Discover Kimberly: Culture, Water and Trails

Kimberly offers several distinct reasons to plan a trip: culture at the Kimberly Amphitheater, seasonal activities on the water, and trails with both a local and multi-community perspective. Whether you’re planning an evening of entertainment, a visit to Sunset Beach, or a walk in Memorial Park, you can make your plans based on specific offerings and trail information. The seasonal water offerings and event dates are especially important when choosing when to visit; check these details for the dates of your stay.

Culture, Programs and Paperfest

The Kimberly Amphitheater was developed as a cultural and arts venue, offering additional opportunities for programs, presentations, concerts, festivals, worship services, and wedding ceremonies. A Sunday evening series of programs is a specific option to consider if you’re planning an evening visit; the series is free. If you’d like to plan your stay around it, check the schedule in advance.

Paperfest features multiple stages with more than 30 live music acts, carnival attractions, food trucks, sporting events, and family activities. The program may change from year to year. The Paperfest Craft & Vendor Fair includes more than 75 local vendors; participation may vary with each edition. Checking the dates and program for the edition you plan to attend can help if you’d like to coordinate your trip with the festival.

Sunset Beach and Water Activities

The Sunset Beach Swimming Facility includes a sandy beach with an extensive shallow-water area, a diving pool, and a waterslide. It operates seasonally; dates and hours may change. The shallow-water area and the diving pool with a slide are different offerings within the same facility. Check the details for the dates of your stay if swimming is a key part of your plans.

A Rent.Fun kayak rental system is located at Sunset Park Launch. This gives you two specific water-related activities to consider when planning your trip: swimming at the Sunset Beach Swimming Facility and kayak rentals at Sunset Park Launch. You can choose based on what you’d like to focus on, rather than treating both offerings as the same stop during your stay.

Trails and Geocaching

Loop the Locks includes a 0.25-mile paved loop in Kimberly’s Memorial Park. The central seven-mile loop connects Appleton, Combined Locks, Kaukauna, Kimberly, and Little Chute. This offers different scales for planning your route: a specifically named loop in the park and a longer connection between five communities. Since 2018, the Village of Kimberly has built an estimated 1.8 miles of concrete trail to support Loop the Locks.

A series of geocaches in Kimberly explores the area’s history. The Village of Kimberly has a well-developed geocaching system within its municipal boundaries. If you’re looking for a historical focus alongside events and water activities, you can include this in your trip plans.

The offerings vary when it comes to timing: for Sunset Beach, seasonal operations and the relevant opening hours are important; Paperfest’s program and vendors may vary with each edition. The trail information, in contrast, gives specific distances for the local loop and the route connecting the communities. This lets you plan your stay around an event date, a seasonal water offering, or a particular trail distance.

Discover more destinations: Kaukauna, Appleton, Hortonville, Little Chute.

For the broader travel overview: Outagamie.