Top 10 Reasons To Visit Sheboygan
Sheboygan, WI
We curated our top ten reasons to visit Sheboygan, WI because we know now, more than ever, travel is integral to everything we do. At Blue Harbor Resort we're celebrating all that Sheboygan, Wisconsin has to offer our visitors, because travel fuels every industry and our success is America’s success.
Top Attraction at Blue Harbor Resort
Breaker Bay Waterpark
It's always 84 degrees in our 54,000 square foot indoor water park. With its thrilling slides, lazy river, and The Riptide, the only double surf simulator in eastern Wisconsin, the water park is a hit with children of all ages, making it the perfect destination for a family vacation.
Top 3 Local Sheboygan Attractions
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Featuring eight galleries, two performance spaces, a café, museum shop, and a drop-in art-making studio. Free to the public with free parking and free access to the social studio.
Bookworm Gardens
Bookworm Gardens is a vibrant and playful botanical garden based on children's literature and enriching for the mind, body, and spirit.
Weill Center for the Performing Arts
The Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts offers local, regional and national entertainment to Sheboygan County and is the proud home of many community performing groups.
Top 6 Things to Do in Sheboygan, WI
Instagrammable Sheboygan
Commemorate your trip to Wisconsin with a few of these Instagrammable Sheboygan spots from our iconic lighthouse, the grand staircase at Blue Harbor Resort, our Riverfront boardwalk, and more!
Sheboygan's Arts Scene
Anchored by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and Art Preserve, Sheboygan's Arts Scene is flourishing from creating your own art, art galleries, art events, and street art.
Sportfishing Charters
Sheboygan, WI is home to a wide variety of sportfishing charters providing all the necessary equipment and expertise to ensure a successful fishing trip on Lake Michigan.
Surfing
Sheboygan is known as the Malibu of the Midwest and the freshwater surfing capital of the world, with 6 to 10-foot waves on Lake Michigan, but less adventurous travelers can try surfing on the Riptide double surf simulator in Breaker Bay.
Shopping
If you're looking for unique boutiques and a memorable shopping experience, you'll want to check out the Downtown, Riverfront, and South Pier Shopping in Sheboygan, WI!
Wisconsin Supper Clubs
More than just a meal, Wisconsin Supper Clubs provide an opportunity to step back in time, enjoy classic cuisine, and connect with others in a welcoming and comfortable setting.
Plan Your Sheboygan, WI Visit
STAY
From our most popular guest room, the Family Suite featuring two queen-sized beds, to our themed Aquarium and Boathouse Suites or even a private villa, you'll look forward to heading back to your room at the end of the day.
DINE
Our restaurants offer a diverse range of options to dine for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and drinks without having to venture out after a long day on the beach.
RELAX
With dimmed lights, soft music, and herbal aroma, you'll quickly transition into relaxation mode for a Massage, soothing Body Treatments, rejuvenating Skin Care Services, or nail services at Reflections Spa & Salon.
SHOP
Hold onto that Lake Michigan vacation feeling with a special souvenir from The Boutique, offering a wonderful selection of unique gifts and home décor as well as items you may have forgotten to pack like swimsuits, flip flops, goggles and more.
EXPLORE
We are committed to sharing the Lake Michigan experience of Sheboygan, WI, with our Lake Life Sheboygan readers and hope you'll visit to experience the lake life for yourself soon.
Cool Sheboygan Events
1pm-1:30pm
It happens every year, since 1973, and even the bitter cold of winter can’t stop it. On January 1, at 1pm, people line up along the frigid waters of Lake Michigan with only one thing in their minds – to run in. It sounds crazy, insane crazy, but that doesn’t stop anyone from doing it.
Authentic Greek Food, family-friendly atmosphere. Free admission and parking. Carry-outs available.
Sheboygan, WI is the perfect location to escape for a 4th of July getaway. Your family will discover a variety of 4th of July events at Freedom Fest here in Sheboygan for Independence Day from the Freedom Run and Independence Day parade to live music, fireworks over the lake, and even a Venetian Boat Parade on Sheboygan's riverfront.
Join us for the JMKAC Levitt AMP Music Series Thursdays next summer on the City Green with free live music, art-making, food trucks, and a beverage tent.
We are proud to sponsor these community events to leverage the power of free, live music to strengthen the social fabric of communities—creating places people love while amplifying local pride, injecting joy into underused public spaces, and fostering more equitable, thriving, and sustainable communities one concert at a time.
Generally held at the beginning of August, the Fairyfolk Festival is the longest running event at Bookworm Gardens. Everyone will love the stories, artmaking, and woodland magic.
August 2nd-4th, 2024
New tournament divisions. Featuring bands Friday and Saturday. Now including Sheboygan, Manitowoc, and Port Washington. A day prior to the tournament a random fish will be picked from the five species categories with a random weight. The individual to register the closest fish weigh will win $500.
August 9th-11th, 2024
Sheboygan, WI welcomes powerboat racing back to the western shore of Lake Michigan for a second year! This year's event will be open to all offshore classes. Race teams are expected from around the world, including Australia, Italy, Sweden, Canada, and Norway.
Speed seekers, water enthusiasts, and families will all enjoy this inaugural competition and exhibition weekend in Sheboygan, WI on the pristine waters of Lake Michigan right in front of Blue Harbor Resort. Bring your own chairs or blankets, food and drinks for watching the races from one of the public viewing areas. You will also find food trucks stationed in various spots near the viewing areas.
August 29th-September 2nd, 2024
Traditionally held over Labor Day weekend, the Sheboygan County Fair in Plymouth, WI, has everything you'd expect from a fair from top notch entertainment, exhibitors and vendors, fair food, and of course a showcase of all things Wisconsin farming in Sheboygan County has to offer.
Labor Day weekend is the unofficial start of surf season in Sheboygan, WI! Hang with fellow surfers and catch a few waves on Lake Michigan off Deland Park or right in front of Blue Harbor Resort.
Bring the whole family to this not-so-spooky event with thousands of lights throughout the gardens, plus tons of activities for the kiddos.
Friday after Thanksgiving - New Year's Eve
Join us for Sheboygan County Rotary Clubs' Making Spirits Bright, a free drive-through holiday light display set to festive holiday music in Sheboygan, WI. This holiday light display is set up in Evergreen Park with entertainment, wreath raffles, and concessions at the Quarryview Center located across from the park where families will also enjoy the opportunity to visit with Santa or board a trolley to take you through the holiday light display.
We are proud to sponsor this community event! Making Spirits Bright partners with Sheboygan County Food Bank, recruiting volunteers to help collect thousands of pounds of non-perishable food and personal care items for families facing hunger. Over 850,000 pounds of pantry items have been collected since Making Spirits Bright's inception in 2012.
Admission is free, but pantry items are appreciated to support local food pantries throughout Sheboygan County Food Bank.
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Share The Sheboygan Experience
MEETINGS
Plan a conference that feels like a retreat in Sheboygan, WI! Bask in an abundance of natural light and Lake Michigan views for your next event. Your guests will enjoy spacious guest rooms close to the conference space for less walking, unless they choose to take a stroll along the beach.
WEDDINGS
Your destination wedding is closer than you think on the shores of Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, WI! Experience a premier outdoor wedding venue with event space for your reception, rehearsal dinner, wedding shower, and ceremony all in one location.
