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Critic's Choice: AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE, June 9-October 7

May 25-28
CHOCOLATE FEST
Hwy. 36 and Maryland | Burlington | 262-763-3300 | chocolatefest.com | Thu 5-10 PM, Fri 4 PM-midnight, Sat-Sun 10 AM-midnight | $5 in advance, $6 at the gate, children 5-12 $2.50 in advance, $3 at the gate, children under 5 free

May 26-28
NEW GLARUS COMMUNITY FEST
New Glarus Village Park | New Glarus | 800-527-6838 | swisstown.com | Sat 8 AM-midnight, Sun 11 AM-midnight, Mon 11 AM-4 PM |

June 1-3
FESTA ITALIA
McKee Park | Fitchburg | 608-424-1314 | iwcmadison.com | Fri 5 PM-midnight, Sat 11 AM-midnight, Sun 11 AM-7 PM |

June 1-3
GREAT WISCONSIN CHEESE FESTIVAL
Doyle Park | Little Chute | 920-788-7390 | littlechutewi.org | Fri 5 PM-midnight, Sat 10 AM-midnight, Sun 8 AM-5 PM | $4 in advance, $5 at the gate, children 4-12 $2 in advance, $3 at the gate, admission all day Sunday free

June 2
MILWAUKEE HIGHLAND GAMES / SCOTTISH FEST
Old Heidelberg Park | Milwaukee | 414-422-9235 | 9 AM-9 PM | $10, children under 10 free

June 8-10
ROGER BRIGHT MEMORIAL MUSICFEST
Downtown | New Glarus | 800-527-6838 | swisstown.com | Fri 7-11 PM, Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-6 PM |

June 8-10
WALLEYE WEEKEND
Lakeside Park | Fond du Lac | 920-923-3010 or 800-937-9123 | fdl.com | Fri 3-9 PM, Sat 8 AM-9 PM, Sun 8 AM-6 PM |

June 9-October 7
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE
This hilltop theater in Spring Green, Wisconsin -- 40 miles west of Madison and a stone's throw from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and House on the Rock -- presents five classic plays under the stars each season. As usual the lineup is heavy on the Bard, with Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, and Timon of Athens in rotating rep with George Bernard Shaw's Misalliance and Tennessee Williams's The Night of the Iguana. The complete schedule can be found on the theater's Web site, which even indicates which nights there's a full moon. 5950 Golf Course Rd. | Spring Green | Sat 6/9-Sun 10/7: Tue-Thu 7:30 PM, Fri 8 PM, Sat 3 and 8 PM, Sun 6 PM | 608-588-2361 | playinthewoods.org | $35-$53. --Martha Bayne

June 21-24
HARBORFEST
Festival Park | 501 Lake | Racine | 800-272-2463 | harborfest.org | Thu 5 PM-midnight, Fri 5 PM-1 AM, Sat noon-1 AM, Sun noon-8 PM | advance tickets $6, regular $10, $6 seniors 62+, children under 13 free

June 22-24
HEIDI FEST / TASTE & TREASURES
New Glarus | 800-527-6838 | swisstown.com | Fri 7:30 PM (performance of Heidi), Sat 9:30 AM-10 PM, Sun 9:30 AM-4 PM | Tickets for the play are $8, $6 children under 12, all other events free

June 22-24
POLISH FEST
Henry Maier Festival Park | 200 N. Harbor Dr. | Milwaukee | 414-529-1055 | polishfest.org | Fri-Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-10 PM | $8 in advance, $10 at the gate, $8 seniors 55+, children under 16 free

June 23
VICTORIAN DAYS
Nathan Strong Park | Berlin | 920-361-2460 | 1berlin.com | 10 AM-4 PM | $10 for house tours, other events free

June 23-24
CEDARBURG STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
Downtown Historic District | Cedarburg | 800-237-2874 | cedarburgfestivals.org | Sat 10 AM-6 PM, Sun 10 AM-5 PM |

