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September Writing Challenge at Manitowoc Public Library

Manitowoc Public Library 707 Quay Street, Manitowoc

Have you always wanted to write but can’t find the right time to start? How does Monday, September 1 sound? That’s when the September Writing Challenge kicks off at Manitowoc […]

Participation is Free!

RoundTrip Smart Trips Challenge

N/A Wisconsin

RoundTrip Greater Madison, a public program in Dane County, is hosting the Smart Trips Challenge this September. The month-long event encourages residents to swap solo car trips for biking, busing, […]

Free

Falls Patio Players Presents “Steel Magnolias”

Menomonee Falls North Auditorium N88 W16750 Garfield Dr, Menomonee Falls

Welcome to Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” gather for a beauty fix with an ample side of gossip. Filled with hilarious repartee and laser-sharp quips, this eclectic group of women face trials and triumphs armed with their greatest strength: each other. Adults $18.00 Seniors (60+) and Students […]

$13.00

Radio Plays: The War of the Worlds and Dracula

Cedar Creek Event Center 1018 Cedar St, De Pere

Evergreen Theater in Green Bay is opening their 40th season with a production or Radio Plays: War of the Worlds and Dracula. This captivating radio series created, and hosted by, Orson Welles featured live radio dramas performed by Welles’s Mercury Theatre. Travel back to 1938 and the CBS studios to hear their very first, and […]

www.evergreentheater.org/tickets

Central Wisconsin Book Festival

McMillan Memorial Library 490 East Grand Avenue, Wisconsin Rapids +7 more

The Central Wisconsin Book Festival began in 2017 as an initiative of the Marathon County Public Library in Wausau, WI and takes place annually around the last weekend of September. The festival remains under […]

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Ray Castle Stage 3301 North Mulford Road, Rockford

Join us this fall on the Ray Castle Stage, right next to Starlight Theatre, for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Bundle up, bring your own chair or blanket, and enjoy an evening of enchantment, comedy, and mischief on the lawn. The magic of Shakespeare meets the beauty of autumn nights — don’t miss it!

Free.Donations are accepted.

Wabeno Area Players present comedy “Wild Women of Winedale”

Nancy Volk Auditorium 4325 Branch Street, Wabeno, WI 54566, Wabeno

The Wabeno Area Players are proud to present another entertaining and lively comedy, “The Wild Women of Winedale.” This show will prove it is never too late to take a different path in life that will lead to a grand new adventure. Shows are September 26 and 27 at 7:00PM, and September 28 at 2:00PM […]

$10 – $15

Attic Angel Fashion Finds Sale

Attic Angel Association Building 640 Junction Road, Madison

(formerly Classic Clothing Sale) Style with a Purpose! Featuring women’s apparel & accessories along with designer clothing. Proceeds fund collaborative efforts to address food insecurity for families with children and/or older adults (55+).

free

Central Sands Renaissance Faire

Central Sands Community High School 3995 County Road K, Amherst

Central Sands Community High School will be hosting our second annual Renaissance Faire on Saturday September 27th, 2025. Come for a day of: -Local artisans & vendors – Food – Performances – Trebuchet – Arts & Crafts – More! Ticketing information: Adults: $5.00 Children: $3.00 2 & under: Free Families: $15 *Tickets are available via […]

$2 – $15.00
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Visit WPR’s Milwaukee Studios with Doors Open 2025

WPR Milwaukee Studios 1243 N 10th Street, Suite 100, Milwaukee

Come visit the Wisconsin Public Radio studios in Milwaukee! Wisconsin Public Radio will be participating in Doors Open 2025 this year. It is your chance to visit buildings you might not normally have the chance to throughout the Milwaukee area.  Visitors at WPR’s studios will have the opportunity to get a peek behind the microphone! […]

Free

Tour de Marathon County

GTCC 6206 Alderson Street, Weston

Come explore Marathon County with the Friends of Wausau Historic Landmarks and their special guests! On Saturday, September 27 we will hop on a motorcoach and head out to visit Ringle, Hatley, Elderon, Bevent, and Mosinee – and learn about the people, businesses, and culture that make each of these communities an important part of […]

$50

Party with a Purpose – Carnival Style

Oakstone Recreational 304 Commerce Pkwy, Cottage Grove

Join The Loyal Order of the Caribbean Soul – Southern Wisconsin Parrothead Club at Oakstone Recreational in Cottage Grove for this year’s Party with a Purpose Fundraiser benefiting Camp Createability […]

Lasagna Buffet Dinner

Holy Assumption Church 5601 Tower Ave., Superior

Lasagna Buffet Dinner on September 27 from 4:30 – 7pm at Holy Assumption Church. Holy Assumption Catholic Church presents a fundraising lasagna buffet with salad, garlic bread and desserts. There […]

Free

CVSO Presents: Beethoven’s Fifth

Pablo Center at the Confluence 128 Graham Ave, Eau Claire

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5—the first symphony ever conducted by Maestro Yasuda—is one of the most iconic works in classical music, its famous four-note opening beginning the journey from struggle to […]

$6.50 – $55

Coffee House Friends Gathering with JAM

The Coffee House 2717 E. Hampshire St., Milwaukee

Back in the day, folks would walk under the old Coffee House sign to enter a welcoming world of music and poet friends to talk about peace and justice, reminisce, […]

$5 – $15

House of Waters

Stoughton Opera House 381 East Main Street, Stoughton

“In today’s world, there are no musical boundaries,” says Max ZT of ‘House of Waters,’ a trio that makes those words come alive as they incorporate elements of West-African, jazz, […]

$30

Joss Stone

The Pabst Theater 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee

Joss Stone is a Grammy and Brit Award-winning artist who released her acclaimed debut album, The Soul Sessions, in 2003, at the age of 16. Over her career, she has […]

$43.43