Spring Festival in Gays Mills, Wisconsin - Apple Capital of Wisconsin. A Festival Commemorating the Traditions of the Kickapoo Valley with the Folk Festival of Music and Dance.

Gays Mills Spring Festival
May 6-8, 2011
"A Festival Commemorating the Traditions of the Valley"

Robb Park in Gays Mills
Sportsmen's Club Food Stand (Sat & Sun 10am-5pm)

Gays Mills Community Building
United Methodist Women's Bake Sale (Saturday morning)
Ocooch Mountain Rescue Pancake Breakfast (Sunday morning) Click on link below for more details

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Crawford County Fairgrounds
Ridge & Valley Rodeo

http://www.lbwrodeo.com/gaysmills/gaysmills04.htm

1 pm, Saturday & Sunday
Events Include Bull Riding, Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Goat Tying, Saddle Bronc Riding, Bareback Riding and Team Roping. Open Barrel Racing after 5 pm Saturday. Info call 624-3302

Museum of the Kickapoo
(by the dam) Open Sat. & Sun, 10 am to 4 pm

Riverside Park

Fishing & Paddling Access-Primitive and RV Camping Available

Folk Festival of Music and Dance
http://www.gaysmillsfolkfest.org/index.htm

Friday, May 6

Square Dance 7pm - ? Community Building

Saturday, May 7
Robb Park 11 am - 5:30 pm

Activities: May Pole Dance, May Crown Making, Open Stage, Kids Concert, Family Dance, Puppet Show

Workshops: Fiddle, Banjo, Clogging, Bones, Writer's Workshop, Children's Poetry

Chili Dinner : 5-7 pm, Kickapoo Exchange Natural Foods, KCE Room, Irish Session Music

Evening Concert, 7:30-11 p.m., at the Community Building

More Folk Festival Info: (608) 735-4740
Gays Mills Tourists Info: 735-4810

Apple Blossom Update: www.kickapoo-orchard.com