Downtown Janesville Wine Walk

About the Event

Walk around beautiful downtown Janesville - or hop on and off the trolley - and shop while sipping wine from around the world.

The Downtown Janesville Wine Walk is a fundraiser for Downtown Janesville Inc., and supports events, beautification, marketing promotion of the downtown, and holiday decorations.

VIP Tickets

VIP admission begins at 11:30 am. VIP ticket holders check in at Genisa Wine Bar and will have exclusive access to a VIP Lounge and lunch at Genisa. The VIP lounge will be open from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Wine stops will start pouring at Noon for VIPs.

General Admission Tickets

General admission begins at 1 p.m. General admission ticket holders will check in at the J.P. Cullen Pavilion, located in the Janesville Town Square at 21 Dodge St. If you cannot make it by 2:30 p.m, please visit Genisa Wine Bar for late check-in.

Designated restaurants will provide complimentary snacks to all ticketed participants. Locations to be announced. While supplies last.

Wine stops will be pouring until 5 p.m. Then stop at one of the downtown restaurants for the after-party!

Plan ahead and be safe! Don't forget your Designated Drivers!

We're offering VIP and General Admission tickets for designated drivers.

VIP DD's receive lunch at Genisa, and both DD tickets include non-alcoholic beverages at designated stops, sponsored by Nowlan Personal Injury Team. Does not include a swag bag or wine cup.

Note: Designated drivers must check in and receive a wristband to receive non-alcoholic beverages.

Wine Walk Locations:

To Be Announced Soon

Food Stops:

To Be Announced Soon

Designated Driver Stops:

To Be Announced Soon

Races Offered

VIP Admission

Sep 26, 2026

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11:30

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$65.00

Designated Driver General Admission

Sep 26, 2026

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13:00

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$0.00

Designated Driver VIP Admission

Sep 26, 2026

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13:00

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$20.00

General Admission

Sep 26, 2026

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13:00

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$45.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Janesville.

thermostat Temperature

9.5° / 21.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

6.2° / 18.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 54m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

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air Avg wind speed

12.3 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

High (6.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

64.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:33

nightlight Sunset

20:12

About Janesville

Learn more about the host city, Janesville.

Janesville is a city in Wisconsin with agricultural and manufacturing roots that, in its heyday, boasted GM and Parker Pen plants, and is known as "Wisconsin's Park Place" with the highest urban acreage of parkland per capita in Wisconsin.