A FEAST FOR THE SENSES…
CEDARBURG’S WINE & HARVEST FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 15 & 16, 2012

You can already feel the early tang of fall in the air and HistoricCedarburg will be the perfect place to spend an early autumn weekend during the 40th Annual Wine & Harvest Festival, Saturday, September 15 from 10-6 & Sunday, September 16 from 10-5. This festival celebrates the abundance of Wisconsin’s homegrown produce, apples, flowers, honey, syrup, cheese and sausages plus the award-winning wines of Cedar Creek Winery. 

Festival Food Booths feature caramel apples, kettle corn, cider, homemade ice cream, turkey legs, brats, burgers, wraps, grilled foods and savory/sweet delights, plus Piggly Wiggly’s Harvest Apple Brat. 

Kick back and listen to Live Bands all over town.  Enjoy the many winsome Scarecrows and whimsical hand-painted papier mache figures displayed throughout the historic district. Hop aboard a shuttle hayride wagon for a closer look.

The Wine & Harvest Bike Ride sponsored by Real Fitness is Saturday at 9:30 am leaving from Cedar Creek Park.  Maps, tee shirts & food coupons are included in the registration.

Treasures are waiting to be discovered at Arts on the Avenue, with more than 250 juried booths presented by the Cedarburg Garden Club, Cedarburg Cultural Center and Ozaukee Art Center along Washington Avenue. Drop in at both the Cedarburg Cultural Center for the Artists Guilds Fall Show and Kohl’s Color Wheels mobile art experience and don’t miss the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts newly opened museum.  Tour this 1850’s farmstead, enjoy quilt exhibits and kids activities. 

The Great Pumpkin Charity Regatta will be Sunday at 2 pm on Cedar Creek, featuring gigantic 500 lb, decorated, hollowed-out, floatable pumpkins, piloted by intrepid paddlers’ attempting to race across Cedar Creek, sponsored by Port Washington State Bank.

During the weekend, Henry’s Kids Korner on the City Hall Lawn will be geared for children with Paint a Pumpkin (free while they last) sponsored by Harris Bank, Hubert the Lion, the Mad Hatter Hat Station – make a free paper hat; a Marker Mural and Coloring Tables.  Watch for strolling entertainers and be sure to stop and watch Master Pumpkin Carver Steve Dahlke,

At The Shops of Cedar Creek Settlement, the Winery’s hilarious Grape Stomp is a daily crowd-pleaser with both a Kid’s Stomp and an Adult’s Stomp competition and the delightful Scarecrow Sculpture Garden.  Come join us for fall fun in Historic Cedarburg, just 20 minutes north of Milwaukee off I-43.

***Please note, no pets or carry-ins allowed.

Festivals of Cedarburg, Inc. • P.O. Box 406 • Cedarburg, WI • 53012

262-377-5856 • 888-894-4001 • Fax: 262-377-5733
Be sure to check out our other Festivals