Beaver Dam Holiday Parade

Saturday, December 2, 2023

5:30 PM

Downtown Beaver Dam

Parade Route: 200-100 blocks of Front St to 100-200 blocks of Spring St.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Join us in downtown Beaver Dam for our annual Holiday Parade! Juried and judged parade floats and entries display a festival of holiday lights. Santa makes his first appearance of the year to spread the spirit of the season.

Fall Downtown Fest

Saturday, October 28, 2023

10:00 AM  3:00 PM

Downtown Beaver Dam, Inc. (map)

Now in its 6th year, the Annual Fall Downtown Fest in Beaver Dam is a festive and fun day for the whole family brought to you by DBDI. Mark your calendar for October 29th for a full day (and night) of activities, running from 10am - 3pm and beyond!

Fall Downtown Fest on Facebook

Check back to this Facebook event often for updated information:

Beaver Dam Wine Tour

Friday, September 15, 2023 Tentative

5:30 PM  8:30 PM

Downtown Beaver Dam, Inc. (map)

The Beaver Dam Wine Tour is an evening event that encourages attendees to choose their own path as they enjoy the downtown area while tasting a variety of wines from Wisconsin.

Dog Days of Summer

Saturday, August 12, 2023 Tentative

10:00 AM  to 4:00 PM

Downtown Beaver Dam, Inc. (map)

Dog Days of Summer kicks off for one fun day on Saturday August 12th! Event is hosted by: Art on the Town Wi: The Studio, Animart, Ooga Brewing, Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and Great Harvest Bakery.

This event invites you to bring your leashed and well-behaved dogs downtown Beaver Dam to attend unique offerings at the businesses listed. Events start and end at their business hours.

Taste of Wisconsin - Beer and Cheese Fest

Saturday, June 18, 2023 Tentative

12:00 PM  4:00 PM

Downtown Beaver Dam, Inc. (map)

The 16th Annual Taste of Wisconsin™ will held the Saturday of Father's Day from noon-4 pm in downtown Beaver Dam. Two hundred feet of tent prevent exposure to weather extremes, live music, and four hours of sampling! Learn more on purchase tickets at https://tasteofwisconsin.net.

Wisconsin Arts & Peony Fest

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Additional Activities June 8 through June 13

Event presented by Beaver Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, Ovans Peony Farm and OOGA Brewing Company

Beaver Dam will be celebrating and hosting its 3rd year of the Wisconsin Arts & Peony Festival, which will include fun, creative, and educational art events, and activities for the whole family at both the Ovans Peony Farm and at downtown local businesses and art market.

https://beaverdamchamber.com/communi.../arts-and-peony-fest/

Earth Day 2023

Saturday, April 22, 2023

9:00 AM  

American Bank Shelter (Behind Bank) (map)

JOIN THE GREAT GLOBAL CLEANUP!

9:00 Check-in at American Bank Shelter, behind 115 Front St

9:30 Downtown Cleanup

Earth Matters is an Earth Day awareness event in Downtown Beaver Dam. There will be clean up, earth art, tree planting and more!

All volunteers will receive a $10 coupon for Great Harvest Bakery & Café and a $10 Kraft Foods coupon.

OTHER “FRIENDS OF THE EARTH” ACTIVITIES

FRIDAY

8pm Pop-Up Graffiti - southeast corner of Front & Center Sts

9pm Pop-Up Graffiti - outside wall of Beaver Dam Cinema

SATURDAY

7am-4 $1 Dirt Cups at Great Harvest Bakery and Café

128 Front St

9am-12 Electronics Recycling* Habitat for Humanity ReStore-BD

Tower parking lot behind 210 S Spring St

9am-4 Recycled Candy Wrapper Cord Wrap Make-It! and Take

It! at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio 120 Front St 9am-5 Seed Packets and Trash Bags McKinstry’s Home

Furnishings 131 Front St

10am-2 “NoMowMay”YardSignPainting*atNestVitality

106 Front St.

10am-4 Make & Take Art Projects DCCA 130 W Maple Ave 11am-4 Upcycled Art Show at the Library 311 N Spring St

Entries due by Friday, April 21 at 7 pm.

Contact library for details

11:30 Slow Roll Bike Ride after tree planting at DCHM 1pm-4 Dodge County Historical Museum (DCHM) Display

105 Park Ave

8pm Pop-Up Graffiti southeast corner of Front St & Center St 9pm Pop-Up Graffiti outside wall of Beaver Dam Cinema

Presented by The Dodge County Historical Society

Thure Kumlien was one of Wisconsin's earliest Swedish settlers and an accomplished ornithologist, botanist, and naturalist in the The BIRDMAN of KOSHKONONG mid-1800s, though his name is not well known today. He settled on the shore of Lake Koshkonong in 1843 and soon began sending bird specimens to museums and collectors in Europe and the eastern United States, including the Smithsonian. Later, he prepared natural history exhibits for the newly established University of Wisconsin and became the first curator and third employee of the new Milwaukee Public Museum.

