BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250824 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Taste of Portage - Aug. 22 & 23\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Taste of Portage Market Fair 2025\n\nJoin us in downtown Portage for summer fun! The event will continue on Cook Street\, DeWitt Street and at Market Square.\n\nWe will have live music\, food\, drinks\, kid's activities\, a classic car & truck show and craft vendors. \n\n\n\nLive Music\, Car Show\, Food\, Drinks\, Vendors\, Kid's Activities\, Sidewalk Sales\, Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk\n\n\n\nFOOD COURT MENU 2025 \n\nTaste of Portage Market Fair 2025\n\nWe are back on Cook Street! The event will continue at Market Square and include Cook and DeWitt Street this year for the Car Show. We will have live music\, food\, drinks\, kid's activities\, a classic car & truck show\, craft vendors and a half marathon with a 5K. \n\n\n\nEvents take place at Market Square Parking Lot at the corner of Hwy 33 and Adams Street and along Cook and DeWitt Street on Saturday.\n\n\n\nFRIDAY NIGHT - AUGUST 22nd\n\nActivities at Market Square in downtown at the corner of Hwy 33 and Adams Street\n\n- Music with Best Practice starting at 6PM\n\n- Beer Tent 5PM-9PM \n\n- Food Court 5PM-9PM\n\n\n\nSATURDAY - AUGUST 23rd\n\n- Half Marathon and 5K. Half starts at 7:15am and 5K at 7:30am. Registration at 112 East Edgewater or online hers: https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Portage/TasteofPortage12Marathonand5K\n\n- Walking Tour of Downtown 10AM - Meet at the Chamber office (104 W. Cook St.)\n\n- Food Court 10AM-4PM (at Market Square)\n\n- Beer Tent 10AM-4PM (at Market Square)\n\n\n\nLIVE MUSIC at Market Square Lot \n\nThe WhiskeyBelles 10AM-1PM\n\nSmokin' Meerkats 2PM-4PM\n\n\n\nLIVE MUSIC at Cook and Dewitt Street \n\nRed Hot Trad Jazz Band 11AM-2PM \n\n\n\nCAR SHOW on COOK ST. (All Make/All Models/All Years) Check-in begins at 8am. Enter the show at the corner of Adams Street and Cook Street. $10 show registration at the gate. RREGISTRATION FORM \n\n\n\n\n\nCRAFT SHOW 10AM-3PM\n\nHeld along DeWitt Street \n\nClick here for the craft application.\n\n\n\n\n\nKID'S ACTIVITIES 11AM-3PM\n\nHeld at the corner of Cook and Marachowsky Place near Market Square\n\n- Funny Faces Balloon Sculpting & Face Painting \n\n- Inflatable Bouncy House & Slide\n\n- St. John's Child Development Center Kid's Creation Station\n\n\n\nPETTING ZOO 11AM-3PM\n\n- T&B Mini Acres will be onsite at the corner of Cook and DeWitt Street. \n\n\n\nSUMMER SIDEWALK SALES & ACTIVITES 11AM\n\nMany of our shops in the downtown area will be having summer sidewalk sales. Stop out and find those great deals at these businesses:\n\n\n Fancy Pants & Smart Woman\, offering 50% off the sales racks outside.\n Wilz Hometown Pharmacy\, offering up to 75% off selected items. \n Main Street Consignment\, offering Summer Dollar Racks and New Fall Apparel arrivals.\n Uptown Exchange\, offering summer sales on the sidewalk.\n Frost Dragon Market\, offering 10% off marked fiction books\, manga & tapestries\, 20% off marked board games\, non-collectible card games & tarot and oracle decks. 30% off marked incense\, incense holders\, decorative metal signs. \n Portage Craft Mall\, one entry to win Gift Basket with every purchase. \n\n\nBOOK LAUNCH at MERCANTILE 3PM to 5PM\n\nThe Mercantile\, 117 W. Cook Street\, is hosting a Book Launch from 3pm to 5pm. The book\, Haunted Portage!\, is by Shelley Mordini. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Taste of Portage Market Fair 2025
\nJoin us in downtown Portage for summer fun! \; The event will continue on Cook Street\, DeWitt Street and \;at Market Square.
\nWe will have live music\, food\, drinks\, kid'\;s activities\, a classic car &\; truck show and craft vendors. \;
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\nLive Music\, Car Show\, Food\, Drinks\, Vendors\, Kid'\;s Activities\, Sidewalk Sales\, Half Marathon \;&\; 5K Run/Walk
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\nFOOD COURT MENU 2025 \;

