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🦋 bring your kids to experience your childhood (and indulge your own nostalgia) with the experts at Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge. Go catch (gently)—and learn about—the amazing Monarch Butterfly »
🎷 no cover this Friday at a very popular venue for a very popular jazz artist. check it out »
🌻 a guided wildflower walk in Fountain City this Saturday—and it’s totally free »
🍷 antiques & wine….but at night. intriguing enough? »
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🍀 [2025] Your Guide to Irishfest in La Crosse: Music, Mirth, and More // GM Coulee »
39th annual Miracle Golf Tournament raises funds for local children's hospital // News 8 Now »
La Crescent's 2025 King Apple Parade Marshal announced for Applefest // WXOW »
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🤝 Downtown Sidewalk Sale @ Downtown La Crosse // Thursday, Friday, Saturday // LINK »
🌙 Moon Tunes - Irish Band Night @ Riverside Park // Today, 5:30pm // LINK »
🎷 [NO COVER] Mayfield Experience @ Popcorn Tavern // Friday, 10pm // LINK »
🌻 Wildflower Walk @ Trempealeau Marshland Access Bicycle Trail // Saturday, 9:30am // LINK »
🧘♀️ Sunset Yoga @ Elmaro Vineyard // Today, 6pm // LINK »
🥬 Farmers Market @ Burns Park // Friday, 3:30pm-6:30pm // LINK »
🍻 Brews & Tunes @ Onalaska Omni Center // Friday, 5pm-8pm // LINK »
🦋 The Marvel of the Monarch Butterflies @ Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge // Friday, 6pm // LINK »
🪴 Seed Saving Celebration @ Kane St Community Garden // Friday, 8:30am // LINK »
🍷 Antiques at Night @ The Big Old Red Shed, Westby // Saturday, 5pm-9pm // LINK »
☕️ Coffee and Flowers in Winona // Saturday, 8am-12pm // LINK »
🖼 Second Saturday Art Market @ River City Gallery // Saturday, 10am-4pm // LINK »
📍: Virginia Voigt drinking from a water fountain on the sidewalk in front of the iron fence surrounding the Cargill House.
Thursday, August 7
6:00pm // Moxie’s // Winnia & Q // FREE
7:00pm // The Root Note // Open Mic Night // FREE
Friday, August 8
3:00pm // Southside Fest Grounds // Skerryvore, Gaelic Storm, High Kings, Gadan… // $15
4:00pm // Southside Fest Grounds // International Celtic musicians including… // $15
5:00pm // Grounded Patio Cafe // Errc Grrk // FREE
5:30pm // Two Fathoms Brewing, Winona // Milana Shira // FREE
6:00pm // Trempealeau Hotel // Jamin Barth // FREE
6:30pm // Fox Hollow Golf Course // Piano Man Jake // FREE
6:30pm // La Crosse Bierhaus // Pinski Brothers // FREE
7:00pm // Peter’s Biergarten, Winona // Wing Dam Jammers // FREE
7:00pm // Onalaska American Legion Post 336 // Hillbilly Fever // FREE
7:00pm // Cat Daddy’s Bar & Grill, Trempealeau // MadLee // FREE
8:00pm // Alpine Inn // Kaden Swanson // FREE
8:00pm // The NOBZ // Robin’s Nest // FREE
8:00pm // Helm Bar // Chris O’Leary // FREE
10:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // The Mayfield Experience [NO COVER] // FREE
Saturday, August 9
2:00pm // Trempealeau Hotel // Kit Mayer & The Pack // $6
4:00pm // Red Pines Bar and Grill // John Smith & Dan Sebranek // FREE
6:00pm // Alpine Inn // The Bluffgrass Bash (Chad Olson, Knee High July) // $5
6:00pm // River Rats Bar and Grill // The UnLucky 7s // FREE
6:00pm // Peter’s Biergarten, Winona // Quenten Brown // FREE
7:00pm // Moxie’s // Hillbilly Rocketship // FREE
7:00pm // Two Fathoms Brewing, Winona // Noah Ertz // FREE
7:30pm // Starlite Lounge // Jeff Erickson // FREE
8:00pm // THEE OP (Other Place), Lansing // Brianna Rae Band // FREE
8:00pm // Whiskey River Bar and Grill // Banter // FREE
10:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // Stopping Short and The Over Unders // $5
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