Prairie du Chien Area Chamber of Commerce

09/16/2026

Don't miss the Driftless Area Art Festival - happening this weekend!

09/14/2026

09/14/2026

🚨 RSVP DEADLINE THIS WEDNESDAY! 🚨

Our Annual Dinner & Awards Banquet is just ONE WEEK AWAY! 🎉

📅 Wednesday, September 23
📍 The Dousman House
🥂 Social Hour: 5–6:30 PM
🍽️ Dinner: 6:30 PM
🏆 Awards: 7:15 PM
💰 $50 in advance

Join us for an evening of food, fellowship, networking, and celebrating our community!

RSVP by Wednesday, September 16 to [email protected]

09/09/2026

Join us next week for two Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies!!🙌✂
📍Tuesday, Sept 15 at Building Hope
📍Thursday, Sept 17 at River Valley Art Gallery

09/08/2026

Get your JAM 🎶 on (and your jam 🍇☺️) at this week's market! If you haven't yet heard Ann perform, you are really in for a treat. Her voice and music are packed with energy and talent!! See you there!

09/08/2026

🐴 There’s More to the VLCC Than the Competition!

There’s plenty of action in the arenas at the Villa Louis Carriage Classic — but some of the best experiences happen behind the scenes!

One we especially encourage you not to miss is our Stable Tour, led by our longtime guides, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Foxworthy.

The Foxworthys will take you into the stable area for a closer look at the horses, ponies, carriages, and equipment that make up the Villa Louis Carriage Classic. It’s a chance to meet competitors, see the turnouts up close, ask questions, and learn a little more about the traditions of carriage driving — whether this is your first carriage show or your twentieth.

Stable Tours are free and open to our visitors:
Friday — 10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Saturday — 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
Tours meet at the Welcome Tent.

And while you’re here, make a day of it! Shop our Vendor Tent featuring 11 vendors this year, grab some food and a cold drink, browse and bid in the Silent Auction, meet competitors, and explore the showgrounds.

There’s competition happening beyond the Main Arena, too — including Timed Obstacles, Gambler’s Choice, and Cross Country–Pace Obstacles, with the water crossing being a particularly fun place to watch.

Come for the competition. Stay for everything else.

🐴 Villa Louis Carriage Classic
📅 September 11–13, 2026
📍 Saint Feriole Island • Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

And if you’ve never taken a Stable Tour with Mr. and Mrs. Foxworthy, this is the year to do it!

📸 Photo credit: Brooke Ballenger, Nashoba Carriage Classic, 2025

09/08/2026