Marquette County Wisconsin Community Events

June Chapter Meeting – Rock County
2025-06-24 18:00 - 19:30 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
June 24 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Are You A Caregiver? Support Group
2025-06-23 18:00 - 19:30
Are You A Caregiver?
Caregiver Support Group
In-person meetings will be held at the Health and Human
Services Building (428 Underwood Ave., Montello) on the 2nd
Tuesday of the month from 2pm-3:30pm
Virtual meetings will be held on the 4th Monday of the month
from 6pm-7:30pm. Registration is required.
If you have any questions or would like to register please contact
Janet at 608-297-3148 or email: jwiegel@co.marquette.wi.us
If you are not able to leave your loved one at home to attend
group, please contact Janet as there are programs that might
be able to help.

Coloma to celebrate 51 years of the Chicken Chew June 23-24-25
2025-06-23 16:30 - 2025-06-25 20:00
Chicken Chew this year will be a tribute to a small village that produces a great festival. The 51st Anniversary of Chicken Chew will be June 23, 24, and 25 with lots of activities for everyone in the family. There will be tons of activities all three days of the event. A carnival is coming for all 3 days and wristbands will be available each day.

On Friday night, The 3-day softball tournament kicks off, Prince of Peace serves its famous Fish Fry (Bake) from 4:30–7:00 pm, and the popular band Road Trip plays from 8–11 pm. The carnival will offer wristbands for rides from 6-10 pm.
On Saturday, start your day with a pancake breakfast from 7:30-11:00 am. Many more activities take place, including the Rodz & Ratz Revival Car Show, car & snowmobile swap meet, craft & flea market, quilt show at the Community Center from 10-3, village-wide garage sales from 8-4, volleyball and cornhole tournaments, library book sale from 8-12 noon, and more! The Coloma Historical Society exhibit will feature 51 years of the Chicken Chew and the Coloma School Grand Reunion featuring 10 Year (2013), 15 Year (2008) and 25 Year (1998).
Saturday afternoon also includes bingo, Chicken Drop, and a beer pong tournament. There is a pig roast dinner starting at 4 pm, and the Blooze Brothers will entertain from 8–11. Fireworks go off at dusk. Kids’ games will be featured, along with face painting on Saturday and a pedal pull at 1 pm.
Sunday is the parade, and the famous chicken dinners will be served, both beginning at 11 a.m. There’s also a classic car show and craft & flea market at the park, quilt show at the Community Center from 10-3, more garage sales around town, bingo at the park, face painting, softball, Historical Museum will be open, raffle drawings, and more.
Food and refreshments will be available at the food stand Saturday and Sunday. Carnival wristbands will be for sale and don’t miss the Chair Silent Auction where you can bid on your favorite painted chair to benefit the Coloma Business Association.
See their website for a complete schedule at: www.chickenchew.com, or watch this newspaper next week for their ad containing the schedule.

Great Scott: The Magical World of Color
2025-06-19 10:00 - 11:00
Get ready for another of Great Scott’s magical reading programs! Imagine an all-out, fun and magical adventure with color and surprise, ooohs and aaahs. You can expect amazing magic, very-cool ventriloquism, appropriate mood-setting music, fantastic fun for everyone, and, of course, the message of Read, Read, Read!
This show will be held in the community room at the Montello school during summer school, but the public is welcome to attend as well! Please enter the school through the canopy doors on Forest Lane. Registration is not required.

WARC Hike 8 – 3.8 Miles
2025-06-18 18:00 - 20:00
June 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Hike JSOL Parking to Parkside Drive/Edge Hill Drive Riverside Park
Hike through the Arbor Ridge segment and along the Devils Staircase Trail
Meet at the south pavilion, Riverside Park, 2600 Parkside Drive, Janesville
Carpool to JSOL Parking Lot

