prepared to walk a bit.

At the Butterfest with my wife, enjoying the fair food. Nothing like some cheese curds and fun…read moreenvironment!!!

Great for families with small children. Awesome opportunity to watch intramural softball. Lion's…read moreClub offers some awesome charcoal grilled chicken. Two venues to grab a cold beer on a hot June day. But most confusing; is the festival has nothing to with Butter

As a resident of the city of la crosse I totally despise the entire fest. Most residents of our…read morecity dislike Oktoberfest celebration for many reasons. Drunken people, litter, loud house parties and traffic. The fest puts a burden on law enforcement and the city employees that have to clean up all of the litter. In addition, people are urinating in alleys and parking lots. The fest should be moved out of the city and held at the La crosse County fairgrounds or somewhere else in La Crosse County.

My first visit to the Oktoberfest celebrations and I have to say that it was really fun. Like the…read morevariety of drinks that were available so if you don't want beer you still have other choices. My favorite was probably the giant pretzel that came with cheese, so yummy! It was really cold this year and I think that they should have had heaters so that people could warm up a bit. Would have made it a lot more enjoyable.