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

  • Sunrise
    Fishing Contest Begins (ends 6/22, 3pm)
  • 10am – 5pm
    Sidewalk Sales @ Downtown Hayward & Area Retail Stores
  • 11am – 2pm
    Musky Queen Scholarship Program Luncheon at Flat Creek Restaurant Presented by the Hayward Dairy Queen
  • 5pm – 10pm 
    Carnival Open at the Fuller Building Lot Courtesy of St. Joe’s Catholic Church
    Wristband Hours: 6pm – 10pm

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
    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 Booth Open for Registrations near the Main Stage
  • 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 and Sponsored by Frandsen Bank & Trust
  • 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 TBD 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
  • 7:30pm
    Hayward Hawks vs. Minocqua Wood Ducks – Larry Somerville Field
  • 6:00pm
    Musky Queen Crowning Ceremony Presented by the Hayward Dairy Queen on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward
  • 7pm – 10pm
    FREE Live Music by TBD on the Sevenwinds Casino Main Stage in Downtown Hayward – Sponsored by Hayward Lakes

Saturday, June 22

Sunday, June 23