Category: Door County Festivals
2023 Door County Festivals
Door County festivals offer great opportunities to sample food from the area’s amazing restaurants, find beautiful arts and crafts, pick up fine artwork from more than 100 galleries, or just enjoy a day strolling with friends in the sun.
Door County Festival of Nature: May 26-28 
Join the Ridges Sanctuary for the 21st Annual Door County Festival of Nature May 26-28. Discover all Door County’s nature has to offer through guided field trips with titles ranging from Birding by Ear and The Sex Life of Plants.
Jacksonport Maifest: May 27 & 28
Celebrate the 5oth anniversary of Jacksonport Maifest May 27 and 28. The weekend kicks off with an art fair and parade Saturday morning, and will feature face-painting, games, and a memorial day ceremony. Fireworks on the beach and a performance by the Sevastopol Senior Choir end the day. Sunday, May 28, the festival opens with the 40th annual Maifest 10k run, and continues with more live music, and a horse stunt performance.
Door County Lighthouse Fest: June 9-11
Discover Door County’s 11 lighthouses by land, air, and boat June 9-11. Visitors will have access to unique excursions and exclusive access to lighthouses that aren’t typically open to the public, including Chambers Island, Plum Island and Sherwood Point lighthouses. A portion of proceeds will go to the Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society.
Roofing of the Goats & Goat Fest: June 10
Welcome the famous goats back to the roof of Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant with a parade! Saturday, June 10, watch the goat’s trip down Highway 42 and up onto the roof. This year’s Parade will be followed by the 6th Annual Goat Fest next store at Stabbur with live music and a Swedish Pancake-Eating Contest.
Fyr Bal Festival: June 17
Ephraim Fyr Bal festival is set for June 17 – but the celebration will kick off with three June 16 concerts at the Ephraim Moravian Church. Festivities will include a yoga class at Anderson Dock, a pancake breakfast at Ephraim Village Hall and a pet parade. The highlight of the festival is the chieftain ceremony, fireworks and the lighting of the Fyr Bal pyr.
Door County Beer Festival: June 17
Celebrate father’s day weekend with craft beer, culinary artisans, and live music on the shores of Baileys Harbor. Sample over 150 beers from dozens of Door County, Wisconsin, Michigan and Midwest breweries, enjoy food from some of the best restaurants on the peninsula, and enjoy live music at the Maxwelton Braes grounds. The Peninsula Century Spring Classic bike ride takes place in conjunction with the festival.
Door County Wine Fest: June 24
The Door County Wine Fest, located on the grounds of Maxwelton Braes, showcases the eight wineries on the Door County Wine Trail. Tickets include unlimited tasting of up to 58 different kinds of wine. There will be food trucks and live music throughout the event, from 12pm – 4pm.
Fourth of July Celebrations
Egg Harbor 4th of July Parade and Celebration: July 3 & 4
Enjoy live music (5-9pm), food & refreshments (4-9pm), and fireworks (dusk) on July 3. On the 4th, come watch the Parade, which runs south along Hwy 42 from the north end of Church Street to Hwy T at 1:30. Food and Refreshments all day.
Baileys Harbor Celebrates the 4th: July 4
Celebrate our country’s birthday the Baileys Harbor way! The day starts with a Fire Department pancake breakfast from 7:30 am – 10 am at 2404 Park Road. The Independence Day Parade starts at 10 am, and runs from Ridges Road to Summit Road on Hwy 42. Stick around for an arts and crafts fair, food, and music all day at Kendall Park. Enjoy fireworks, live music, beer and food vendors at Anclam Park at dusk to end the fun-filled day!
Sturgeon Bay Independence Day Celebration: July 4
Sturgeon Bay Celebrates presented with Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding —Join the 4th of July fun and festivities at Sunset Park! Food and drinks available beginning at 5 pm along with live reggae music by Unity leading up to a spectacular firework display at dusk!
Gills Rock Celebrates: July 4
Celebrate the 4th with music, food & drink, a fish fry fundraiser for the Deaths Door Maritime Museum and of course FIREWORKS! The celebration begins around 5pm. The boat parade is typically about an hour or so before sunset and the fireworks begin at dusk.
Door County Plein Air Festival: July 23-29
Watch artists from across the country paint Door County from July 23 to 29. Artists will be on location 11am – 2pm at Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek and The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim July 24, July 25 at Jacksonport Farmer’s Market, Downtown Jacksonport and Downtown Baileys Harbor, July 26 at Horseshoe Bay Farm, Egg Harbor and The Garden Door – UW Extension, Sturgeon Bay, and July 27 at Downtown Ellison Bay and Hidden Acres Farm, Beach Rd, Sister Bay. End the weekend with a quick paint from 9am – 11am in Fish Creek, and live auction at 12:30.
