ongoing & UPCOMING events
Generals Events: Cruise Nights, Generals Games, and Baseball Festival
Love old cars? Fort Atkinson Cruise Nights take place throughout the summer at Jones Park and celebrate music, food, old cars, and more! Featuring over 400 vehicles including restored vintage trucks, tractors, and classic automobiles. The Fort Atkinson Generals will provide the food stand and Kent's Ice Cream will have their famous Big Bar available for purchase.
Cruise nights take places on various dates from May-September. Click the FIND OUT MORE button below to see more details.
June 15-18 is the 21st Annual Baseball Festival
Enjoy a carnival, music, fun, and BASEBALL!
Generals baseball games takes place throughout the summer. Home games are at Jones Park.
Click the FIND OUT MORE button below for more information about all Generals activities and a complete schedule of baseball games.
Fort Atkinson Community Band Concerts
Free live music at the Barrie Park bandshell!
Monday evenings, select dates in summer, June-August
Concerts in the Park - Summer 2023
Monday, June 19, 2023
Fort Atkinson Community Band - theme "This, That & The Other"
Barrie Park Bandshell - Fort Atkinson
7:30 pm concert
Monday, July 3, 2023
Fort Atkinson Community Band - theme "American Song Writers"
Barrie Park Bandshell - Fort Atkinson
7:30 pm concert
Monday, July 17, 2023
Fort Atkinson Community Band - theme "Fun & Frivolous"
Barrie Park Bandshell - Fort Atkinson
7:30 pm concert
Monday, July 31, 2023
Fort Atkinson Community Band - theme "Hootenanny Folk Festival"
Barrie Park Bandshell - Fort Atkinson
7:00 pm concert
Monday, August 14 2023
Fort Atkinson Community Band - theme - "Summer Favorites"
Barrie Park Bandshell - Fort Atkinson
7:00 pm concert
Ice cream socials held before, during and after each concert
In case of inclement weather - social and concert move across street to Trinity Lutheran Church.
Fort Atkinson Summer Charity Concerts
Free live music at the Barrie Park bandshell!
Wednesday evenings, select dates in summer
June 14: 7000 Apart
June 28: Altar Boy Picnic & Katie Scullin Band
July 12: Driftless
July 26: Fort Night Band
August 9: John Masino Band
August 23: Matthew James and the Ramble
Tour da Goose
The Rock River Community Clinic (RRCC) provides medical and dental care for the underserved, low income population in Jefferson, Dodge & parts of Walworth Counties, including Fort Atkinson. For more information on RRCC: rockrivercommunityclinic.org.
June 24, 2023
Adult Recess
Adult Recess is a 21+ only free event that allows adults to be kids for a night. There will be nostalgic playground games, all of your favorite old hits, and food and beverages available for purchase through the General's Concession Stand. In addition to cornhole, giant Jenga, and giant Connect 4, there will be organized games such as kickball, old gym games, and dodgeball. When adulting gets too hard, there's Adult Recess! **New this year - child care available through BASE!
September 8, 2023
Barn Quilt Tour
Explore Fort Atkinson and beyond on the Jefferson County Self-Guided Barn Quilt Tour!
Take a road trip and view more than 40 colorful and distinctive barn quilts throughout the county and find some great adventures along the way.
Ongoing
Rhapsody Live Music Event
Enjoy free live music at Fort's family-friendly music festival!
Saturday, August 26
Additional upcoming events
Save the Date for these events coming up in 2023:
Every Saturday, May through October: Farmer's Market
May 31: Community Mad Scientists and STEAM Night
June 3, July 1, August 5, Sept 2, Oct 7 : Foster House Open House
June 3, July 1, August 5, Sept 2, Oct 7 : Historic Water Tower Tours
June 1–July 16: Legends in Concert at The Fireside Dinner Theatre
June 3-10: Wisconsin Bike Week
June 8-10: UW Whitewater to host Special Olympics
June 8: Live Music at Cafe Carpe
June 9: Live Music at Cafe Carpe
June 9-11: Fort Atkinson Garage Sales
June 10: Live Music at Cafe Carpe
June 10: Sizzling Saturday at Jones Market
June 11: Base Fly in Breakfast
June 12: CRUISE NIGHTS: Classic Car Show at Jones Park
June 12: Bike for Kids event at Koshkonong Mounds Country Club
June 13: North Shore Chophouse Anniversary Social
June 14: Summer Charity Concerts at Barrie Park Bandshell
June 15: Live Music at Cafe Carpe
June 16: Live Music at Cafe Carpe
June 16: Trivia at the Hoard Museum 6:30-9:00 pm
June 17: Live Music at Cafe Carpe
June 17: Dairy Day at the MOOseum (11 am-2 pm)
June 18: Live Music at Cafe Carpe
June 19: Fort Atkinson Community Band Concerts at Barrie Park
June 22: Chamber Annual Golf Scramble (Chamber members only)
June 22-24: Fur Takers of America Convention at Jefferson Co Fairgrounds
June 23-25: Jefferson garage sales
June 23: Friday Night Live w/ Gebel Girls at Koshkonong Mounds Country Club
June 24: Tour da Goose biking event
June 24: Historic Walking Tours
June 28: Summer Charity Concerts at Barrie Park Bandshell
June 29: Evening in the Garden - Evening Farmer's Market
June 30: Live Music! Andy Braun at Island Bar & Grill
July 1: TCS LIVE at Sunset Bar & Grill
July 1: Midsummer Market at the Outpost on Lake Koshkonong
July 3: Fort Atkinson Community Band Concerts at Barrie Park
July 4: Ice Cream Social from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Museum
July 8: Sizzling Saturday at Jones Market
July 8: Bark River Paddlers Event
July 10: CRUISE NIGHTS: Classic Car Show at Jones Park
July 12: Summer Charity Concerts at Barrie Park Bandshell
July 14: George Thorogood at Jefferson County Fair Park
July 17: Fort Atkinson Community Band Concerts at Barrie Park
July 22: Sizzling Saturday at Jones Market
July 26: Summer Charity Concerts at Barrie Park Bandshell
July 31: Fort Atkinson Community Band Concerts at Barrie Park
August 6: 2AM LIVE at Sunset Bar & Grill in Fort Atkinson
August 9: Summer Charity Concerts at Barrie Park Bandshell
August 12: Sizzling Saturday at Jones Market
August 14: Fort Atkinson Community Band Concerts at Barrie Park
August 14: CRUISE NIGHTS: Classic Car Show at Jones Park
August 23: Summer Charity Concerts at Barrie Park Bandshell
August 26: Rhapsody Family Friendly Free Live Music Event
August 26: Tour de Fort Biking Event
August 26: River Run 5K and 1 Mile
September 4: Fort Night Band at Island Bar & Grill
September 11: CRUISE NIGHTS: Classic Car Show at Jones Park
September 16: Sizzling Saturday at Jones Market
October 13: Fort Atkinson Wine Walk
Dec. 2: Holiday Open House & Market 2023
Dec. 3: Holiday Parade 4:30 pm
For more information on any of these events, please contact the hosts or organizations associated with the events. Have events you'd like added to this list? Contact tourism@fortchamber.com