Happy Thursday, Fox Valley. This weekend is stacked. King Crimson alums at the Music Factory, B2wins' farewell at The Grand, the Appleton Metro Chorale opens the PAC doors for the BIG SING, Downtown Neenah's Spring Wine Walk is back, and the 4imprint Oshkosh Half hits the lakefront Saturday morning. Pick your thing and go.
⭐ Weekender Picks
🎸 Stick Men — An Evening with Stick Men — Appleton Music Factory Progressive rock royalty rolls into the Music Factory Friday night. Stick Men features Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson plus Markus Reuter on touch guitar — three players, massive sound, and one of the most respected prog acts on tour. Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm. Appleton Music Factory is a small room, so seating is limited — if you care at all about this kind of thing, grab a ticket now. appletonmusicfactory.com
🎵 The BIG SING — Fox Cities PAC, Appleton The Appleton Metro Chorale throws open the doors at the PAC Saturday for its annual community sing-along. No audition, no experience needed — just show up and add your voice to a room full of people who like to sing. One of the warmest community events the PAC puts on all year. foxcitiespac.com
🎶 B2wins — Farewell to The Grand (For Now) — The Grand Oshkosh Brazilian twin brothers Walter and Wagner Caldas have quietly built one of the most fun live acts in the Upper Midwest — violin-and-guitar duo meets looper pedal, a ton of heart, and a real gift for turning a theater into a party. Saturday at 7pm is their farewell-for-now at The Grand before they head out on tour. Tickets $44–$50. This is the one to bring people to. thegrandoshkosh.com
🏃 4imprint Oshkosh Half Marathon, Relay & Loop the Lake — Oshkosh. Saturday morning brings one of the biggest community sports events of the spring — the 4imprint Oshkosh Half. Three ways in: the full Half Marathon ($70), a two-person Relay ($120) if you want to split the 13.1, or the Loop the Lake 4 Nautical Mile Run/Walk ($40) for people who just want to show up and move. All three start at 9am, wrap up by noon, and run along the Oshkosh lakefront. Registration closes Friday morning (Apr 24 at 10:45am CDT) and spots are already going — if you're in, sign up today. runsignup.com
Friday Events
⭐ Stick Men — An Evening with Stick Men — Appleton 🎸 | Fri Apr 24 | 8pm (Doors 7:30) | 📍 Appleton Music Factory | Ticketed · appletonmusicfactory.com
Lawrence University Choirs & Symphony Orchestra Concert — Appleton 🎵 | Fri Apr 24 | 7:30pm | 📍 Lawrence University | Free · Brahms, Beach, Bruckner · foxcitiesmagazine.com
Jeffrey Keller — Appleton 😂 | Thu Apr 23 – Sat Apr 25 | 📍 Skyline Comedy Club | Ticketed · 21+ · skylinecomedy.com
Saturday Events
⭐ The AMCA BIG SING 2026 — Appleton 🎵 | Sat Apr 25 | 7pm | 📍 Fox Cities PAC (Thrivent Hall) | Ticketed · 13 choruses · 260+ singers · foxcitiespac.com
⭐ B2wins — Farewell to The Grand (For Now) — Oshkosh 🎶 | Sat Apr 25 | 7pm | 📍 The Grand Oshkosh | $44–$50 · thegrandoshkosh.com
⭐ Spring Wine Walk — Neenah 🍷 | Sat Apr 25 | 12pm | 📍 Downtown Neenah | Ticketed · 21+ · futureneenah.org
⭐ Cultural Cuisine Walk — Appleton 🍽️ | Sat Apr 25 | 11am – 3pm | 📍 Downtown Appleton | $25 · foxcitiesmagazine.com
⭐ 4imprint Oshkosh Half Marathon, Relay & Loop the Lake — Oshkosh 🏃 | Sat Apr 25 | 9am – 12pm | 📍 Oshkosh lakefront | $40 / $70 / $120 · register by Fri 10:45am · runsignup.com
Star Six Nine — Menasha 🎤 | Sat Apr 25 | 7:30pm | 📍 Waverly Beach | 2019 WAMI Cover Band of the Year · waverlybeach.com
Backhand Blue with Violenta — Appleton 🎸 | Sat Apr 25 | 8pm | 📍 Appleton Music Factory | Local rock double bill · appletonmusicfactory.com