Presented by Dodge County Historical Society

Come and listen to author Nathan B. Hankes as he describes his 2,200 mile journey and adventures along the nation's premier long distance hiking trail, the Appalachian Trail.

Now in its 5th year, the Annual Fall Downtown Fest in Beaver Dam is a festive and fun day for the whole family brought to you by DBDI. Mark your calendar for October 29th for a full day (and night) of activities, running from 10am - 3pm and beyond!

Check back to this Facebook event often for updated information: Fall Downtown Fest on FB

Overview of activities and with more details to come: Trick or Treating 10 am – 3 pm (Participating businesses) Kids should dress in Halloween costumes!
Scavenger Hunt
DJ
Dancing Witches
Performances/Demonstrations
Food Trucks
Arts and Crafts for kids
Games
Costume Contest
Box Maze (back of McKinstry's Home Furnishings store)
Balloon Twister at the Farmers Market

Child IDs and Candy from Dodge County Sheriff’s Office at Modern Woodmen, 324 S Spring St

NEW THIS YEAR: Team Casket Racing!!!

Thanks to the creativity and planning of DBDI, Scouts BSA Troop 6838, Northwoods Casket Company, and Casket Builder Supply, Beaver Dam is adding a fun new experience to its Fall Downtown Fest! Gather a team, think of a theme, create an awesome casket, then get ready to race! Check out the Facebook event and Event Details on the Chamber Website to get rules and signup info!

CALLING ALL WITCHES!

WITCHES DANCE & PROCESSION

Downtown Beaver Dam

DANCE SCHEDULE  10am | 2:30pm | 7pm CASKETS & WITCHES PROCESSION Noon & 6pm DANCE REHEARSALS:  October 7th, 20th & 27th: 6pm - 7pm; October 22nd: 10am -11am at DANCE NOW! 344 Rosendale St in Parking Lot.

All Witches Welcome. Bring Your Broom!

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT

Habitat for Humanity ReStore from 9am - 12pm.

Some items you can recycle for no fee, others there is a fee associated. Watch for latest updates at the Facebook event

The Lute in Middle Eastern Music with Mason Zantow

Mason Zantow will demonstrate the Middle Eastern lute and its relationship to the European lute and modern guitar through performance of several pieces of Ottoman classical music. Ottoman classical music is a modal music form having its roots in the musical ideas of Ancient Greece and Mesopotamia, which has continued to evolve to the modern day incorporating Medieval Persian music, the music of the Turkish peoples of Central Asia, the native inhabitants of Anatolia including Armenians and Greeks, as well as various Europeans such as the Balkan and Western music forms into a unique art music. It is truly the music of the city of Istanbul which has always been a bridge between East and West.

Mason will perform on the oud (Arabic/Turkish lute), the lavta (Greco-Armenian-Turkish lute), and Cumbus (Turkish oud-banjo), highlighting some of the essential features of Middle Eastern modal music, shared principles with Western music and certain dissimilarities such as intonation and tuning systems. As a self-taught guitar player, Mason will also demonstrate the relationship of the modern Spanish guitar to the Medieval Arabic oud as well, and insights into the learning process as a Westerner who has been a student of Eastern modal music for many years.

Free and Open to the Public

For additional information and to RSVP please call the Dodge County Historical Society at 920-887-1266.

The Beaver Dam Wine Tour is an evening event that encourages attendees to choose their own path as they enjoy the downtown area while tasting a variety of wines from Wisconsin.

Explore the shops and businesses in Downtown Beaver Dam while walking between 12 “Sip Stops”. Registration includes a commemorative wine glass, wristband, wine samples and raffle ticket and specials at a variety of the 12 “Sip Stops”.

No ID = No Wristband; No wristband = No wine.
You may NOT pick up wristbands for other people. Wristbands will be secured at check in.

$35 ($45 week of) per person. Limited to 300 tickets.
Must be 21. Designated drivers can attend for free.
Tickets are non-refundable.

Purchase Tickets and get details here: Beaver Dam Wine Tour

Dog Days of Summer kicks off for one fun day on Saturday August 13th! Event is hosted by: Art on the Town Wi: The Studio, Animart, Ooga Brewing, Nancy Zieman Productions and Great Harvest Bakery.

This event invites you to bring your leashed and well behaved dogs downtown Beaver Dam to attend unique offerings at the businesses listed. Events start and end at their business hours.

Art on the Town Wi: The Studio
-Pet portrait drawings by Sabrina
-Pet photography
-Pet themed paint your own pottery
-Throw your own pet bowl on the pottery wheel
-Buy a custom dog bowl and glaze it yourself
-Have your dog’s picture taken in the Studio From 11 AM-4PM
-Get a dog print of your dog's footprint
-Water for everyone and coffee!

