Upcoming Events
Iowa
Arts Festival
June 6 - 8, 2025
Downtown Iowa City
Iowa City, IA
The Iowa Arts Festival is an award-winning, weekend-long community celebration and Iowa City tradition that celebrated 40 years in 2023.
The event features over 100 local, regional and national visual artists in the Art Fair, and on Saturday and Sunday, we feature youth artists ages 16-25 in the Emerging Artist Area. But that’s not all: there are music performances, food vendors serving regional and ethnic dishes, and creative, educational activities and entertainment for children.
The Big Gay
Pride Market
June 13 - 15, 2025
Alliant Energy Center
Madison, WI
The Big Gay Market is PROUD to present our third annual PRIDE event!
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Friday, June 13th (6pm–10pm)
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Night Market (18+ only, ticketed)
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Queer comedy show (18+ only, ticketed)
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Queer and ally vendors
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Fundraiser raffle
Saturday, June 14th (10am–5pm)
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Drag show (18+ only, ticketed)
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Kid's comedy show
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Queer and ally vendors
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Fundraiser raffle
Sunday, June 15th (10am–2pm, masks required)
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Drag bingo (18+ only, ticketed)
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Clothing swap (masks required)
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Queer and ally vendors
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Fundraiser raffle
Art Fair
Off the Square
July 12 & 13, 2025
Monona Terrace Area
Madison, WI
This two day, fine art fair is a showcase for 110+ Wisconsin based artists and craftspeople. The show features ceramics, art glass, painting, fiber, sculpture, jewelry, graphics, paper-making, photography, wood, and more.
The 46th Annual Art Fair Off the Square will be located on the 200 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd and stretches across Olin Terrace Walkway leading up to the Monona Terrace Convention Center. Show is Saturday, July 12th, 9am-6pm and Sunday, July 13th, 10am-5pm.
Stockholm
Art Fair
July 19, 2025
Stockholm Village Park
Stockholm, WI
The fair will feature over ninety new and returning artists who have been juried into our spectacular one-day festival in the beautiful, shade-covered Stockholm Village Park on the shores of Lake Pepin.
The artists selected to participate will represent a wide range of mediums such as pottery, sculpture, jewelry, painting, printmaking, photography, fiber, wood, glass and folk art — there will be something for every fairgoer!
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Twenty Dirty Hands
Gallery Show
August 2025
Dubuque Area Art Collective Gallery
Dubuque, IA
More Info Coming Soon!
Dubuque
Fest
August 2 & 3, 2025
Washington Park
Dubuque, IA
Come celebrate music, art, & culture for all ages at DBQfest. Enjoy this FREE summer festival held in Washington Park in picturesque downtown Dubuque, IA.
Features live music, local food, & art fair on BOTH Saturday & Sunday. Free admission for all.
Elkader
Art in the Park
August 16 & 17, 2025
Founder's Park
Elkader, IA
A regionally recognized, juried fine art festival in Elkader, Iowa-- always held the 3rd weekend in August
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​This festival is held in Founders' Park, alongside the Turkey River in historic downtown Elkader, Iowa. Experience the sights, tastes and sounds of this festival featuring local and regional artists.​​​​​​​
Paoli
Art in the Park
August 30 & 31, 2025
Paoli Town Park
Paoli, WI
Paoli Art in the Park, organized by the Southern Wisconsin Art Guild, Inc. (SWAG), is scheduled for Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Paoli Town Park. Located in historic Paoli, Wisconsin, the park is on the west end of the village, across from the Paoli Road Mercantile.
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This annual event is a quality juried art fair featuring local and regional artists who create in a variety of mediums, including painting, metal and wood sculpture, glass, fiber, photography, ceramics, and more.
Wausau
Festival of the Arts
September 6-7, 2025
Downtown Wausau 400 Block
Wausau, WI
Visit central Wisconsin’s largest art show since 1965, bringing together over 100 top artists each year from around the country. The Wausau Festival of Arts showcases art of all kinds, from ceramics to fiber, glass, jewelry, painting, mixed media, photography, wood, and more. Enjoy the artwork plus free entertainment and children’s activities!
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Driftless Area
Arts Festival
September 20 & 21, 2025
Main Street
Soldiers Grove, WI
No matter what direction you are coming from, you’ll enjoy a scenic, meandering journey through wooded hills and deep valleys.
The Driftless Area, a unique region that escaped the glaciers of the Ice Age, is an inspirational setting to all manner of talented artists. Its hills and valleys are home to painters and potters, woodworkers and weavers, metal smiths and musicians, vintners and brewmasters.
Twenty Dirty Hands
Self-Guided Pottery Tour
October 17-19, 2025
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois
Family Friendly!
Tour the beautiful midwestern countryside; enjoy the fall colors and visit some of the area’s best-known pottery studios. Some are open just for this weekend!
Each location will have a variety of artists to chat with, pottery demos to watch, and lots of beautiful artwork available for purchase.
