Manitowoc County Fair – August 30

Current season

Now is the time to shout out your Wisconsin favorites before finalist selection begins. This season is set to Nominations Open, but the saved dates read more like Closed.

🍂 Fall in Love with Wisconsin 2026 🍂 Summer's fading, the air's getting crisp, and Wisconsin is about to do what it does best — be absolutely gorgeous in autumn. We're celebrating the coziest season of the year with the Fall in Love with Wisconsin Awards — your chance to shout out the places, flavors, and faces that make fall here unforgettable. We're talking apple orchards, pumpkin patches, the best cider donut you've had all year, local musicians who set the perfect fall vibe, haunted houses that actually scare you, and restaurants serving up menus you'll crave all season long. Nominations are open now through September 15. So go ahead — nominate your favorites, and help us crown the best of Wisconsin fall.