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Plan Your Stay

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Whether you’re here for an afternoon, a weekend, a week, or you decide to never leave, our handy planning guide can give you the best tips and suggestions for how to spend your time while you’re here.

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On the water
  • Swimming, sunning and horseplay for kids of all ages at the public beaches and clear waters
  • Kayaking, canoeing and paddleboarding
  • Sailboat rides and Sunset cruises
  • Fishing off the docks
  • Jet-skiing

 

Attractions
  • Explore Sturgeon Bay’s history at Heritage Village at Big Creek
  • Indoor theater at Third Avenue Playhouse or Rogue Theater
  • Free music in the park, Wednesdays @ 7 p.m., Martin Park, mid-June through end of August
  • Dine indoors or out, at fine restaurants and casual eateries
  • Explore a favorite food  of Door County with a stop at award-winning cheesemaker Renards Cheese
  • Shop at specialty gift shops and boutiques
  • Explore Sturgeon Bay’s art offerings: galleries and districts stimulate your brain’s right side, and make for enlightening shopping and gifts
  • Feed the animals at The Farm
  • Skaters and BMXers will dig the rails at Door County’s only Skate Park
  • Enjoy a beverage at a cafe, brewery, distillery or winery
  • Visit the U.S. Coast Guard Canal Station lighthouses and stop at lookout points for views of the canal

 

In the great outdoors
  • Enjoy the fruits of the fields at Sturgeon Bay's weekly Farm and Craft Markets Saturdays at Market Square
  • Sweet and tart cherries ripen, waiting to be picked
  • Bike around town or off-road on trails in Potawatomi State Park, or a rustic county park
  • Stroll the sand dunes, or bask in the summer sunshine at Whitefish Dunes State Park
  • Enjoy a picnic at one of the beautiful beaches of Otumba or Sunset Parks, or Whitefish State Park
  • Fish the canal, bay or lake
  • Take in a youth baseball or soccer game
  • Run off some energy at any of the parks with courts, cages, disc golf, outdoor fitness equipment, and the dog park
  • Check out our historic walking tour

 

Traveling with children & teens
  • Check out our  “In the great outdoors” section
  • Free music in the park, Wednesdays @ 7 p.m., Martin Park, mid-June through end of August
  • Learn about Door County history at the Door County Historical Museum & Archives, Door County Maritime Museum   and Miller Art Museum
  • Explore a favorite food  of Door County with a stop and tour at award-winning cheesemaker Renards Cheese
  • Pick and eat cherries, ripe from the trees
  • Tour and experience Sturgeon Bay and Door County on an authentic trolley tour
  • Bird watch by the canal, lake or bay
  • Take a stroll around the waterfront, watch the maritime hustle and bustle
  • Feed the spring baby animals at The Farm
  • Skaters and BMXers will dig the rails at Door County’s only Skate Park
  • Outdoor activities are great for burning off energy
  • The Farm is a  great stop  for exploration and education
  • Do some shore fishing with kids
  • Sunset Park is a great park for kids, offering a sandy beach, playground, restrooms and acres of green space with picnic amenities
  • Explore Sturgeon Bay with a  fun  app-lead  self-guided tour - Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunt! 

 

Traveling with pets
  • Check out our "In the great outdoors" section
  • Visit the U.S. Coast Guard Canal Station lighthouses and stop at lookout points for views of the canal
  • Bird watch by the canal, lake or bay
  • Take in the astounding sights and sounds of massive Great Lakes freighters
  • Run off some energy (or your canine’s) at the dog park

 

Events
  • Lighthouse Festival (second weekend of June)
  • Steel Bridge Songfest (second weekend of June) – world’s only collaborative songwriting festival, bringing together more than 200 musicians for  two   nights of live music
  • Harmony by the Bay -Free music in the park, Wednesdays @ 7 p.m., Martin Park, mid-June through end of August
  • Annual Kid’s Fishing Derby
  • Free music in the park, Wednesdays @ 7 p.m., Martin Park, mid-June through end of August
  • Sturgeon Bay Celebrates, July 4
  • Kewaunee/Door Salmon Tournament
  • Strike ‘gold’ at the annual Sail Through the Avenues Sidewalk Sale (last Thursday of July)
  • Maritime Week (first week of August)
  • Classic and Wooden Boat Festival  (second Saturday of August)
  • Sturgeon Bay Fine Art Fair