Come to the Day in the Bay in downtown Williams Bay on Saturday, May 8, 2021 from 10am to 5pm throughout downtown Williams Bay. There will be Fun, Food, and Special Treasures with a Grand Prize Drawing.
Presented by the Williams Bay Business Association, the 14th annual event has numerous activities associated with it, including dog contests and a special celebration of the village’s volunteer fire department.
On Day In The Bay, visitors can obtain a “passport” at either Barrett Memorial Library or the Lions Field House. They can have participating Williams Bay businesses mark the passports, which can be redeemed for a chance to win prizes.
Dogs can also get in on the action, as the grand opening of Rex Park is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Lions Park. Includes dog contests for prizes. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Williams Bay Women’s Civic League will be selling chili dogs at Lions Park.
The Williams Bay Historical Society is celebrating the fire department with several activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn the history of the department, meet a firefighter, tour the firehouse, see their trucks and other equipment.
Naturalist Jim Killian and a representative of the Lakeland Audubon Society will lead the Annual Migratory Bird Walk in conjunction with Day In The Bay from 7 to 9 a.m. at Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy.
Kishwauketoe will have a concierge table from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more about the conservancy there, plus there will be clothing for sale and a campfire. At 1 p.m., the conservancy will lead a guided walk.
On May 8, Dip In The Bay features $1 cones. Clear Waters Salon Spa will host a wine tasting. The Williams Bay Recreation Department will host an open house from 2 to 4 p.m.
Also part of Day In The Bay is the Barrett book sale, which is Friday, May 7, from noon to 5 p.m.; and May 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Live music will be at Privato Bistro and Lounge from 3 to 7 p.m., with complimentary food at 4:30 p.m. Completed passports must be submitted at Privato for the prize drawing at 5 p.m.
