As the days grow shorter, communities are cramming in as many festivals as they can before the snows fly, to wit: Fermentation Fest, Reedsburg, through Sun., Oct. 11 (fermented food and drink, art installations, farm tours). Apple Fest, Sat., Oct. 10, Warner Park (clowns, carnival, raffle, all things apple). Monroe Street Festival, Sat., Oct. 10 (bands, book sale, zoo animals, green initiatives including pop-up parks). Monona Fall Festival, Sat., Oct. 10, & Sun., Oct. 11, Winnequah Park (Hoot Hoot Hustle run, chili cookoff, pie party). New Glarus Harvest Fest, Sun., Oct. 11 (cheese-, rope-, sausage-, sauerkraut- and quilt-making demos; Civil War reenactors).
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