
Arts Board Event Calendar
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Arts on the Square 2024
Waupaca Juried Fine Art Show, three music stages, art workshops, demonstrations, dance stage, art galleries, food trucks, beverage tent, and lots of fun family surprises! Non-stop fun on East Fulton Street and around the Waupaca Area Public Library.
Friday Night Street Dance 2024
The Waupaca Friday Night Street Dance 2024 will feature The Jimmys! Bring your family and friends. Dance the night away! Food trucks and beverage tent on site, with a 50/50 raffle!
ARTicipation Week 2024
A full week of arts activities, events, and live music, starting Aug. 11. You won’t want to miss the Friday Night Street Dance, Aug. 16, and Arts on the Square, Aug. 17. Join us!!

Summer Nights 2024: MoJoe & Friends
Waupaca’s Summer Nights 2023 series features MoJoe & Friends at South Park in Waupaca this week. Family art project and food trucks, 5:30-7p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Hosted by the Waupaca Community Arts Board!

Summer Nights 2024: Still Reckless
Waupaca’s Summer Nights 2024 series features Still Reckless at South Park in Waupaca this week. Family art project and food trucks, 6-7p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Hosted by the Waupaca Community Arts Board!
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Summer Nights Kickoff Concert 2024: Copper Box & Baba Ghanooj
Waupaca’s Summer Nights 2024 series starts with our Special Kickoff Concert featuring Copper Box & Baba Ghanooj at The Casino on the beautiful Chain O’ Lakes! Music starts at 6:30 p.m. Join us for good music, food, and dancing! Hosted by the Waupaca Community Arts Board!

Waupaca Friday Night Street Dance 2023
The Waupaca Friday Night Street Dance is back Downtown with MoJoe & Friends — including Janet Planet —rocking the night! Food court and beer tent on site, and raffle!

Summer Nights 2023: Jerry Schmitt Band
Waupaca’s Summer Nights 2023 series closes the season with the Jerry Schmitt Band at the ICC on the beautiful Chain O’ Lakes! Family art project and food trucks, 5:30-7p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Hosted by the Waupaca Community Arts Board!

Summer Nights 2023: The Jimmy’s
Waupaca’s Summer Nights 2023 series features The Jimmy’s at South Park in Waupaca this week. Family art project and food trucks, 5:30-7p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Hosted by the Waupaca Community Arts Board!
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Poetic Voices Poetry Reading
Waupaca Poetic Voices Poetry Reading April 18, 7-8:30 p.m., at Danes Hall in Waupaca. Featuring winners of the Waupaca Poetic Voices Poetry Contest. No admission fee. Sponsored by the Waupaca Community Arts Board and Waupaca Public Library.

Poetic Voices Youth Poetry Class
Free after-school poetry class for ages 8-12 at Waupaca Community Arts Hub. Second class of two classes. Sponsored by Waupaca Community Arts Board.

Poetic Voices Youth Poetry Class
Free after-school poetry class for ages 8-12 at Waupaca Community Arts Hub. First class of two classes. Sponsored by Waupaca Community Arts Board.

Poetic Voices Multilingual Poetry Contest
Take part in our multilingual Mar. 1-April 1 poetry contest, sponsored by the Waupaca Community Arts Board and Waupaca Public Library. Submission categories are available for youth through adult. Submit on the the Arts Board’s website or in person at Waupaca Library. Deadline is April 1.

Chick Night 2023
Chick Night is back, in person, and better than ever! This is a save the date, so you can plan to be there! We will be at Par4 Bistro with lots of talented women, and our featured singer songwriter, Laura Bomber!
Come for early for dinner, stay for the show. We’re even making Galentine’s Day cards for the special women in our lives.

Arts on the Square 2022
Waupaca juried fine art show, three live music stages, art workshops, demonstrations, dance stage, art galleries & hunts, food trucks, beer tent, and lots of fun family surprises! Non-stop fun on East Fulton Street and around the Waupaca Area Public Library. Jazz stage runs until 5 p.m.

Waupaca Friday Night Street Dance
The Waupaca Friday Night Street Dance is back Downtown with MoJoe & Friends rocking the night! Food court and beer tent on site, and raffle!

ARTicipation Week Opening Day & Beyond
Opening Day of Waupaca's ARTicipation Week 2022 in Waupaca City Square kicks off the grand opening of the Monumental Obelisk Forest Community Art Project. We’ll also have a sing-along jam session in the bandstand, the Gravel Farm Flower Bar, and more! It’s a week of live art events, music, comedy, poetry, kids’ art camp, and more — something scheduled every day of ARTicipation Week, Aug. 14-19, 2022, in Waupaca!

Waupaca Local Live: On Maple
Ryan Summers fronts the band, Onto Maple, a three-piece (bass, guitar, keys/synths) collaborative studio production ensemble enveloping an eclectic mix of various "wave" genres. Join us for Waupaca Local Live! You can join us in the studio (send us a FB message) or experience the show on Facebook Live on the Waupaca Community Arts Board Facebook page.

Silk Fusion: Painting With Fiber Class
Two-day adult art class, 12-adult, Mar. 21 & 28, 5-8 p.m. at the Waupaca Community Arts Hub, 720 Demarest Ave., Waupaca. All necessary supplies are provided to complete at least one silk fusion project, including silk fibers and solutions, yarns, fancy threads, beads, buttons, paints, etc. Online registration and more details on Arts Hub website. The Hub is a program of the Waupaca Community Arts Board.

Silk Fusion: Painting With Fiber Class
Two-day adult art class, 12-adult, Mar. 21 & 28, 5-8 p.m. at the Waupaca Community Arts Hub, 720 Demarest Ave., Waupaca. All necessary supplies are provided to complete at least one silk fusion project, including silk fibers and solutions, yarns, fancy threads, beads, buttons, paints, etc. Online registration and more details on Arts Hub website. The Hub is a program of the Waupaca Community Arts Board.

2022 Arts on the Square Juried Art Show Application
The Waupaca Community Arts Board is now accepting artist applications for the 2022 Arts on the Square Juried Fine Arts & Crafts Show, Aug. 20, 2022. After a large Main Street reconstruction & redesign project that widened Waupaca’s Main Street our art show is back in shady, grassy City Square in the heart of Waupaca. Click for online registration and more details. Application deadline is May 15, 2022.