Living - Activities - Periodic - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee has many annual or one-day special events, ongoing summer concert series, and recurring trade shows; see the
festivals section for the world-famous and community ethnic festivals held in Milwaukee
- Air Show: Milwaukee Air and Water Show; on the Lakefront; airpower demonstrations; water show; my photos
- Al's Run: Run and Walk for Children's Hospital; fundraising run and walk for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; memorializes Al McGuire, the late Marquette University basketball coach, wanted to thank the southeastern Wisconsin community for its support of the Marquette Warriors during the 1977 NCAA season
- APT: Arte Para Todos; neighborhood local art and music experience
- Bay View Bash: A block party for the Bay View neighborhood; music, entertainment, and food
- Bay View Gallery Night: a twice-yearly art event
- Beer Gardens: Milwaukee County Parks; drink beer in selected parks through the summer season; "traveling beer garden"
- Beer Week: celebrating Beer in Brew City
- Bradford Beach: Summer fun; Bradford Beach is open May to October; beach Volleyball Leagues run June through September; Music by the Fire each Thursday and Sunday Funday’s starting June 17 through September 26; Bradford Beach Jams
- Brewers Mini: Brewers Mini-Marathon; half-marathon, 5K, 10K; begin and end at Miller Park
- Chill on the Hill: Humboldt Park; outdoor summer concert series
- Christkindlmarket: German-themed holiday market; at the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center plaza
- Cicloviamke: a car-free public space event; families and friends can exercise and play, and neighborhood businesses can engage the community
- Circus: Tripoli Shrine Circus; annual circus held in February
- Cream City Classic: Open river swim; on the Milwaukee River
- DOMKE: Doors Open Milwaukee; visit building interiors during this special program of Historic Milwaukee, Inc.; my photos from DOMKE
- Dylan's Run: Benefits Autism Research and The Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin
- Fall Experiment: technology, art, film, and music
- Festivals: MKE Festivals; a list of the many ethnic and cultural festivals held in Milwaukee
- Free Music: Directory of area music series; a directory of places to go in the greater Milwaukee area for free music and other events, including summer concert series
- Gallery Night: Quarterly art gallery event; art galleries, art schools, and art musuems throughout the downtown, east side, Third Ward, and Walker's Point, and around offer special exhibits, food, entertainment on a Friday night
- Green Energy: Green Energy Summit and Exposition; green sector development and investment; energy-water nexus; education, efficiency, financing, agriculture, building, business, manufacturing, careers, innovation, recycling, renewables, responsibility, sustainability, transportation, and water; see
photo album page
- Harley: Anniversary of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles in Milwaukee
- Holiday Lights: Winter season lights display; lights illuminate downtown parks and buildings
- Holiday Parade: Annual Holiday Parade; downtown Milwaukee
- Hunting Moon: Pow Wow; a celebration of Native American culture and tradition
- Jazz: Milwaukee Jazz Vision; periodic jazz events; Bay View Jazz Fest; Visions on the Lake
- Jazz in Park: Weekly summer jazz concert; in Cathedral Square park in downtown Milwaukee's East Town
- Lake MI Trail Marathon: Marathon; Half Marathon; 50k; 32k Training Run; trails through Milwaukee's park system
- Lake Park: Concerts at Frederick Law Olmsted designed park; lighthouse, golf, lion bridges; see
photo album page
- Lakefront Marathon: Annual marathon; from Grafton to downtown
- Live @ Peck: summer concerts and film at the outdoor Peck Pavillion at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
- Live @ the Lakefront: Summer concert series at Discovery World; at Pier Wisconsin on Lake Michigan
- Maker Faire: makers show off their stuff; tech enthusiasts, inventors, crafters, educators, tinkerers and hobbyists of all ages exhibit their work and share their knowledge and skills; co-hosted by Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and the Milwaukee Makerspace, in collaboration with MAKE magazine and sponsored by Brady Corporation.
- Marathon/Runningfest: Milwaukee Running Festival; marathon, half-marathon
- Memorial Day: War Memorial Center, downtown Milwaukee, Veterans Park
- Mexican Independence: Mexican Independence Parade and Festival
- Milwaukee Day: a celebration of the 414; events throughout the city on April 14th to recognize what is special about Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Rally: Harley-Davidson motorcycle rally; produced by Harley-Davidson Dealers of Metro Milwaukee
- Morning Glory Craft: Morning Glory Fine Craft Fair; fine craft artists exhibiting media in ceramics, glass, leather, wood, photography, jewelry, fiber, enamel, handmade paper, metal, and mixed media
- Museum "Mile": annual day of free entry to a consortium of museums in the East Side of Milwaukee; Charles Allis Art Museum, Jewish Museum Milwaukee, North Point Lighthouse, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Museum of Wisconsin Art on St John's on The Lake; NOTE: the walking distance from the southernmost museum, The Jewish Museum of Milwaukee, to the northernmost, North Point Lighthouse, is about 3 km (I'm not sure why they name this consortium after a distance representing about half that)
- Night Market: MKE Night Market; people, food, music, and the night on West Wisconsin Avenue
- Park Events: Calendar of events in Milwaukee County parks
- Plein Air MKE: artists paint and compete for prizes; along the Milwaukee Museum "Mile"
- Polar Plunge: Polar Bear Plunge Milwaukee
- Race4Cure: The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure; fundraiser for the Komen foundation which fights breast cancer
- Ride for Arts: Miller Lite Ride for the Arts; bicycle ride to benefit the United Performing Arts Fund
- River Challenge: Milwaukee River Challenge; a rowing regatta on the Milwaukee River along a 3.5 km course
- River Flicks: summer film series; see
photo album page
- River Rhythms: Weekly summer concert series; in Marquette Park on the Milwaukee river
- Sculpture: Sculpture Milwaukee; annual outdoor urban sculpture in downtown Milwaukee
- St Patrick's: Saint Patrick's Day Parade; Shamrock Club of Wisconsin; my photos
- Skyline Music: Summer music series at Selig-Joseph-Folz Ampitheater
- State Fair: Wisconsin State Fair; annual celebration of the agriculture and industry of Wisconsin
- Starup Week: new business community
- Veterans Parade: Milwaukee Annual parade recognizing veterans; my photos
- World Beef Expo: Annual beef tradeshow; held at Wisconsin State Fair Park and features many breeds of beef cattle, breed auctions, a prospect auctions, commercial trade show and seminars, youth and collegiate livestock judging competition, and youth sweepstake events
- YP Week: Young Professional Week; events celebrating Milwaukee for the young professional workforce
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