Ellie here. Happy Monday! Thanks for starting your week with us.

It was quite the weekend for Wisconsin sports; here’s a quick roundup if you missed it.

The Milwaukee Brewers are officially leading 2-0 in the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. On Friday, the Brewers won 3-2, and on Saturday, our team won 5-4.

Today, the Brewers are headed to Tampa for Game 3. Let’s go Brewers!

Also on Saturday, the Wisconsin Badgers faced USC at Camp Randall and won 24-7. The team has finally made it into the AP Top 25 Poll, where they sit at No. 25.

Yesterday, the Green Bay Packers unfortunately lost 17-20 to the Detroit Lions.

On Friday, I headed to Milwaukee’s Third Ward to watch Game 1 of the World Series with a group of friends, and on Saturday my boyfriend and I headed to Madison to watch both the Badgers and the Brewers. Packers’ loss aside, it was a great weekend.

Did you do anything fun for any of the games this weekend? Let me know! 

Another Monday means another Wisconsin event roundup. Here’s what we’ve got going on in the Badger State this week:

💀 Skulloween, Milwaukee (Oct. 29)

Head to the Harley-Davidson Museum for a Halloween celebration, complete with live music, seasonal food and cocktails, fire pits, giveaways, and a costume contest.

⚰ Fall Downtown Fest & Casket Races, Beaver Dam (Oct. 30-31)

Celebrate the spooky season with two days of family-friendly fun in downtown Beaver Dam, featuring a light-up parade, trick-or-treating, costume contests, live entertainment, food trucks, and a bar crawl. And don’t miss the signature casket race!

🍻 Halloween Bar Crawl, Milwaukee (Oct. 30-31)

Explore Milwaukee’s bars during the two-day Halloween Bar Crawl featuring creepy cocktails, exclusive drink deals, Halloween-themed entertainment, and plenty of costumes.

🚂 East Troy Electric Railroad Lunch & Dinner Trains (Oct. 31)

Get a gourmet dining experience aboard restored railroad cars. Guests can enjoy an elegant three- or four-course meal in a unique setting. Menus and prices vary by train.

🍂 Hallowfest, Eagle River (Oct. 31)

Enjoy a day of Halloween fun with a downtown business scavenger hunt, goodie bags from the Lions Club, and a dance demonstration from the Chain O’Lakes. Families can also catch free Halloween movies and show off their costumes in a contest.

🎃 Jack O’Lantern Days, Fish Creek (Oct. 31)

Fish Creek will transform into a Halloween destination with activities for all ages, including kids’ games, trick-or-treating, a costume contest, and a spooky trail walk at dusk.

The stands emptied as fans ran to congratulate the Brewers after winning Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Oct. 11, 1982. (USA Today via Reuters Connect)

In this screengrab from WISN-TV, US Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst) and Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley meet in the only debate of their campaigns to become Wisconsin’s next governor.

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Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Ellie Bourdo with stories from USA Today Network via Reuters Connect and Pat Kreitlow. It was edited by Crystal Niforos.

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