This is New Glarus’ first year participating in the Downtown Open House, hosted by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin Main Street, and the Wisconsin Downtown Action Council. In its second year, the Downtown Open House event has nearly doubled in size, featuring 150 unique venues in more than 20 communities across the state for 2017. These venues, many of which are typically closed to the public or require an admission fee, will be open, free of charge for one day from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., on Saturday, May 13th.