Event Schedule

The Schedule of Events for the 75th Annual Musky Festival
Presented by Adventure RV and Powersports of Hayward

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

Please check back as 2025 details are updated!

Thursday, June 19

  • Sunrise
    Fishing Contest Begins (ends 6/21, 3pm) – Presented by Muskies Inc. – Hayward Lakes Chapter & Hayward Bass Club
  • 10am – 5pm
    Sidewalk Sales @ Downtown Hayward & Area Retail Stores
  • 11am – 2pm
    Musky Queen Scholarship Program Luncheon Presented by the Hayward Dairy Queen
  • 5pm – 10pm 
    Carnival Open at the Fuller Building Lot Courtesy of St. Joe’s Catholic Church

Friday, June 20

  • 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
  • 9am – 5pm
    Hayward Sports Center Hockey Activity Station on Fourth Street
  • 9am – 5pm
    Family Friendly Activity Zone at the Frandsen Bank Green Lot presented by Hayward Wesleyan Church
  • 10:45am
    Woodland Dance Troupe Native American Dancers on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward
  • 10am – 3pm
    Family Chalk Art Area on Second Street sponsored by Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center
  • 11am – 3pm
    Face Painting and Balloon Animals on Second Street sponsored by Frandsen Bank
  • 10am – 5pm
    Caricatures by Rachel near the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward
  • 10am – 5pm
    Speed Ball Throw on Third Street presented by the Knights of Columbus
  • 10am – 5pm
    Fishing Contest Booth Open for Registrations near the Food Court on Main Street – Presented by Muskies Inc. – Hayward Lakes Chapter & Hayward Bass Club
  • 10am – 10pm
    Hayward Lions Club and Hayward Rotary Club’s Beer and Brat Tents Open
  • 11am – 3pm
    Meet & Greet with Hall of Fame Fisherman Babe Winkelman
  • 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 Rafe Carlson on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward – Sponsored by Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
  • 4pm – 7pm
    Annual Musky Fest Car Show presented and hosted by Don Johnson’s Hayward Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (3pm Check-In)
  • 6pm – 10pm
    Carnival Wrist Band Hours, all ages $25 each
  • 6:30pm
    Musky Queen Crowning Ceremony Presented by the Hayward Dairy Queen at The Park Center
  • 7pm
    Hayward Hawks vs. Blue Hills Beasts – 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 21

  • 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
  • 9am – 5pm
    Hayward Sports Center Hockey Activity Station on Fourth Street
  • 10am – 3pm
    Family Chalk Art Area on Second Street sponsored by Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center
  • 11am – 3pm
    Face Painting and Balloon Animals on Second Street sponsored by Frandsen Bank
  • 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 presented by the Knights of Columbus
  • 10am – Midnight
    Hayward Lions Club and Hayward Rotary Club’s Beer and Brat Tents Open
  • 10am – 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
  • 1pm – 5pm
    Family Friendly Activity Zone at the Frandsen Bank Green Lot presented by Hayward Wesleyan Church
  • 12pm – 4pm
    Carnival Wrist Band Hours, all ages $25 each
  • 12pm – 4pm
    Shue’s Pond is Open for Fishing – Courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR
  • 1pm
    75 Years of Musky Queens: Celebration and Introduction on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward
  • 2pm – 5pm
    Live Music by Molly Otis & Marlee Paine on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward – Sponsored by Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
  • 4pm
    Fishing Contest Raffle & Prize Ceremony at the Fishing Contest Booth on Main Street Presented by Muskies Inc. – Hayward Lakes Chapter & Hayward Bass Club
  • 5:30pm – 8pm
    5th Annual Musky Fest Cornhole Tournament Presented by Ignite Dispensary
  • 6pm – 10pm
    Carnival Wrist Band Hours, all ages $25 each
  • 7pm
    Hayward Hawks vs. Haugen Knights – Larry Somerville Field
  • 8pm – 9:30pm
    Get Hooked: Blood Hook Screening Extravaganza at The Park Center
  • 8pm – Midnight
    FREE Live Music by Six Figure Sunrise on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward – Sponsored by Angler’s Bar & Grill

Sunday, June 22