Events and Festivals

During the Covid-19 pandemic, racers will experience a more physically distanced start area, less congestion on course, and separate race times for the 22K and 42K races. No indoor spaces will be available and there will be no post-race party. However, there will be epic skiing on the Birkie Trail- and the course will start and finish in Seeley at OO!

The Seeley Hills Classic is the second-largest annual classic cross-country ski event on the Birkebeiner Trail. The 42K race is an American Birkebeiner qualifying race.

For more information visit https://seeleyhillsclassic.com/#

For a complete list of events and Birkie protocols for 2021 please visit:
www.birkie.com/

• Hosted over 5 days from Wednesday, February 24 through Sunday, February 28:
  • Wednesday, Feb. 24: SKATE 43K
  • Thursday, Feb. 25: SKATE 43K
  • Friday, Feb. 26: CLASSIC 43K
  • Saturday, Feb. 27: SKATE 43K
  • Sunday, Feb. 28: CLASSIC 43K

Event has been postponed from 2/13/2021 due to extreme cold weather temperatures.

This Lions Club Fundraiser and FUN race has no equal when it comes to preparing one mentally and physically for the American Birkebeiner. In other words, once you have completed the Pre-Birkie you will have the confidence to take on the mother of all XC marathon races, the American Birkebeiner.

The race will start and end at Birkie Ridge Trail Head, north of Seeley on Hwy 63.  The short course will go to OO and back, and the long course will go to Gravel Pit Road and back.  Skiers will be able to start on a staggered, socially-distanced basis.

Every skier will receive a special Pre-Birkie sweatshirt. Come and enjoy the day with the Hayward Lions at our Pre-Birkie the “Best Birkie prep race in the Midwest”.

prebirkie.com

The Fat Bike Birkie, Presented by Freewheel Bike, is the premier on snow bike event in North America. Riders test their skill and endurance on the professionally groomed American Birkebeiner Ski Trail!

THREE events to choose from: The Big Fat 47K, The Half Fat 21K, and the un-timed Fun Fat 10K Tour – there is something for every rider!

For registration and more information see: http://www.birkie.com/bike/events/fat-bike-birkie/

The 2021 event has been canceled due to ongoing COVID concerns.

This is the “Granddaddy” of all the FHNB events. Hayward, WI is the home of the very first Fishing Has No Boundaries event, which was held in 1988 on the Chippewa Flowage. Thirty years later, the Hayward Chapter continues to hold their event at the Lake Chippewa Campground on the Chippewa Flowage.

This two day event hosts anywhere from 120-140 participants plus volunteers for the unique fishing experience that once was only a dream to some. All participants will receive a unique fishing experience on a boat or pontoon. Awards and prizes are given throughout the weekend.

For more information visit: fhnbinc.org/chapters/hayward-wi/

Phone: 715-634-3185 x 4
Email: hayfhnb@cheqnet.net

Fishing Has No Boundaries
PO Box 375
Hayward, WI 54843

The largest community festival in Hayward is proud to celebrate 70 years of great fishing tradition, family, fun, and the beautiful Wisconsin Northwoods.

The festival weekend kicks off with something for the whole family: a carnival and children's games, sidewalk sales, a large handmade art & craft show, live music, and mouth-watering food booths! The celebration continues with a catch & release fishing contest, fishing photo contest, and large street dances featuring Midwest known music groups on Friday and Saturday nights. The whole weekend concludes on Sunday with a 5K run/walk, a 10K run, as well as a kid's Minnow  Run for those 12 and younger, and finally the Grand Parade in historic downtown Hayward.

muskyfest.com

Ojibwe tradition and celebration are the centerpieces of the homecoming. Music, dancing, crafts, and food create an authentic tribal experience.

For more information, call 715-634-8934 or visit http://lco-nsn.gov

Sunday, July 23 shows are at 2:00 and 4:30 pm 

For 32 weeks of the year, The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus brings an action-packed 90-minute show to over 200 towns in 17 different states! We specialize in affordable, family-friendly entertainment. Our show is truly enjoyable for children of all ages! Bring the toddlers, kids, teenagers, AND Grandparents!

Sawyer County Fairgrounds will serve as a terrific venue!!

Advance tickets are available at the Hayward Information Center and Marketplace Foods
 $13 for adults and $8 for children 2-12 yrs of age and seniors 65+

The world's best lumberjack athletes compete to determine the best in the World! Preliminaries Thursday and Friday with the finals Saturday. No Sunday performance.

Please visit http://www.lumberjackworldchampionships.com or call 715-634-2484 for more information.

The 2021 Firehouse 50 event will be held in a social setting due to Covid19 and road construction. The Social Firehouse 50 bicycle ride will begin at 10 AM on Sunday, August 1, traversing the 33-mile Great Divide Ride route, which uses portions of Highway D, Pioneer Road, Lake Owen Drive, and Highway 63 between Drummond and Grand View. The social ride will depart from the pavilion next to the Grand View Fire Hall. A community picnic will be held Sunday afternoon at the Grand View Town Park with music, food & beer from noon - 4pm.

Check the Schedule of Events for details, and the Online Registration Page to sign up for your race.
For more information visit www.firehouse50.org or please call (715) 763-3311.

www.sawyercountyfair.org or the Fairgrounds Office 715-934-2721

25 Mile Expert ~ 17 Mile Sport ~ 10 Mile Citizen ~ 17 Mile Fat Bike + a Kids Race Cub Event Race
Awards - Silent auction - 3 person Team competition - Bike Expo & Demo Friday Night - Complimentary Lunch and Beverage

The PreFat is the Seeley Lions major annual fundraiser that allows us to carry out the many yearly projects we carry out to provide help and service to our local community. Our sponsors and you participants make this possible!

We are confident that the 2021 Seeley Lions PreFat Mountain Bike Race will take place. Following are our current plans. Obviously, we intend to hold an event that is safe and fun for all participants and our volunteers. For those reasons. the event format may be adjusted as we move forward. We will update the following webpage as needed to assure that everyone is immediately aware of any changes that are needed.

Additional race information and registration can be found at seeleylions.org/pre-fat-bike-race-3-21/

To enthusiastic off-road bicyclists from across the country, the annual trek to the Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival presented by Trek means fat tire racing and fat tire fun. Each year in mid-September, thousands of mountain bikers descend on the towns of Cable and Hayward in northwestern Wisconsin to take on the off-road bicycle tests of endurance and agility offered throughout the weekend.

www.cheqmtb.com
Email: pspencer@lt.life or daytime phone number is 952-229-7330

The Birkie Trail Run Festival will start & finish at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead, in Cable, WI!  The nine events will traverse the rolling hills and twists & turns of the famous Birkie Trail, as well as single-track sections of the CAMBA trail system.  You’ll see beautiful vistas from atop Mt. Telemark, run by crisp cool waters, all amidst the beautiful forests of northwest Wisconsin.  The Birkie Trail Run Festival has a friendly north woods vibe, awesome Vendor Fair, a finish-line party with hot lunch, cold Earth Rider craft beer, root beer, on-site camping, bonfires, and much more.  Make it a weekend of fun with family and friends!  If you love to run on a great trail in the midst of nature, this is the event to put on your calendar NOW. Hills for breakfast anyone? See you in September!

Visit www.birkie.com/run/events/birkie-trail-run/ for more information on registration and race day festivities.

The fall colors won't be the only things bursting to life this fall. The Cable Area Fall Fest, held annually the last weekend of September, offers visitors of every age entertaining opportunities sure to make this your favorite festival of the year. Cornstalks, hay bales, and pumpkins line the roads throughout the Cable community. Live music, car, motorcycle and truck show, arts and crafts vendors, and incredible food vendors fill the streets all for your enjoyment.

For more information or a detailed schedule of events, contact the Cable Area Chamber of Commerce (800-533-7454)
http://www.cable4fun.com

The Hayward Fall Festival is an annual tradition that celebrates the changing of the seasons with fine art & craft booths, sidewalk sales, wonderful food vendors, a brat, beer and wine tent, kids activities and live music in downtown Hayward. Relay for Life of Sawyer County also hosts a 5K Run/Walk - visit their website to register! Thousands of people from all over help our area celebrate during this one-day event.

www.haywardareachamber.com/fall-festival/

Stone Lake hosts over 30,000 guests on this day of festivities and fun. Our volunteer festival staff will be ready to serve you by taking care of all the details of the event.  The cranberry marshes will be ready once again to show off their operations for they have much to boast about.  On the first Saturday in October Over 300 vendors, artisans, crafters, food and hospitality areas will be ready to take good care of you.

Because of continued support from wonderful people like you, over the last three years alone our organization donated over $100,000 to local area youth and non-profit organizations in Sawyer and Washburn Counties.  Your support made this happen. THANK  YOU AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE FEST!!!!

http://www.stonelakecranberryfestival.com
715-865-3378 (seasonal phone line)