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Govin's Farm Fall Fun
2025-10-12 10:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-11 10:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-10 17:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-05 17:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-05 10:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-04 10:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-03 17:00 - 22:00, 2025-09-28 10:00 - 22:00 UTC and 1 more date | Govin’s Farm, E6134 670th St., Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
Fall Fun
Come out and enjoy the fun this fall in our 11 acre corn maze, pick out a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, shoot a pumpkin from the pumpkin cannon or enjoy one of the many other activities we have for all ages. Never been in a corn maze and afraid you won’t find your way out? Don’t worry, we have games you play to help you find your way out, or if all else fails we have corn cops to help you find your way. If you are really adventurous, try the maze on Friday and Saturday nights by flashlight.
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The maze and all the fall activities are great activities for 4H clubs, Youth Groups, School Groups, Scouts Troops, Company Gatherings, and College Groups. If you are joining us in the evening, bring your flashlight and enjoy the corn maze in the dark (this is not haunted). Once you find your way out of the maze, join us by the bonfire and roast a marshmallow or two.
Included in Admission:Corn maze, wagon ride, mini golf, giant slide, flying farmer line, hay jump, corn box, duck races, steer roping, corn hole, giant Jenga, giant checkers, farm babies (Saturday & Sunday only 11am-5pm), rat rollers, tractor pull, tug of war, connect four and much more! All activities are made for adults too. Some activities may close due to weather or staffing. All tickets are purchased at farm. ​Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult while at the farm at all times.
Extra Activities with Paid Admission:Paintball Shooting Gallery $5.00​Pumpkin Cannon – 1 shot $3.00 Apple Cannon – 3 shots for $3.00 (all 3 shots needs to be used by 1 person) Cannons & Paintball close at 9pmPumpkins $5-6​​Concessions Area –Apple cider donuts, Donut Sundaes, Warm Pretzels, Pizza Pretzels, Kettle Corn, Caramel Apple blossoms, Hot dogs, Hamburgers, Brats, Chips, Cookies, S’mores, Apple Cider, Hot and cold Beverages

45th Annual Punky Manor Challenge of Champions!
2025-09-18 19:00 - 2025-09-20 22:00 | Red Cedar Speedway, 620 17th St SE, Menomonie, 54751, United States
𝟒𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬!
𝐓𝐖𝐎 full nights of racing action — Friday & Saturday, September 19th & 20th! 🏁
Practice kicks things off Thursday, September 18th!
🔥 𝟒 𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬:
• Late Models
• Modifieds
• Super Stocks
• Midwest Modifieds
Don’t miss the biggest weekend of the year at Red Cedar Speedway!
45th Annual Punky Manor Challenge of Champions – Practice Night
45th Annual Punky Manor Challenge of Champions – Night #1
45th Annual Punky Manor Challenge of Champions – Night #2

Great Community Cookout
2025-09-11 16:00 - 20:00 | Parking Lot 6th Ave E & Broadway St S
Join us for the annual Great Community Cookout featuring local food trucks, beer tents, exciting raffles, a car show, inflatables & bouncy houses, dunk tank, and activities for the whole family!

Located in Public Parking Lot #6 across the street from Raw Deal.

For more information or if you are interested in being a vendor, please email director@downtownmenomonie.org.

David Cook
2025-08-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Mabel Tainter, 205 Main St. E, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
David Cook rose to national fame in 2008 when he won American Idol Season 7. Since that time, David has earned two platinum selling albums, four Billboard top 10 albums, nineteen (19) Billboard top 25 singles, and three (3) Billboard #1 singles. In total, David has sold 11 million records. His hits include “The Time of My Life”, “Light On”, “Come Back To Me”, “Bar-ba-sol”, “Dream Big”, and “The Last Goodbye”.
Outside of music, David has starred in multiple roles on Broadway. His most recent work was playing Charlie Price in Kinky Boots. He is also involved with multiple brain cancer charities, and performs regularly for the USO and Armed Forces overseas. Here in the US, David headlines 50-60 theater and club shows a year.

Music Over Menomin - Balterdash
2025-08-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Lakeside Park
We have been waiting all year to welcome you back to another season of Music Over Menomin!
Thanks to the Friends of the Library, our generous sponsors for 2025, we’ll be back in full swing every Thursday from June 12-August 14 at 7pm.
Due to construction on the library lawn, concerts will be held AT LAKESIDE PARK until further notice. Lakeside Park is just down the road from the library.

