Wisconsin Christmas Attractions 2009, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Events & Festivals

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Christmas in Wisconsin It's anything but cheesy as Wisconsin makes the holidays bright for millions across the state with annual parades, light spectaculars, and family-friendly fun at Christmastime.

Check out major happenings in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Fond du Lac and elsewhere throughout the Dairy State as Wisconsin gears up for the holiday season ....

Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival - Flipping the switch on the city's annual Christmas celebration with dancing lights, animated displays, and downtown store windows decorated for the holidays. Also check the complete schedule of family attractions, holiday performances and seasonal events going on around town.

Holiday Happenings - At the Milwaukee Public Museum, offering displays and music from Christmas around the world, including fun craft activities and Brunch with St. Nick.

Christmas at the Floral Dome - Special holiday displays and entertainment at Milwaukee's Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory.

Milwaukee Ballet - The Nutcracker - Check this year's schedule of performances of the Christmas classic.

WPS Garden of Lights - A winter wonderland of illuminated trees, flowers and butterfly displays, including horse-drawn wagon rides, or a spin around the indoor garden railroad, at Green Bay Botancial Gardens.

Holiday Fest at the Zoo - Green Bay's NEW Zoo celebrates the season with a dazzliing light display and horse-drawn wagon rides.

Rotary Lights - An annual La Crosse nightime spectacular with a magnificent display of more than a million lights around Riverside Park including a live Nativity, seasonal refreshments.

Appleton Christmas Parade - One of the largest of its kind in the Midwest with giant illuminated floats and dozens of marching bands. Includes dates, time and schedule along with local TV coverage.

Fond du Lac Holiday Parade of Lights - Main Street is the scene of marching bands, music, floats and fun with a visit by Santa who does double-duty as master of ceremonies at the Christmas tree lighting.

Christmas Tree Farms in Wisconsin - Where to find precut and choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms throughout the state, browseable by region including the Milwaukee, Madison, Fond du Lac and Green Bay areas with contact details, driving directions.

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