Festivals
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Newport Wilderness Days
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This event at Newport State Park was started in 1992 as a way for the members of Newport Wilderness Society, the park’s official friends’ group, to showcase their beautiful wilderness park. Volunteers lead hikes and programs during Labor Day weekend…
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Mead Kite Festival
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Celebrate the wind at the Mead, marvel at the acrobatics and engineering of magical kites, bring your own or make one on-site. Learn from expert flyers, play and relax. The Wisconsin Kiters Club will dazzle you with their huge displays along Hwy S…
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Smokey Bear's Birthday Party
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Come join us in celebrating forest icon Smokey Bear’s 81st Birthday! There will be crafts, games, birthday cake, a fire safety lesson and the story of Smokey Bear and his legacy of wildfire prevention.
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Smokey Bear's Birthday Party
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At 3 p.m. we will have pumpkin carving at the Peterson Shelter. We will then set the pumpkins out along the trail to Point Lookout to make a Everyone is invited to celebrate Smokey's birthday with us! At 5:30 p.m. we will have a fire prevention…
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Smokey Bear Birthday
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We’re celebrating Smokey Bear’s 81st Birthday with a party at the beach.
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Smokey Bear's 81st Birthday Celebration
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Join the 81st birthday celebration for Smokey Bear and his timeless message of wildfire prevention. Enjoy free birthday cake (while supplies last), crafts, stories, campfire safety demonstration and plenty of opportunities to take pictures with…
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Smokey Bear's Birthday Bash!
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Come join us to celebrate Smokey Bear's 81st birthday! There will be many games to play, stories to hear, a really cool firetruck, cake and more!
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Scavenger Hunt Hike
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The H.H. Bennett Studio is turning 150, and the Crandall Pine Forest is turning 100! Come and join us at the forest to celebrate these historic events.
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Voyagers Encampment
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Enjoy this reenactment of history, with the Plains Native Americans and the French Voyagers based in a 17th-century encampment.