Canal Days
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A grand summer tradition is back! Canal Days is scheduled for June 10-12 and will feature historical re-enactment encampments, parade, live music, kids activities and more.
2016 Portage Canal Days
Friday, June 10 ● Saturday, June 11 ● Sunday, June 12
All weekend:
Historical Re-enactors Encampment at Historic Indian Agency House and the Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters. (tour fees may apply)
Saturday, June 11
8:30 am - Run/Walk at Divine Savior Healthcare
10 am - Canal Days Parade – Downtown Portage Parade Route: Begins at Pauquette Park and proceeds along Conant Street, turns right onto Wisconsin Street and then left onto Cook Street and ends at Wilz Drug.
10 am - 4pm Kite Fly at Divine Savior Healthcare Portage Campus
11 am - Architectural Walking Tour starting in Commerce Plaza
11 am to 1 pm – A3Band – Western Style Family Fun Variety Show (corner of Cook and DeWitt Streets)
11 am to 5 pm – Children’s Games and Face Painting – Galley Studio Parking Lot
11 am to 5 pm – Vendor and Craft Fair – Commerce Plaza CRAFT FAIR APPLICATION
12 pm to 4 pm – Canoe Rides – Meet behind the US Bank Drive-Up (212 W. Edgewater Street)
1 pm to 3 pm – Family Fun Entertainment (corner of Cook and DeWitt Streets)
3 pm to 5 pm – Dos Utter Guys Band (corner of Cook and DeWitt Streets)
5 pm to 6 pm – Dakota Tamminga Band (corner of Cook and DeWitt Streets)
6 pm to 9 pm – Branded Band (corner of Cook and DeWitt Streets)
Sunday, June 12
Historic Walking Tours (start locations and time to be posted throughout Downtown Portage)
10am - Architectural Walking Tour starting in Commerce Plaza