• Petting Zoo

      Location: Outside THELMA, Sheboygan Street   Event Details: Come on down to Sturgeon Spectacular and enjoy this petting zoo on Sheboygan Street. Enjoy the chance to get up close […]

  • High School Snow Sculping Competition

      Location: Sheboygan/ Portland Street Intersection   Event Details: High school students from the greater Fond du Lac area will form teams of 3 to 5 and will carve a […]

  • Learn to Curl

    Location: Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts on the Plaza Event Details: Learn to curl at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts on the Plaza! Many more family-fun activities are […]

  • DJ Galaxy on the Plaza

    Location: Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts   Event Details: DJ Galaxy will be playing and mixing music live during open Curling on the Plaza.   Saturday, February 14th: 10am - […]

  • Downtown Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides

    Horse-drawn wagon will be offering free rides through downtown Fond du Lac. The horses will take you past all the festivities and downtown happenings. Each trip will be approximately 15 […]

  • Youth in Government Bake Sale

      Location: Lower Gallery inside Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts   Event Details: Stop by for a tasty treat inside THELMA and help support Youth in Government from the […]

  • Outdoor Winter Fun Activities – Street Hockey

      Location: Downtown Fond du Lac outside Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts   Event Details: Bring the whole family out to Sturgeon Spectacular.  Activities/attractions include carriage rides, Photo Ops,  […]

  • Downtown Snow Land

    Location: Outside THELMA Event Details: Visit Downtown Snow Land next to THELMA all weekend long. Kids will enjoy a large snow hill for climbing and snow slides for sliding! There's […]

  • Meet Weaver

      Location: Inside THELMA   Event Details: Get your photo taken with Weaver as he comes out to enjoy Sturgeon Spectacular.  Representatives from the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders will also […]

  • Face Painting

      Location: Art Galleries inside THELMA   Event Details: Any children who come to Sturgeon Spectacular can get their faces painted inside of THELMA set up inside the art galleries by choosing from an array of designs.   Saturday, February 14th: 11am - 2pm   Sponsored by: Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts

  • Facepainting at THELMA

      Location: Galleries inside Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts   Event Details: Interested parties can select from a variety of Wizard of Oz themed options   Saturday, February 14th: […]

  • Downtown Ice Sculpting

    Location: Various Downtown Businesses C.C's Chocolate Cafe - 57 N Macy St Blue Marble Botanicals - 28 N. Main Street 18 Hands Ale Haus - 18 E Division St Hotel […]

  • A Wickedly Good Story Time

    Location: Fountain City inside THELMA   Event Details: Take a step beyond the yellow brick road for an enchanting story time and a sing-a-long featuring everyone's favorite witch in a bubble. Audiences of all ages will get glitterfied by the good witch herself as she learns about the magic of friendship. This story time is bound […]

  • Wizard of Oz Showings

    Location: The Great Hall inside THELMA   Event Details: Join us for three showings of the classic movie The Wizard of Oz (1939). Follow Dorthey on here journey home from the magical land of Oz with the help of her friends she meets along the yellow brick road. in The Great Hall inside THELMA. Explore the […]

  • Wizard of Oz Scavenger Hunt

    Location: Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts   Event Details: Follow the yellow brick road inside THELMA and unscramble the clues to solve these puzzles. Once all the puzzles are solved, turn your entry in at the information table inside the THELMA lobby to get your prize.   Saturday, February 14th: 11am - 5pm  

  • Spearing and Beering

    Location: Fond du Lac Beer Company   Event Details: Join us at the Fond du Lac Beer Company during Sturgeon Spectacular for an afternoon of baseball fandom and contests.  Purchase your Limited-Edition Lake Winnebago Region Shantymen merchandise, enter contests to win former Dock Spider & current Milwaukee Brewer, Caleb Durbin signed memorabilia and other prizes.  […]

  • Ceramic Sturgeon Craft

      Location: Art Classroom inside of THELMA   Event Details: Glaze your very own ceramic sturgeon ornament at THELMA in an art classroom. $5 per participant. Glazed sturgeon will be fired and should be picked up after Sturgeon Spectacular.   Saturday, February 14th: 1pm - 3pm   Sponsored by: Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts

  • Sturgeon Spectacular: Into the Night (Glow Party)

      Location: The Great Hall inside THELMA   Event Details: Looking for a for a different way to spend your Valentine's evening? Come out to Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts for our Sturgeon Spectacular: Into the Night Glow Party! Dance and party away to DJ Galaxy in The Great Hall with glow sticks, lights, and […]

  • Death Beneath the Ice: A Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre

      Location: Blue Line Tavern - 88 S Main Street   Event Details: Love is in the air and murder is under the ice! This immersive winter murder mystery drops you into the frozen world of sturgeon spearing, ice shanties, and bone-chilling secrets. Every guest will assume an alias the moment they arrive, because in this […]

  • Wisconsin Snow Sculpting Championship presented by Grande Cheese

    Location: Sheboygan St, Downtown Fond du Lac   Event Details: The best snow sculptors in the state travel to Fond du Lac to compete in the 2026 Wisconsin Snow Sculpting Competition in hopes of winning a trip to the 2027 US Championship and a $1,000 1st Prize.  Sculpting all weekend long. Daily Schedule: *Some teams […]

  • Downtown Sturgeon Scavenger Hunt

    Location: Various Downtown Businesses   Event Details: Explore Downtown Fond du Lac in 2026 through the Downtown Sturgeon Scavenger Hunt! Join the Hunt for your chance to win! PRIZE INFORMATION COMING SOON! To join, you can pick up a entry at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts or any one of the participating locations. Participating […]

  • Downtown Snow Land

    Location: Outside THELMA Event Details: Visit Downtown Snow Land next to THELMA all weekend long. Kids will enjoy a large snow hill for climbing and snow slides for sliding! There’s fun for the whole family too with snow sculpting and a giant photo op made of snow! *This event is weather contingent. Saturday, February 14th: […]

  • Downtown Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides

      Location: 33 Sheboygan Street (Downtown Event Hub)   Event Details: Horse-drawn wagon will be offering free rides through downtown Fond du Lac. The horses will take you past all the festivities and downtown happenings. Each trip will be approximately 15 minutes. Young children can ride on parent/guardian's lap.   Saturday, February 14th: 10 am […]

  • Learn to Curl

    Location: Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts on the Plaza Event Details: Learn to curl at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts on the Plaza! Many more family-fun activities are happening inside, outside, and around Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts until 3 pm Sunday, February 16th! Are you looking for information on our Outdoor […]