-Pet some dogs who are EAGER for adoption (MaPaws Rescue) @Art on the Town Wi
-Walk your dog around downtown and relax on the outside benches!
-Get a dog print of your dog's footprint

It's a Sweet Life
* Cupcakes and specialty dog goodies @Art on the Town Wi: The Studio

Animart
*Sidewalk sale with tons of items marked 50% off!

Great Harvest Bakery
*Dog treats

Ooga Brewing
*Enjoy a cold brew on the patio with your dog

Nancy Zieman Productions
*Enjoy Free Dog Placemat Project demos, and a Sidewalk sale with all dog fabrics on sale.

Your Pets Forever @Art on the Town Wi
*assorted specialty pet foods, accessories and treats for sale.

Dodge County Center for the Arts
*Do a FREE art project with your pup

Check out the Facebook event!

The 15th Annual Taste of Wisconsin™ will held the Saturday of Father's Day from noon-4 pm in downtown Beaver Dam. Two hundred feet of tent prevent exposure to weather extremes, live music, and four hours of sampling! Learn more on purchase tickets at https://tasteofwisconsin.net.

JOIN THE GREAT GLOBAL CLEANUP!

9:00 Check-in at American Bank Shelter, behind 115 Front St

9:30 Downtown Cleanup

10:30 Meet at Rotary Park along the river, Tower Parking Lot. Electric Cars featuring Tesla Toybox Show, Tree Planting and Ceremony honoring John Abfall

Slow Roll Family Bike Ride departs after ceremony

OTHER “FRIENDS OF THE EARTH” ACTIVITIES

FRIDAY

5:30-7:30 PachaMama (Mother Earth in Quechua) Paint Night with Tyra Walters of Reiki Essentials & Wellness. 7"x14" canvas $44 at Nest Vitality, 106 Front  https://stayhappening.com/e/pachamama-paint-night-E2ISU9M9SU8

8pm New Sustainable Pop-Up Graffiti View it at the Corner of Front & Center, Rogers Cinema & other surprise sites

SATURDAY 

8am-12 BMX Skate Park Cleanup

9am Tahitian Dance Class with world reknowned Tahitian dancer, Lila Evrard. Tahitian dance carries the Aloha Spirit and celebrates Nature, Love & Joy. Nest Vitality, 106 Front  https://www.facebook.com/events/1173538133485495

9am-4 Earth Day Specials at ReStore, 1022 Madison Street

10am-2 Upcycled Art Drop-in Project at the Library—Make an upcycled art project like a yarn-wrapped bird or collage monster. All ages and abilities welcome.

10am-4 Bird, Bee, Bat Houses $20-$40 Paints, stencils & images for inspiration included. Art on the Town, 127 Front

10am-4 Trash to Art Projects DCCA, 130 W Maple

10am-4 Recycle Plastic Bag Sleeves & Cord Wraps at Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio, 120 Front St

2-5pm Tabula Rasa Acoustic Electric Trio at OOGA Brewing Company, 301 S Spring

7-10pm “Country Tom” Acoustic solo act playing easy listening fav’s at OOGA Brewing Company, 301 S Spring

8pm New Sustainable Pop-Up Graffiti View it at the Corner of Front & Center, Rogers Cinema & other surprise sites

“Songs of the Season”

Enjoy the floats, music and cheer with community friends and neighbors at our annual holiday event! The parade route will be the 200-100 blocks of Front Street to 100-300 blocks of S. Spring St.

Drive thru BMO Harris Bank and enjoy a pre-parade visit with Santa Claus!! Make sure you bring along your list, and keep up the good work being nice - he will know if you are naughty so be good!!

Chamber of Commerce Cocoa Walk

Enjoy something chocolate at local shops - time to cross your gifts off the list! Candies, hot cocoa, cookies, truffles and more.

At the following locations:
0638 Clothing Collection
Active Outfitters
Art on the Town
Beaver Dam Antique Mall
Bullfrogs & Butterflies
Chippy’s Popcorn Creations
Design Plus
Earthshine Candle Factory Outlet
Journey to the Light Ministries
Julie R Dance & Skate
McKinstry’s Home Furnishings
Mill House Quilts
Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio
Revive, Too
Riverfront Wine Bar
Sassy’s Kreations & Much More
Tender Spirit Reiki
Twisted Sisters
The Glass Cellar

Drive thru Grinch Breakfast @ Bayside Supper Club 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Around the town Adventures 10 a.m. to Noon

Brought to you by the Beaver Dam Chamber in cooperation with Police and Firefighter Charities and the Heffron Family Foundation - the adventure that started last year continues! Kids have you family drive thru or stop at various locations around town for a treat or an adventure. Watch for characters and lots of fun!

Get Caught Shopping Small!

Chamber elves will be popping in stores downtown to catch someone shopping and give them a gift! Watch for more information on locations on the Chamber website, Facebook pages and in other social media!