Swiss Volksfest
New Glarus celebrates Swiss Independence Day with yodeling, alphorn playing, flag throwing, talerschwingen, and accordion music in America's Little Switzerland.
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"The beloved agricultural fair of the Door Peninsula, drawing the cherry-orchard and fishing communities of one of Wisconsin's most scenic rural counties."
Door County Fair
"A standout value county fair near Beaver Dam where major concert headliners are included with fair admission, set against traditional livestock and agricultural exhibits."
Dodge County Fair
"Performed continuously since 1938 on Labor Day weekend, this outdoor Swiss folk pageant features over 200 village volunteers, live cattle and horses, in Schiller's story of Swiss independence."
Wilhelm Tell Festival
"The agricultural fair of central Wisconsin's dairy heartland, gathering Wood County and surrounding farm communities for six days of livestock, entertainment, and classic fair food."
Central Wisconsin State Fair
"A classic Wisconsin county fair held in the small lakeland town of Weyauwega, anchoring the farming and resort communities of Waupaca County each late summer."
Waupaca County Fair
"Cumberland's beloved quirky harvest custom, celebrating the humble rutabaga with a parade, live music, vendors, and a small-town exuberance unique to Barron County's lake island city."
Rutabaga Festival
"Billed as the world's oldest and largest old-time music and bluegrass competition, the Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention has gathered mountain musicians at Felts Park since 1935, drawing competitors and campers from across the country."
Old Fiddlers' Convention
"Known as the Teepee Capital of the World, the Crow Fair is one of the largest Native American gatherings in North America, held on the Crow Reservation with powwow dancing, a rodeo, parades, and an encampment of thousands of teepees."
Crow Fair
"An all-day street fair and live music festival filling Main Street in the charming small town of Bristol, Addison County, with local acts, vendors, and community celebration in the shadow of the Green Mountains."
Pocock Rocks Music Festival and Street Fair
"In the tiny Czech hamlet of Praha, founded by Moravian and Bohemian immigrants in the 1850s, Mass is celebrated in a historic Czech-style church on August 15 each year, followed by traditional Czech food and Texas Czech bands playing for outdoor dancing."
Praha Assumption Festival
"An intimate two-day celebration of traditional fiddle and folk music set in the tiny Genesee Valley hamlet of Mumford, drawing acoustic musicians and dancers from across upstate New York."
Fiddle and Folk Festival
"The inaugural successor to the legendary Norsk Hostfest, this new two-day Nordic heritage festival at the Minot Municipal Auditorium carries forward decades of Scandinavian community tradition with two stages of entertainment, food, artisan crafts and educational programming."
Fjord Folk Fest