Find Things to do in Lake Country and Waukesha County with Kids this holiday weekend!
August 29-September 1, 2025
Welcome to the Weekend Guide from Lake Country Family Fun – find our top picks for things to do this weekend, a link to the full events calendar, the weather for your outdoor weekend fun, and our local sponsors that keep the lights on here so we can keep bringing you the best local family fun and you can keep making fun memories with your family!
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*Joyosity One Year Anniversary Celebration Open House
FRIDAY
Held at Joyosity Creative Space in Brookfield
Free art stations as well as make and take stations for your little one to check out and make key chains, journals, slime and more!
Delafield Family Movie Night
FRIDAY
Held at the Delafield Public Library. Registration is required for this FREE event. Registration will close on August 29, 2025 @ 6:30pm, if not already full.
Waukesha’s Friday Night Live
FRIDAY
Held in downtown Waukesha. Let's support the downtown area of our biggest city in Waukesha County as they get back on their feet from the flooding, plus this is a super fun night out for the whole family.
*Pick Apples at Peck and Bushel!
ALL WEEKEND
Held at Peck and Bushel in Colgate. Our favorite orchard is open for the season! Tap the link to find their hours + 16 other local orchards to visit.
*Summer Glow & Flow Fest
SATURDAY
Held at K K Woods Gathering Spot in Pewaukee
A full-day of yoga + wellness festival designed for the whole community. Attendees will enjoy yoga classes, sound healing, breathwork, live music, and a vendor market featuring local makers and businesses. ✨Ticketed Event - tap the image for full details.
*Smiley Barn Free Petting Zoo
SATURDAY + SUNDAY
Held at The Smiley Barn Toy Store in Delafield
There will be hay and grain for the kids to feed the animals, so bring your little animals to come hang out with theirs!
They plan to have bunnies, chicks, a calf, lambs, goats, ducks, a goose, a chicken, a mini potbelly pig, 2 llamas or alpacas, a mini horse, and even a mini donkey.
*Kick off to Fall at Brown Street Emporium
SATURDAY
Held at Brown Street Emporium in Oconomowoc
Enjoy 10%-25% off select booths throughout the store on August 30th, from 10-5. Shop and support 100+ small businesses under one roof!
Hike at Lapham Peak and Take in an Event!
SATURDAY
Held at Lapham Peak in Delafield at the Hausmann Nature Center.
*WI State Park Pass required to enter park.
August 30 from 11:00 am to 11:45 am: Wisconsin State Parks, Forests and Recreation Areas: A Ranger’s Guide
*Apple & Sunflower Fest
SATURDAY + SUNDAY + MONDAY
Held at Basse's Taste of Country in Colgate
FYI: Basse's is CASHLESS for Apple & Sunflower Fest (credit, debit, local checks, and mobile pay only). If you only have cash, they can transfer that onto a Basse gift card.
Check out a Farmers Market
SATURDAY + SUNDAY
SO many farmer markets this weekend!
ICYMI: ENTER THESE AMAZING GIVEAWAYS!
- Delafield Wine Walk and Brew Fest Ticket Giveaway
- 2 (TWO) lucky winners will each win two (2) VIP wine or brew tickets – you must specify when you win if you are seeking a WINE or a BEER ticket
- Enter by September 1, 2025
- Retzer Nature Center Apple Harvest Festival Carload Pass Giveaway
- 1 Winner will win a carload pass to Apple Harvest Festival taking place in Waukesha on September 20, 2025.
- Enter by September 15, 2025
- Maa Vue and The Dream Carrier Ticket Giveaway
- 5 winners will each win one pair (2 tickets) of tickets to the Maa Vue and the The Dream Carrier performance at the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee.
- Enter by September 1, 2025.
- $200 Kwik Trip Gift Card Giveaway
- 1 winner will win a $200 gift card to Kwik Trip
- Enter by September 28th, 2025.
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THURSDAY: A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
FRIDAY: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
*from weather.gov for 53066 on 8/26/2025
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Thanks for sharing! I have off this Friday and wanted to do something fun with my kids. I think we’ll check out the Food Trucks and then the drive-in concrete at night with my husband. I’ve seen a lot of friends going to drive-in concerts and I’ve wanted to go to one too, so this works out perfectly. Thanks again!
You’re welcome! We really enjoyed the Food Truck at the airport to watch the planes. Do plan extra time in case there is a line for food. Enjoy the concert as well!
I have heard about the Brookfields Farmers Market but never made it out. I think my kids would love it! I remember my first bartering lessons were at the swap meet!
Farmers markets are amazing for kids! It’s a great way to see and buy homemade, fresh local produce and products.
Thank you so much for the sledding hill guide and map! I’m afraid the kids have been getting incredibly restless lately now that the holidays are over and along with the pandemic. Could use some good sledding time to get it out of their system!
You are very welcome. We loved putting it together.