Music Over Menomin - North of Dixie
2025-08-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Lakeside Park

Music Over Menomin - Madlee
2025-07-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Lakeside Park

Music Over Menomin - Weapons of Mass Destruction
2025-07-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Lakeside Park

Storm Large
2025-07-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Mabel Tainter, 205 Main St. E, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
Storm Large: musician, actor, playwright, author, awesome. She shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova. There, despite having been eliminated the week before the finale, Storm built a fanbase that follows her around the world. Additionally, she was seen on the 2021 season of America’s Got Talent. Storm spent the 1990s singing in clubs throughout San Francisco. Tired of the club scene, she moved to Portland to pursue a new career as a chef. However, a last-minute cancellation at a Portland club turned into a standing weekly engagement for Storm and her new band, The Balls. It wasn’t long before Storm had a cult-like following in Portland. Then, this renewed her singing career that was soon to be launched onto the international stage. Storm continues to tour concert halls across the country with her band Le Bonheur. She also appears as a special guest on Michael Feinstein’s Shaken & Stirred tour. Alongside Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey, Storm joined Michael Feinstein as special guest with the Pasadena Pops. In the 18-19 season, she performed her one-woman autobiographical musical memoir Crazy Enough. Storm made her debut as guest vocalist with the band Pink Martini in April 2011. There, she sang four sold-out concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. She continues to perform with the band, nationally and internationally, and is featured on their 2013 album Get Happy. Storm has also sung with Grammy winner k.d. lang, pianist Kirill Gerstein, and punk rocker John Doe. Also, singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer George Clinton.

Music Over Menomin - Sue Orfield Band
2025-07-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, MENOMONIE, WI, 54751-1579, United States
Thanks to the Friends of the Library, our generous sponsors for 2025, we’ll be back in full swing every Thursday from June 12-August 14 at 7pm on the library lawn.
Ride your bike and get front row parking, walk or park in the library lot or the lot next door at 700 Wolske Bay Road. Thanks to our neighbors for sharing their parking lot!

Music Over Menomin - Eggplant Heroes
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, MENOMONIE, WI, 54751-1579, United States
We have been waiting all year to welcome you back to another season of Music Over Menomin!
Thanks to the Friends of the Library, our generous sponsors for 2025, we’ll be back in full swing every Thursday from June 12-August 14 at 7pm on the library lawn.

Music Over Menomin - Triple Fiddle
2025-07-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, MENOMONIE, WI, 54751-1579, United States
We have been waiting all year to welcome you back to another season of Music Over Menomin!
Thanks to the Friends of the Library, our generous sponsors for 2025, we’ll be back in full swing every Thursday from June 12-August 14 at 7pm on the library lawn.
Ride your bike and get front row parking, walk or park in the library lot or the lot next door at 700 Wolske Bay Road. Thanks to our neighbors for sharing their parking lot!

Music Over Menomin - Cathy Reitz & 7Swing
2025-06-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, MENOMONIE, WI, 54751-1579, United States

Music Over Menomin - Eclectic Barn Boys
2025-06-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, MENOMONIE, WI, 54751-1579, United States

Music Over Menomin - Mojo Lemon Blues Band
2025-06-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, MENOMONIE, WI, 54751-1579, United States

Mabel's Movie Series: "The Mummy"
2025-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Mabel Tainter, 205 Main St. E, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
Enjoy a movie night at The Mabel! At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.

Join UW-Stout for Design Wisconsin 2025!
2025-05-17 08:00 - 2025-05-18 11:30 | Memorial Student Center
UW-Stout’s School of Art & Design presents the 4th Annual Design Wisconsin event showcasing the impacts of industrial design and fashion design on Wisconsin’s culture, commerce, community, and brand—past, present, and future. And this year, we’re expanding to include UW-Stout alumni designers’ impact in our neighboring state to the west, Minnesota!
It is a little-known secret that Wisconsin is a hub for product innovation, and it’s our mission to showcase and celebrate prominent Wisconsin-based industrial design and fashion design teams and their work. We hope this format will inspire participants and strengthen connections within these industry communities, as well as cultivate new ones!
The event includes an open house of major Wisconsin and Minnesota Design/Manufacturer groups. In the past, these have included TREK, Milwaukee Tool, Kohler, Mercury Marine, Polaris, Fiskars, Oshkosh and many more.
This is a FREE event on May 17-18, 2024 at Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, UW-Stout

Black Violin
2025-04-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Mabel Tainter, 205 Main St. E, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
Black Violin is composed of classically trained violist and violinist Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus who combine their classical training and and hip-hop influences to create a distinctive multi-genre sound that is often described as “classical boom”. The band released their major label debut Stereotypes (featuring Black Thought of The Roots and MC Pharoahe Monch) on Universal Music which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical Crossover Chart and #4 on the Billboard R&B Chart. NPR took note and declared “their music will keep classical music alive for the next generation”. The band is currently touring the US and will release their new album Take The Stairs in November. Wil and Kev place heavy emphasis on educational outreach, and have perform for more than 100,000 students each year. Recently, they were announced as Turnaround Artists for Mary B. Bethune Elementary School in their hometown of Broward County, FL. Turnaround Arts, a national education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, infuses arts into struggling schools to support overall reform efforts. Through their student engagement and public performances, Black Violin challenge the stereotypes and preconceived notion of what a “classical musician” looks and sounds like. “The stereotypes are always there, embedded so deep in our culture,” says Wil. “Just by nature of our existence we challenge those ideas. It’s a unique thing that brings people together who aren’t usually in the same room, and in the current climate, it’s good to bring people together.” The band is endorsed by Yamaha Music and Bose and has partnered with the National Association for Music Manufacturers (NAMM) to continue their advocacy for accessible music education.

