Arts on the Square Week Overview 2025
ARTicipation Week — Aug. 10 - 15
Friday Night Street Dance — Aug. 15
Arts on the Square — Aug. 16
Join us for—
A Week of Arts Events
The Rockin’ Friday Night Street Dance featuring music from Copper Box!
Waupaca’s all-day Arts on the Square Festival with a Juried Fine Arts & Craft Show and more!
All FREE thanks to many generous donors and sponsors!
We need lots of smiling volunteers to make Arts on the Square flow smoothly for our community. We would love it if you would consider volunteering.
This is a fun way to meet people in the community, have a good time, and see first-hand how your donation is being used in the community.
Please sign up for a 2-hour time slot by clicking on the button below. Consider inviting a friend to be with you. The more the merrier! Thank you!
The Line-Up!
ARTicipation Week 2025
Aug. 10 - 15
Live music, sing-along jam session, kids’ art camp, art projects, and much more! There is something scheduled for everyone, every day of ARTicipation Week!
ARTicipation Week is made possible by a grant from the Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region.
Friday Night Street Dance 2025
6 - 10:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 15
Rain or Shine!
Copper Box are rocking the Friday Night Street Dance this year starting at 7 p.m.! Food trucks, music, and beer tent starting at 6 p.m.. PLUS, take a ride on the Art Ferris Wheel!
Bring the family and celebrate summer! The fun starts at 6 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m.
Arts on the Square 2025
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 16
Rain or Shine!
Juried fine arts and craft show, three music stages, amazing workshops & demonstrations, dance exhibitions, art galleries, food trucks, beer tent, and lots of fun family surprises! PLUS, take a ride on the Art Ferris Wheel!
Non-stop fun, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
A big THANK YOU to our Program Sponsors!! Due to their generous support, we are able provide a beautiful Arts on the Square Booklet full of the week’s events and details!
Thank you for your generous support:
Title Sponsor:
Primary Sponsors:
Thrivent
Friends of the Waupaca Community Arts Board
The Kempfert Foundation
Waupaca Community Foundation
Office Outfitters/Bill Zimmerman
Dan Osman
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
