Summer is fully here and the valley knows it. This weekend stacks up fast — a massive free festival in Fond du Lac, 70+ rummage sales on Doty Island, a Queen show that'll make you forget it's not actually Freddie, and enough farmers markets to stock your whole fridge. Let's get into it.
⭐ This Week's Picks
Girls Night: The Musical
🎭 Arts & Culture · Appleton
Fri Jun 12 · Fox Cities PAC
A high-energy musical comedy built around the ultimate girls night out. Think bachelorette party energy, live music, and a crowd that's already having the time of their lives before the curtain goes up.
Walleye Weekend 2026
🎉 Community · Fond du Lac
Fri Jun 12 – Sun Jun 14 · Lakeside Park · Fri 3–10pm · Sat 8am–10pm · Sun 10am–5pm
Free three-day festival at one of the best lakefront parks in the region. Live music across three stages, a kids fishing tournament, family events, and food — all to benefit local nonprofits. Over 4,200 people are already in.
One Vision of Queen feat. Marc Martel
🎤 Live Music · Appleton
Sat Jun 13 · 7:30pm · Fox Cities PAC
Marc Martel's voice is genuinely uncanny — the guy sounds like Freddie Mercury in a way that stops people in their tracks. Full production Queen show. If you've never seen it, this is the one.
Oshkosh Farmers Market
🌿 Community · Oshkosh
Sat Jun 13 · 8am–12:30pm · 400–500 blocks of Main St
Weekly summer staple on Main Street — local food, crafts, fresh produce, and live music. Running every Saturday June through October.
Doty Island Rummage Sales
🛍 Community · Menasha
Sat Jun 13 · 8am · Doty Island (neighborhood-wide)
Seventy-plus rummage sales spread across Doty Island. This is a legit treasure hunt — bring cash, bring a wagon, and map your route at dotyisland.net before you go.
Thursday, June 11
Emo Philips
😂 Comedy · Appleton
Thu Jun 11 · Skyline Comedy Club
Multi-night run through June 14 — catch him any night.
Friday, June 12
DIVE Into Summer Cookout
👨👩👧 Family · Kaukauna
Fri Jun 12 · 1–7pm · Kaukauna Aquatics Center
Community cookout to kick off the summer swim season.
Prehistoric Pets at the Library
👨👩👧 Family · Kaukauna — Free
Fri Jun 12 · 1–2pm · Kaukauna Public Library
Live reptiles and amphibians from J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue. Hands-on, all ages, totally free.
Food Truck Friday
🍴 Food & Drink · Appleton
Fri Jun 12 · 5–8pm · 1025 N Badger Ave
Five trucks: Bowlicious Eats, Fox Pop, Global Eats, MeowMeow Sushi, Caribbean Taste. Live music: Dragon Live! 5:30–7:30pm.
Emo Philips
😂 Comedy · Appleton
Fri Jun 12 · Skyline Comedy Club
Nashville Pipeline
🎤 Live Music · Appleton
Fri Jun 12 · 9pm–12:30am · Kountry Bar (5305 CR-O)
Patio show. 326 going.
Saturday, June 13
Downtown Appleton Farm Market
🌽 Community · Appleton
Sat Jun 13 · 8am–noon · Houdini Plaza
130+ vendors — fresh produce, flowers, baked goods, hot food, live music, and a McFleshman's beer garden.
Future Neenah Farmers Market
🌿 Community · Neenah
Sat Jun 13 · 8am–noon · Shattuck Park
FVCT's 35th Anniversary Food Drive is co-located this week. Bring a donation while you shop.
Downtown Fond du Lac Farmers Market
🌿 Community · Fond du Lac
Sat Jun 13 · 8am–noon · 131 S. Main St
90+ vendors — Wisconsin-grown produce, plants, flowers, and handmade goods. Worth the drive if you're already heading to Walleye Weekend.
Fox Valley Plant Fair
🌱 Community · Neenah
Sat Jun 13 · 11am–2pm · Neenah area (TBD) · $3 admission
Local plant vendors. Perfect weekend project if the garden needs reinforcements.
Learn to Sail
⛵ Family · Neenah
Sat Jun 13 · 10am–2pm · Riverside Park
Introductory sailing on the Neenah waterfront. A genuinely fun thing to try on a summer Saturday.
Appleton Flag Day Parade
🎉 Community · Appleton
Sat Jun 13 · 2pm · College Avenue
Annual parade through downtown Appleton.
Road to Blue Ox w/ Pert Near Sandstone & Early James
🎤 Live Music · Appleton
Sat Jun 13 · 8pm · Appleton Music Factory · $20 adv / $25 door
Blue Ox Festival warmup with two touring Americana/folk acts.
The Moonshiners
🎤 Live Music · Menasha
Sat Jun 13 · 6:30–10pm · Waverly Beach
Country duo on the waterfront. Hard to beat on a June evening.
Jet Pack Stereo
🎤 Live Music · Greenville
Sat Jun 13 · 7–10pm · Thirst Bar & Grill
Outside patio show.
Emo Philips
😂 Comedy · Appleton
Sat Jun 13 · Skyline Comedy Club
Sunday, June 14
Scaled Up Reptile Expo
👨👩👧 Family · Fond du Lac
Sun Jun 14 · 11am–3pm · 520 Fond du Lac Ave
Snakes, lizards, frogs, tortoises, tarantulas — top breeders and educational groups. 1,500 people plan to go.
Timber Rattlers vs. Great Lakes Loons
⚾ Sports · Appleton
Sun Jun 14 · 1:10pm · Fox Cities Stadium
Jackson Chourio Bobblehead Giveaway for first 1,000 fans.
American Honey Trio
🎤 Live Music · Menasha
Sun Jun 14 · 2:30–6pm · Waverly Beach
👀 Coming Up
Tue Jun 16
🎹 Dueling Pianos at Leach Amphitheater — Free
Evening (TBD) · Leach Amphitheater, Oshkosh
Recurring Tuesday summer series. Free outdoor show.
Wed Jun 17
🎤 Electric City River Jam (Jun 17–20)
Hydro Park, Kaukauna
Four-day festival with carnival rides. Lineup: Kyle Megna & the Monsoons, Petty Things, RPM, Tae the Neighborly, The Astronomers, Ariel Posen.
🎤 Evening Concert Series — Free
6–8pm · Shattuck Park, Neenah
🎤 Russ Reiser
5:30–9pm · Waverly Beach, Menasha
Thu Jun 18
🎤 Out to Lunch Concert — Free
11:30am–1pm · Shattuck Park, Neenah
🎤 Charms
5:30–9pm · Waverly Beach, Menasha
😂 AJ Wilkerson (Jun 18–21)
Skyline Comedy Club, Appleton
🗓️ On the Horizon
😂
Jun 25–27 · Skyline Comedy Club, Appleton
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Jul 2–3 · Skyline Comedy Club, Appleton
😂
Sun Jul 5 · Skyline Comedy Club, Appleton
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Fri Jul 24 · Fox Cities Stadium, Appleton
Go enjoy it — you've earned a good weekend!
— Jake