~Historic Downtown Burlington Wisconsin ~

discover family events and family fun

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Chocolate Fest Weekend  May 24-25-26, 2008
ChocolateFest at the ChocolateFest Grounds

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~Special events in historic downtown Burlington, Wisconsin ~

Many downtown specialty shops are offering free chocolate with certain purchases,
 free parking is always a treat, bring your family, enjoy the fun…

........Friday May 23, 2008  ...early bird fun..
10 am  Chocolate is Tops! Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum:  Highlights tour:  A unique and memorable visit: The 1.5 hour program includes:  Try 35 hands-on tops & top games, see 2,000 item exhibition, videos and live presentation by the Tops Expert from an MGM movie,  $11/person, all ages.  Best for ages 4-104, children must be with an adult.  Reservations please. Gift shop open after program.  Free parking.  Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Ave.   www.topmuseum.org    (262) 763-3946
afternoon LOGIC PUZZLE MUSEUM  90 minute, hands-on sessions, with reservations. $6/person.  Museum is for ages 5-105, not younger. Children must be with an adult.  Free parking. 262 763-3946

........Saturday May 24, 2008
 Free Chocolate Top Spinning Challenge: throughout the day, stop by and win a free piece of chocolate when you make all of the tops spin at once! Celebrate that “Chocolate is Tops!”  It only takes a few minutes to try it, free in front of Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Ave. (Hwy.36), free parking.  262 763-3946, www.topmuseum.org
10-3   Museum Gift Shop open: 125 kinds of logic puzzles, 400 kinds of tops- yo-yos -gyroscopes, and other fun
10-5  Art du Chocolat Sidewalk Art Show and live music
Free shuttle bus between ChocolateFest grounds and historic downtown: 11-4 

........Sunday May 25, 2008
 10 am  Chocolate is Tops! Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum:  Highlights tour: A unique and memorable visit: The 1.5 hour program includes:  Try 35 hands-on tops and top games, see 2,000 item exhibition, videos, and live presentation by the Tops Expert from an MGM movie,  $11/person, all ages.  Best for ages 4-104, children must be with an adult.  Reservations please. Gift shop open after program.  Free parking.  Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Ave.  www.topmuseum.org    (262) 763-3946

1 pm   Old Fashion Yo-Yo Contest, free to watch, enter the contest for $3, win chocolate, of course! Bring your yo-yo or buy one here. Held in front of Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Ave. (Hwy.36).  262 763-3946, www.topmuseum.org

 And following the Yo-Yo contest: 

          Nino The Magician!  Free to watch this master magician, be amazed!  
after yo-yo contest & magic: 
           Museum Gift Shop open: 125 kinds of logic puzzles, 400 kinds of tops- yo-yos -gyroscopes, and other fun     

10-5  Art du Chocolat Sidewalk Art Show and live music

Free shuttle bus between ChocolateFest grounds and historic downtown:11-4

........Monday May 26, 2008
9 am   Veteran’s Memorial Day Parade
through downtown Burlington followed by Memorial Service, 10:30 am in Echo Park 

11 am  Chocolate is Tops! Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum:  Highlights tour:  A unique and memorable visit: The 1.5 hour program includes:  Try 35 hands-on tops and top games, see 2,000 item exhibition, videos, and live presentation by the Tops Expert from an MGM movie,  $11/person, all ages.  Best for ages 4-104, children must be with an adult.  Reservations please. Gift shop open after program.  Free parking.  Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington, WI 53105     www.topmuseum.org    (262) 763-3946
 1 pm   Old Fashion Yo-Yo Contest, free to watch, enter contest for $3, win chocolate, of course! Bring your yo-yo or buy one here. Held in front of Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, 533 Milwaukee Avenue (Hwy.36). Free parking.    262 763-3946, www.topmuseum.org
  after yo-yo contest: 
              Museum Gift Shop open: 125 kinds of logic puzzles, 400 kinds of tops- yo-yos -gyroscopes, and other fun   

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   All information subject to change, and watch for additional fun in historic downtown…

• Summer events:
  include the downtown Farmer's Market, Thursday evenings, beginning June 6, 3 pm- 7pm
• Apple Harvest Days   September 27 & 28, 2008
• Most Tue/Wed afternoons: free: spin 4 tops in the Top Museum gift shop
• Christmas Open House - Nov 22 & 23 or Dec. 6 & 7
  

~Gift certificiates for the 2007 Christmas Open house were from these shops and museums:
Allison Wonderland, Artistic Fibers,  Burlington Flowers & Interiors,  Burlington Footwear,
 Burlington Health Foods,  Burlington Menswear,  Chase Bank,
Chocolate Expressions,  Pine Street Curiosities,  Delights,
Exclusively Yours Floral,  Fox River State Bank,  Happy Cayuse,
Jasmine Tree,  Midwest Wildlife Gallery,
Sci-fi Café,  Shy Violet, Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum

~Discover other surprises throughout downtown at toy stores,
flower shops,  banks, clothing stores , art galleries,
health food shops, gift shops 

~Free parking for shopping at your leisure

Five downtown unique museums including the
Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum, hands-on Logic Puzzle Museum, 
Earth Mysteries Museum, Burlington Historical Museum, Chocolate Museum.
Always call ahead for museum hours. 

 ~Enjoy Historic Downtown Burlington Wisconsin~
Burlington is in Racine County. 12 minutes from Lake Geneva. 45 minutes from Milwaukee.

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