Looking to fill your calendar with a variety of summer fun in the Stevens Point area? Check out these 11 events.
STEVENS POINT − As the days get longer and warmer, it’s time to start filling those summer calendars with events in the Stevens Point area.
From long-standing events to festivals and other community celebrations, there are many ways to fill your summer days in the area this summer.
Check out some of the biggest events scheduled throughout the summer in the Stevens Point area.
Point Pride Crawl
Stevens Point will host the Point Pride Crawl from 4 p.m. to midnight June 13 at participating bars in the downtown area
For more information, visit stevenspointpride.com.
Juneteenth Celebration
CREATE Portage County will host a Juneteenth Celebration from noon to 8 p.m. June 21 at Pfiffner Pioneer Park, celebrating the ending of slavery in the United States.
The event is free and family-friendly, including food from local Black-owned vendors, local art and handmade goods vendors, performers and more.
For more information, visit createportagecounty.org or find CREATE Portage County on Facebook.
Riverfront Rendezvous Community Festival
The Stevens Point Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department will host Riverfront Rendezvous Community Festival July 3-5 at Pfiffner Pioneer Park.
The festival features three stages of entertainment and offers free activities for families. There are no tickets or entrance fees, but visitors will not be able to bring any carry-ins, animals or fireworks into the park. Headliners on the main stage include Little Texas, Armchair Boogie, Crown Jewels and Brass Differential. Riverfront Rendezvous also includes a horseshoe tournament, a cornhole tournament, and fireworks will start at dusk Saturday.
For more information, visit stevenspoint.com/409/Riverfront-Rendezvous or find Riverfront Rendezvous – Stevens Point on Facebook.
Iola Car Show & Swap Meet
This year’s Iola Car Show & Swap Meet will be held July 10-12 on the show grounds in Iola.
The event’s 53rd annual theme will be “4x4Fun,” and will feature celebrity appearances, special vehicle unveilings, sponsor displays, kids activities, concerts including the Spicy Tie Band and more.
The car show offers 2,500 show cars, 4,000 swap space, 1,600 campsites, food, special guests, concerts and more.
For more information, visit iolaoldcarshow.com or find Iola Car Show on Facebook.
Portage County Fair of Amherst
The Portage County Fair of Amherst will take place July 17-20 at 5404 Fairgrounds Road in Amherst.
The fair will feature carnival rides, truck and tractor pulls, a demolition derby, a volleyball tournament, fair food, games, a cake auction, a cornhole tournament, vendors, raffles, games, a parade and more.
For more information, visit amherstfair.com or find Amherst Fair on Facebook.
Pedal Point Rally
The Hostel Shoppe will host its sixth annual Pedal Point Rally July 18-19 at 3201 John Joanis Drive.
The two-day rally will include marked bicycle rides with rest stops, local tours of the Stevens Point Sculpture Park, pizza at the Stevens Point Brewery, brewery tours and more activities. Saturday’s events include various tours with rest stops, ice cream at Feltz’s Dairy Store and Farm, a petting zoo, kids games and more.
This event raises money for the Spokes Fighting Strokes organization, helping stroke survivors through recovery. The organization was founded by Dan Zimmerman, who suffered a stroke in 2005. His mission through the organization is to show every stroke survivor recovery is possible.
For more information, visit hostelshoppe.com/pages/pedal-point-rally.
Discover Downtown
Discover Downtown will be held July 19 in downtown Stevens Point.
The event will include businesses holding sidewalk sales, vendors, a ping pong ball drop and more activities.
For more information, visit stevenspointarea.com/downtownstevenspoint or find Stevens Point Downtown on Facebook.
Disability Pride Festival
Midstate Independent Living Choices Inc. will host its first Disability Pride Festival in celebration of its 25th anniversary.
Disability Pride Festival will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 2 at Lake Pacawa Park, 1831 Maple Drive in Plover. The event will include adaptive kayaking, live entertainment, food, various vendors, art activities and more.
For more information, visit hmilc-inc.org/event/disability-pride-festival or find Midstate Independent Living Choices, Inc. on Facebook.
PaddleQuest
PaddleQuest will be held Aug. 8-10 starting at The Waters Pub and Pier, 736 Old Wausau Road in Stevens Point.
The annual event features teams of two or three people who paddle in canoes, kayaks or stand-up paddleboards and compete in games, puzzles and competitions across the two-day fantasy event. This year’s event is called “Can you Dig it?”
For more information, visit paddlequest.org or find Paddle Quest on Facebook.
Portage County Fair
The 99th annual Portage County Fair will be held Aug. 29 through Sept. 1 at the Rosholt Fair Park, 186 W. Forest St. in Rosholt.
The fair will feature live music each day, a parade starting at noon Saturday, carnival rides and more.
For more information, visit villageofrosholt.com/rosholt-fair-park-2024-events.
Riverfront Jazz Festival
The Riverfront Jazz Festival will be held Aug. 30-31 at the Pfiffner Pioneer Park amphitheater.
The weekend event will feature local jazz musicians, food trucks and more entertainment.
For more information, visit createportagecounty.org/jazzfest or find Riverfront Jazz Festival on Facebook.
More events to check out throughout the summer
Looking for more events to fill your calendar this summer? Here are a few summer events that occur weekly throughout the summer:
- Levitt AMP Stevens Point: CREATE Portage County will host its ninth Levitt AMP series from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday from June 5 through Aug. 21 at the Pfiffner Park Bandshell.
- Stevens Point City Band Concerts: The Stevens Point City Band will perform at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at 1100 Crosby Ave. in Stevens Point.
- Stevens Point Farmers Market: The Stevens Point Farmers Market will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily from May through October at Mathais Mitchell Public Square. Saturdays are the most popular days.
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