Event Calendar for Rhinelander, WI

Festivals, fairs, tournaments and more

Don’t miss the many events happening in the Rhinelander Area throughout the year. Hodag County offers fishing tournaments, music festivals, unique community celebrations, live performances, farmers markets, fall festivals and other one-of-a-kind events happening throughout the year. Popular annual events in the Rhinelander Area include the Hodag Home Show in March, the Art Fair on the Courthouse Lawn in June, the Hodag Country Festival and the Rhinelander School of the Arts in July, the Oneida County Fair in August and the Rhinelander Hodag Musky Challenge in September.

• Art Fair on the Courthouse Lawn

  Saturday, June 9, 2012 9:00am  –  3:00pm
  Rhinelander Oneida County Courthouse

  Come shop various Art and Craft Vendors, enjoy local entertainment and fantastic food!  Also, make sure to stop downtown for the vintage car/truck show along Brown Street.  Truly something for everyone.  We can’t wait to see you!

  • Download the 2012 Art Fair Booth Application.

  For more information contact the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce.

• Hodag Run for Your Life/Hodag Block Party

  Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:00am  –  5:00pm
  Davenport Street, Downtown Rhinelander

  The YMCA of the Northwoods is excited to host the sixth annual HODAG Run For Your Life 5K/10K run/walk. Pre-registration for the run/walk is $25 and can be completed until June 20th. Participants are guaranteed a race t-shirt if pre-registered! After June 20th registration is $35 and can be completed online at www.active.com until June 28th. Thereafter, registration can be completed by calling the YMCA of the Northwoods at (715) 362-9622.
  
  The Hodag Block Party will begin after the races are complete.  Live music, carnival games, bouncy house, plenty of food, drinks and entertainment.

  For more information on the Hodag Block Party, contact the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce.

• 4th of July Parade and Fireworks

  Wednesday, July 4, 2012 11am
  Brown St. - Downtown Rhinelander

  This year the theme of the parade is “We Pledge Allegiance to the Flag”.  Anyone can enter a float into the parade so mark your calendar to join us!  2012 Parade Application

• 35th Annual Hodag Country Festival

  Thursday, July 12, 2012 – Sunday, July 15, 2012

  Bringing Live Country Music to the North 

  Join 30,000 music fans for four days of fun

  Shows by big-name artists all day long

  Entertainment in the pavilion each night

  Find lodging in the Rhinelander Area as well as camping on site

  Tickets are on sale now!

  Order tickets and learn more about the Hodag Country Festival.

• 49th Annual School of the Arts

  Sunday, July 22, 2012 – Friday, July 27, 2012 James Williams Middle School

  One-week workshops for adults

  • Art and Folk Art
  • Mind, Body, and Spirit
  • Performing Arts
  • Photography and Computer Arts
  • Writing

  All workshops meet daily Monday through Friday.  Workshops have enrollment limits; enrollment is first-come, first-served.

  Register online at www.soawisconsin.org or by mail.  For additional information, please call 608-262-0557 or e-mail soa@dcs.wisc.edu

• Oneida County Fair

  Thursday, August 2, 2012 – Sunday, August 5, 2012 Pioneer Park Historical Complex, Rhinelander, WI

  FREE ADMISSION

  FAIR HOURS:
  Thursday, 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
  Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
  Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
  Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

  For more information, please contact the Oneida County UW-Extension office at (715) 365-2750.

• 2012 Rhinelander Toyota Hodag Musky Challenge

  Friday, September 7, 2012 – Sunday, September 9, 2012 Rhinelander Ice Arena

  5 lake groups to choose from:  Wisconsin River and Boom Lake, Lake Julia and Crescent Lake, Moen Chain, Oneida Lake and Lake Hancock, Lake George and Lake Thompson

  The Hodag Musky Challenge will be held September 7th-9th 2012.  The registration fee for each team will be $250.

  Payouts are 67% of registration fees

  Download the 2012 Rhinelander Toyota Hodag Musky Challenge Registration Form.

  Thank you to our 2012 Sponsors:  Rhinelander Toyota, Shoeder’s RV and Marine and Rollie & Helen’s Musky Shop.