(last weekend in June)

  The World's Fair is the signature summer festival in the Village of Cross Plains. It lasts an entire weekend, and volunteers spend an entire year planning it. This community festival  holds something for every  member of the family. There is a causeway with carnival rides for the kids. Rock and roll or country bands play Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
  There is typically a men's and women's softball tournament, a youth baseball tournament, a caricature artist and face painting, a waterfight contest with the fire department and last but not least, the fireworks display on Sunday night.

                                                  
                                        
CPACC Annual Memorial Day Chicken BBQ
  Years ago, the The Cross Plains Area Chamber of Commerce started the tradition of the Memorial Day Chicken Barbeque to help pay for the municipal swimming pool.  Many years later - with the pool paid for - CPACC still sponsors the annual event.
  The day begins at 11am with a parade organized by the Legion Post #245 followed by a service at the Legion Hall. Immediately following the service is the chicken barbeque, served from about 12:30 to 4:30 by the many Association volunteers. There are activities for the whole family: the opening of the pool for the first day of the season, the nearby skate park, pie and ice cream sale sponsored by the Cross Plains Stingrays swim team, a beer tent, DJ and entertainment, and a clown to entertain both young and old. The proceeds of this event are used to fund community projects.  Want to volunteer to help? E-mail CPACC executive director Amy Hansen
                                        

           
CPACC Annual Golf Outing (mid July)

  The CPACC holds this extremely popular day-long event at the gorgeous Lake Wisconsin Country Club where the views from the course are spectacular. Participants enjoy a day of networking, golfing and supporting our community. Companies and organizations sponsor holes on the course and most pay for their employees to golf. The CPACC is always seeking donated promotional products. Get a foursome together or register solo and be matched with other local business people for a fun-filled productive day. Contact Amy Hansen by email or by phone at 843-3166 for more information.
                                                        
                                        
Trout Day  (first Saturday in May)

  For many, Trout Day is synonymous with fishing. But for others, it's also synonymous with garage sales. They're all over Cross Plains during the Trout Day weekend, and maps are made available by the village.
  Anglers are known to line the Black Earth Creek, a Class I trout stream, then  bring their catch back to town to measure up in the biggest fish contest.
   In some years, the Beer Parade coincides with the Trout Day celebration. The Beer Parade is a tribute to the repealing of prohibition laws. Cross Plains has its own beer-related historic connection. It's just that kind of sense of humor that makes Cross Plains the fun place it is in which to live or visit.
Read more details regarding Trout Day here.



                                                
Spike Rett Syndrome fund raising event at Kurt's On Main
                                                  (first weekend in August)
  This fund raiser is chaired by Doug and Paula Brunner. and raises donations for the International Rett Syndrome Foundation. This popular summer event held the first weekend in August includes a six team luck of the draw, double elimination volleyball tournament, silent auction, 50/50 raffles, door prizes, and Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament. This year the Spike Rett fundraiser raised over $20,000.
  Rett syndrome is a developmental disorder that is first recognized in infancy and seen almost always in girls, but can be rarely seen in boys. Rett syndrome has been most often misdiagnosed as autism, cerebral palsy, or non-specific developmental delay. Visit www.rettsyndrome.org for more information.

 
   This two-day celebration in Cross Plains' Baer Park is a trip down memory lane with cars from every era since the invention of the automobile. Don Chandler has spent nearly 20 years organizing this event that marks the summer's close in Cross Plains.
   The highlight of the weekend is the Hill and Valley Tour in which a long parade of vintage cars traverse the rolling terrain surrounding the Village of Cross Plains. There are craft booths, brats, sweet corn steamed from a classic locomotive steam engine, and a tear-down and rebuild of a Model-T.
   The Hill and Valley car show grows bigger each year, and now shows off about 100-200 classic autos.
  Download a copy of our September newsletter for a full story on the event.

                                              
St. Francis Xavier Parish Festival (late July)
   St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church has been holding this festival as long as anyone can remember. It's a year in the planning, and organized entirely by volunteers. The highlights are Friday and Saturday night's live music, the Home Talent games and the chicken dinner Sunday. You can get it to go, eat outside or inside the air-conditioned, beautiful new addition to the church.

   Kids love the free train rides given by the Lions Club at the St. Francis Festival