Come for the Downtown Fall Festival. Stay for a fall weekend to remember. 🍂

Come for the Downtown Fall Festival. Stay for a fall weekend to remember. 🍂

Street vendors, food trucks, family-friendly activities & more. Plan your weekend around the Fall Festival on Sept. 12.

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      • River Prairie Ginormous Pumpkin Festival
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      • Beaver Creek Reserve
      • Chaos Water Park
      • Children's Museum of Eau Claire
      • Chippewa Valley Museum
      • Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
      • Leinie Lodge
      • Museums
      • Pablo Center
      • The Sonnentag Center
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        • Sculpture Tour Eau Claire
        • Self-Guided Walking & Driving Tours
      • Veteran's Memorials in Eau Claire
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      • Eau Claire Brew Pass
      • Leinie Lodge
    • Dancing
    • Distilleries
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      • Bon Iver's Picks
      • Dog-Friendly Eau Claire
      • Eau Claire Itinerary for Parents
      • Eau Claire Itinerary for Students
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        • Mountain Biking
        • Road Biking
        • State Trails
        • Winter Biking
      • Bridges
      • Disc Golf
      • Fishing
      • Golf
      • Kayaking
      • Outdoors Itinerary
      • Outdoor Rentals
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        • River Prairie
        • Phoenix Park
        • Carson Park
      • Tubing
      • Walking and Running Trails
      • Winter Recreation
        • Cross Country Skiing Trails
        • Gear Share
        • Ice Fishing
        • Sledding
        • Snowmobiling Trails
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        • Winter Route
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Journal Sentinel Writes About Eau Claire Local, Justin Vernon

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Feb. 13, 2018

Check out this article from Journal Sentinel: ​How Bon Iver's 'For Emma, Forever Ago' changed Justin Vernon's life, Wisconsin and the world

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