Cranberries are big business in Wisconsin, which makes them a big reason for celebration. Each year, the tiny red fruit is celebrated at cranberry festivals across the state. Mark you calendar, round up the family and enjoy all that Wisconsin’s Cranberry Country has to offer.
Cranberry Blossom Festival
June 19-22, 2025
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
blossomfest.com
Wisconsin Rapids is in the heart of cranberry country and we are proud to celebrate where the berries begin. The festival is filled with “berry” fun events including, live music, a parade, arts and crafts, a carnival and of course culinary treats featuring Wisconsin’s #1 fruit crop, the cranberry!
Manitowish Waters Harvest Festival
September 20, 2025
Manitowish Waters, WI
Harvest Festival
The Manitowish Waters Harvest Festival is an outdoor event showcasing a variety of local vendors, food and drink. The Harvest Festival is a "kick-off" to the fall season and the start of cranberry harvest in the Manitowish Waters area!
Warrens Cranberry Festival
September 26-28, 2025
Warrens, WI
cranfest.com
Warrens Cranberry Festival – the world’s largest cranberry festival – is a three-day celebration of Wisconsin’s state fruit. Events include cranberry marsh tours, arts and crafts, antique and flea market, farmers market, food booths, and pancake breakfast, biggest berry contest, photography contest and a gigantic parade.
Lake Nokomis Cranberry Festival
October 2-5, 2025
Eagle River, WI
https://www.lakenokomiscranberries.com/blank-1
Join Lake Nokomis Cranberry for a celebration of Wisconsin’s iconic harvest season. Held at their gift shop and marsh, this free event offers guided tours of a working cranberry marsh, giving visitors the rare chance to watch the harvest up close and learn how cranberries go from field to table. Enjoy complimentary samples of gourmet cranberry products, award-winning cranberry wine tastings, and live music on Friday and Saturday. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Bring your friends and family for a fall experience that blends flavor, fun, and farm-fresh education.
Stone Lake Cranberry Festival
October 4, 2025
Stone Lake, WI
stonelakecranberryfestival.com
The Stone Lake Cranberry Festival salutes the cranberry growing region in northwest Wisconsin. Events include wine tasting, cranberry bake-off contest, cranberry marsh tours, pancake breakfast, pie social and bake sale, crafts, a parade, live street entertainment and a Krate Derby.
Eagle River Cranberry Festival
October 4-5, 2025
Eagle River, WI
eagleriver.org/events/cranberry-fest/
Everything Cranberry and more! From fresh cranberries and craisins, delicious foods, pastries, cranberry beer, wine and warm autumn drinks to homemade goods, arts and crafts, clothing and music. There is something for everyone! Event is held at the Vilas County Fairgrounds.