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🎆 Fire Over the Fox lights up the river Saturday night
🌉 The Nitschke Bridge reopens today after nearly a month closed
🏃 A brand new 4-mile run kicks off the 4th downtown
🧺 The Saturday Farmers Market hits its 109th season on the 4th
🥡 Asian Taste on Bodart is the grocery hidden gem you've been sleeping on
💃 A beginner Cuban dance series starts tonight, no partner needed
🎨 Free kids' arts camp, but sign-ups close Sunday
🐱 Safe Haven needs foster homes after its roof caved in
and more.
Happy almost-Fourth, neighbors
Here's the thing about this year: July 4th lands on a Saturday, and it's America's 250th birthday. That combo doesn't come around often. So whether you're a fireworks-and-flag person or a quiet-backyard-grill person, this is a weekend worth showing up for. We pulled together everything happening across Green Bay, De Pere, and Ashwaubenon so you can spend less time scrolling and more time celebrating.
— MH
📌 ⛵ A historic tall ship is docking downtown
This is a cool one. The Utopia, a tall ship built in Wisconsin in 1946 from leftover WWII materials, is spending the whole holiday weekend at the Cherry Street Pier by City Deck. Free deck tours all three days, and it'll be sitting right alongside the ski show and fireworks on Saturday.
📅 Fri July 3: arrives around noon, free tours noon to 2pm and 6 to 8:30pm
📅 Sat July 4: free tours 2 to 8pm
📅 Sun July 5: ticketed charter cruises at 10am and 2:30pm
📍 Cherry Street Pier / City Deck
🎟️ Deck tours free (donations support the Patriot Racing Project, which serves veterans through sailing). Charters ticketed
🔗 Source: WFRV [confirm link]
📌 🌉 The Nitschke Bridge is finally back
Good timing for the holiday. The city says the Main Street bridge, better known as the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge, reopens at the end of the day today after nearly a month closed for maintenance. It's been shut since June 4, and the date got pushed back a few times, so this one's been a long wait for downtown drivers. Bonus: it's one of the best spots for fireworks viewing on Saturday.
🥡 Asian Taste Grocery
Somebody in the Green Bay Area Foodies group put Asian Taste on blast this week, in the best way. It's been quietly serving the area since 2006 and is a go-to for Asian groceries, from sauces and meats to snacks and pantry staples. There's a deli with hot food ready to go and a small spot to dine in.
First-timer picks from a regular: the Asian sausage, sweet pork, and egg fried noodles. Or go for the fried rice, deep-fried pork belly, and papaya salad.
🍔 Al's is open all day on the 4th
A downtown institution since 1934, and they're rolling out the holiday hours. Open 10am to 9pm on the Fourth, plus a late-night walk-up window from 10pm to 2:30am for anyone still hungry after the fireworks. Classic griddle burgers, no frills.
📍 131 S. Washington St
🥨 The Beer Dip Pretzel Kringle is BACK (today and tomorrow only)
Uncle Mike's dropped this thing on Kringle Day, and it sold out within hours. Now it's back for exactly two days: today (Thu July 2) and tomorrow (Fri July 3). It's a pretzel-style Kringle filled with creamy beer dip, and yes, that's as Wisconsin as it sounds. Pre-orders are open this time, so call ahead if you actually want one.
📍 Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe
🐾 Local Spotlight: Woof n' Waggs
This one comes straight from a Buzz reader. Debbie wrote in raving about Woof n' Waggs on Packerland, where she takes her little deaf Frenchie, Ripley. Her words: spotless place, fantastic owner, and on-site staff 24/7, with pet safety as the top priority.
If you're traveling for the holiday and need a spot for the pup, they do daycare, boarding, and training, with a 94% recommend rating from locals.
📍 410 Packerland Dr, Green Bay
📞 (920) 888-9663
🔗 woofnwaggs.com
Thanks for the tip, Debbie and Ripley. ❤️
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🏠 Buying a Home Soon? Free homebuyer classes this month
NeighborWorks is running free homebuyer education classes: Mon July 6, Tue July 7, and a Spanish-language session Sat July 18. Worth it if you or someone you know is trying to get into a first house.
🔗 Schedule
🎹 🎸 Stadium View turns into a beer garden all weekend
Want live music, cold drinks, and a patio? Stadium View has the fullest lineup in town. Three days of bands on the beer garden stage.
📅 Fri July 3: FBI & the Untouchable Horns, 7 to 10:30pm
📅 Sat July 4: Dirty Martinis 3:30 to 6:30pm, then Typsy Gypsy 7 to 10:30pm
📅 Sun July 5: Luke Ross 1 to 4pm, then Nick Miller 4:30 to 7:30pm
📍 1963 Holmgren Way, Ashwaubenon
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🎆 Fire Over the Fox
The biggest party of the year is back, and this time it's carrying America's 250th birthday on its shoulders.
