March 3, 2017
2017 Calendar of Events for Area
Posted by: Jennifer
April 22- Between the Bluffs Beer Wine & Cheese Festival, La Crosse
May 1- State Bike Trails Opening event, Sparta Chamber of Commerce
May- Kicks off May 20, Farmer’s Market at Mueller Square downtown Sparta
Saturdays :8am to 12pm | Wednesdays: 3pm to 6pm
May 14- 2017 UW-La Crosse Graduation
May 29 Memorial Day Parade, Sparta
May 24- Concerts in the Park, Evan Bosshard Park
*Wednesday evenings May 24 – August 30th, 7-9pm
June 2 & 3– Bike Me! Fun Ride. The BIKE ME FUN RIDE takes place on the free ride weekend on the Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail. No trail passes need to be purchased!
June 2- Mainly Marathons. Day 6 of the Heartland Series starts in Evans-Bosshard Park just 2 blocks from B&B.
June 2-3 -Wisconsin State Track & Field Championships. UW-LaCrosse
June 8-11- Sparta Butterfest
June 16-17- Midsummer Fest- Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center, Coon Valley
June 23-26- Budweiser Dairyland Super National Pull, Tomah
June 30 – July 4 Riverfest-La Crosse
July 4- Old Fashioned 4th of July, Memorial Park, Sparta
July ?- Men’s Softball Tournament, Memorial Park, Sparta
July 26-30 – Monroe County Fair-Monroe County Fairgrounds, Tomah
July ?- Women’s Softball Tournament, Memorial Park, Sparta
July 22- Sparta Crazy Daze, Sparta Community
July 28-30- City Wide Rummage Sale, Sparta Community
Aug 12- Army Concert featuring Toby Keith special guest Cassadee Pope
Fort McCoy's Constitution Park
Aug 18-20- Wilton Wood Turtle Days, Wilton Community
August 11-13- Irish Fest, La Crosse
August 5- Threshing Bee – Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center, Coon Valley
August 18-20- Leon Gatorfest, Town of Leon
August, Sept- Last Fri, Sat & Sunday of the Month– Downtown Sparta Craft Fair
September 13-14- Honorary Citizens! w/the Sparta Ambassadors (TBA)
September 16 & 17 Driftless Area Art Festival, Soldiers Grove, WI
September 22-24- Warrens CranFest, Warrens
Set 28 Oct 1- Octoberfest, La Crosse
October 6 7- Civil War Immersion-Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center
October- Fri & Sat. House of Shadows 3 blocks from our B&B
*(all month long, not so scary & very scary times), Sparta
October 14-15- Fall Harvest Festival/Downtown Bash, Sparta
October 14- Sparta “Bikin Ride”
October- TBA Last day for Farmer’s Market, Sparta
November 4- Monroe County Historical Fall Craft Show @ the Sparta High School
November 5- Rails to Trails Marathon, Norwalk
December 1- Sparta’s Holiday Parade & Holiday Lights Group Lighting Ceremony- Evans Bosshard Park
December 2- Christmas Walk- 51th Annual, Sparta Area
December 1 & 2- Old Fashioned Christmas-Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center
December- TBA Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, Sparta Chamber
December Month Long- Holiday Lights in the Park, Evans Bosshard Park, Sparta
Dec 31-Jan 1- New Year’s Ball, Sparta
Calendar of Events for La Crosse, WI and surrounding area (click on this link to see many more)
