CALENDAR OF EXPERIENCES
Check out our upcoming experiences, which include frequent meet ups and events! For a comprehensive calendar of events or arts & culture events in Portage County, visit the Stevens Point Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
ANNUAL SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES
ARTSWALK & THE NIGHT MARKET
These events transform downtown Stevens Point into an art gallery with vendors, performers, and arts booths.
CRAFTED
Our beverage-pairing dinner brings together the best in local food and beverage at peak harvest.
DINNER IN MY KITCHEN
New this year, Dinner in my Kitchen welcomes BIPOC chefs to share cultural traditions around food.
CREATE is partnering with local Latinx community members to celebrate Hispanic culture in Portage County.
HOLIDAY MAKERS’ MARKET
Local artists, crafters, and food vendors create the perfect atmosphere for buying local Christmas presents.
Spearheaded by residents, this event celebrates the end of slavery and local Black culture.
Our summer series provides ten weeks of free live music along along the river at the Pfiffner Park bandshell.
This international celebration of music making invites people to play together, ending with our Mass Guitar Incident.
Spreading creativity across Portage County our mural installations have become vibrant destinations!
Featured in RollingStone, this one-of-a-kind canoeing adventure takes teams on a quest to clean the river.
Officially part of the CREATE portfolio, Riverfront Jazz Fest features high-quality jazz over Labor Day Weekend.
The latest in indie and experimental film makes its way to Stevens Point in partnership with UWSP Media Studies.
An annual Film Festival showcasing regional visual artists. Categories include a range of formats and challenges, like our 48-hour film project.
Surge turns napkin ideas into startup businesses by connecting their founders to the power of community.
Listen to Surge Podcasts
This six-hour old-school trivia challenge is for the best of the best. No books. No devices. Just pure brainpower.
MEETUPS
Through the IDEA Center, CREATE has facilitated meetups on the following topics: wood carving, jewelry making, figuring drawing, fiber arts, poetry, video production, photography, cooperatives, social justice, hunger & poverty, project accountability, women entrepreneurs, web & software development, tinker time, 3D printing, robotics, Pokemon, other gamer groups, and a radical book club! Can’t find a group you’re looking for? Let’s find it or start it.
EXPERIENCE INCUBATION
If you have ideas for new experiences, email us! We are eager to help you make new traditions that contribute to the sense of place in Portage County.