Tourism Week
Each May, seven days are designated as National Travel and Tourism Week by the U.S. Travel Association. This is an annual celebration of the U.S. travel industry’s contributions. Tourism plays a significant role when it comes to our community’s economy.
Tourism generates significant financial benefits for residents and local businesses. It provides jobs, supports suppliers and service providers, lowers personal taxes, and improves our local economy. Tourism also provides a positive community image, which is critical for economic development.
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About Tourism Week
The 2026 theme for National Travel & Tourism Week is: Travel Is Essential. Not a luxury. Not an afterthought. Travel powers local economies, connects communities, supports millions of jobs, and enriches lives. It builds cultural understanding and connects people in ways no other industry can.
National Travel & Tourism Week is a reminder of why we do what we do. Travel is the family road trip that becomes a story told for decades. The business trip that changed your career. The reunion that could only happen because someone made the journey. At Visit Kenosha, we exist to make those moments possible, and we couldn’t be prouder of it.
(Learn more at ustravel.org/NTTW)
Plan Your Vacation
If you live outside of Kenosha County, we hope to see you in Kenosha this year – whether for a family vacation, marathon, car show, reunion, charter fishing excursion, or weekend getaway. Kenosha is a Wisconsin Harbor Town … a Midwest road trip waiting to happen!
Friendly. Affordable. Fun.
Let us help you find your #KenoshaFun. We have been Kenosha’s official travel resource since 1986 and we invite you to use our tools – including the Official Kenosha Area Visitors Guide and our website VisitKenosha.com.
View Digital Guide HERE>
Order Print Guide HERE>
Have a question? Submit a Contact Us Form HERE>
Call us at (262) 654-7307
Stop at a Visitor Information Center>
Be A Tourist In Your Own Town
If you live in Kenosha County, we encourage you to Shop Local, Dine Local, and Play Local during this week – and all year round! The same things that visitors love about our community, residents love as well. We thank you for your loyalty in supporting our small, independent, locally owned shops and restaurants who contribute to the local community and economy. These businesses are often family-owned, some for multiple generations. We thank you for frequenting our incredible museums, art galleries, recreation spots, and other attractions as well.
While we promote the Kenosha Area as a fun, friendly, and affordable overnight tourism destination to individuals, groups, and businesses throughout the world – we are also a resource for the community. We encourage everyone to use our website VisitKenosha.com (you're on it!) and the Official Kenosha Area Visitors Guide to find your #KenoshaFun. The only publication of its kind in the community, the guide has 148 pages of useful information, itineraries, travel planning tips, photos, maps, and details about Kenosha fun.
Whether you are planning your leisure time; arranging a visit for out-of-town friends and relatives; bringing a meeting or sporting event here; or planning a wedding, reunion, or other gathering in our community – let us help you!
Did you know the #1 referral source for visitors to the Kenosha Area is family and friends? Let us all be great Kenosha ambassadors!
Don’t miss an event! Bookmark the Visit Kenosha Events Calendar and browse often!
Stay on top of what’s happening by signing up for our Visit Kenosha Monthly Newsletter and/or the weekly EventSource newsletter HERE>
Purchase some Kenosha swag or universal gift cards HERE>
Help us show off the Kenosha Area! Enter pics of your favorite places and spaces to our annual Picture Your Kenosha Photo Contest HERE>
Grab one of our I Heart Kenosha frames to add to the fun of your photography. DETAILS>
Visit Kenosha Tourism Week Free Days
- stay tuned for 2027 information -
Local attractions and shops are providing FREE admission and products during this week for visitors and residents to enjoy. A different offer will be available each day. No purchase is necessary.
This is a way to encourage exploration of our community – and to thank people who do explore!
The offers are sponsored by Visit Kenosha and the participating venues.
Offers and hours subject to change.
Did you know you can find FREE FUN in Kenosha all year long?
Check out our FUN 101 list at VisitKenosha.com/FUN101 to learn about the many free and affordable attractions, activities, and events here in the Kenosha Area.
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