The 6th Annual Franksville Food Truck Festival will be the hot ticket item for any foodie visiting Racine County this summer! Join us September 8-9 at Franksville Memorial Park.

 

Sponsored by Franksville Craft Beer Garden, this FREE to attend family-friendly event features more than 20 food trucks, live music, craft beer and other beverages, bounce houses and playgrounds for kids, and more. The food line up this year will be among the largest in Southeastern Wisconsin!

Celebrate watermelon harvest season at the annual Swan's Watermelon Festival on September 9-10!

Enjoy a fun-filled day in the country at Swan's Pumpkin Farm with shopping, live music, food, and lots of watermelon. There will be hayrides, pony rides, pedal karts, seed spitting and watermelon eating contests, and more for kids. Check out the new five acre corn maze!

This free to attend event features an art and craft fair on Saturday and a car show on Sunday.

Sketchers throughout the Midwest as well as local artists will participate in Sketch Racine on September 9-10.

Hosted by the Racine Arts Council, organized sketch events will feature the DeKoven Center gardens and grounds, Wind Point Lighthouse, and historic urban Downtown Racine. After a full day of sketching on Saturday, there will be a Sketch Art Party at a private horse farm in Caledonia.

On Sunday, sketchers will have a rare opportunity to attend "Frank Lloyd Wright Perspective," an event hosted by The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread.

Plan to spend September 16 at the 20th annual Party on the Pavement street festival presented by Downtown Racine Corporation. With over 12 blocks filled with live music, food and drinks, street performances, shopping, games, and rides, there is something for the entire family! 

The event takes place throughout Downtown Racine and admission to the grounds is FREE.

Watch a BMX stunt team soar through the air, and a hip-hop and breakdance group host jaw dropping dance battles and performances. Enjoy a diverse lineup of live music with four stages of performances all day.

Savor cuisine paired with art at the Racine Art Museum's annual fundraiser, SAVOUR, on September 23 at RAM!

SAVOURing RAM @ 20 continues the SAVOUR tradition of pairing local artists and chefs to highlight some of Racine County's most exceptional creatives. Proceeds from this event support valuable programs at both museum campuses as well as local artists and restaurants.

Guests are encouraged to wear their best party attire to coordinate with the celebratory theme.

Take a trip back in time and gain a new appreciation for the history behind the buildings in Downtown Racine with the Racine Heritage Museum's Heritage Walking Tours!

Experience Wisconsin's rich and storied abolitionist, industrial, architectural, and immigrant history in this guided walking tour. The 1.1 mile, 1.5-2 hour walking tour is held every Saturday through September 30.

Hear tales of the bank robbery by John Dillinger, the gathering at Haymarket Square before heading to Milwaukee to free fugitive slave Joshua Glover, and the early history of the Racine harbor. Tour groups visit locations of existing historic buildings and those that have been demolished.

If you follow Visit Racine County on social media, you may have seen sketches by Kathi Wilson, urban sketch artist and executive director of the Racine Arts Council. Kathi sketches a variety of landscapes, nature and events around Racine County.

Kathi's sketches are now for sale as notecards at the Racine County Visitor Center for $5 each (cash only). New designs will be added regularly, so visit us today!

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