Festival Activities
- In-River Walk - bring your own waders or borrow a pair to step into the river and experience the salmon run and colorful fall leaves up close.
- Kids Creative Zone - children receive one free birdhouse, rock, or pumpkin to paint, plus other hands-on art activities.
- Fly Fishing Demos - learn fly fishing and fly tying with Trout Unlimited.
- Migrating Bird Walk - explore the wonders of fall migration.
- Community Art - join in chalk art and a collaborative mural (all supplies provided).
- Music, Food & Beer Garden - enjoy live entertainment and local flavors.
Interactive partner booths will also be a part of the Festival. You can expect to see booths from: Forward Outdoor, Friends of Estabrook Park, Live Animals with Randyman, Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, Outpost Natural Foods, Plastic-Free MKE, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), Restoring Lands, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Sturgeon Protectors, Sweet Water - SE WI Watersheds Trust, Wisconsin DNR, Xerces Society, Catch the Wave Shorewood, Shorewood Conservation Committee, Shorewood Public Library, and Shorewood Waters Project.