Event Schedule

The Schedule of Events for the 74th Annual Musky Festival
Presented by Adventure RV and Powersports of Hayward

All events, entertainment, sponsors & schedule are subject to change without notice.

Events will be updated as the festival weekend gets closer. Please check back!

Thursday, June 20

Friday, June 21

  • 9am – 5pm
    Sidewalk Sales @ Downtown Hayward & Area Retail Stores
  • 9am – 5pm
    Handmade Art & Craft Show, Food, Refreshments & Live Entertainment
  • 9am – 5pm
    Hayward Area High School Bass Team Casting Game & Fundraiser on Third Street
  • 9am – 5pm
    Professional Chalk Art on Second Street presented by Deerfoot Lodge & Resort
  • 9am – 5pm
    Hayward Sports Center Hockey Activity Station on Fourth Street
  • 10:45am
    Woodland Dance Troupe Native American Dancers on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward
  • 10am – 5pm
    Caricatures by Rachel near the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward
  • 10am – 5pm
    Speed Ball Throw on Third Street by the Knights of Columbus
  • 10am – 5pm
    Fishing Contest Booth Open for Registrations near the Food Court on Main Street
  • 10am – 10pm
    Hayward Lions Club and Hayward Rotary Club’s Beer and Brat Tents Open
  • 11am – 10pm
    Carnival Open at the Fuller Building Lot Courtesy of St. Joe’s Catholic Church
  • 12pm – 4pm
    Carnival Wrist Band Hours, all ages $25 each
  • 12pm – 4pm
    Learn to Fish Event at Shue’s Pond – Courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR
  • Noon
    Mini, Little Miss, & Junior Musky Queen Presentation Presented by the Hayward Dairy Queen on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward
  • 12:30pm
    Watermelon Eating Contest presented by Marketplace Foods
  • 1pm – 4pm
    Live Music by Sean & Ian Okamoto on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward – Sponsored by Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
  • 6pm – 10pm
    Carnival Wrist Band Hours, all ages $25 each
  • 6:00pm
    Musky Queen Crowning Ceremony Presented by the Hayward Dairy Queen on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward
  • 7:30pm
    Hayward Hawks vs. TBD – Larry Somerville Field
  • 7pm – 10pm
    FREE Live Music by Steve Beguhn on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward – Sponsored by Eddy’s on Third

Saturday, June 22

  • 6:30am – 11am
    Sawyer County Dairy Breakfast @ Sawyer County Fairgrounds
  • 9am – 5pm
    Sidewalk Sales @ Downtown Hayward & Area Retail Stores
  • 9am – 5pm
    Handmade Art & Craft Show, Food, Refreshments & Live Entertainment
  • 9am – 5pm
    Professional Chalk Art on Second Street presented by Deerfoot Lodge & Resort
  • 9am – 5pm
    Hayward Sports Center Hockey Activity Station on Fourth Street
  • 10am – 4pm
    Sawyer County Wood Chop in the Firehall Municipal Lot on Dakota Avenue
  • 10am – 5pm
    Caricatures by Rachel near the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward
  • 9am – 5pm
    Speed Ball Throw on Third Street by the Knights of Columbus
  • 10am – Midnight
    Hayward Lions Club and Hayward Rotary Club’s Beer and Brat Tents Open
  • 10:00am – 11:30am
    Rod Lundberg Games – presented by Northwest Connection Family Resource Center at the Frandsen Bank Green Lot
  • 11am – 10pm
    Carnival Open at the Fuller Building Lot Courtesy of St. Joe’s Catholic Church
  • 12 Noon
    Dairy Queen Dilly Bar Eating Contest
  • 12pm – 4pm
    Carnival Wrist Band Hours, all ages $25 each
  • 12pm – 4pm
    Shue’s Pond is Open for Fishing – Courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR
  • 1:30pm
    Hula Hoop Contest
  • 2pm – 5pm
    Live Music by The Sixes on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward – Sponsored by Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
  • 5pm
    Fishing Contest Raffle & Prize Ceremony on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward
  • 5:30pm – 8pm
    4th Annual Musky Fest Cornhole Tournament Presented by Ignite Dispensary
  • 6pm – 10pm
    Carnival Wrist Band Hours, all ages $25 each
  • 7:30pm
    Hayward Hawks vs. TBD – Larry Somerville Field
  • 8pm
    Get Hooked: Blood Hook Screening Extravaganza at The Park Center
  • 8pm – Midnight
    FREE Live Music by Six to Midnight on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward – Sponsored by Angler’s Bar & Grill

Sunday, June 23