Nekoosa Giant Pumpkin FestNekoosa
October 3 and 4
Pumpkins over 1,000 pounds, a pie eating contest, and they drop a giant pumpkin from a 100 foot crane.
Fall in Wisconsin Dells1 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
The little stuff, by town1 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
Fall in Baraboo
Great Midwest Crane Fest
a weekend in mid November (last year Nov 15 and 16) · check the date
A whole weekend about cranes out at the International Crane Foundation.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Wisconsin Dells1 things
The Tree of Light already has its 2026 start date and it's free every night.
Tree of LightWisconsin Dells
nightly 4:30 to 11, November 20 into mid January
A 55 foot tree covered in 65,000 lights on the River Walk, and Santa comes by on a lot of Friday and Saturday nights.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend0 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Wisconsin Dells fall and Christmas questions
When is the Wisconsin Dells Tree of Light in 2026?
It lights up November 20, 2026 and stays lit nightly 4:30 to 11 into mid January. It's free.
When is the Nekoosa Giant Pumpkin Fest in 2026?
October 3 and 4, 2026.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.