Viroqua Harvest Parade

10/05/2025

Look what a community member put together!! Thanks, Peter Simon, this is so fun!!

I spent the afternoon of September 27th capturing the magic of Viroqua's annual celebration, featuring the signature **giant puppets**, **stilt walkers**, **...

09/30/2025

09/29/2025

Parade Photos in the House!!!!!!!!!
Wow wow wow
Viroqua!! Just WOW!!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate this past Saturday. To the mask makers, joy bringers, dancers, musicians, jugglers, stilters... and to everyone who lined the streets to cheer us on! Thank you!!!!!

We hope you enjoy this year's photo album, once again by our dear friend and local magic maker, Rachel Jepson Wolf.

Now's the time to reach out and let us know that you want to get even more involved in next year's Parade!!

Love and puppets,
From the 2025 Core Parade Crew
(Julie, Frank, Terry, Denise, Katherine, John, Jai, Monte, Janelle, Emily & Audra)

09/29/2025

09/26/2025

Hi friends! We’ve had some last-minute cancellations from Food vendors for tomorrow’s big Viroqua Harvest Parade. It’s an opportunity for a local business or community group.… drop us a direct message here on Facebook or email us at [email protected].

09/26/2025

Sponsor shout out!!!!!

The 13th Annual Viroqua Harvest Parade, coming up this Saturday from 3-9pm wouldn't be possible without the generous support of our sponsors!

HUGE thanks to the following:
WDRT 91.9 fm Driftless Community Radio
Ewetopia
Wonderstate Coffee
Karen Innis
Ethos Green Power Cooperative
Maybe Lately's
Bluedog Cycles
Viroqua Food Co+op
Driftless Cafe
Quality of Life Chiropractic
Watershed Chiropractic
WCCU

09/26/2025

Let’s talk 🍁 VENDORS! There will be food, Harvest Parade t-shirts and handmade jumpropes for sale at the 13th Annual Viroqua Harvest Parade! Bring cash and your appetite

🍔 Thoreau College is grilling up tasty burgers and brats
🍭 Driftless United Futbol will be whipping up maple cotton candy & maple lemonade
🤩 PRWS 6th graders are making jumpropes

09/25/2025

Tees available before the parade at Tattoo Zuzu, 207 N Main Street Thursday and Friday 10a.m.-4p.m.

And at Eckhart Park on Saturday after the parade, 3:30-5:30ish.

$15, all proceeds fund next year’s parade! S-3XL sizes available

09/24/2025

Highlights from 2024’s Viroqua Harvest Parade 😎

This video was produced from some footage I captured during the Harvest Festival in Viroqua, WI, in September of 2024. Thanks to all of the organizers who he...

09/22/2025

It’s not too late at all to join in the fun…. And the weather predictions are looking amazing!!!

09/19/2025

🍁 Everyone is invited to participate in the Thirteenth Annual Viroqua Harvest Parade, which takes place on Saturday, September 27, starting at 3 p.m. The purpose of the parade is to celebrate community, art, and the harvest season.

🍁 The parade is a human-powered, handmade, large-scale puppet parade and is open to all ages to either be in the parade or watch it. Kids and adults who wish to be in the parade can either prepare their own harvest themed costumes at home, attend the community puppet build the weekend of September 13th and 14th, or come to a costume sign up at WDRT on Thursday September 25th from 2:30-5pm. Anyone who will be in the parade should come to the parade lineup at the playground of Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School on parade day, September 27th, by 2 p.m.

🍁 This year’s parade route will leave Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School via Jefferson, head straight to Main Street, north on Main, west on Court Street and into Eckhart Park. The celebration then continues at the park with a variety of musical performances, food vendors, and concludes with a DJ dance party!