UPCOMING EVENTS

Winter Daze - Holiday Event & Parade
Dec
12

Winter Daze - Holiday Event & Parade

Celebrate the holiday season with Downtown Menomonie!

Enjoy hay wagon rides, get your photo taken with santa, grab a meal at one of the downtown restaurants, sip Swiss Miss hot cocoa, and watch the annual holiday parade go down Main Street.

Schedule of Events:

  • 4:00-6:00pm - Wagon Rides & Photos with Santa

  • 6:30pm - Parade Begins

  • ~7:30pm - Fireworks Begin After Parade

The parade begins at 6:30PM and is followed by a fantastic fireworks show over Lake Menomin.

Thank you to our Premiere Sponsor of Winter Daze 2024, Andersen Corporation.

Parade Theme–Whimsical Winter Daze: A Fairytale Parade

Premiere Sponsor: Andersen Windows + Doors


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Locals’ Night Out-Witches & Warlocks
Oct
17

Locals’ Night Out-Witches & Warlocks

Celebrate fall with your friends downtown Menomonie! Whether you’re looking for vintage clothes and decor, locally made gifts, or delicious food & drinks, you’ll find it here. Stop by each participating business and enter to win a variety of prize baskets from local businesses. 

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Historic Trolley Beer Tour
Oct
12

Historic Trolley Beer Tour

Hop on the trolley, we’re going on a historic tour of downtown Menomonie! Enjoy a beer at each of the four stops while learning the history of local breweries, the renowned bank robbery, and The Mabel Tainter theater. Tours start at 11:00am & 2:00pm. Space is limited to 22 per tour, so don’t wait to purchase tickets.

Stops:

  • Zymurgy Brewing Company

  • Silver Dollar Saloon

  • The Spirit Room at Mabel Tainter

  • Brewery Nønic

Tickets: $50

Ticket includes one beer at each location, a trolley ride to each stop and back, and treats from local businesses.

Trolley Sponsor: 3M

Beer Sponsors: Green Oasis & Cardinal FG

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Great Community Cookout
Sep
12

Great Community Cookout

The Great Community Cookout is our annual celebration of food and community. On Thursday, September 12th from 4-8pm, join us in Public Parking Lot #6 for food trucks, drinks, classic car show, cornhole tournament, inflatables & kids area, dunk tank competition, community organizations, and more.

Food Vendors:

  • C&J Candy Store & Scoop Shoppe

  • Captain PJ’s

  • Flippin’ Good

  • Hoppers Mini Donuts

  • Menomonie Market Food Co-op

  • NomNom Eggrolls

  • The Lunch Boxx

  • Toppers Pizza

  • Chef Stacy/Stacked

Beverages:

  • Brewery Nønic

  • Zymurgy Brewing Co.

  • Beer & Soda Tent

  • Root Beer Floats from Arbor Place

Activities:

  • Balloons by Kevin

  • Basket Raffles & 50/50 Raffles

  • Classic Car Show hosted by UW-Stout Antique Auto Club–Car Registration 4-6PM

  • Cornhole Tournament–Team Registration 4-5PM

  • Community Organization Booths

  • Dunk Tank for Charity–Dunk our Director, Mayor Knaack, Parking Attendant Bethany, and more!

  • Face Painting by Donna Theis

  • Hair Tinsel by Britt

  • Inflatables & Kids Area

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Downtown Dragon Hunt
Aug
1
to Aug 31

Downtown Dragon Hunt

Let’s find the downtown dragons, no swords or magic needed! There are 40+ dragons hidden in businesses across downtown Menomonie. Explore and find your new favorite. Find at least 25 of the 40+ dragons and you can enter to win Downtown Dollars, gift certificates you can use at any downtown business.

How does it work? Beginning August 1st, 40+ downtown Menomonie businesses will hide a flat green dragon with a number on it somewhere within their business. Find the flat dragon and write the number on the dragon next to the name of the business on the entry form. Find a minimum of 25 dragons and you are eligible to enter to win.

Return your completed forms by August 31st to:
• Downtown Menomonie, 503 S. Broadway St.
• C&J’s Candy Store and Scoop Shoppe, 342 Main St. E
• Dragon Tale Books, 216 Main St. E.

Winners will be drawn September 1st.

Participating Businesses:

  • 6th Avenue Cidery

  • Anshus Jewelers

  • Artisan Alley & Gifts

  • Artysta Boutique

  • BarbaLynn's

  • Beauje's Salon

  • Beauty on Broadway

  • Blue Dragon Tattoo

  • Brewery Nonic

  • Burrito California

  • C&J Candy Store

  • Chippewa Valley Irish Dance

  • Domino's Pizza

  • Dragon Tale Books

  • Ember + Eve Co

  • Faze's Tobacco

  • Fiber Lab

  • Fleet Feet

  • Game Quest Gaming

  • Hang’s Cuisine

  • Hive and Hollow

  • La dee dah

  • Lifestyle Nutrition

  • Lil Bit of Everything

  • Log Jam

  • Mabel Tainter

  • Menomonie Theater Guild

  • Mike's Art & Design Supply

  • Mood Boutique

  • Parrot Bay Tanning Salon

  • Rising Sun Yoga & Rock Shop

  • RIZE Nutrition

  • Silver Dollar

  • Simple Sports

  • Subway

  • TC Vintage

  • Ted's Pizza

  • The Gilded Faun

  • The Office on Main

  • The Raw Deal

  • Toppers Pizza

  • Town & Country Antiques (1 and 2)

  • UpCreek Vintage & Home Decor

  • Waterfront Bar & Grill

  • Zymurgy Brewing Co.