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Taste of Portage Market Fair 2025
\nWe are back on Cook Street! \; The event will continue at Market Square and include Cook and DeWitt Street \;this year for the Car Show. \; We will have live music\, food\, drinks\, kid'\;s activities\, a classic car &\; truck show\, craft vendors and a half marathon with a 5K. \;
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\nEvents take place at Market Square Parking Lot at \;the corner of Hwy 33 and Adams Street and along Cook and DeWitt Street on Saturday.
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\nFRIDAY NIGHT - AUGUST 22nd
\nActivities at Market Square \;in downtown at the corner of Hwy 33 and Adams Street
\n- Music with Best Practice starting at \;6PM
\n- Beer Tent \;5PM-9PM \;
\n- Food Court 5PM-9PM
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\nSATURDAY - AUGUST 23rd
\n- Half Marathon and 5K. \; Half starts at 7:15am and 5K at 7:30am. \; Registration at 112 East Edgewater or online hers: \;https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Portage/TasteofPortage12Marathonand5K
\n- \;Walking Tour of Downtown 10AM - Meet at the Chamber office (104 W. Cook St.)
\n- Food Court \;10AM-4PM (at Market Square)
\n- Beer Tent \;10AM-4PM (at Market Square)
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\nLIVE MUSIC at Market Square Lot \; \;
\nThe WhiskeyBelles 10AM-1PM
\nSmokin'\; Meerkats 2PM-4PM
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\nLIVE MUSIC at Cook and Dewitt Street \;
\nRed Hot Trad Jazz Band  \; 11AM-2PM \;
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\nCAR SHOW on COOK ST. \;(All Make/All Models/All Years) \;Check-in begins at 8am. \; Enter the show \;at the corner of Adams Street and Cook Street. \; $10 show registration at the gate. RREGISTRATION FORM \;
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\nCRAFT SHOW \;10AM-3PM
\nHeld along DeWitt Street \;
\nClick here for the craft application.
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\nKID'\;S ACTIVITIES \;11AM-3PM
\nHeld at the corner of Cook and \;Marachowsky Place near Market Square
\n- Funny Faces Balloon Sculpting \;&\; Face Painting \; \;
\n- Inflatable \;Bouncy House &\; Slide
\n- St. John'\;s Child Development Center Kid'\;s Creation Station
\n
\nPETTING ZOO  \;11AM-3PM
\n- T&\;B Mini Acres will be onsite \;at the corner of Cook and DeWitt Street. \;
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\nSUMMER SIDEWALK SALES &\; ACTIVITES \; \;11AM
\nMany of our shops in \;the downtown area will be having summer sidewalk sales. \; Stop out and find those great deals at these businesses:

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BOOK LAUNCH at MERCANTILE \; 3PM \;to 5PM
\nThe Mercantile\, 117 W. Cook Street\, is hosting a Book Launch from 3pm to 5pm. The book\, Haunted Portage!\, is by Shelley Mordini.

\n LOCATION:Downtown Portage at the Market Square Parking Lot located at the corner of Hwy 33 & Adams St. UID:e.374.36743 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260430T023056Z URL:https://chamber.portagewi.com/events/details/taste-of-portage-aug-22-23-2025-36743 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR