Fun Abounds Year-Round in Beloit!

Check out our annual events below or get more specific with event dates in our Events Calendar.

SPRING

Beloit Snappers Baseball

Pohlman Field, Telfer Park, 2301 Skyline Drive, Beloit
608-362-2272 or 888-SNAP-2-IT
www.beloitsnappersbaseball.com

April–September
Enjoy major league fun at minor league prices at a Beloit Snapper’s game. The Snappers are a class A affiliate of the Oakland A's. Fun for the whole family, fireworks and special events are offered throughout the season.

Artwalk

Downtown Beloit
608-365-0150
www.downtownbeloit.com

May
Businesses throughout downtown Beloit transform into fine art galleries with many venues featuring live music and hors d’oeuvres. After hours hot spots offer live music on Friday night and a trolley is available throughout the weekend event.

SUMMER

Beloit Snappers Baseball

Pohlman Field, Telfer Park, 2301 Skyline Drive, Beloit
608-362-2272 or 888-SNAP-2-IT
www.beloitsnappersbaseball.com

April–September
Enjoy major league fun at minor league prices at a Beloit Snapper’s game. The Snappers are a class A affiliate of the Oakland A's. Fun for the whole family, fireworks and special events are offered throughout the season.

Beloit Farmers Market

Downtown Beloit
608-365-0150
www.downtownbeloit.com

May–October
8am-1pm Rain or Shine
Wake up with the sun and be the first to arrive at Beloit’s award-winning Farmer’s Market. Make your selections from fresh produce, organics, fish, meat, eggs, herbs and flowers. Also featured are jellies, honey, baked goods, live plants, artisan crafts, scents and skin care products. Every Saturday morning, enjoy one of Wisconsin’s oldest open-air markets in Downtown Beloit.

Plein Air “Edge of the Rock” Art Event

608-362-0964
www.friendsofriverfront.com

Plein Air or “in the open air” is a French phrase to describe a style of painting created in the moment from nature. Paintings are executed outdoors as opposed to in a studio. Each year in June, the Friends of the Riverfront sponsors a week-long Plein Air event with cash prizes. The event encourages artists to set up canvases along Beloit’s Riverfront to capture scenes of Beloit.

Fridays in the Park – Free Concert Series

First National Bank Plaza, State Street and Grand Avenue, Beloit
608-365-0150
www.downtownbeloit.com

Late May-Early September
Free admission (Lunch is a small fee.)
Kick off the weekend with enthusiasm as you come downtown and enjoy live music and a featured local restaurant serving up a tasty picnic lunch each Friday. The music and food are both lively and varied.

Music and More at Harry’s Place

The Harry C. Moore Pavilion, Riverside Park, Highway 51, Beloit
608-362-0964
www.friendsofriverfront.com

June-September
Free admission
Join us Friday evenings for Music and More at Harry’s Place. Dance under the stars on nine Friday evenings during the summer, when music fills the air with rumbas, blues and even an Irish tune or two. Music nights will be interspersed with storytelling and theater. All events are free, fun and family-friendly.

Dancin’ at Harry’s Place

The Harry C. Moore Pavilion, Riverside Park, Highway 51, Beloit
608-362-0964
www.friendsofriverfront.com

June-September
Free admission
Love to dance or just wish you could? Dancin’ at Harry’s Place is the spot to learn Swing, Cha Cha, Tango, Line Dance, Waltz and more with free lessons every Monday evening. When you’ve figured out the footwork, try out your new talent during open dance time. Come with or without a partner.

Pops on the Rock - 4th of July Festival

Riverside Park, Highway 51, Beloit 
608-365-4838
www.visitbeloit.com

July 4
Free Admission
Celebrate the Fourth of July with an outdoor concert on the RiverFront by the Beloit- Janesville Symphony Orchestra followed by a spectacular fireworks display.

Celebrate Beloit Weekend

Downtown Beloit
608-365-0150
www.downtownbeloit.com

August
Admission Fee Charged
Beloit’s biggest street dance kicks off downtown Beloit’s Celebrate Weekend. A sidewalk sale, farmers market, food concessions and other family activities complete the weekend.

Movie on the Big Lawn

Riverside Park, Highway 51, Beloit
608-362-0964
www.friendsofriverfront.com

August
Free admission
Sit under the stars at Beloit’s favorite outdoor gathering place and enjoy a family movie shown on a giant 50’ blow-up screen.

FALL

Heritage Days

608-365-4838
www.visitbeloit.com

September
Free Admission
Celebrate Beloit’s rich heritage during this festival. Many historic sites offer special events during Heritage Days. Beckman Mill offers an opportunity to see the mill in operation, enjoy old fashion craft demonstrations, wagon rides and more. Hanchett-Bartlett Homestead has entertainment, food and special family activities. The weekend features cemetery tours, historic walks and much more.

Autorama

Preservation Park, 3444 Riverside Drive, Highway 51, Beloit, WI
608-290-3628
www.beloitautorama.com

September
Annual car show, swap meet, car corner, as well as an arts and crafts sale. One of the largest automotive one day events in the Midwest for classics, collectibles, street rods and trucks.

Fall Festival on the Rock

Preservation Park, 3444 Riverside Drive, Highway 51, Beloit, WI
608-364-2980
www.townofbeloit.org

September
Entertainment for the whole family! Pony rides, kids games, crafters, food court, horseshoe and volleyball tournament, music and much more.

Halloween Parade

Downtown Beloit
608-365-0150
www.downtownbeloit.com

October
Children show off their costumes in a parade down Grand Avenue visiting Downtown Beloit businesses for treats during the last Farmers Market of the season. The fun includes live music and activities for all ghouls and goblins!

WINTER

Grand Lighted Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting

Downtown Beloit
608-365-0150
www.downtownbeloit.com

November
Choral music, community sing, Santa’s arrival and a tree lighting celebration kick off the holiday season. Dozens of lighted floats wind their way through the streets of downtown-Beloit.

Holidazzle

Downtown Beloit
608-365-0150
www.downtownbeloit.com

December
A dazzling evening of celebration featuring artists, and specialty craftspeople in forty-plus locations as they display one-of-a-kind gifts and unique pieces of art. Trolley rides, live music, Santa visits, children’s events and holiday treats make this a truly special evening for the entire family.

Winterfest

Various locations in Beloit
608-365-4838
www.visitbeloit.com

January
Free Admission
This 3-day festival features fun winter activities, both indoors and outdoors. Enjoy sleigh rides, music, snow golf, ice skating, Volley Ball Tournaments, Euchre Tournaments and much more.

Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF)

Various locations in Beloit
608-313-1200
www.beloitfilmfest.org

February
The Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) is being called a lot of things by film makers, from “a must attend event” to “the next big thing.” Scores of shorts, documentaries and feature films are presented in unique venues throughout the Beloit area. Two-thousand miles from the shimmering lights of Hollywood, the Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) adds a little glitz & glimmer to February in Wisconsin.

Roy Chapman Andrews Distinguished Explorer Award

608-514-1722
www.roychapmanandrewssociety.org

February
Rumor has it that Beloit was home to the original Indiana Jones: the world adventurer and explorer Roy Chapman Andrews. Each year the Roy Chapman Andrews Society partners with Beloit College to recognize contemporary explorers. Special award ceremony is open to the public.