Name: Pumpkin Carving Competition
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-10

The Nostalgic Bean serves only the best; from fresh-roasted coffees, to scratch-made baked goods. They want you to remember what food used to (and should) taste like! They are happy to source many items locally, including meats from Rump's Butcher Shoppe just down the street, eggs from Amanda's Eggs & Pasture Poultry and premium coffees courtesy of Backroads Coffee.

They serve authentic French bakery goods made from scratch, in-house. They specialize in foods you're not going to find anywhere, including their special lavender-vanilla shortbread, homemade English muffins, and croissants, as well as featured items including madeleines, macarons, and tarts.

The Nostalgic Bean

Ne-Ne's Tacos located at The Yard - Altoona, WI serves authentic Mexican food from family recipes. The main menu consists of burritos, street tacos, nachos, quesadillas, gorditas, huaraches, elotes, and specials.

Ne-Ne's Tacos at The Yard

Golden Spike Bare & Grill features 10 beers on tap, including one serving 1919 Root Beer, with a kitchen that stays open late. This kickback bar hosts pool and dart leagues as well as bean bag leagues in the spring. Happy hours are 3-6pm weekdays as well as during regular-season Packer games and NASCAR races!

Golden Spike Bar & Grill

Located in Altoona, WI, enjoy the best local meats, cheeses, domestic and craft beers, wines, spices, and much more at Rump's Butcher Shoppe!

Rump's Butcher Shoppe

Best known for their hand rolled egg rolls. Sold frozen and hot and ready to eat. Located at the Altoona VFW.

Egg Rolls & More

There is an ice rink and opportunities to ski, sled, and snowboard. Oakwood Hills Park also has a children's playset.

Oakwood Hills Park

Welcome to your perfect lakeside escape! This cozy 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom home is uniquely nestled between a quiet creek on one side and beautiful Lake Altoona on the other. With water views, it's the ideal spot to relax, recharge, and enjoy the outdoors with close access to all the Chippewa Valley has to offer.

The Creekside Cottage

New, all-suite hotel in Eau Claire. Within three miles of I-94, Oakwood Mall, and tons of restaurants, our all-suite hotel is the perfect base for your next trip to Eau Claire. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is just eight minutes away. Breakfast and WiFi are included, and pets are always welcome too.

Home2 Suites

Manny's Cocina brings the ambiance and flavors of tropical Mexico to you in a very unique way. In addition to featuring authentic traditional dishes from Mexico, Manny's offers seafood and sauces from the Pacific Coast region.

Manny's Cocina

The Dells Mill was built in 1864 - 5 stories high - with no automobiles and almost no railroads. Wisconsin was just a State for 16 years - Augusta was a town for just 8 years - the area was barely settled and Augusta Wisconsin was just a pioneer community.

Dells Mill Museum

Located in western Wisconsin, Eau Claire offers sports planners a destination that's easy to reach, easy to navigate, and ready to host. Just 90 minutes from the Minneapolis–St. Paul area and within driving distance of Chicago, Eau Claire is well positioned to welcome teams, athletes, and fans from across the Midwest.

A versatile mix of indoor and outdoor venues supports events across a wide range of sports and competition levels, with tournament-ready fields, courts, ice facilities, pools, trails, and large-scale indoor spaces. Hotels, restaurants, venues, and visitor amenities are conveniently located throughout the community, making it easy for teams to get where they need to be throughout the event.

Visit Eau Claire's sports team works alongside event organizers to help bring the details together, connecting planners with venues, accommodations, local resources, and destination support.

And there's plenty waiting beyond the competition. Eau Claire's walkable downtown, local restaurants and breweries, miles of trails, public art, live music, family attractions, and the Chippewa River give athletes and their families more to experience between games and after the final whistle.

Eau Claire has the facilities to host the event and the destination experience to make the trip worth it.**** Bring the competition, bring the crowd, and come as you are — Eau Claire is ready to host.

Visit Eau Claire

Drop off your carved pumpkins between 9am and 10am. Voting begins at 10am, with winners announced at 2:30pm at the Fall Creek Fall Fair. Fun prizes. Family-friendly entries only.

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