BRODHEAD - The annual Covered Bridge Days will take place Aug. 12 to 14, which kicks off with a street dance and the start of the softball tournament.
The first annual Wildflower Festival and Wildflower Art Festival will be held in celebration of the many native plantings that have been developed around the community.
The Art Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Veteran's Park, next to the depot museum.
A horse show will take place Saturday on south end of town from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.The festival gets its name from the National Award Winning Clarence Covered Bridge replica, constructed in 1984 by the members of the Brodhead Jaycees.
The original covered bridge was located just south of Brodhead on Wisconsin 11/81; it spanned across the Sugar River. The bridge survived until 1931 when a 30-ton trailer truck crashed through the floor.
The replica, 112-foot structure is located at the first railroad trestle north of Golf Course Road on the bike trail.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provided wood from old barns and other buildings being demolished elsewhere in the state; the Jaycees raised money for the rest of the material.
FRIDAY
- Street Dance, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., downtown, music by Munkey-Du
- Garden Club Display, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Bank of Brodhead
- Softball Tournament, evening, at Legion Park
SATURDAY
- Fun Run/Walk, Sugar River Trail Entrance, 8 a.m.
- Garden Club Display, downtown, 8 a.m.
- Tractor Show/Thresheree, south end of town, 9 a.m.
- Toy Tractor Pull for Children, downtown, 11 a.m.
- Flea Market with crafts and food, south end of town, all day
- Sidewalk Sale with vendors and music, downtown, all day
- Food Stands and Beer Garden, south end of town, all day
- Model A Antique Car Display, downtown, all day
- Railroad Depot Museum Open, downtown, all day
- Historical Tours, downtown, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- EMS Rummage Sale, Veteran's Park, all day
- Antique Tractor Pull, south end of town, 1 p.m.
- Garden Tractor Pull, south end of town, 1 p.m.
- Jaycee Sand Volleyball Tournament, Jaycee Park, all day
- Softball Tournament, Legion Park, all day
SUNDAY
- Old Fashioned Church Service, Veteran's Park, to 10 a.m.
- Motorcycle Show, south end of town, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Classic Car Show, south end of town, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Tractor Show/Thresheree, south end of town, all day
- Flea Market with Crafts and Food, south end of town, all day
- Parade, south end of town, noon
- Antique Tractor Pull, south end of town, 1 p.m.
- Garden Tractor Pull, south end of town, 1 p.m.
- Softball Tournament, Legion Park, all day
- Food Stands and Beer Garden, south end of town, all day
- Twilight in the Park, Veteran's Park, 6:30 p.m.
The first annual Wildflower Festival and Wildflower Art Festival will be held in celebration of the many native plantings that have been developed around the community.
The Art Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Veteran's Park, next to the depot museum.
A horse show will take place Saturday on south end of town from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.The festival gets its name from the National Award Winning Clarence Covered Bridge replica, constructed in 1984 by the members of the Brodhead Jaycees.
The original covered bridge was located just south of Brodhead on Wisconsin 11/81; it spanned across the Sugar River. The bridge survived until 1931 when a 30-ton trailer truck crashed through the floor.
The replica, 112-foot structure is located at the first railroad trestle north of Golf Course Road on the bike trail.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provided wood from old barns and other buildings being demolished elsewhere in the state; the Jaycees raised money for the rest of the material.
FRIDAY
- Street Dance, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., downtown, music by Munkey-Du
- Garden Club Display, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Bank of Brodhead
- Softball Tournament, evening, at Legion Park
SATURDAY
- Fun Run/Walk, Sugar River Trail Entrance, 8 a.m.
- Garden Club Display, downtown, 8 a.m.
- Tractor Show/Thresheree, south end of town, 9 a.m.
- Toy Tractor Pull for Children, downtown, 11 a.m.
- Flea Market with crafts and food, south end of town, all day
- Sidewalk Sale with vendors and music, downtown, all day
- Food Stands and Beer Garden, south end of town, all day
- Model A Antique Car Display, downtown, all day
- Railroad Depot Museum Open, downtown, all day
- Historical Tours, downtown, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- EMS Rummage Sale, Veteran's Park, all day
- Antique Tractor Pull, south end of town, 1 p.m.
- Garden Tractor Pull, south end of town, 1 p.m.
- Jaycee Sand Volleyball Tournament, Jaycee Park, all day
- Softball Tournament, Legion Park, all day
SUNDAY
- Old Fashioned Church Service, Veteran's Park, to 10 a.m.
- Motorcycle Show, south end of town, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Classic Car Show, south end of town, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Tractor Show/Thresheree, south end of town, all day
- Flea Market with Crafts and Food, south end of town, all day
- Parade, south end of town, noon
- Antique Tractor Pull, south end of town, 1 p.m.
- Garden Tractor Pull, south end of town, 1 p.m.
- Softball Tournament, Legion Park, all day
- Food Stands and Beer Garden, south end of town, all day
- Twilight in the Park, Veteran's Park, 6:30 p.m.