Explore the District.
The Wausau River District promotes and facilitates economic vitality and historic preservation in downtown Wausau for the benefit of the entire community.
Vendor applications are live for select 2025 events!
Click on the buttons below to be directed to each event page for details.
Upcoming Events
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RiverWest Food Truck Rally & Concert
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 | 4PM-8PM
Located just over the Wisconsin river, the RiverWest neighborhood is home to a wide variety of retail businesses, restaurants/pubs and services. Explore the area while tasting the best of the local food truck scene and enjoying a live concert!
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Sip + Stroll Art Walk
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 | 4PM-8PM
Downtown Wausau’s businesses transform into art galleries for the evening, with wine, beer, hard seltzer, and NA samples at each location. Join us for an evening of local art and tasty beverages!
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Small Business Saturday
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
‘Tis the season for shopping small! Now a fairly well-known event, Small Business Saturday started as a strategic effort to encourage local sales during the holiday season. While the big box stores may serve their purpose at times, keeping those shopping dollars with small businesses has a bigger impact on our community and local economy.
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Holiday Makers Market
Stay tuned for more details!
Live and work downtown Wausau
Looking for a new place? Wondering how you can start your dream job in downtown Wausau? We can help! The Wausau River District is a great place to live and work, with easy access to shopping, restaurants, office space, parks and walking trails, and so much more.
Get out and about
Parking:
Every parking question, answered! Downtown Wausau has many different parking options, making it super easy to enjoy the space both day and night.
Want to catch the city bus? Find all the details here about routes, rates and more.
Whether you’re exploring the District on two wheels or two feet, be sure to acquaint yourself with City-wide paths/trails and safety guidelines.
