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October 2025
Jack O’Lantern Days
This festival puts the “eek!” in Fish Creek! A true, hometown Halloween festival at Fish Creek’s Top of the Hill Shops, Jack O’ Lantern Days will entertain little witches and goblins of all ages. Highlights include a festive costume contest, town hall games, town-wide trick-or-treating, a costume parade, live owls, mask making and so much more! This festival is full of surprises and will give your family a Halloween filled with good memories they’ll remember forever.
Find out more »Thrills and Chills
A day of festive Halloween fun for the entire family in Sturgeon Bay! Start the holiday with a Costume Parade begins at 10 am from the Old Bell Tower and concludes at Martin Park in Sturgeon Bay. Activities include making your own trick-or-treat bags, costume parade, haunted house, pumpkin carving, and trick-or-treating throughout downtown Sturgeon Bay from 10 am-3 pm.
Find out more »Turtle Ridge Gallery: Ellison Bay Fall Crawl
October 25-26th 10-5pm Ellison Bay Fall Crawl An annual art event throughout the community of Ellison Bay. Artists inviting you to explore the studios, view demonstrations and lern about their art. Location: Turtle Ridge Gallery-Boutique 11736 Mink River Rd Ellison Bay Contact: Asta at turtleridge@gmail.com
Find out more »Open Door Bird Sanctuary Meet N Greet
Open Door Bird Sanctuary meet n' greet at Fish Creek's Jack o' Lantern Days!
Find out more »Halloween Nature Hike
Where can you find Witches Caps, Dead Man’s Fingers, Earth Tongues and Witches Butter? In the woods, of course! Join the park naturalist along with Charlotte Lukes and search for nature’s Halloween treats. Meet at the Lot 2.
Find out more »November 2025
Sturgeon Bay Christmas by the Bay
Unwrap Sturgeon Bay with Christmas by the Bay Weekend presented in partnership with Door County Daily News. Join in the community car parade as Sturgeon Bay stores “unwrap” their festive storefronts to kick off the holiday season followed by the annual tree lighting ceremony near the Old Bell Tower on Third Avenue on Friday, Nov. 21! The fun continues Saturday, with a parade and meet and greet with Santa. The weekend comes to a close during brunch with Santa at…
Find out more »Sturgeon Bay Christmas by the Bay
Unwrap Sturgeon Bay with Christmas by the Bay Weekend presented in partnership with Door County Daily News. Join in the community car parade as Sturgeon Bay stores “unwrap” their festive storefronts to kick off the holiday season followed by the annual tree lighting ceremony near the Old Bell Tower on Third Avenue on Friday, Nov. 21! The fun continues Saturday, with a parade and meet and greet with Santa. The weekend comes to a close during brunch with Santa at…
Find out more »Christkindlmarkt
Located at the Corner of the Past Museum in Sister Bay, shop local weavers, knitters, potters, photographers, jewelers, painters, woodworkers, glass blowers and more! At Door County’s traditional European Christmas market, enjoy a warm, spicy mug of Glühwein and delicious winter food.
Find out more »Sturgeon Bay Christmas by the Bay
Unwrap Sturgeon Bay with Christmas by the Bay Weekend presented in partnership with Door County Daily News. Join in the community car parade as Sturgeon Bay stores “unwrap” their festive storefronts to kick off the holiday season followed by the annual tree lighting ceremony near the Old Bell Tower on Third Avenue on Friday, Nov. 21! The fun continues Saturday, with a parade and meet and greet with Santa. The weekend comes to a close during brunch with Santa at…
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