June 24
GREEKFEST
Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds | Hwy. 45 S | Fond du Lac | 920-923-3010 or 800-937-9123 | fdl.com | 11 AM-7 PM |

June 24
SWEDISH MIDSOMMAR CELEBRATION
Old World Wisconsin | Eagle | 262-594-6300 | wisconsinhistory.org | 11 AM-4 PM | $14, $12.80 seniors 65+, $8.50 children 5-12, $39 family pass (two adults and two children, $3 per additional child)

June 30
WILDFLOWER WALK
Old World Wisconsin | Eagle | 262-594-6300 | wisconsinhistory.org | 7-10 AM | $10; reservations required

June 30-July 8
SUMMERFEST
Henry Maier Festival Park | 200 N. Harbor Dr. | Milwaukee | 414-273-3378 | summerfest.com | noon-midnight | $8 weekdays, $15 evenings after 4 PM and weekends, $3 seniors 60+ and children 3-10, children under 2 free

July 7-September 3
BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE
12550 120th | Kenosha | 847-395-7773 | renfair.com | Sat-Sun 10 AM-7 PM, also Mon 9/5, 10 AM-7 PM | $18.95 adults, students and seniors $16.95, children 5-12 $9.50, children under 5 free

July 12-15
RIVERFEST
Riverside | Beloit |800-423-5648 | beloitriverfest.com | Thu 5-11 PM, Fri 5 PM-midnight, Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-11 PM | $8 in advance, $1 children 6-12, $12 at the gate, $3 children 6-12, reserved seats $25 Thu and Sun, $30 Fri-Sat, children under 6 free

July 20-23
FESTA ITALIANA
Henry Maier Festival Park | 200 N. Harbor Dr. | Milwaukee | 414-223-2808 | festaitaliana.com | Thu 2 PM-midnight, Fri-Sat 11:30 AM-midnight, Sun 11:30 AM-10:30 PM | $10 in advance, $12 at the gate noon-10:30 PM |

July 21-22
OUTDOOR ARTS FESTIVAL
John Michael Kohler Arts Center | 608 New York | Sheboygan | 920-458-6144 | jmkac.org | Sat 10 AM-6 PM, Sun 10 AM-4 PM|

July 27-29
GERMAN FEST
Henry Maier Festival Park | 200 N. Harbor Dr. | Milwaukee | 414-464-9444 | germanfest.com | Fri-Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-10:30 PM | $9 in advance, $12 at the gate, $6 seniors 60+ and students at the gate, children under 13 free

July 28-29
HMONG SUMMER FESTIVAL
Kiwanis Park | Sheboygan | 920-458-0808 | hmaaweb.org | 8-9 PM | $2, children under 3 ft. free

August 2-12
WISCONSIN STATE FAIR
Wisconsin State Fair Park | 8200 W.Greenfield | West Allis | 800-884-3247 | wistatefair.com | Mon-Thu 8 AM-11 PM, Fri-Sun 8 AM-midnight, Sun 8/13, 8 AM-9 PM | $6 in advance, $8 at the gate, $6 seniors 60+ and disabled at the gate, $2 children 7-11 in advance, $3 at the gate, children under 7 free

August 3-4
HISTORIC THIRD WARD JAZZ FESTIVAL
Broadway | Milwaukee | 414-273-1173 | historicthirdward.org | Fri-Sat 11 AM-11 PM |

August 3-5
AFRICAN WORLD FESTIVAL
Henry Maier Festival Park | 200 N. Harbor Dr. | Milwaukee | 414-372-4567 | africanworldfestival-milwaukee.com | Fri 5 PM-midnight, Sat-Sun noon-midnight | $3-$10

August 5
SWISS VOLKSFEST
Wilhelm Tell Grounds | New Glarus 800-527-6838 | swisstown.com | 1-6 PM | $7

August 7
NATIONAL MUSTARD DAY
Mount Horeb | 800-438-6878 | mustardmuseum.com | 10 AM-4 PM |

