Events

Branded Live and Virtual Events

The River Valley Media Group hosts several branded live and virtual events throughout the year.  These local experiential marketing opportunities facilitate the promotion of your product or service through memorable experiences and promotional events including opportunities to raise awareness and increase customer engagement through direct interaction between your company and your target audience.

Event marketing with River Valley Media Group can help your company stand out in a crowded marketplace.  As well, we can assist you in combining event marketing with multimedia campaigns to create more meaningful and longer lasting relationships with your customers and potential customers.

Opportunities exist on many levels including sponsorships, public speaking, product demonstrations, product sampling, and exhibit booths, among others.  We will work with you to design a custom event marketing program that best fits the needs of your business.

Browse our events calendar below, and check back for frequent updates, to learn how you might be able leverage the power of River Valley Media Group’s event marketing opportunities to grow your business.

Economic Indicators Breakfast

The Hidden Infrastructure of the Economy: Nonprofit Capacity, Community Need, and Resilience in the Coulee Region

Thursday, October 15, 2026, 7:00-9:00 a.m.
The Bluffs at the UWL Student Union
Presented by State Bank Financial and hosted by UW-La Crosse’s College of Business Administration.

The event will explore how nonprofits support the Coulee Region, changing community needs, funding and staffing challenges, volunteerism, donor trends, and whether local organizations have the capacity to meet future needs.

Panelists: Ralph Heath, Clara Gelatt, Erin Belby, CPA, and Jake Erickson.

Tickets are $30. Register by October 12, 2026. For sponsorship information, contact Mary Grattan at mgrattan@uwlax.edu by October 9.

Rising Stars

Rising Stars Under 40 is a regional program designed to recognize talented young professionals and community leaders, celebrate their achievements and encourage them to remain in the 14-county region. Honorees are chosen through an independent judging process. Nominees must be younger than 40 on Sept. 1 and work in the 7 Rivers Region.

The region includes:

Wisconsin: La Crosse, Vernon, Monroe, Jackson, Trempealeau, Buffalo, Juneau, Crawford and Pepin counties.
Minnesota: Winona, Houston and Fillmore counties.
Iowa: Winneshiek and Allamakee.