City of Festivals

Here in the City of Festivals, festival season lasts all year long! From the roar of a crowd at a Summerfest show to the relaxing sounds of Jazz in the Park, the delectable smells of Food Truck Fest to the eclectic stylings of Weird Fest, there’s truly a fest for everyone in Milwaukee.

Plan your best fest year yet with our 2024 festival calendar!

6/6-6/8 – Pridefest

6/7-6/8 – Art64

6/8 - Milwaukee Water Lantern Festival

6/9 - Locust Street Festival

6/14-6/16 - Polish Fest

6/14-6/15 – Hartfest

6/14-6/16 - Lakefront Festival of Art

6/15 - Summer Soulstice Music Festival

6/19 - Juneteenth MKE
6/20-6/22 – Summerfest Weekend 1

6/21-6/23 - QWERTYFEST MKE

6/22 - Tacos and Tequila Festival

6/22 - Lager & Friends Beer Fest
6/22-6/23 – Cedarburg Strawberry Festival

6/23 - Not Just A Phase Fest
6/27-6/29 – Summerfest Weekend 2

July

7/3-7/6 - Greendale Family 4th Fest

7/4 - Glendale 4th of July Celebration

7/4 – Whitefish Bay 4th of July
7/4-7/6 – Summerfest Weekend 3

7/11-7/14 – Bastille Days

7/11-7/14 - Dominic Days

7/13-7/14 - Whitefish Bay Art Fest

7/20 - Brady Street Festival

7/20-7/21 - 54th Annual Midsummer Festival of the Arts

7/21 – Armenian Fest

7/21-7/28 - South Milwaukee Heritage Days
7/25-7/28 - Harley-Davidson Homecoming™ Festival
7/26-7/28 – Germanfest

7/27 - 14th Annual Milwaukee Brewfest

August

8/1-8/11 - Wisconsin State Fair

8/3 - Weird Fest
8/3 – Black Arts Fest MKE

8/3 - Sprecher Root Beer Bash 2024

8/8-8/11 - Greendale Village Days

8/10 - The Bloody Mary Festival

8/10 - Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival

8/18 - Puerto Rican Festival of Wisconsin
8/18-8/19 – Jewish Food Festival

8/15-8/18 - A La Carte at the Zoo
8/15-8/18 – Irish Fest

8/17 - Brew City Cigar Festival

8/17-8/18 - Art & Chalk Fest
8/22-8/25 – West Bend GERMANfest
8/23-8/24 – Fresh Coast Jazz Festival

8/23-8/24 – Country in the Burg

8/23-8/24 - Mexican Fiesta

8/28 - First Responders Fest

8/30-9/1 - Wisconsin Highland Games

8/30-9/1 - St. Francis Days

8/31-9/1 - Third Ward Art Festival

September

9/6-9/7 - TosaFest

9/7 - Silver City Festival

9/7-10/27 - Autumn Harvest Festival

9/21 - Fromm Petfest

9/21-9/22 - Wine & Harvest Festival

9/28 - Mobtoberfest 2024

9/28-9/29 - Germantown Hunsrucker Oktoberfest

9/29 - Harbor Fest

October

10/4-10/6 - 14th Annual Milwaukee Oktoberfest

10/5 - Fall Street Festival

10/5 - Greenfield Fall Family Fest

10/5-10/6 - Cedarburg Oktoberfest

10/11-10/13 - Our Lady of Lourdes Oktoberfest

10/26 - Dia de los Muertos Festival

November

11/21-1/1 - Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival

11/22-11/24 - Holiday Folk Fair International

December

12/14 - Stout Fest

Festivals Happening This Week!

Apr 28

2024 Season Opening Celebration - Estabrook Beer Garden

2024 Season Opening celebration kicks off Friday, April 26th! Schedule of Events FRIDAY, APRIL 26 5:30pm – Live Music – Twin Lakes Trio 6:00pm – Opening Ceremony and HB…

Apr 28

Art in the Green

This is a two-day, indoor event showcasing local and regional artists. The artists have work for sale in the greenhouse with entertainment and food vendors throughout The Domes. Admission…

Apr 28

Milwaukee Tattoo Festival

The Milwaukee Tattoo Festival offers a selection of over 200 of the best artists from all over the world right here in Milwaukee for three days of tattooing, art making, merch selling…

May 03

102.9’s HOG Fest

Milwaukee’s station for everything that rocks, 102.9 THE HOG returns with its annual favorite HOG Fest! Multi-platinum recording artists Staind will headline an impressive roster of rock…

May 04

4th Annual Tulip Fest & Harvest

🌷🌷🌷 4th Annual Tulip Fest 🌷🌷🌷 Saturday May 4th & Sunday May 5th from 11-4pm each day $5/person (online pre-sale purchase recommended) • Free admission for kids 12 & under…

May 04

Bockbierfest 2024

2024 Bockbierfest presented by Spielmannszug Milwaukee Saturday, May 4 ~ Noon to 9PM at Okauchee Lion's Park Schedule of Events: 11:30am – Doors Open Noon – Opening Ceremony…

May 04

Cinco De Mayo Festival

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Festival with traditional Mexican Foods, Music, Dance, and some of the best Taco Trucks from Milwaukee. Tamale Eating Contest! Chihuahua Beauty Contest, Singing…

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