August 10-12
ARAB WORLD FEST
Henry Maier Festival Park | 200 N. Harbor Dr. | Milwaukee | 414-727-5517 | arabworldfest.com | Fri 5 PM-midnight, Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-10 PM | $8 in advance, $10 at the gate, children under 6 free

August 16-19
IRISH FEST
Henry Maier Festival Park | 200 N. Harbor Dr. | Milwaukee | 414-476-3378 | irishfest.com | Thu 5-10 PM, Fri 4 PM-midnight, Sat noon-midnight, Sun 11 AM-10 PM | $15, $10 seniors 60+, $5 Thu, children under 13 free

August 16-19
SWEET CORN FESTIVAL
Angell Park | Hwys. 19 and N | Sun Prairie | 608-837-4547 | sunprairiechamber.com | Thu 6-10 PM, Fri 6 PM-midnight, Sat noon-midnight, Sun 11:30 AM-6:30 PM | $1, children under 6 free

August 24-26
MEXICAN FIESTA
Henry Maier Festival Park | 200 N. Harbor Dr. | Milwaukee | 414-383-7066 | mexicanfiesta.org | Fri-Sun noon-midnight | $12, free admission 12-3 Fri, 12-1 Sat-Sun, children under 10 free

August 24-26
SERBIAN DAYS
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church | 3201 S. 51st | Milwaukee | 414-545-4080 | Fri 5-11 PM, Sat noon-11 PM, Sun noon-10 PM |

August 31-September 2
WILHELM TELL FESTIVAL
Wilhelm Tell Grounds | New Glarus | 800-527-6838 | wilhelmtell.org | Fri 8 PM children's lantern parade, Sat 10 AM performance in German of Wilhelm Tell, 2 PM performance in English, Sun art fair 9 AM-4 PM (play performed in English at 1 PM) | Tickets for the play are $10, $5 children 5-12

August 31-September 2
WISCONSIN STATE COW CHIP THROW
Marion Park | Prairie du Sac | 608-643-4317 | wiscowchip.com | Fri 5-11:30 PM, Sat 6:30 AM-11:30 PM |

September 1-2
TASTE OF MADISON
Capitol Square | Madison | 608-276-9797, ext. 10 | madisonfestivals.com | Sat 2:30-8 PM, Sun 11 AM-6 PM |

September 7-9
INDIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL
Henry Maier Festival Park | 200 N. Harbor Dr. | Milwaukee | 414-604-1000 | indiansummer.org | Fri 4 PM-midnight, Sat noon-midnight, Sun 11 AM-10 PM | $9 in advance, $10 at the gate, $4 in advance or $5 at the gate for seniors 55+ and children 6-12, children under 6 free

September 15
GREAT LAKES BREW FEST
Festival Park | Racine | greatlakesbrewfest.com | $50 VIP, $30 gate, $25 advance, $15 designated driver

WHOOPING CRANE FESTIVAL
Necedah | 608-565-2101 | whooping-crane-festival.com | 7 AM-9 PM | Prices vary with event; $2-$8 adults, free-$8 children under 12

September 15-16
WINE & HARVEST FESTIVAL
Downtown historic district | Cedarburg | 262-377-9620 | cedarburgfestivals.org | Sat 10 AM-6 PM, Sun 10 AM-5 PM |

September 19
CROWDY CRAWN
Pendarvis | 114 Shake Rag | | Mineral Point | 608-987-2122 | wisconsinhistory.org/pendarvis | 10 AM-4 PM | $8, $4 children 5-17, $22 per family

September 28-30
CORNISH FESTIVAL AND CELTIC CELEBRATION
Downtown | Mineral Point | 608-776-2658 | cornishfest.com | Fri-Sat 9 AM-7 PM, Sun 11:30 AM-4 PM | Registration fees for genealogy seminars and Cornish language classes and separate admission for theater presentations; all other events free

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