Door County Fair: August 9-13
The 151st Door County Fair is an experience the entire family will love, with old-school, small-town fun. Enjoy carnival rides, food stands, 40H animal barns, and grandstand events. Grandstand attractions include stock car races, a demolition derby, and motorcycle racing. Carnival rides, concession stands & exceptional bands fill the fair midway. Hundreds of art, crafts, and animal entries showcase the talents of Door County exhibitors.
Sturgeon Bay Maritime Week: August
The City of Sturgeon Bay honors its rich maritime heritage.
Attend the Door County Classic & Wooden Boat show August 5 & 6 at the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay.
Celebrate Lake Michigan with the city of Algoma August 11 through 13. Enjoy live music Friday, August 11 from 4pm – 8pm, before the Shanty Days 5k run/walk Saturday, August 12. Enjoy a parade, car cruise and show, 150+ arts and crafts & street fair vendors, a beach volleyball tourney, fireworks, kid’s area, fishing contest, book sale and entertainment for the entire family all day Saturday and Sunday.
Sister Bay Marina Fest: September 2-4
Highlights of the Sister Bay Marina Fest are a vintage boat show and performance by Jerry Voelker and the Jolly Gents Saturday, September 2 at the Sister Bay Marina. This Labor Day celebration includes live music at the Marina, a kids carnival and boatbuilding, and a food court at the Sister Bay Village hall pavilion.
Sturgeon Bay Harvest Fest & Street Art Auction: September 16
Usher in the spirit of autumn on Third Avenue in Sturgeon Bay starting at 8 am. Features include a classic car show, craft show, food booths, in-store specials, the “Tapping of the Firkin” stein holding contest, and live entertainment. Preview the “Bass Around the Bay” Street Art Project at Martin Park before the virtual auction closes at 5 pm.
Baileys Harbor AutumnFest: September 23
Celebrate fall in Baileys Harbor with live music, food and drinks, and and arts and crafts fair. Highlights of Pin-Ups and Pistons day include a Classic Auto and Motorcycle Show and pin-up photoshoot, plus the Hey Hey 5k Run at Door County Brewing Co. Remember to bring your classic car or motorcycle to when you visit Autumnfest!
Autumn Lighthouse Festival: September 29-October 1
Discover Door County’s 11 lighthouses by land, air, and boat again this Columbus Day weekend. Visitors will have access to unique excursions and exclusive access to lighthouses that aren’t typically open to the public, including Chambers Island, Plum Island and Sherwood Point lighthouses. A portion of proceeds will go to the Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society.
Egg Harbor Pumpkin Patch Festival: October 7 & 8
Egg Harbor celebrates fall with one of the year’s largest festivals. Fall food favorites, carnival rides, arts and crafts vendors, silent auction, live music, scarecrow and pumpkin displays, magicians, food, refreshments and more at the Kress Pavilion Lawn and Harbor View Park.
Sister Bay Fall Festival: October 13-15
Close out the season with Sister Bay’s annual fall bash! Featuring live music all over the village, a huge arts and crafts fair, games and activities for kids, and food, including the Lion’s Club Fish Boil and Pancake Breakfast. Join the Fall Fest Parade Saturday morning, and don’t miss Sunday’s annual Ping Pong Ball Drop and Derby Race.
Jack O’Lantern Days: October 28-30
This festival puts the “eek!” in Fish Creek! A true, hometown Halloween festival at Fish Creek’s Top of the Hill Shops, Jack O’ Lantern Days will entertain little witches and goblins of all ages. Highlights include a festive costume contest, town hall games, town-wide trick-or-treating, a costume parade, live owls, mask making and so much more! This festival is full of surprises and will give your family a Halloween filled with good memories they’ll remember forever.
Thrills and Chills: October 28
A day of festive Halloween fun for the entire family! Start the holiday with a Costume Parade begins at 10 am from the Old Bell Tower and concludes at Martin Park in Sturgeon Bay. Activities include making your own trick-or-treat bags, costume parade, haunted house, pumpkin carving, and trick-or-treating throughout downtown Sturgeon Bay from 10 am-3 pm.
Sturgeon Bay Christmas by the Bay: November 17-19
Unwrap Sturgeon Bay with Christmas by the Bay Weekend presented in partnership with Door County Daily News. Join in the community car parade as Sturgeon Bay stores “unwrap” their festive storefronts to kick off the holiday season followed by the annual tree lighting ceremony near the Old Bell Tower on Third Avenue on Friday, Nov. 17! The fun continues Saturday, with a parade and meet and greet with Santa. The weekend comes to a close during brunch with Santa at Stone Harbor Resort on Sunday.
