The Weekend Lineup: May 8-10

**The Northwoods spreads its weekend across the full footprint -- Tomahawk runs a Friday afternoon Wine Walk and the Chamber's annual Spring Swing, Eagle River's ukulele club takes over [the Warehouse Community Arts Center](/directory/the-warehouse-community-arts-center/), and [Presque Isle Community Center](/directory/presque-isle-community-center/) opens its Denim & Dessert Spring Theatre. Saturday is the broad day: bluegrass at Campanile in Minocqua with John Jorgenson, the [North Lakeland Discovery Center](/directory/north-lakeland-discovery-center/) Bird and Wildlife Festival in Manitowish Waters, Old Time Plow Day in [downtown Antigo](/directory/downtown-antigo/), Sauna Fest at Unwind in Woodruff, and the Moms & Mimosas pre-Mother's-Day pop-up at J. Christy's. Sunday quiets down for Mother's Day -- [Hanson's Garden Village](/directory/hansons-garden-village/) in Rhinelander does its Mother's Day plant event, and most of the rest of the Northwoods follows the standard formula of brunch wherever the family decides to drive.**

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## Friday

### [Chambers' Annual Spring Swing](/events/chambers-annual-spring-swing-2026-2026-05-08-2/) -- Echo Valley Road, Tomahawk, 12:00 PM CT

The Tomahawk Chamber's annual Spring Swing tees off Friday at noon at the Echo Valley course east of town. Standard scramble-format Chamber tournament -- registration through the Tomahawk Regional Chamber.

### [Northwoods Ukers](/events/northwoods-ukers-2026-05-08/) -- [The Warehouse Community Arts Center](/directory/the-warehouse-community-arts-center/), 1:30 PM CT

Eagle River's ukulele club takes over [The Warehouse Community Arts Center](/directory/the-warehouse-community-arts-center/) every other Friday afternoon. It's open-format, all-levels, and as Northwoods-specific as a Friday afternoon gets in May.

### [Main Street Wine Walk](/events/main-street-wine-walk-2026-05-08/) -- West Wisconsin Ave, Tomahawk, 4:00 PM CT

[Downtown Tomahawk](/directory/downtown-tomahawk/) hosts its Main Street Wine Walk Friday afternoon -- merchants pour, downtown stays open late, and the walking-tour format makes it work in any weather. Tickets are typically capped, so registration ahead.

### [Denim & Dessert Spring Theatre](/events/denim-dessert-spring-theatre-2026-05-08/) -- [Presque Isle Community Center](/directory/presque-isle-community-center/), 5:00 PM CT

[Presque Isle Community Center](/directory/presque-isle-community-center/) stages its Denim & Dessert Spring Theatre Friday evening (and again Saturday). Community theater plus a dessert spread, in a town that runs about 700 people year-round -- it's the kind of small-town theater night where the audience knows the cast.

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## Saturday

### [John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band](/events/john-jorgenson-bluegrass-band-2026-05-09/) -- [Campanile Center for the Arts](/directory/campanile-center-for-the-arts/), Minocqua

John Jorgenson's bluegrass band plays Campanile Center in Minocqua -- the listening-room format the venue is built for, with a player whose résumé runs through the Hellecasters and Elton John's touring band. This one is the headline ticket of the Northwoods weekend.

### [North Lakeland Discovery Center Bird and Wildlife Festival](/events/north-lakeland-discovery-center-bird-and-wildlife-festival-2026-05-09/) -- [North Lakeland Discovery Center](/directory/north-lakeland-discovery-center/), Manitowish Waters

The [North Lakeland Discovery Center](/directory/north-lakeland-discovery-center/) in Manitowish Waters runs its annual Bird and Wildlife Festival Saturday -- guided walks, naturalist programming, and the Discovery Center's signature trail network. Spring migration is in full swing in the Northwoods, which makes the timing on this exactly right.

### [Old Time Plow Day](/events/old-time-plow-day-2026-05-09-2/) -- [Downtown Antigo](/directory/downtown-antigo/)

Antigo runs its Old Time Plow Day Saturday in the downtown area -- antique tractor demonstrations, working-farm equipment, and the traditional Langlade County agricultural-heritage programming. Free and walkable.

### [Frost & Flame Sauna Fest](/events/frost-flame-sauna-fest-2026-05-09/) -- Unwind, Woodruff

Unwind in Woodruff hosts the Frost & Flame Sauna Fest Saturday -- multiple sauna sessions, cold plunges, and the Northwoods-Nordic format that's been quietly catching on at this venue. Worth checking ticket availability ahead since sessions cap at small numbers.

### [Moms & Mimosas Party & Sale](/events/moms-mimosas-party-sale-2026-05-09/) -- J. Christy's Boutique, Minocqua, 10:00 AM CT

J. Christy's Boutique in [downtown Minocqua](/directory/downtown-minocqua/) hosts a Moms & Mimosas pop-up Saturday morning -- shopping, small bites, and the kind of pre-Mother's-Day moment that runs naturally as a girls'-day setup. Get there in the morning if you want browsing room.

### [Tomahawk Farm & Flea Market](/events/tomahawk-farm-flea-market-2026-05-09/) -- [Qualheim's True Value](/directory/qualheims-true-value/), Tomahawk, 8:00 AM CT

[Qualheim's True Value](/directory/qualheims-true-value/) parking lot in Tomahawk runs a Saturday-morning farm and flea market starting at 8 AM. It's the local-trade kind of event -- vendors, plants, vegetables coming up, garage-sale-meets-farmers-market rhythm.

### [Teddy Bear Hunt](/events/teddy-bear-hunt-2026-05-09-2/) -- [Lincoln County Sports Club](/directory/lincoln-county-sports-club/), Merrill, 9:00 AM CT

[Lincoln County Sports Club](/directory/lincoln-county-sports-club/) in Merrill hosts its Teddy Bear Hunt Saturday morning at 9 AM -- a kid-focused outdoor event where the bears are hidden along trails for kids to find. Designed for younger kids; volunteers run the route.

### [CWSB Student Showcase](/events/cwsb-student-showcase-2026-05-09/) -- [The Grand Theater](/directory/the-grand-theater/), Wausau, 12:00 PM CT

The Central Wisconsin School of Ballet's spring student showcase runs Saturday afternoon at [The Grand Theater](/directory/the-grand-theater/) in downtown Wausau. The Grand is the historic Wausau performance venue and a properly-scaled stage for what the kids have been working toward all spring.

### [Denim & Dessert Spring Theatre](/events/denim-dessert-spring-theatre-2026-05-09/) -- [Presque Isle Community Center](/directory/presque-isle-community-center/), 6:00 PM CT

Same Presque Isle production from Friday, with a Saturday-evening curtain at 6 PM. If the trip out to Presque Isle reads better as a Saturday outing than a Friday rush, this is the slot.

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## Sunday — Mother's Day

### [Mother's Day at Hanson's Garden Village](/events/mothers-day-at-hansons-garden-village-2026-05-10/) -- [Hanson's Garden Village](/directory/hansons-garden-village/), Rhinelander, 10:00 AM CT

[Hanson's Garden Village](/directory/hansons-garden-village/) in Rhinelander runs its Mother's Day program Sunday morning -- plant gifts, hanging baskets ready for May porches, and a garden-center format that doubles as a Mother's Day activity. It's the most reliable Mother's Day stop on the Rhinelander side of the Northwoods.

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## The Full Lineup

Find all 19+ events this weekend at [northwoodslineup.com/events/](/events/).

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