The Best Things to Do in the Wausau Area for Fall 2022
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Visit one of the great Apple Orchards in the Wausau area
Register for gymnastics, karate, flag football, soccer, or swim lessons with the YMCA
Go to Opening Day for apple picking at Helene’s Hilltop Orchard, Sept. 3
Check out some of the activities during Wausau’s Artrageous Weekend, Sept. 10-11
Attend one of the Central Wisconsin Book Festival’s events, Sept. 23-25
Visit the animals and see the Welcome Center at Wildwood Park & Zoo in Marshfield
Go to a farmer’s market – most are open until the end of October
Make a fun project with the kids at Clay Corner or Clay House
Marvel at the beauty of the Dells of the Eau Claire waterfalls and enjoy the changing leaves
Hike or mountain bike along the Eau Claire River Trail in Weston
Take your kid(s) to a new playground – Riverside’s playground is almost done!
Enjoy some fall activities, such as a pumpkin patch, hay ride, or corn maze
Visit the old quarry and/or the old dynamite shack on Rib Mountain
Go on a fall chairlift ride at Granite Peak, Sept. 10 – Oct. 17
Jump around on the trampolines at Sawmill Adventure Park
Check out opening day at Schairer’s Autumn Acres, Sept. 17
Celebrate the season at the Kronenwetter Lion’s Club Fall Festival, Sept. 17
Go to the opening weekend at Grampa’s Farm, Sept. 17
Check out the sculpture garden and Art Park at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Help your young chef get inspired at a Grebe’s cooking class for kids
Play laser tag or arcade games at WOW and climb around at nearby Riverlife Park
Enjoy seasonal activities at Willow Spring Garden’s Harvest Festival, Oct. 2
Check out the Weston skate park or disc golf course
Visit Monk Botanical Gardens to attend Tots in the Gardens or to just explore
Bring the family to the Hike-A-Thon on the Ringle segment of the Ice Age Trail, Oct. 8
Pick out a pumpkin and do crafts at Wausau Events’ Harvest Fest at the 400 Block, Oct. 8
Play all day at JoJo’s Jungle – a huge accessible playground
Check out a haunted house or haunted walking tour
Attend the Trick-or-Treat Corn Maze at Schairer’s Autumn Acres
Bring the family to Blossom of Lights at Monk Botanical Gardens, starting Oct. 6
Bring the kids to Malloween at the Cedar Creek Mall, October 15
Take in a show with the Wausau Community Theater
Learn about Wausau’s logging past on the Barker-Stewart Island Interpretive Trail
Get a taste of farm life and enjoy pizza at Stoney Acres Farm, through Nov. 6
Find the best Halloween Events for kids in the Wausau Kids Activities Group
Check out the current exhibition at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art
Hike up Rib Mountain and/or climb to the top of the lookout tower
Watch a virtual planetarium program from the Wausau Planetarium
Party at the Greater Wausau Children’s Museum’s Monster Bash, Oct. 21
Bike or scooter along the Cedar Creek Trail in Rothschild
Attend CVA’s Monster Bash, Oct. 26, 27, &/or 28
Try out an escape room at Cracked in Weston with your older kid(s)
Make a reservation and visit the Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum
Travel to the Rietbrock Geographical Marker then collect a commemorative coin
Let the family test their biking skills at Sylvan Hill Bike Park
Hike on the Hoot Owl Drive section of the Ice Age Trail, or on one of these other trails
Watch a movie at the Marcus Cedar Creek Cinema
Go bowling: Dale’s Weston Lanes, Coral Lanes, or Day’s Bowl-a-Dome
Throw some hatchets with your older kids at Blades and Boards