Sister Bay Capture the Spirit Festival: November 24 & 25
Celebrate the season with a holiday arts and craft fair and cookie decorating at Sister Bay Village Hall, visit with Santa’s elves and reindeer. Watch Santa arrive to turn on the holiday lights and read a wintertime story on Friday, November 24. Create holiday craft projects at Sister Bay Library, Saturday November 25.
Egg Harbor Holly Days: November 24 & 25
Enjoy an old-fashioned winter weekend with children’s activities, horse-draw wagon rides, caroling, tree-lighting, and more. Meet Santa and Egg Harbor’s Therapy Dogs Friday, November 24 for tree lighting and caroling. Saturday, November 25, meet Santa for breakfast and Bingo with the Egg Harbor Historical Society at Kress Pavillion. Join One Barrel Brewing for a fun run, before an elf-hunt, hot chocolate bar, and photos with Santa, and live music.
Ephraim Christmas in the Village: December 2
Celebrate with Santa and his reindeer with holiday crafts and snacks at the Village Hall December 2 from 3-5:30. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride through the village and join Santa at Harborside Park with his elves and reindeer to light the Christmas tree. Visit Ephraim business’s open-houses all day.
Baileys Harbor Holiday & Tree Lighting: December 3
Meet Santa and his elves and reindeer at Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Taking place from 6 – 8 pm Saturday, December 3, enjoy crafts, family activities, and tree lighting all with hot chocolate and cookies.
Christkindlmarkt: November 24-26, December 1-3, December 8-10
Located at the Corner of the Past Museum in Sister Bay, shop local weavers, knitters, potters, photographers, jewelers, painters, woodworkers, glass blowers and more! At Door County’s traditional European Christmas market, enjoy a warm, spicy mug of Glühwein and delicious winter food. The Market is open from 11am – 7pm Friday and Saturday of weekend’s one and two, and 11am – 6pm weekend three. Hours Sunday’s during the season are 11am – 3pm.
Sister Bay New Year’s Eve Celebration: December 31
Sister Bay celebrates New Year’s Eve with shopping, ice skating, dining specials, fireworks, and a bonfire. The FM 106.9 The Lodge Cherry Drop hosts the evening, with music and fun. Leading up to midnight, watch the giant sparkling cherry cherry drop to welcome the new year!
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Sturgeon Bay Art Crawl Plans Three-day Weekend of the Arts
Twenty-two local artists are gearing up for the 12th annual Sturgeon Bay Art Crawl, Nov. 16–18. The doors of 20 home or gallery studios will be open from 10 am to 4 pm for visitors to see the artists’ work where it’s produced. The artwork on display ranges from pastels, printmaking and paintings to ceramics, […]
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Thanksgiving Parade Continues Tradition of Giving
The annual Jacksonport Thanksgiving Day Parade & Benefit starts at 10:30 am from the downtown Jacksonport fire station, Nov. 22. Now in its 22nd year, this fun-loving, eclectic parade continues its mission of neighbors helping neighbors once again in 2018 through support for local community member, Paula Symons, who has multiple plasma cell leukemia. “We […]
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Soon the Door County Maritime Museum will sparkle again with the return of the Merry-Time Festival of Trees. During the festival, uniquely decorated trees and wreaths, donated by businesses and individuals in the community, can be found throughout the museum’s galleries. The festival begins Nov. 10 and includes several special events during the month-long extravaganza. […]
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Door County will say farewell to 2018 on New Year’s Eve and welcome in the New Year with the second annual Cherry Drop. The 300-pound, six-foot cherry, donned with tiny red LED lights, is complete with a stem and green leaf. The cherry will reside over Husby’s Food and Spirits until Dec. 31, when it […]
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Come see Santa with his elves and favorite reindeer at the annual Capture the Spirit holiday lighting festivities on Nov. 23, 3–5 pm in Sister Bay. Enjoy hot chocolate and cider at 4:30 pm during the lighting of the village’s Christmas tree and holiday light display. Join in caroling with Santa and then walk to […]
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Join the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center (SBVC), Nicolet National Bank and the rest of the Sturgeon Bay community to celebrate the holidays Nov. 16–18 during the annual Christmas by the Bay event. Stay in Sturgeon Bay to create holiday traditions and memories for the entire family. Join family and friends in Community Foundation Square on […]
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Christmas Comes to Sturgeon Bay Nov. 17
Join the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center (SBVC), Nicolet National Bank, and the entire Sturgeon Bay community for holiday fun during the 2018 Christmas by the Bay Holiday Parade on Nov. 17, 10 am. Wave to Santa as he rides by on his sleigh, dance to the Sturgeon Bay High School’s Band Christmas songs, and more. […]
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2018 Jack O’Lantern Days in Fish Creek (Oct. 26-28)
Fish Creek hosts its annual weekend of Halloween fun with Jack O’Lantern Days on Oct. 26-28. Start the weekend off Friday with scary fun tour from Door County Trolley. “Trolley Ghost Tour” starts at 6 pm, “Murder Mayhem Tour” at 5:30 and 5:45, and “Haunted Trolley Pub Crawl” for 21 and up starts at 7 […]
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Lakeshore Singers Perform at Algoma’s Family Fall Fest
The Lakeshore Singers will join Algoma United Methodist Church in hosting a fall concert and festival that will warm up a crisp October day and provide fall-focused activities for kids of all ages. The concert begins at 3 pm and is followed by a festival featuring fall treats, eats and apple cider. Pumpkin decorating, ring […]
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The Food of Fall Fest – 6 Favorites
Happy Fall Fest weekend! Sister Bay’s Fall Fest is one of my favorite weekends, and lucky for me, it has grown to become more of a foodie event with each passing year. This year the fest will feature more than 20 street food vendors each offering their own variety of fall food to hungry and […]
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Pumpkin Patch & Haunted Mansion: Weekend Primer Podcast
Andrew and Matt are back again with your weekend primer. Events include: Hans Gruber and the Die Hards at Door County Brewing Co. Taproom and Music Hall The Brussels Haunted Mansion Apple Festival at Seaquist Orchards Run Wild at Potawatomi State Park and Pumpkin Patch in Egg Harbor.