Free festival across Leicht Park, City Deck, the Nitschke Bridge, and the Neville Museum grounds
Sat July 4. Festivities start at 3pm, fireworks at 9:45pm
Four stages of live music, a new artisan market, food trucks, a kids zone, and two Waterboard Warriors ski shows (2pm and 4pm at City Deck)
Want the best seat? VIP riverfront seating at Leicht Park is $12 and benefits On Broadway Inc. Gate opens 7:45pm, and VIP is going fast
🏃 Stars & Strides on the Fox
Start the 4th sweaty and proud. Brand new run this year.
📅 Sat July 4. 4-mile run 9:30am, half-mile Kids Run 10:30am
📍 Leicht Park, downtown
🎉 The City of Green Bay celebration follows at 10:30am with a color guard, the anthem, and community performances
💪 Benefits GRIT 920, which runs adaptive fitness programs for all ages and abilities
🔗 Register
🧺 Saturday Farmers Market
The market doesn't take holidays off. Its 109th season rolls right through Independence Day.
📅 Sat July 4, 7 am to noon
📍 S. Washington & Doty
🌱 100+ vendors, free yoga 7:30 to 8:15am, live music 9 to 11:30am, free BayCare tote bags at the info booth while they last
🌻 Garden Walk Tickets at the Military Ave Market
Today's Military Ave market has a 250th theme, and the Gardeners Club is there selling tickets to their 4th Annual Garden Walk. Grab them now for $15 instead of $20 day-of.
📅 Thu July 2, 2 to 7 pm (Garden Walk itself is Sat July 18)
📍 220 S. Military Ave
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💃 Cuban Dance Beginner Series
Ever wanted to learn salsa cubana? This is the low-pressure way in. No partner needed.
📅 Starts tonight, Thu, July 2, 5:30 to 6:30 pm (also July 9 and 16)
📍 Bellin Building, 130 E Walnut (above Daily Buzz)
🎟️ $10 drop-in or $18/month
🎨 Fine Arts Camp 2026
A free week of drawing, painting, and creating for the kids, capped with a family performance on Friday. Heads up, this is a church-run camp at Green Bay First, so Bible stories and worship are woven through the week. Registration closes Sunday morning, and spots are limited.
📅 July 6 to 10, 6 to 8pm. Register by Sun July 5, 10am
📍 Green Bay First, 1460 Shawano Ave
🎟️ FREE, ages 4 through 8th grade
🔗 Details
🎶 Sunday Evening Music in the Alley
De Pere's coziest summer music series is back. Sunday nights in The Alley District, starting this weekend.
📅 Starts Sun, July 5th
📍 Pasquale's, 305 Main Ave, De Pere
🔗 Details
🎸 Candlebox at EPIC Event Center
The 90s rock vets roll through Ashwaubenon on their tour. If "Far Behind" was ever on your playlist, Tuesday night is spoken for.
📅 Tue July 7
📍 EPIC Event Center, Ashwaubenon
🔗 Tickets
⚾ Green Bay Rockers
Home games this week before the All-Star break. The WorkMoney Family deal gets you a ticket, hot dog, and soda for $11 (minimum 4).
📅 This week, check the schedule
📍 Capital Credit Union Park, Ashwaubenon
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🎨 Board & Brush Independence Day Workshop
Make something red, white, and blue for the porch before the weekend hits. Friday's special workshop comes with a free patriotic bonus sign.
📅 Fri July 3, 6 pm
📍 Board & Brush, Green Bay
🎟️ Reserve
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🎒 Free school supplies, but sign up by July 17
School's the last thing on anyone's mind this week, but this one's worth 5 minutes now. The Salvation Army's One Stop School Shop is taking registrations for free backpacks and school supplies this fall. It's for Brown County students, ages 5K (born by Sept 1) through 12th grade, registered kids only. Heads up: registration can close early if they hit capacity, so don't sit on it.
Register or call (920) 497-7053.
🕯️ A local candle maker is pouring for Safe Haven
Wicks Fur Change, a rescue-focused candle company, dropped a limited-edition candle and wax melt called Whiskers & Waves to help Safe Haven after the roof collapse. 100% of net profits go straight to the sanctuary, but only through July. It's soy, vegan, cruelty-free, and the scent is a lakeside-ocean-meets-campfire thing (sea salt, cedar, roasted marshmallow). Orders start shipping July 10.
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