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These Wausau area restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day 2026
WAUSAU – Do you have plans for your Thanksgiving meal this year? As you start thinking about your turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, cranberries and dessert menu for the November holiday, one option is building a carefully curated menu with staggered oven times. Another is making plans at a local restaurant. If cooking isn’t your thing, or if you have been busy and are overwhelmed by the thought of planning a meal, these local restaurants have you covered for the holiday. The following Wausau-area restaurants will be open on Thanksgiving, serving your favorite dishes, or are offering Thanksgiving meals to preorder and pick up in advance: CHAR Grillhouse will offer Grab + Go Thanksgiving meals for pickup between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 23-25 at 203 Jefferson St. in Wausau. The menu includes $80 kits that feed eight people, and additions will be available. Options include a baby kale and arugula salad, a baked cranberry and brie dip, skin-on garlic mashed potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts, roasted sweet potatoes and 12 classic dinner rolls. Additions include cheese and charcuterie board for $30, sourdough focaccia for $10, three-cheese mac for $20, a 5-pound turkey tenderloin roast for $60, a 5-pound braised country
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Wausau Winter Farmers Market offers local food through April
WAUSAU − Wausau-area residents can buy locally grown food throughout the colder months at the Wausau Winter Farmers Market, which runs from November through April. The market operates from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays in the gymnasium at John Marshall Elementary School, 1918 Lamont St. in Wausau, according to a community announcement. Parking and the market entrance are accessible from Weston Avenue or Broadway Avenue near the school. Produce and other locally produced foods available at the market include carrots, onions, potatoes, cabbage, garlic, mushrooms, greens, eggs, beef, pork, chicken, honey, maple syrup, bread, baked goods, canned goods and cheese. SNAP customers can receive matching dollars Customers can use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits at the market's information booth. Shoppers can swipe a SNAP/EBT card there and receive tokens that can be spent with market vendors. A new double-dollar matching program allows SNAP customers to receive a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $20 to spend on fruits and vegetables. “The matching program helps customers stretch their grocery budget. At the Wausau Winter Market, you are welcomed, no matter how you pay for food,” said Meliss Haack, regional farmers market coordinator. SNAP tokens do not expire and can be used from
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2026 Holiday Parade Guide
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The holiday season is underway and several area communities have released their plans for holiday parade times and routes. The 55th annual Christmas Parade is Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Dozens of floats and many walking characters bring the parade to life in downtown Abbotsford. More information here.
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Shop local for holiday gifts at these Wausau area arts & craft fairs
WAUSAU − Whether you are looking for holiday decor for your home, special treats to serve at your holiday parties or the perfect holiday gifts for those on this year's gift-giving list, central Wisconsin artists, crafters, makers, vendors and small business owners have the perfect solution. Stop at one (or more!!) of the many art, craft and vendor fairs and makers markets planned in the Wausau area this holiday season and you are sure to find the one-of-a-kind items you are looking for. Here's a list of events taking place in the Wausau area between now and Christmas. Thanksgiving 2026: These Wausau area restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day Ready for a holiday parade? Here’s where to find one near Wausau Saturday, Nov. 14 Merrill City Wide Fall Craft & Vendor Sale − 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14 at 10 locations throughout Merrill. Over 300 crafters and vendors will be selling handmade crafts, Christmas gifts, fall decorations, jewelry, candles, bakery, cosmetics, children’s books and more. Participating businesses include Les & Jim's Lincoln Lanes, 1208 N. Center Ave., 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Merrill Expo Center, 303 N. Sales St., 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; VFW Post 1638, 601