Signature Events

So many great events happen all year long on and around the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway - you'll always find a reason to visit!

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Annual Events

Some annual events include:
​January

• Sleigh & Cutter Rally

February

• Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race
• Bike Across the Bay
• Book Across the Bay​
• Mt. Ashwabay Summit Ski Race
• Mt. Ashwabay WinterDASH
• Red Wine Weekend

March

• Bayfield Winter Festival

April

• Herbster Smelt Fry
• Red Wine Weekend

May

• Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival
• South Shore PTO Harbor Run/Walk 5K
• Eat. Drink. Washburn (month long)
  

June

• Bayfield in Bloom

• Blessing of the Fleet
• Superior Vistas Bike Tour
• South Shore Lions Club Fishing Contest
• “Testicle Festival” Cancer Fundraiser Dinner & 5K Run/Walk

July

• Festival of Arts & Gallery Tour
• Fourth of July
• Washburn Board Across the Bay
• Washburn Brownstone Days Summerfest
• ​Almost fourth of July Fireworks in Cornucopia
• ​Cornucopia Club Fish Fry
• Lake Superior Day Celebration
• Red Cliff Traditional Pow-Wow

August

• Cornucopia Day Celebration

• Port Wing Fish Boil/Fall Fest
• Port Wing Plein Air Painting Festival
• Herbster Corn & Brat Fest

September

• Fall Harvest Celebration
• Cornucopia Art Crawl
• South Shore Annual Fall Festival
• Fall Color Car Rides

October

• Bayfield Apple Festival
• Fall Brew Weekend
• Zombie Days

November

• Chequamegon Bay Turkey Trot
• Big Water Film Festival 
• Red Wine Weekend
• Hometown Holiday Season 

December​

• Hometown Holiday Season 
• Wassail Concert Weekends

Seasonal Entertainment

​During the summer months, Big Top Chautauqua and Bayfield's weekly "Concerts by the Lake" provide frequent opportunities to enjoy local, regional and national talent in a beautiful setting along the Byway.


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For information on these and other events, visit travelbayfieldcounty.com