Bioblitz at the WILD Center — Neenah 🧒 | Sat Apr 25 | 9:30am – 11am | 📍 WILD Center | Free · all ages · futureneenah.org
Jim ’n’ Nancy @ Alex’s Peace & Love Walk — Kaukauna 🗺️ | Sat Apr 25 | 10:30am | 📍 Hydro Park | Community walk · live acoustic
Annual Adams Way Extravaganza ft. Typsy Gypsy — Kaukauna 🎸 | Sat Apr 25 | 8pm | 📍 N1944 Maloney Rd | Neighborhood bash
Jeffrey Keller — Appleton 😂 | Sat Apr 25 | 📍 Skyline Comedy Club | Ticketed · closing night · skylinecomedy.com
Sunday Events
Lawrence University Jazz Quartet: Spring Session — Neenah 🎶 | Sun Apr 26 | 2pm | 📍 Neenah Public Library | Free · foxcitiesmagazine.com
The Oshkosh Card Show — Oshkosh 🃏 | Sun Apr 26 | 10am | 📍 Oshkosh Convention Center | Sports, Pokémon, vintage
Weekday Events
TUESDAY · APRIL 28
⭐ The Blue Zones with photographer David McLain — Appleton 📷 | Tue Apr 28 | 📍 Fox Cities PAC | Ticketed · Nat Geo photographer · foxcitiespac.com
Nimesh Patel — Appleton 😂 | Tue Apr 28 | 6:30pm | 📍 Skyline Comedy Club | Ticketed · 21+ · Sold out? · skylinecomedy.com
Stone Arch Sessions: Lou Shields — Appleton 🎶 | Tue Apr 28 | 7pm | 📍 Stone Arch Brewpub | $10 suggested · foxcitiesmagazine.com
THURSDAY · APRIL 30
⭐ T.J. Miller — Appleton 😂 | Thu Apr 30 – Sat May 2 | 📍 Skyline Comedy Club | Ticketed · 21+ · skylinecomedy.com
Ridin’ The Storm Out: REO Speedwagon Tribute — Menasha 🎸 | Thu Apr 30 | 7:30pm | 📍 Waverly Beach | Tribute act · waverlybeach.com
📅 On the Horizon
⭐ Amy Grant — Appleton 🎤 | Sun May 3 | 📍 Fox Cities PAC | Ticketed · foxcitiespac.com
⭐ Bush with Mammoth & James and the Cold Gun — Oshkosh 🎸 | Wed May 6 | 7pm | 📍 Oshkosh Arena | Ticketed · major tour · oshkosharena.com
⭐ Uncle Lucius: The 20th Anniversary Tour — Appleton 🎶 | Thu May 14 | 8pm | 📍 Appleton Music Factory | Ticketed · Americana · appletonmusicfactory.com
Light the Night Market — Appleton ♻️ | Fri May 15 | 5pm | 📍 Houdini Plaza | Night market · The Glam Band 8pm
⭐ TUNDRA Super Late Model Series Season Opener — Kaukauna 🛼 | Sat May 16 | 2pm | 📍 Wisconsin International Raceway | Ticketed · season opener
Neenah Street Party — Neenah ♻️ | Sat May 16 | 2pm | 📍 Greene’s Pour House | Closed-street block party · futureneenah.org
📣 Community News
🌊 The Wolf River crested above the 1979 record in New London on Apr 17, pushing the area into its worst flooding in nearly 50 years. As of Apr 21, the river had receded to 11.8 feet — still above the 11-ft minor flood stage — and is expected to fall to about 9.4 feet by Apr 27. Shiocton remains largely inundated and Fremont is now seeing impacts as water moves downriver. · Source: WBAY
🤝 United Way Fox Cities launched a Community Response Fund on Apr 17 to help families displaced by the flooding; 100% of donations go to relief. Tyson Foods opened a drive-thru at its New London plant offering free meals to impacted residents, and businesses across the Valley are running supply drives and volunteer crews. · Source: Post-Crescent
☕ 7 Brew dropped its modular drive-thru coffee stand at 3305 W. College Ave in Grand Chute on Apr 15 — its second Fox Cities location. Opening date hasn't been announced, but the building is on site and the sign is up. · Source: Post-Crescent
🍔 Bowlicious Eats — the popular Asian cuisine and barbecue food truck — held the soft opening of its first brick-and-mortar location in Appleton on Apr 3. Worth a visit if you want to support the jump from truck to storefront. · Source: Post-Crescent
That’s your weekend, Fox Valley. Between Stick Men, the BIG SING, B2wins’ farewell, and a Broadway tour wrapping up at the PAC, there’s enough happening Saturday alone to fill a month. Pick your thing and go.
— Jake