Sip and Seed: Seed Collecting Event at the Muir Preserve (Marquette County)
2025-06-18 16:00 - 19:00
Help Save Endangered Butterflies—Collect Lupine Seeds
Join the Ice Age Trail Alliance, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and Riverland Conservancy for seed collection events at three preserves along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
Your efforts will support the Federally endangered Karner blue butterfly, which relies on wild lupine (Lupinus perennis) as the sole host plant for its larvae. Harvesting seeds from thriving prairies can expand Karner blue habitat across Alliance-owned and partner properties.
What You’ll Help Do:
Join us for a unique chance to walk through a stunning, wildflower filled prairie, clipping and collecting lupine seed pods.
Staff from the Alliance and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be on hand to show you what and where to pick, and they’ll stay nearby to answer questions.
Afterward, relax with wine, snacks, and non-alcoholic drinks, and connect with fellow volunteers who share your passion for conservation.
Seed and Sip Schedule and Locations:
Come to one or more of our open-house-style seed collection events—drop in anytime between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 17: Merrimac Preserve in Sauk County (owned by the Riverland Conservancy)
Wednesday, June 18: Alliance-owned Muir Preserve in Marquette County
Wednesday, June 25: Alliance-owned Karner Meadow Preserve in Marquette County

What to Bring:

Gardening gloves
Close-toed shoes
Sun hat/sunscreen
Bug spray
Long pants, long sleeve shirt (we will be in tall grass)
Personal drinking water and container
Picnic or snacks*
Raingear – we will work in light rain, please check the forecast

*The Ice Age Trail Alliance will provide light refreshments and snacks.

Cookbook Club: Mom's Favorite Recipe or Food
2025-06-16 17:00 - 18:30
Join us on the 3rd Monday of the Month @ 5:00 PM for Cookbook Club!

Book Club: One Italian Summer
2025-06-14 13:00 - 14:00
The Monthly Book Club is meeting on Saturday, June 14th (the 2nd Saturday!!) to discuss…
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
• Anyone is welcome to join! If you’re interested, please stop in at the library or give us a call to request a copy of the book.
• Synopsis:
The New York Times bestselling author of the “heartwarming, heartbreaking, and hard to put down” (Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author) modern classic In Five Years returns with a moving and unforgettable exploration of the powerful bond between mother and daughter set on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast.
When Katy’s mother dies, she is left reeling. Carol wasn’t just Katy’s mom, but her best friend and first phone call. She had all the answers and now, when Katy needs her the most, she is gone. To make matters worse, their planned mother-daughter trip of a lifetime looms: two weeks in Positano, the magical town Carol spent the summer right before she met Katy’s father. Katy has been waiting years for Carol to take her, and now she is faced with embarking on the adventure alone.
But as soon as she steps foot on the Amalfi Coast, Katy begins to feel her mother’s spirit. Buoyed by the stunning waters, beautiful cliffsides, delightful residents, and, of course, delectable food, Katy feels herself coming back to life. And then Carol appears-in the flesh, healthy, sun-tanned, and thirty years old. Katy doesn’t understand what is happening, or how-all she can focus on is that she has somehow, impossibly, gotten her mother back.
Over the course of one Italian summer, Katy gets to know Carol, not as her mother, but as the young woman before her. She is not exactly who Katy imagined she might be, however, and soon Katy must reconcile the mother who knew everything with the young woman who does not yet have a clue.
Rebecca Serle’s next great love story is here, and this time it’s between a mother and a daughter. With her signature “heartbreaking, redemptive, and authentic” (Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author) prose, Serle has crafted a transcendent novel about how we move on after loss, and how the people we love never truly leave us.
[Description provided by publisher.]

Green Bay Packer Gilbert Brown Car Show
2025-06-14 10:00 - 14:00
Saturday, June 14, 2025

Spectators Free

Wilderness Campground is hosting the Gilbert Brown Car Show on June 14th. The car show will be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 11:00 a.m. The Trophy Presentation starts at 2:00 p.m.
$20.00

Donation to register custom or classic car checks can be made payable to: The Gilbert Brown Foundation. Mail registration form to the following address: N1499 St. Rd. 22 Montello, WI 53949

