Milwaukee is absolutely loaded with summer festivals, fairs, music series, and more. In the “more” category is ArtBlaze, a FREE beach and beach-adjacent series featuring music, dance, yoga, family-friendly activities, food (including s’mores!) and a giant inflatable art installation from the giant inflatable art installation experts at FuzzPop Workshop. The series is a production of arts group Joy Engine, and you better believe it’s returning for its third year in 2026.

So without further ado, here are the music and entertainment lineups for the three 2026 ArtBlaze shindigs. Oh, and details on the new giant inflatable art installation will be released soon.

Thursday, July 30
McKinley Beach

4 p.m. Cullah
5 p.m. TBD
6 p.m. Creature Weather
7 p.m. A.I.M. led by Davien Holton: Dance + Lesson
8 p.m. Silent Disco: Blaze Orange + DJ Sushi Lor, DJ Luke Warm

Thursday, August 6
South Shore Park

4 p.m. Tlalok
5 p.m. Your Move MKE: Break Dance Lesson
6 p.m. Shadi
7 p.m. Debrasha Greye: Salsa Lesson
8:15 p.m. El Sebas

Thursday, August 20
McKinley Beach

4 p.m. Barefoot Mike
5 p.m. MKE Yoga Social
6 p.m. The Quilz
7 p.m. Xalaat Africa Drum & Dance
8 p.m. Fuzzysurf

“ArtBlaze brings accessible, immersive art to public spaces, infusing joy and wonder into places that already belong to the community,” says Steph Salvia, Executive Director of Joy Engine, in a press release. “People might come for the music or the art, but what we really hope they leave with is a sense of connection to the city and to each other.”

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