Cranberry Fest 

Saturday and Sunday – October 2 – 3, 2021

Marsh and Wine Tasting Tours (Thursday – Sunday) – September 30 – October 3, 2020

(Adults: $8.00 ea., Kids 12 and under:$5 ea., Kids 3 and under: Free)

Something for Everyone

Arts and crafts, cranberry food sales, a bakery, entertainment, Cranberry Fest Souvenirs, and more. With more than 40,000 people attending the festival annually, this event is one of the highlights of the fall season in Eagle River.

While you are at Cranberry Fest, check out the food tent where you will find soups, cranberry brats, char-broiled chicken sandwiches and much more.  Then visit the Information Headquarters tent where you can purchase fresh cranberry bakery goods and event souvenirs.  Don’t forget to visit the Cranberry Beer and Wine Garden and taste local cranberry beer and wine.

How about taking home some fresh locally grown cranberries or craisins? Approximately 8,000 pounds of premium select cranberries will be sold during the festival.

More Than Just Cranberries

In addition to the marvelous cranberry dishes and cranberry events, there will be over 275 Arts-n-Crafts vendors from all over the country selling all types of handmade arts and crafts on Cranberry Fest’s festival grounds (Vilas County Fairgrounds – Hwy 70 W). In Downtown Eagle River you will find activities which include an open air antique market, farmers market, Cranberry Fest luncheon, Lake Country Weaver & Fiber Artists show and sale, food and entertainment.

A Tradition of Cranberries

Cranberries are unlike any other fruit in the world. All around the globe, the cranberry plays an important role in our holiday traditions and a healthy way of life.

The history of the cranberry dates back hundreds of years. Native Americans, long before the Pilgrims arrived in 1620, mixed deer meat and mashed cranberries to make pemmican—a survival cake that kept for long periods of time. They also believed in the medicinal qualities of cranberries. Medicine men valued the cranberry as an ingredient in poultices to draw poison from arrow wounds. The rich red juice of the cranberry served as a natural dye for rugs, blankets and clothing. The Delaware Indians in New Jersey revered the cranberry as a symbol of peace.

Read more about Cranberry Fest, including an interview from Kim Emerson, Executive Director of the Eagle River Chamber of Commerce, in a featured blog on ResortsandLodges.com here.

Arts-N-Crafts Vendors

If you are a creator of arts-n-crafts, you will want to display your fine talents at Cranberry Fest in Eagle River, WI. Must be all handmade by the seller.

2021 Crafter Application:  Click Here

Cranberry Fest Crafter Booth Layout: Click Here

Event Liability Insurance – Purchase Here

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ARTS AND CRAFTS MUST BE HAND MADE BY THE SELLER – NO BUY/SELL ITEMS ALLOWED

Auxiliary Food Vendors

2021 Auxiliary Food Vendor Application Booklet – Click Here

2020 Auxiliary Food Vendor Application – Click Here

Please call 800-359-6315 or email events@eagleriver.org for more information.

If you are a food vendor, you will want to sell your fine foods at Cranberry Fest in Eagle River, WI.  (Food items sold will not be duplicated by any other food vendor and will not compete with our local service clubs in the Cranberry Fest Food Tent.)

We are sorry to announce that the Berry Bog 5K Walk and Jog will no longer take place.

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