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Heritage Fest at Schumacher Farm Park
Waunakee, WI · Arts & Culture
- When
- September 18, 2027
- Where
- Schumacher Farm Park · Waunakee · WI
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
Dane County Parks hosts Heritage Fest each September at Schumacher Farm Park's living-history farmstead, with more than 30 hands-on activities including animal petting, wagon rides, and old-fashioned games that show farm life a century ago. The free event is a longtime fixture of the park's programming and typically falls on the third Saturday of September.
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