For more information https://www.facebook.com/wildernessmontello

Printable form: https://wildernesscampground.com/…/2025-Gilbert-Brown…

Point Beach State Forest North – Lakeshore Chapter
2025-06-14 09:00 - 12:00
The Hike
We will hike from the Red Pine parking lot north on the Red Pine trail, and then continue north to County Highway V. There will be an option to hike even further north to check out the Rahr Memorial School Forest. The School Forest includes a 0.3 mile curving boardwalk that crosses a swamp / wetland full of trees, wildflowers, frogs, turtles, ducks, and other wildlife.
Event Details
The hike is 2.0 miles one way to County Highway V, with another mile through the School Forest to Lake Shore Rd. The total hike will be 6.0 miles round trip including the School Forest, or 4.0 miles without.
A shuttle can be provided for those who want to hike only one direction. Dogs on a leash are welcome.
Location Details
Meet at the Red Pine parking lot across County Highway O from the Park Road heading to the State Forest Entrance Station.
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Karaoke with Dala
2025-06-13 20:00 - 23:30
Sing your heart out to your favorite songs with your favorite people. Keep an eye out for our theme nights!
Address: 44 W. Montello St, 53949

Dairylicious Days
2025-06-13 - 2025-06-14
Friday, June 13, 2025
4pm – 7pm Learn to play pickleball. See Pioneer Pickleball Facebook page for more information
5:30pm-9:00pm Barnyard games -held under the pavilion. Tickets required to play, tickets sold at event. Will close once prizes are goin.
Live Music: 6:00pm-9:00pm Wild Cardz Trio
Must buy tickets to purchase food, drinks and games.
Food and beverages 5:30pm-9;00pm
Brakebush Chicken Sandwiches, Hamburgers, hotdogs, Brats, Cheeseburgers, and more! Beer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Soda, and water will all be sold by The Westfield Chamber of Commerce.
Saturday, June 14
9:00 am – Run/Walk held at the Pioneer Memorial Park in Westfield with Registration beginning at 8am for all ages. Fee $25 pre-registration, $30 day of race. Walkers and kids run free unless t-shirt requested for $15.
10am- Pickleball Tournament. S. Thomas St. See Pioneer Pickleball Facebook page for more information.
1:00-3: 00 Strawberry Sociable hosted by the Marquette County Historical Society, located at 125 Lawrence Street, Westfield.
5:30pm – Parade. Coming down E. Pioneer Park Dr. from Industrial Drive, ending at Pioneer Restaurant.
6:00pm – Pedal pulls hosted at the splash pad pavilion. Weigh-in 6-6:30pm. Pulls beginning after.
6pm-7pm Westfield School Jazz Band Performance in the baseball pavilion.
6pm-10pm Barnyard games held under the pavilion. Tickets required to play. Tickets sold at the event. Will close once prizes are gone.
7pm – Live music by Best Practice.
Dance- Food-Drink
Food and beverages 4:30pm-10pm
Brakebush sponsored chicken sandwiches. Hamburgers and cheeseburgers, hotdogs, and more. Beer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, soda and water.
For more information visit the Westfield Chamber Facebook page by clicking here

WARC Week 7 – 4.4 Miles
2025-06-11 18:00 - 20:00
June 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Hike County H/W Fenrick Rd to JSOL Parking
Meet in the first parking lot of the Janesville School Outdoor Lab, 3550 W County Highway A, Janesville
Carpool to County H/W Fenrick Rd

Dairy Breakfast
2025-06-08 07:00 - 12:00
Sunday, June 8, 202s
7am-noon
Slowey Farms
W8106 Evergreen Ave, Westfield, WI
Our annual June Dairy breakfast is back on the farm. Come and enjoy a delicious breakfast, music, bingo, farm tour, children’s games, petting zoo, and more!
See the Farm Bureau Facebook page for more info https://www.facebook.com/marquettecountyfarmbureau

Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
2025-05-27
Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
Neshkoro – Montello – Oxford-Westfield

Parks & Rural Planning Committee
2025-05-12 11:30 - 13:30

Chicken BBQ
2025-05-05
Chicken BBQ starts at 11 and goes till there is no chicken left to server.

Area Rummage
2025-05-04 08:00 - 2025-05-05 17:00

Walk The Streets of Montello
2025-05-04 08:00 - 17:00
Walk the streets and check out the local businesses

FISH-N-FUN
2025-05-02 - 2025-05-04
