WI Arts & Peony Festival

Beaver Dam will be celebrating its 4th year of the Wisconsin Arts & Peony Festival! Experience the beauty and wonder of a field full of peonies at Ovans Peony Farm and visit Downtown Beaver Dam for the Art Market, Quilt Exhibit, Art Events & Classes, Brunch & Blossoms Stroll, and so much more! A full schedule of events will be posted in the next upcoming months. Stay tuned! OVANS PEONY FARM ovanspeonyfarm.com TOURS – Friday through Sunday, 9 am – 5 pm W9904 County Road CP Beaver Dam, WI 53916 Ovans Peony Farm is the largest stem cut peony farm in the state of Wisconsin and currently has over 1500 plants of 100+ peony varieties. The farm will be open for tours during the festival. Be sure to bring your camera to capture the beauty of the different colors and types of peony blossoms. Visit the Peony Boutique to purchase fresh stem cut peonies, aprons, soaps, and more, participate in their yoga in the peony’s classes, and sign up for peony floral design classes. DOWNTOWN BEAVER DAM Just a short drive away, Downtown Beaver Dam has a variety of free and paid art activities and special events including an Art Market featuring talented Wisconsin artists offering a variety of unique, handcrafted items for purchase. ART MARKET, FOOD TRUCKS, LIVE MUSIC & CHALK ARTISTS on Saturday, June 8th from 9 AM – 4 PM: A highly curated art market located centrally in our Fine Arts District on Maple Avenue featuring 90+ vendors from Wisconsin! LEARN MORE: Coming soon! FARMER’S MARKET on Saturday, June 8th from 8 AM – NOON. Corner of Spring & Henry St. QUILT EXHIBIT at the DODGE COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS on Thursday, June 6th – Sunday, June 11th from 10 AM – 5 PM: More info coming soon! BRUNCH & BLOSSOMS STROLL Friday, June 7th & Saturday, June 8th from 10 AM – 3 PM COST: TBD Join us for our Brunch & Blossoms Downtown Stroll on Friday and Saturday. Visit local participating restaurants and retailers who are offering special discounts and promotions. NANCY ZIEMAN SEWING STUDIO & EXHIBIT Featuring a variety of Peony fabrics for purchase, Peony embroidery, posey pillow class, special discount, and prize drawing giveaway. DODGE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM: Friday, June 7th | 7:30 PM – 9 PM: The Art of Storytelling Saturday, June 8th | 10 AM – 3 PM: Lawn party with live music, activities, walking city tour (1 PM), root beer floats, open museum, and more! ART ON THE TOWN – WISCONSIN THE STUDIO PEONY ART CLASSES: Peony Paint and Wine Sip Peony Wreath Making Pressed Flower Collage Workshop Peony Paper Making Flower Pounding on Paper Numerous dates/times throughout the festival weekend. Community Paint-A-Tile Event at the Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre on Saturday, June 8th from 10 AM – 3 PM: Festival attendees also have a unique opportunity to paint one-foot square aluminum tiles to help make a mosaic mural at the Beaver Dam Area Community Theater featuring this year’s “hometown hero” John McKinstry These community mosaic murals are led by world-renowned portrait Artist Stephen Bennett, who now has a studio in Beaver Dam, WI. This is a free event! We can’t wait to see you there! Proud Sponsors of this event include Moraine Park Technical College, Powersports Company, The Seippel Center for Music and Arts, Chapel of the Archangels and John Deere