What’s Happening this Week!

What’s Happening in the Chequamegon Bay for the next week

• 10/16/2025
CBAC presents “Lost in the Woods” improv 5-7pm. For membership and more information visit www.cbayarts.org. Contacts: Joanne Meierhofer 715-979-1677, Dorota Bussey 203-536-9764, Aron Lorber at the Washburn Cultural Center 715-373-5591.
• 10/16/2025
Ashland Chamber Main Street presents Witches Night Out! 4-7pm. More information to come!
• 10/16/2025
Family Night: Harry Potter! 6pm – 7pm. Presented by Vaughn Public Library. Wand decorating, potion making, invisible ink, spooky sensory bins! Located 618 Beaser Ave.
• 10/16/2025
Reiki Healing Share. 6pm-8pm. Free Event! Interested in giving, receiving, or learning about energy healing… Join Us! Gathering is open to everyone the 3rd Thursday of each month. Each participant will experience time on a massage table receiving healing from others in the group. See you there! 300 Manypenny Ave, Bayfield WI. For more info: 715-661-3113
• 10/17-18/2025
Chequamegon Bay Quilters Quilt Show 10am-4pm. St. Louis School, 713 Washington Ave, Washburn. Raffle quilt, raffle baskets, gift boutique, live demos, vendors. $5 entry fee – under 18 free. Chequamegonbayquilters@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/chequamegon.bayquilters
• 10/17/2025
Ashland Highschool Homecoming Parade with Game to follow. Parade on Main Street at 4pm. Boys Varsity Game vs. Spooner starts 7pm at Ashland Middle School.
• 10/17-19/2025
“9 to 5: The Musical” presented by Chequamegon Theatre Association. Evening Shows: 7pm and Sunday Matinee: 2pm. Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton. Directed by Nicole Foster. Musical Direction by Myra Bliss. PG-13. Located at the Rinehart Theater 210 5th Ave E. Tickets On Sale Now!
• 10/18/2025
Harvest Fest Pancake Feed. Bohemian Hall – 319 11th Ave E, Ashland, WI. 8am-11am. $10 per person. Enjoy homemade pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee, & juice. Proceeds will support The BRICK and Bohemian Hall. After breakfast, stop over to Harvest Fest at Hodkins Park!
• 10/18/2025
The Knights of Columbus will be distributing new winter coats for local children. As the weather starts to get cold, the Knights of Columbus raise their commitment to the community. Putting their faith into action, Knights of Columbus councils have handed out more than one million coats to children. Coats are distributed in a first-come, first-served basis and range in size from 2 to adult. The KC Coats for Kids distribution will be held at the Our Lady of the Lake Social Hall, 201 Lake Shore Drive East from 9am-noon. 715-682-9621
• 10/18/2025
Ashland Ski Trail Fall Clean up. Please help prepare the trail for the upcoming ski season 9am-Noon. Meet at the trailhead on the west side of the Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center parking lot with loppers, saws, clippers and gloves! The Ashland Ski Trail association is run entirely by volunteers. Without help from awesome people, the trails wouldn’t be available for everyone. And you seem pretty awesome to us! See you there! Questions contact kelly@hatchclayworks.com
• 10/18/2025
City of Ashland’s Annual Harvest Fest! 11am-10pm. Hodgkins Park. Local farmers and crafters, play some games, enjoy the food truck & beer garden or dance the day away in the heated tent with five live bands! Chowder Cook-Off, Tractor Rides. Celebrating Community on Ashland’s East End. Questions email jfanucci@coawi.org.
• 10/18/2025
Cable Natural History Museum. Junior Naturalist Day: Museum Exploration. Families can stop by the Museum’s classroom anytime between 10am – noon to participate in hands-on activities, challenges, and crafts dedicated to connecting you with museum specimens! Adults should stay with their children and are encouraged to play with us. Donations welcome.
• 10/18/2025
Madeline Island Family Fall Festival is an annual event celebrating local art, fall colors and our community. The event features a farmer’s market, art vendors & food booths, artist demonstrations, vintage car show, (MAD I Metalworks), along with free activities for families including pumpkin decorating, bird house making, bird watching hike, face painting, balloon art, straw hay pile with prizes. Stop by local shops and restaurants to enjoy special activities and sales. 10am-3pm. For more information, call 715-747-2801, visit www.madelineisland.com
• 10/18/2025
Roly Poly Contest And Dinner. Morse Town Hall: 402 2nd Ave, Mellen, WI. Adults: $10. Children (ages 6-12): $5. ( 5 and under: Free). Gift auction following dinner. Ticket enters you in grand prize drawing following the auction. (Must be present to win Grand Prize). Grand Prize: Pit Boss – 700 BLK Pellet Grill (Donated by Enbridge) and $100 Meat Gift (Donated by Northland Foods)
• 10/18/2025
Ashland Bayfield County Sportsmen 24th Annual Banquet. Held at the AmericInn. Social hour at 4:30pm. Dinner at 6:30pm. Dinner tickets can be purchased through Wanda Hyde at 715-373-2088.
• 10/18/2025
Hatch Clayworks – Throw n’ Go: the ultimate beginner-friendly pottery wheel night. 6-8:30pm. You create it, we finish it! A perfect date or friends night out! www.hatchclayworks.com Location: 209 Main Street East
• 10/18/2025
Ashland High School Homecoming Dance. 7pm at Ashland High School Fieldhouse. 1900 Beaser Ave.715-682-7089.
• 10/18/2025
Ashland Chamber Music Society presents Big Woods Big Band at The Club in Washburn at 7:30pm. Northern Wisconsin’s most popular favorite dance jazz orchestra brings a night of swing music, with plenty of space for dancing! The 18-piece group, led by Ron Bergin, performs classic big band favorites by Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, and more. Ticket price at only $15 per concert. You may purchase a five-pass for $60 and receive one concert for free! And, all students attend all shows absolutely free. To purchase season passes, make a donation, or inquire about sponsorship, go to our website https://ashlandchambermusic.org/
• 10/18-19/2025
Oulu Corn Maze, 2595 Pudas Rd, Oulu. 12-5pm. Corn Maze and Wagon Rides. Adults $10/11 & under $7. Directions: Take US Hwy 2 to Oulu Rock Road – North to First Stop Sign. Continue North on Highway B (approx. 3 miles) Turn Right on Pudas Road.
• 10/02-31/2025
CBAC Members Art Show – “The Gathering”. CBAC (Chequamegon Bay Arts Council) members-only art show at the Washburn Cultural Center. The center is open Thursday through Sunday, noon to 4pm. All are welcome to attend the opening reception at the Washburn Cultural Center on Thursday, October 9, 2025, 5–7pm as well as an additional event celebrating the arts featuring “Lost in the Woods” improv on Thursday, October 16, 5-7pm. www.cbayarts.org. 1 East Bayfield St, Washburn.
For a list of all the events happening in the Chequamegon Bay go to https://www.visitashland.com/calendar/