Death Match Wrestling & Death Metal by ICW North
2025-04-05 17:30 - 23:00 | Zymurgy Brewing, 624 Main Street East, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
In a partnership with ICW Milwaukee. ICW North brings you a night of hard hitting metal and no ring hardcore wrestling. For the first time ever, Deathproof Tommy Trainwreck Vs The Reverend Ricky Noren, Live at Zymurgy Brewing Co
5 NO RING MATCHES, DEATHMATCHES, LIGHTTUBES BLOOD, VIOLENCE AND BEER!
This has the potential to be one of the most violent matches the area has ever seen. This will be one of our featured DEATHMATCHES.
Tommy might be DEATHPROOF but The Reverend answers to a higher power!
MUSIC PROVIDED BY BLOODGEON WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BETTER BROKEN MN AND JUSTICE SON!
18+ Show | Admission $25

Mabel's Movie Series: "Misery"
2025-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Mabel Tainter, 205 Main St. E, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
Mabel’s Movie Series presents Misery! Experience the suspenseful thriller in the stunning and historic setting of The Mabel Tainter Theater. After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by an obsessive fan, what starts as a kind act quickly spirals into a chilling nightmare of captivity and control. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy this cinematic classic on the big screen in one of Wisconsin’s most beautiful theaters!

Gaelic Storm
2025-03-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Mabel Tainter, 205 Main St. E, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
It’s hard to imagine a band just coming into their own after 20 years of success, but that’s exactly what makes a true anomaly. This multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and as you can imagine, after two decades and over 2000 shows, it is a true force to be reckoned with. With their latest release, Go Climb a Tree, their music has never sounded more representative of themselves as musicians and as live performers.
The band attributes their continued success to their fanatic audience, and it’s a well-diversified crowd for sure. The country-music folks adore the storytelling, the bluegrass-heads love the instrumentals, Celtic fans love their devotion to tradition, and the rockers simply relish the passion they play their instruments with. Each band member, in their own way, expresses a deep gratitude for their fans, but it’s best summed up in the words of Patrick Murphy: “The fans are the ones that have given us this life. We’re here for them.”
On Go Climb a Tree, co-founders of Gaelic Storm, Steve Twigger and Patrick Murphy, along with longtime friend and co-writer Steve Wehmever, are again at the helm of song-writing duties. The album has everything—party drinking songs (“The Beer Song”), patriotic anthems (“Green, White and Orange”), beautiful folk songs (“Monday Morning Girl”), spritely instrumentals “”The Night of Tomfoolery”), perfectly poppy songs (“Shine On”), and even a raucous pirate song (“Shanghai Kelly”). When speaking of the overall concept of the album, Patrick Murphy gives some insight: “With all the craziness and division in the world, we wanted to make an album about ‘contemplative escapism.’ Go Climb a Tree certainly isn’t about dropping out of the conversation, it’s just about taking a short hiatus to recharge the batteries before you take on the world again.”
Gaelic Storm takes a true blue-collar, hard-nose approach to touring, consistently traveling the US and internationally over 200 days a year, forging a unique path in the Celtic music world. “You have to see us live. We are the true working-mans’ band,” says Ryan Lacey, who joined the lineup in 2003. “We still, and most likely always will, tour most of the year, and that’s how we constantly hone our craft.”
The dedication to live shows date all the way back to the mid-1990s, when Gaelic Storm kicked off its career as a pub band in Santa Monica, California. Due to their discovery at the pub, by the end of the decade, the musicians had appeared in the blockbuster film Titanic (where they performed “Irish Party in Third Class”). This laid the groundwork for a career that would eventually find them topping the Billboard World Chart six times, making appearances at mainstream music festivals, and regularly headlining the largest Irish Festivals across the country, all the while gaining a reputation as a genre-bending Irish rock band, whose songs mix Celtic traditions with something uniquely creative.
Looking to the future, Gaelic Storm is excited about what lies ahead. They’ve added a new fiddle player, Katie Grennen, and she has affectionately become the “purple squirrel” of the band, meaning she is the perfect new addition. Pete Purvis who joined the band in 2005 said, “With the addition of Katie, the band has never sounded better, we’re gelling on a whole new level, and the idea of sharing these new songs with our fans is exciting!”
