AUGUST    17th-21st - Venetian Festival - A fixture in the lake Geneva area for 43 years, the five-day festival features a carnival, craft fair, water ski show, musical entertainment, local cuisine, and the Festival's traditional lighted boat parade followed by a fireworks display high above Geneva Lake.  Lake Geneva, (800) 345-1020, www.lakegenevawi.com
17th-21st - Venetian Festival - A fixture in the lake Geneva area for 43 years, the five-day festival features a carnival, craft fair, water ski show, musical entertainment, local cuisine, and the Festival's traditional lighted boat parade followed by a fireworks display high above Geneva Lake.  Lake Geneva, (800) 345-1020, www.lakegenevawi.com   29th - Double Up Del Noche - Come to the first ever Wakeboard Competition in Lake Geneva! See 20-30 professional riders compete at night on beautiful Lake Geneva at Big Foot Beach. The party begins at 6 p.m. at Skinny's Lakeshore, with competition at 8:30 pm.   www.doubleupdelnoche.com 31-September 5 - Annual Walworth County Fair - Round up the kids and head to the county fair for a half dozen days of fun.  Plenty of activities for the entire family encluding a kiddie carnival, pony rides and a petting zoo.  Elkhorn, (262) 723-3228, www.walworthcountryfair.com
OCTOBER    2nd - Journey for Life: 6th Annual Race Against Breast Cancer - This 5K Walk/Run is dedicated to women who are fighting breast cancer, those who have lost the battle against it, or anyone who has lost a loved one to the disease.  Journey For Life