Wausau Area Events

Big Bull Falls Blues Fest

Welcome to the Big Bull Falls Blues Festival. This page will hopefully answer all of your questions about the festival. If you still have questions please contact us at karir@wausauareaevents.org.

Venue: The Festival is held on Fern Island Park, surrounded by Lake Wausau. Cross the old stone bridge to reach beautiful Fern Island park and enjoy some great blues music.

Seating: This festival encourages you to bring your chairs and blankets to sit either under the big tent or on the festival grounds.

Parking: There is plenty of parking at Oak Island park, handicap parking is also available.

Carry-ins: Absolutely no carry-ins of food or drinks is allowed, but coolers with ice are allowed to store beverages purchased from the festival.

City Life: Downtown Wausau offers plenty of Restaurants, Pubs and Shopping; check out www.wausauriverdistrict.com for more details.

 

Hotels:

Howard Johnson
2101 North Mountain Road
Wausau, WI 54401
(715) 842-0711

Country Inn & Suites
1520 Metro Drive
Schofield WI 54476
(888) 201-1746

Courtyard Marriot (Wausau)
1000 South 22nd Avenue
Wausau WI 54401
(715) 849-2124

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriot
7100 Stone Ridge Drive
Weston WI 54476

Click here for Blues Fest hotel packages

Camping:

Rib Mountain State Park
Location: Four miles southwest of Wausau on Rib Mountain Drive.
Contact: Department of Natural Resources. (715) 842-2522.
Services: 30 Sites (primitive) Children's
Playground, Picnic Area, Hiking Trails. Open mid April - late October. No reservations.

Marathon Park (County)
Location: Stewart Avenue, Wausau.
Services: 35 Sites (most have electric) Dumping Station, Showers, Flush Toilets, Water, Picnic Area, Concession Area, Wading Pool, Hiking Trails. The campground is open May through October. Campground reservation phone number is (715) 261-1566.
For other camping locations please call the Parks Department at 715-261-1550

Beverage Tickets: Beverage tickets can be purchased at the festival. Only 2008 beverage tickets can be used during the Festival.

Food Vendors: Blues Fest has a great variety of food vendors to satisfy any appetite:

• Crystal Café of Iola (BBQ)
• Big Bull Falls Lions Club of Wausau
• The American Kettle Corn
• St. Mary’s Home & School
• Mikey’s Red Hots
• Rampagin’ Cajun
  

Craft Beer Tent: A great location to come and sample some new and different beers. Enjoy seating under a umbrella close to the sound stage.