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2018 Pumpkin Patch: Big Mouth, Carnival Rides, Fall Flavors
One of Door County’s busiest weekends returns with Egg Harbor’s Pumpkin Patch Festival, Oct. 6-7. Visitors will flock to Egg Harbor for a lineup of live music, carnival rides, arts & crafts vendors, face painting, pumpkin and scarecrow displays, kids’ games, silent auction and lots of food and drink offerings. Saturday, Oct. 6 10am-2pm: Modern […]
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Ping Pong Ball Drop is Back at 2018 Fall Fest
Amazing food, great live music, fun family activities and spectacular fall color all come together to serve up a festival like no other on the peninsula. The 73rd annual Sister Bay Fall Fest runs Oct. 12 – 14 throughout Sister Bay. The Arts and Crafts Fair features more than 100 artisans and their unique, handmade […]
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Fall Time Festivals & Door County Treasure Hunt: Weekend Primer Podcast
Andrew and Matt are back with your weekend primer for the weekend of September 28th, 2018. Events include: The Inside/Outside Sale in Fish Creek The Fall Art Fair in Fish Creek Twilight Tours, Tunes, and Tales at Eagle Bluff And The EPIC Door County Treasure Hunt
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Fall Lighthouse Festival Tickets Available
Tickets are still available for the 4th Annual Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival. This annual festival takes place Oct. 6-7, and is comprised of land and boat tours featuring some of Door County’s most iconic lighthouses. One land-based tour will be offered this year. This small group bus tour is about seven hours long and […]
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Fall Harvest Fest at Lautenbach’s Orchard
Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery & Market will host its 19th annual Fall Harvest Fest on Sept. 22 from 10 am – 5 pm with complimentary tasting of its wines, new hard ciders, fresh-picked apples and specialty foods. The fun also includes apples for picking, free guided winery tours every hour from 10 am – 4 […]
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Harvest Fest 2018: Bench Auction, Firkin Tapping and Old Bolts
Sturgeon Bay kicks off the 2018 fall season Sept. 15 with Harvest Fest & Street Art Auction. Harvest Fest begins at 9 am on Third Avenue and finishes at 5 pm. The live Street Art Auction starts at 5 pm in Martin Park. A wide variety of artisans, crafters and local businesses will fill Third […]
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Invitation for Fall Fest Parade
Sister Bay is announcing an open invitation for businesses, groups, and individuals to be part of the 73rd Annual Sister Bay Fall Fest Parade. Participation is free. The winning entry will receive the annual trophy and a contribution, in their name, to the charity of their choice. The parade will take place Oct. 13 at […]
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Sister Bay Marina Fest Schedule (Sept. 1 – 3)
Sister Bay’s celebration of its waterfront returns Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 – 3, with Marina Fest. The festival brings a dinghy poker run, street food, beverages, live music, activities all along the waterfront, plus fireworks Saturday night. New this year is a cornhole tournament; stop by the Sister Bay Marina office to register. Saturday, […]
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Weekend Primer Podcast: Farmers Markets, Thresheree & Antique Machinery Show, Belgian Kermiss
Andrew and Matt are back with your weekend primer for the weekend of August 17th to 19th. Events include the Egg Harbor Farmers Market, The 36th annual Valmy Thresheree & Antique Machinery Show, the Soar on the Shore Kite Festival in Algoma, the Washington Island Fair, the Short Film Festival in Sister Bay, and the […]