Music scene · Rhinelander

Rhinelander is a Northwoods city surrounded by lakes and forests, serving as a regional hub for Vilas and Oneida counties. Music life includes school bands, church choirs, bar cover bands, and summer tourist-season acoustic acts, with Wausau and Green Bay musicians occasionally driving north.

Live music happens at local bars and restaurants, the community center, church fellowship halls, the county fairgrounds, and outdoor pavilions during summer festivals. Tourism supports a small but seasonal performance calendar.

Local and regional artists perform here, with musicians from the nearby Wausau and Green Bay scene occasionally passing through.

Join school or community ensembles and play at local bars and summer festivals. For a wider circuit, look south to Wausau or Green Bay, and use Rhinelander as a seasonal home base in the Northwoods.