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Locals' Night Out-Summer
Jul
18

Locals' Night Out-Summer

Celebrate summer with your friends downtown Menomonie! Whether you’re looking for vintage clothes and decor, locally made gifts, or delicious food & drinks, you’ll find it here. Stop by each participating business and enter to win a variety of prize baskets from local businesses. 

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Murals in Menomonie Kick-Off Event
Jun
27

Murals in Menomonie Kick-Off Event

Join us as we commemorate the rich history of Menomonie!

Enjoy complimentary appetizers and a cash bar, including a custom brew from Brewery Nønic, while hearing about an exciting and collaborative mural event coming to Menomonie in the summer of 2026.

Learn what an international Walldogs mural event is and why it’s so exciting, hear from community leaders on the planning thus far, and learn how you and your organization can get involved in this one-of-a-kind event.

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Flag Day Ceremony
Jun
14

Flag Day Ceremony

The Dunn County Veterans Memorial Committee, The Community Foundation Of Dunn County, and Downtown Menomonie host an annual ceremony on Flag Day at the Dunn County Veterans Memorial.

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Locals' Night Out-Spring Fling
Apr
18

Locals' Night Out-Spring Fling

Celebrate spring with your friends downtown Menomonie! Whether you’re looking for vintage clothes and decor, locally made gifts, or delicious food & drinks, you’ll find it here. Stop by each participating business and enter to win a variety of prize baskets from local businesses. 

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2024 Annual Meeting
Feb
29

2024 Annual Meeting

Downtown Menomonie supporters are invited to attend our 2024 Annual Meeting on Thursday, February 29th. Join us for an evening of celebrating our downtown district with appetizers, networking, awards, and live music! Stay tuned during the presentations for the 2024 Winter Daze Parade theme announcement, too.

Appetizers will be provided and beverages will be available for purchase at Raw Deal.

Schedule of Events:
• 5:30pm–Drinks, Appetizers, Socializing
• 6:00pm–Annual Meeting Presentation
• 6:30pm–Winter Daze Parade and Community Awards
• 7:30pm–Music by Nice 'N' Easy

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Winter Daze - Holiday Event & Parade
Dec
7

Winter Daze - Holiday Event & Parade

Celebrate the holiday season with Downtown Menomonie!

Enjoy hay wagon rides, get your photo taken with santa, grab a meal at one of the downtown restaurants, sip Swiss Miss hot cocoa, and watch the annual holiday parade go down Main Street.

Schedule of Events:

  • 4:00-6:00pm - Wagon Rides & Photos with Santa

  • 6:30pm - Parade Begins

  • ~7:30pm - Fireworks Begin After Parade

The parade begins at 6:30PM and is followed by a fantastic fireworks show over Lake Menomin.

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Small Business Saturday
Nov
25

Small Business Saturday

Shop local and support small businesses this holiday season! Small Business Saturday is an annual shopping day dedicated to supporting locally-owned, small businesses.

Downtown Menomonie has shops and boutiques perfect for all of your gifting needs this year. Find great deals, specialty items, and a lot of cheer at our local downtown businesses.

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Locals' Night Out
Oct
19

Locals' Night Out

Celebrate fall with your friends downtown Menomonie! Whether you’re looking for vintage clothes and decor, locally made gifts, or delicious food & drinks, you’ll find it here. Stop by each participating business and enter to win a variety of prize baskets from local businesses. 

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Historic Beer Tour
Oct
1

Historic Beer Tour

Hop on the trolley, we’re going on a historic tour of downtown Menomonie! Enjoy a beer at each of the four stops while learning the history of local breweries, the renowned bank robbery, and The Mabel Tainter theater. Tours start at 1:00pm & 3:00pm. Space is very limited, so please purchase tickets in advance.

Stops:

  1. Zymurgy Brewing Company

  2. Silver Dollar Saloon

  3. The Spirit Room at Mabel Tainter

  4. Brewery Nønic

Tickets: $50

Ticket includes one beer at each location, a trolley ride to each stop and back, and treats from local businesses.

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Great Community Cookout
Sep
14

Great Community Cookout

Meet us downtown for the Great Community Cookout on Thursday, September 14th.

  • Local Food Trucks

  • Drinks from Bill’s Distributing

  • Live Music & Karaoke

  • Car Show

  • Bouncey Houses

  • Dunk Tank

  • Raffle Prizes

Bring your family and friends to Parking Lot #6 across the street from Raw Deal for an evening of fun.

Proceeds benefit Downtown Menomonie's local grant programs.

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Flag Day Ceremony
Jun
14

Flag Day Ceremony

The Dunn County Veterans Memorial Committee, The Community Foundation Of Dunn County, and Downtown Menomonie host an annual ceremony on Flag Day at the Dunn County Veterans Memorial.

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Local Night Out
Apr
20

Local Night Out

Ladies’ Night Out has rebranded, we’re expanding the fun to everyone with Local Night Out. Shop and eat downtown and enjoy specials and sales from your favorite businesses.

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Annual Meeting
Feb
16

Annual Meeting

Join us for our 2023 Annual Meeting at BUSINESS. Hear about how 2022 went for Downtown Menomonie, enjoy food and beverages, and see who will be receiving awards this year!

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Winter Daze
Dec
8

Winter Daze

​Looking to make memories with a unique holiday event experience? Join us for the 17th annual Winter Daze event in downtown Menomonie on Thursday, December 8th. From 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., have an opportunity to meet Santa and Mrs. Clause, enjoy a wagon ride, and warm up with some free Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate. 

At 6:30 p.m. a festive holiday parade begins through downtown Menomonie. Parade theme for 2022 has yet to be determined. Immediately following the parade, a large winter fireworks show will be held over Lake Menomin.

Theme: Rockin Holidy

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Spring Ladies Night Out
Apr
7

Spring Ladies Night Out

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

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