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Christmas Mountain Winter Carnival this Weekend

Dells Advice — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:19:45 +0000

The annual Christmas Mountain Winter Carnival will be held on Saturday February 7th at Christmas Mountain Village. Weather this weekend is supposed to be beautiful, with highs approaching 40°. Events include dog sled races, horse-drawn wagon rides, a wood splitting contest, turkey bowling, a hot dog eating contest, and of course skiing, snowboarding and tubing. The Winter Carnival starts at 9:00, and wraps up with fireworks at 9:30. Christmas Mountain Village is located at S944 Christmas Mountain Road, Wisconsin Dells. A map can be found on the Christmas Mountain Village website.

For additional information, including a full schedule of events, check out “The Dells” blog, written by Bubbi, who writes about the Wisconsin Dells from a local’s perspective.

Dells Annual Flake Out Festival this Weekend

Dells Advice — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:54:07 +0000

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The 19th annual Wisconsin Dells Flake Out Festival is this weekend, January 16th, 17th and 18th. The centerpiece of this annual event is Wisconsin’s only State sanctioned snow sculpting competition. There are many other activities in addition to the snow sculpting. Although most of the activities are outside, there are some held indoors at the JustAgame Fieldhouse downtown. Some of the scheduled events are:

Snow Sculpting Competition
Arts & Crafts show
Pony Rides
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
Blacksmith demonstrations
Sledding Hill
Kids Craft Corner
Concessions
Face Painting
Circus
Live Entertainment
Concessions
Face Painting
Fireworks

The festival takes place at the Wisconsin Dells festival site which is downtown in the area surrounding the Wisconsin Dells Municipal Building. Activities start on Friday morning, and wrap up on Sunday afternoon. In conjunction with the festival, there are some really good deals available on some of the Dells attractions around town. I’ll post about those deals later in the week.

Wisconsin Dells Halloween Events

Dells Advice — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:30:24 +0000

There are several Halloween events going on in the Wisconsin Dells tonight and this weekend. Most of the fun is geared toward older children or adults.

Haunted Houses

There are 3 permanent Haunted Houses in the Wisconsin Dells. They will no doubt be busy this weekend. The Dells/Delton Jaycees also run their House of Horrors Haunted House each year.

Ghost Outpost, 633 Wisconsin Dells Parkway, 608-254-2127

$8.95 for Adults, $7.95 for Kids 3-12, Free for kids under 3 (who would take their kid that was under 3??)

$1 off Coupon available on their website.

Castle of Terror, 1800 Wisconsin Dells Parkway, 608-254-7565

$6.95 per person

Haunted Mansion, 112 Broadway, 608-254-7513

$6.99 for Adults, $5.99 Kids 12 and under.

Dells/Delton Jaycees House of Horrors, 650 N. Frontage Rd (off of Hwy 13th), 608-963-2370

$5 per person.

Halloween Parties

The Dells Comedy Club (591 Wisconsin Dells Parkway) is hosting the adults only Halloween Costume Party Fantasy and Fetish Ball. This sounds interesting. Costumes are mandatory. Admission is $10 at the door. Details of the party can be found here.

The Country Keg Saloon (732 Oak Street, downtown) is having a costume party with physic readings. There is no cover charge.

The River Walk Pub (911 River Rd.), is having a Halloween party with live music by SwifKick The River Walk Pub has closed. See details here.

Marley’s (1470 Wisconsin Dells Parkway) is having their Halloween Costume Contest starting at 9:00. Prizes and drink specials all night.

Dells Autumn Harvest Fest this Weekend

Dells Advice — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:22:44 +0000

The annual Wisconsin Dells Autumn Harvest Fest is this weekend, October 18th and 19th. This is the 11th year of this festival, and seems to be getting better every year. This year they have added a pie contest to the already full schedule of events. There is plenty to do for all ages. Some of the scheduled events are:

Arts & Crafts Marketplace and Farmers Market with over 50 different vendors
Pony Rides
Hay Rides
Petting Zoo
Kids Craft Corner
Wisconsin Dells On Tap beer tasting
Pumpkin Decorating
Finger Painting
Circus
Live Entertainment
Concessions
Face Painting
Scarecrow Stuffing Contest

The festival takes place downtown in the area surrounding the Wisconsin Dells Municipal Building. The events start at 9:00 on Saturday morning, and wrap up 3:00 on Sunday afternoon. In conjunction with the festival, there are some really good deals available on some of the Dells attractions around town. I’ll post about those deals later in the week.

Autumn in the Dells

Dells Advice — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:54:53 +0000

The end of summer means the end of the busy tourist season in the Wisconsin Dells. Autumn in the Dells is a great time to visit. The crowds are gone, and as we have seen with all of the hotel deals recently, the resorts are eager to get visitors. Although the outdoor water parks have closed for the season, there are still many other outdoor activities to participate in.

September and October are great times to go on an upper or lower Dells boat ride, or a Duck ride. The fall colors along the Wisconsin River are beautiful. If you prefer to stay on land, you can still enjoy the famous Dells rock formations and beautiful fall colors along the RiverWalk. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, there are still plenty of indoor activities to check out. The Rick Wilcox Magic show still performs every Saturday night. Many of the stores in Downtown Dells are open too.

The weekend of October 18th and 19th brings the Autumn Harvest Fest. This annual festival includes traditional fall activities – scarecrow stuffing, pumpkin decorating, hay & pony rides, arts & crafts fair, farmer’s market, clowns, straw dig, live entertainment and more.