City of Bayfield's Lakeside Pavilion

2 East Front Street, Bayfield, Wisconsin 54814
For reservations: 715.779.5712 ext. 112 or [email protected]

What the facility offers:​

  • All-season, heated facility available for a variety of uses such as weddings, dances, banquets, classes, meetings, reunions, theatrical performances, etc.  Facility accommodates 300 person
  • Fabulous view of the Bayfield Harbor and Lake Superior
  • Large, outdoor deck on lake side
  • Spacious wooden dance floor (approx. 40' x 95')
  • Men's and women's rest rooms, and a unisex handicap-accessible rest room
  • Warming kitchen with refrigerator, electric stove, 100 cup coffee pot (must be picked up at City Hall, and returned after rental), three-sink service and serving area
  • 200 brown metal folding chairs, 10 ~ 60 inch round tables and 20 ~ 36" x 96" rectangle tables​​


Downloadable Forms
Floor Plan
Deck Floor Plan 
2025 Rental Agreement ​
2026 Rental Agreement
Marriage License
Click above for more information on obtaining a marriage license.

History of the Pavilion

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Since the mid-1920s, the Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion has been a familiar landmark for boaters, fishermen, visitors, and residents along the southern shore of Lake Superior.  Situated on the waterfront of Bayfield, Wisconsin -- a picturesque community set on Chequamegon Bay -- this large, wooden hall has been at the heart of the Bayfield social scene for over three-quarters of a century.

Built in 1925 by the Midwest Finance Corporation, it was hoped that the Pavilion would help Bayfield share in the booming tourist trade of the Chequamegon Bay region, a boom sparked by the famous "Indian Pageant" held on the nearby Red Cliff Chippewa Reservation.  Although the Pageant was short-lived, the Pavilion, with its nightly entertainment and a dance floor constructed on pilings right over the waters of Lake Superior, became a popular northern Wisconsin attraction.

For decades, it has played host to community dances, festivals, celebrations and roller skating parties. For many, the Bayfield experience could not be complete without a summer night on the Pavilion dance floor in the warmth of a friendly crowd, while moonlight sparkled outside across Lake Superior.

Owned by the City of Bayfield since 1939, the Pavilion was renovated in 1997. Thanks to contributions by many individuals and a Wisconsin Coastal Management Grant, the Pavilion is now available for year-round use with expanded facilities.

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