19th Annual Cranberry Blossom Festival

The Wisconsin Rapids Area will host the 19^th Annual Cranberry Blossom Festival June 20 – 23, 2024.  Join in the celebration of our “blossoming” community at 18 unique and fun-filled events for the whole family.

 

Known for rich cranberry heritage and special events, the four-day festival invites all to enjoy the sights, sounds, and flavors of the Wisconsin Rapids Area.  Traditional favorites include Chalk It Up, Cinema Under the Stars, the Dairy Berry Breakfast, Kids Fishing, Arts & Crafts Fair, Parade, and the Duck Derby.

 

The Grand Rapids Lions Club (GRLC) is hosting the Spectrum Carnival all four days. Admission is free, parking is $3 per vehicle, cash please, with proceeds benefitting the Boy Scouts.  Wristbands allow the purchaser unlimited rides during any one of the four-hour sessions listed by Spectrum. Discounted advance purchase vouchers for wristbands and more information is available online under the Cranberry Blossom Festival at SpectrumCarnival.com/buy-online. (https://www.spectrumcarnival.com/buy-online). 

 

New at the GRLC this year is Escape From Within, a mobile escape room that dares groups (up to six) to solve puzzles.  Also, at the Lions Club check out Kids Learn to Fish and the Wheeler’s Chevrolet display. Saturday, the Grand Rapids Lions present Music Fest with local band The Alternators and featuring the Spicy Tie Band. Catch more great live music from the Mambo Surfers at McMillan Memorial Library on Thursday, or Barefoot Americans at Downtown on Tap on Friday.  There is something for everyone at the Cranberry Blossom Festival!

 

Also attached:  2024 Cranberry Blossom Festival Brochure

For more information visit Blossomfest.com or  search “Cranberry Blossom Festival” on Facebook.

 

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About the Cranberry Blossom Festival

Cranberry Blossom Festival, Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit, social welfare organization governed by a Board of Directors.  Each year the Board organizes and coordinates a 4-day community -wide festival that demonstrates our sense of community, supports local businesses, and strengthens the economy in the Wisconsin Rapids Area.  Events are planned and facilitated by individual organizations benefiting local charities and community groups. 

 

The Wisconsin Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau works to promote and advertise the festival on behalf of the Cranberry Blossom Festival Board.

 

About the Wisconsin Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau:

The mission of the Wisconsin Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (WRACVB) is to promote and develop the Wisconsin Rapids area as a business and leisure destination resulting in economic prosperity and recognized quality of place. The tourism entity in the area, WRACVB, serves as a resource for information, and is a recognized point of contact for convention and meeting planners, tour operators, sporting events and business and leisure travelers.