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Here are Summerfest’s get-in-free admission promotions for 2026

May 11, 2026

Summerfest! You know it, you love it, and you want to get in for free! And thanks to the bevy of admission promotions listed below, you can totally do that last part! Summerfest 2026 runs for three consecuti...

The Oriental Theatre during the 2026 Milwaukee Festival

Milwaukee Film announces 2026 festival attendance and winners, 2027 festival dates

Matt Wild

May 7, 2026

In case you missed it, the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up last week. It was a blast! From April 16-30, hundreds of feature-length and short films lit up the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters....

Jenny Lewis performing at Summerfest's American Family Insurance House in 2023

Here’s the 2026 lineup for Summerfest’s intimate American Family Insurance House

Matt Wild

May 7, 2026

You've already memorized the 2026 Summerfest lineup, right? Well, commit a few more names and dates to memory, because Summerfest just released the lineup for its American Family Insurance House. Fun! The co...

We lost Deep Thought—a.k.a. the Milwaukee Boat—one year ago today. Never forget.

Matt Wild

May 6, 2026

It's been exactly one year since the Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. Deep Thought, the S.S. Minnow, the S.S. Milwaukee, or just The Boat—was cruelly taken from us. Never forget. October 18, 2024 February 25, 2025...

Exterior of Ruta's Fresh Indian Fare in Walker's Point

Food/Drink Roundup: It looks like Ruta’s is moving to West Allis

Matt Wild

May 6, 2026

In this installment of our semi-regular Food/Drink Roundup: a new West Allis home for Ruta's Fresh Indian Fare! • It's only been a few days since the always-great, always-delicious Ruta's Fresh Indian Fare c...

Moon will return to Third Ward August 7-9 at Third Ward Moon Festival

Matt Wild

May 6, 2026

Remember when that big illuminated Moon sculpture landed in Milwaukee's Third Ward in 2019? Well, it's coming back in 2026! A big year for our humble Moon! In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Histori...

Here are the 2026 lineups for Lake Park’s Musical Mondays and Wonderful Wednesdays

Matt Wild

May 5, 2026

Milwaukee summers are absolutely stuffed with outdoor music series. (Need proof? Here you go!) But none of those outdoor music series are quite as cozy—or quite as eclectic—as Musical Mondays. The free summerti...

A clue-by-clue solution to our 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival treasure hunt

Matt Wild

May 1, 2026

In case you missed it, the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up Thursday night. It was a blast! (The Closing Night film, Power Ballad, was great!) Oh, and something else wrapped up earlier in the week: our e...

Here’s the lineup for the 2026 Summer Soulstice Music Festival

Matt Wild

April 30, 2026

The Milwaukee summer festival season is just around the corner, and with it, the East Side's annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival. The 2026 installment of Summer Soulstice is set for Saturday, June 13 from no...

Ponder life’s questions with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel headline poetry

Matt Wild

April 30, 2026

Why are we here? What happens when we die? Why is the world in love again? Yes, life is full of questions. Luckily, Wisconsin's newspaper of record, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is here to answer them. And a...

Milwaukee's Public Works Committee discussing creating security zones around entertainment districts

Milwaukee may explore creating ‘security zones’ around Water Street, other entertainment districts

Matt Wild

April 29, 2026

It seems hardly a day goes by without news of violence and unrest in Milwaukee's downtown entertainment districts like Water Street. And while the Common Council and Mayor Cavalier Johnson have received plenty ...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (April 15-28, 2026)

Matt Wild

April 29, 2026

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

State Fair’s 2026 Sporkies and Drinkies: Bayou Crunch Cup, Color-Changing Swamp Juice, more

Matt Wild

April 28, 2026

It's only April, but the Wisconsin State Fair (August 6-16) is already in a mood. How can we tell? Because today, the State Fair announced its Sporkies and Drinkies finalists for 2026. That's an early announcem...

Here are the Jury Award winners for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

April 27, 2026

The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival is currently on Day 12, which means there are only a few days left before things wrap up on April 30. So get out there and see some films! Need help choosing those films? Perhap...

People playing pinball at the 2026 Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

32 photos from the 2026 Midwest Gaming Classic (and 6 photos from MGC 2015)

Matt Wild

April 27, 2026

The 2026 Midwest Gaming Classic dominated the Baird Center this past weekend, and it was another glorious, geeky, Dankey Kang-sized blowout for the books. Pinball! Retro games! Tabletop games! Tournaments! Musi...

Remember 2022 ‘Lest We Forget’ show with Xposed 4Heads video, EP

Matt Wild

April 24, 2026

Remember those "Lest We Forget" shows? You know, those Milwaukee music scene tribute/reunion shows that were held at Turner Hall Ballroom in 2012 and 2022? The inaugural edition featured none other than Die Kre...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Looking back on Week 1 of the Milwaukee Film Festival, buckling up for Week 2

Matt Wild

April 23, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Milwaukee Film Festival! In case you missed it, the 2026 Milw...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about slightly unconventional summer road trips

Matt Wild

April 23, 2026

What do mom-and-pop amusement park Little Amerricka (located in Marshall, Wisconsin), the soon-to-be-reopened Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre (Jefferson), and Wisconsin's largest McDonald's (Wisconsin Dells) all hav...

Yes, Justin Vernon will perform as ’90s-era ‘Bon Dylan’ at Eaux Claires

Matt Wild

April 23, 2026

What do you get when you combine Bon Iver, Bob Dylan, and the long-awaited return of an idiosyncratic music festival in northwestern Wisconsin? "Bon Dylan" playing Eaux Claires, of course. Yes, as previously...

Food/Drink Roundup: PufferFish, 3rd St. Market Hall nab national nods

Matt Wild

April 22, 2026

In this installment of our semi-regular Food/Drink Roundup: national recognition for PufferFish and 3rd St. Market Hall! • In case you missed it, the Michelin Guide is coming to Milwaukee (and the Midwest in...

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