40 Reasons To Visit Sheboygan

FREE Thursday Night Outdoor Concerts throughout the summer on the City Green with free art-making and food trucks.

Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series performances 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.

Parade starts at dusk.

Join the festivities along our Sheboygan Riverfront for the annual Venetian Boat Parade. Local boat owners deck out their boats in lights to parade past the spectators. Enjoy food and drinks outdoors for the boat parade to kick off your Independence Day celebration.

Enjoy a variety of 4th of July events here in Sheboygan for Independence Day.

7:30 am Sheboygan Y Freedom Run @ Sheboygan YMCA

9:00 am Independence Day Parade @ North 8th Street & Center Avenue to Michigan Avenue to Broughton Drive

Noon Music in the Park @ Fountain Park

Noon-11pm Freedom Fest with Music, Food, and Fun @ Deland Park

9:30 pm Festival Fireworks over the lakefront, near South Pier and visible from Blue Harbor Resort's lakeside

7:30 pm show

Few artists stand the test of time like Belinda Carlisle. This gifted singer-songwriter has touched the hears of pop fans around the world for nearly four decades with her unique blend of gutsy vocals, emotively charged melodies, and picturesque lyrics.

Belinda Carlisle began her career as co-founder and lead vocalist of groundbreaking all-female new wave/rock band The Go-Go’s has amassed worldwide sales in excess of 15 million albums and singles. 

Heaven on Earth, Carlisle’s 1987 sophomore solo album, was undoubtedly the catalyst in transforming her from a successful artist with a loyal following to a household name in demand in arenas across the globe. 

Ticket Pricing

• Tier 1: $80 +fees
• Tier 2: $60 +fees
• Tier 3: $50 +fees
• Tier 4: $40 +fees
• RESERVED SEATING

Additional Information

• Doors open 1 hour prior to the show.
• No refunds, exchanges or weather cancellations.
• Not affiliated with any secondary ticket markets.

4:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Join the Sheboygan Early Bird Rotary Club in Fountain Park, Sheboygan, rain or shine for a classic lobster boil with live music by Born in a Barn. Open to the public. Refreshments, soup and desserts, as well as sandwiches for sale, table decorating contest, and 50/50 raffle.

9am - 5pm

Bring your imaginations to this whimsical family event at Bookworm Gardens! Throughout the week, you'll have opportunities to engage in stories, art-making, and more, centered around all things magical. Enter the Fairy Garden Contest, build a collaborative fairy village, dance amidst a flurry of bubbles, and hunt for gnomes. Don’t forget to come dressed in your favorite fairy, wizard, dragon, or gnome attire. 

The Mercury Racing Midwest Challenge, a festival and celebration of powerboat racing, will feature the top categories of U.S. powerboat racing including the UIM Class 1 World Championship, F1 Powerboat Championship, and various offshore racing classes. More than 40 race teams are expected to participate with competitors from around the world, including Australia, Italy, Sweden, Canada, and Norway.

Friday, Aug. 11, Downtown Block Party to meet the race teams and see the boats up-close, with live music, food and beverage.

Saturday, Aug. 12, kicks off Race Weekend with F1 Powerboat racing, P1 Offshore powerboat testing, UIM Class 1 pole position qualifying, and an exhibition of the RaceBird, an electric boat featuring power from Mercury Racing that will premiere in the E1 World Championship in 2024.

Sunday, Aug. 13, showcases a full day of racing with F1 Powerboat, P1 Offshore and the high-speed Class 1 boats in action.

Labor Day weekend is the unofficial start of the surf season in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a city known as the "Malibu of the Midwest” for its scenic waterfront, sailing, boating, and freshwater surfing. Just a short drive from Madison, Milwaukee, and Green Bay in Wisconsin as well as Chicagoland and Northern Illinois, it's the perfect opportunity to meet up with fellow surfers, hang out, and maybe even perform cutbacks on the freshwater surf waves.

River Fest, one-day festival along the Riverfront Drive boardwalk. People of all ages are invited to explore our Harbor Center businesses’ products and services through engaging and interactive activities and experiences at booths, on our main stage, and in the river!