La Crosse Memorial Day Weekend Things to Do

by La Crosse LocalMay 18, 2025May 26, 2025

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While many will venture out of town to the lake or woods for the holiday, there is plenty to do for those staying in the La Crosse area for the weekend! Click on an image below to jump to the events on that date.

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May 23, 2025

10:00 am Morning Preschool Open Gym | La Crosse Area Family YMCA

10:00 am Library Learners | Onalaska Library

12:00 pm Free Game Friday & Karaoke Night | Driftless Axe & Arcade

12:00 pm Embroidered Narratives: The Hmong Journey through Story Cloths | La Crosse Area Heritage Center

3:30 pm Farmers Market | Burns Park

5:30 pm Friday Night Social MTB Ride | Upper Hixon Forest

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Polka at the Bierhaus! PROST! | La Crosse Bierhaus

6:45 pm LIVE MUSIC – Mexican Baroque Concert | Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jake Leibl | Alpine Inn

7:30 pm Arcadia | La Crosse Community Theatre

7:30 pm The Angel Next Door – Preview | The Commonwealth Theatre

8:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Freezers | Robins Nest

8:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Howard “Guitar” Luedtke & Dave Rogers | Popcorn Tavern

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May 24, 2025

8:00 am Viroqua Farmers Market | Western Technical College

9:00 am Traditional Tool Sharpening Workshop, with Jon Anderson | Viroqua, WI

10:15 am R.E.D. Joining the Herd | Coulee Recovery Center

10:30 am Family Storytime | North Library

11:00 am Low Ridge Honey & Local Buzz Pop-Up | Larson’s General

12:00 pm Embroidered Narratives: The Hmong Journey through Story Cloths | La Crosse Area Heritage Center

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Polka at the Bierhaus! PROST! | La Crosse Bierhaus

1:00 pm 2025 Ho-Chunk Nation Memorial Day Pow Wow | Andrew Black Hawk Pow Wow Grounds

3:00 pm DIY Craft Bar | Art House La Crosse

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Live in Viroqua Concert Series | Hotel Fortney

5:30 pm May Cult Movie Night: Tribute to David Lynch | Rivoli Theatre and Pizzeria

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Polka at the Bierhaus! PROST! | La Crosse Bierhaus

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Hans Mayer & Hot Sauce | Leo and Leona’s

7:30 pm Arcadia | La Crosse Community Theatre

8:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – In The Drift | Dewey’s Side Street Saloon

8:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tabasco Cat | Our Corner Bar

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Polyachi, Anchoress & SleepyHead | Popcorn Tavern

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May 25, 2025

8:00 am Onalaska Farmers Market | Ashley Furniture Parking Lot

9:00 am Beekeeping for Beginners, with Jordan Bendel | Westby, WI

12:00 pm Embroidered Narratives: The Hmong Journey through Story Cloths | La Crosse Area Heritage Center

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Ray’s Jolly Chaps | Concordia Ballroom

1:00 pm 2025 Ho-Chunk Nation Memorial Day Pow Wow | Andrew Black Hawk Pow Wow Grounds

4:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – the NOBZ | Bluebird Family Camp

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – High Point Road | Moxie’s

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – High Point Road | Moxie’s

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May 26, 2025

6:00 am Memorial Day Murph 2025 | CrossFit La Crosse

7:30 am Memorial Day Ceremonial Firing | Campbell Cemetery

8:00 am Memorial Day Flag Raising | Veterans Freedom Park

9:00 am Friends Monday Book Sale | La Crosse Public Library

9:00 am Preschool Swim Club | Houser Family YMCA

9:00 am Memorial Day Parade | Downtown La Crosse

9:00 am Memorial Day Parade | La Crosse

9:30 am Memorial Day Parade | Holmen American Legion Post #284

9:30 am Memorial Day Parade | Onalaska

10:00 am Tales for Twos | Onalaska Library

10:00 am 2025 Ho-Chunk Nation Memorial Day Pow Wow | Andrew Black Hawk Pow Wow Grounds

10:00 am Memorial Day Service | Holmen American Legion #284

10:00 am Memorial Day Memorial Service | Oak Grove Cemetery

10:00 am Memorial Day Memorial Service | Onalaska Cemetery

10:15 am Library Learners | Bangor Library

10:30 am Monday Morning Memoir Writing Group | Pearl Street Books

10:30 am Memorial Day Ceremonial Firing | Woodlawn Cemetery

11:00 am Memorial Day Ceremonial Firing | Mormon Coulee Cemetery

11:00 am Memorial Day Hike to the Weather Balloon | Old Quarry Road

11:15 am Memorial Day Observation Event | La Crosse Riverside Park

11:40 am Memorial Day Ceremonial Firing | Gate of Heaven Cemetery

12:00 pm Baby Bop Storytime | Onalaska Library

3:00 pm Makers Monday | La Crosse Public Library

4:00 pm Music and Motion | Wild Child Indoor Playground

5:30 pm Depressed Anonymous | Franciscan Spirituality Center

6:30 pm Library Learners | Onalaska Library

7:00 pm Weekly Public Meditation | Diamond Way Buddhist Center

8:00 pm Adult Bargo | Popcorn Tavern

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