It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the Great Milwaukee Summer…is back! Summer festivals big and small are solidifying their dates and lineups. State and county fairs are getting back in the saddle. Summer music series are clearing the way for picnic blankets and lawn chairs. Plus: BEER. Here’s a handy month-by-month guide to all that and more.
MAY
Thursdays, May 5 – September 29
Bike Night Concert Series @ Harley-Davidson Museum
Saturdays, May 7-28
Gigs 4 Good @ The Tonic Tavern
May 9
Patio Daze @ The Ivy House
May 11-30
Traveling Beer Garden @ Juneau Park
May 25 – June 12
Traveling Beer Garden @ Froemming Park
May 26
Jazz at The Vine @ Humboldt Park
JUNE
June 1-19
Traveling Beer Garden @ Cooper Park
Wednesdays, June 1 – July 21
Heart(beats) of the City @ Red Arrow Park
Thursdays, June 2 – September 1
Tunes@Noon @ 411 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Thursdays, June 2 – October 6
Music at the Market @ Downtown South Milwaukee
June 2-4
PrideFest Milwaukee @ Henry Maier Festival Park
June 3
Bay View Gallery Night + Bay View Jazz Fest @ various locations
June 4
Milwaukee Highland Games @ Croatian Park, Franklin
June 4
Electric Love @ Indeed Brewing Company
June 5
UPAF Ride for the Arts @ Urban Park
Tuesdays, June 7 – August 30
Chill On The Hill @ Humboldt Park
Wednesdays, June 8 – September 28
Family Flicks @ Bayshore
June 9
Música del Lago @ Colectivo Lakefront Cafe
Fridays, June 10 – August 26
Sounds of Summer @ Bayshore
June 10-12
Polish Fest @ Henry Maier Festival Park
June 12
Celebrate Riverwest @ Linneman’s Riverwest Inn
June 12
Milwaukee’s Worst Locust Street Festival @ Black Husky Brewing
June 13
Patio Daze @ The Ivy House
June 15 – July 4
Traveling Beer Garden @ Juneau Park
June 15
Milwaukee Night Market @ 3rd Street Market Hall
June 17
Bike-In Movie Series: ‘Love & Basketball’ @ Swing Park
Saturdays, June 18 – October 15
Cathedral Square Market @ Cathedral Square Park
June 18
Summer Soulstice Music Festival @ North and Farwell
June 19
Juneteenth Parade @ 14th and Atkinson
June 20
Tour of America’s Dairyland: Cafe Centraal Bay View Classic @ Bay View
June 22 – August 17
Tosa Tonight @ Hart Park
June 22 – July 10
Traveling Beer Garden @ Grant Park Shelter
June 23-25
Summerfest (Week 1) @ Henry Maier Festival Park
June 23
Tour of America’s Dairyland: Brady Street @ Brady Street
June 23
Concerts on the Green @ Enderis Park
June 23
Música del Lago @ Colectivo Lakefront Cafe
June 21
Tour of America’s Dairyland: West Allis Cheese Wheel Classic @ West Allis
June 24-25
Greek Fest @ Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
June 25
Tour of America’s Dairyland: Otto Wenz Cafe Hollander Downer Classic @ Downer Avenue
June 25-26
Strawberry Festival @ downtown Cedarburg
June 26
Tour of America’s Dairyland: Cafe Hollander Tosa Village Classic @ Wauwatosa
June 30 – July 2
Summerfest (Week 2) @ Henry Maier Festival Park
June 30
Jazz at The Vine @ Humboldt Park
JULY
July 3
Lakefront Fireworks @ Milwaukee lakefront
July 4
4th of July Celebration @ Humboldt Park
July 6-24
Traveling Beer Garden @ McCarty Park
July 7-9
Summerfest (Week 3) @ Henry Maier Festival Park
July 7
Música del Lago @ Colectivo Lakefront Cafe
July 9 – September 5
Bristol Renaissance Faire @ off I-94 at the IL/WI border
July 11 – August 29
Musical Mondays @ Lake Park Summer Stage
July 11
Patio Daze @ The Ivy House
Tuesdays, July 12 – August 23
Skyline Music Series @ Kadish Park
July 13 – August 17
Wonderful Wednesdays @ Lake Park Summer Stage
July 13 – August 31
Washington Park Wednesdays @ Washington Park
July 13-31
Traveling Beer Garden @ Lake Park
July 13
Milwaukee Night Market @ 3rd Street Market Hall
July 14-17
Bastille Days @ Cathedral Square Park
July 14-17
Streets Of Paris @ Milwaukee Art Museum
July 14
Concerts on the Green @ Enderis Park
July 15-16
Port Fish Day @ harbor area, Port Washington
July 15
Bike-In Movie Series: ‘Mars Attacks!’ @ Swing Park
July 15
WMSE’s Art & Music @ Pritzlaff Building
July 16
Red Bull Flugtag @ Veterans Park
July 16
Seltzerland @ Deer District
July 17
Milwaukee Armenian Fest @ St. John the Baptist Armenian Orthodox Church
July 20-24
Waukesha County Fair @ Waukesha County Expo Grounds
Thursdays, July 21 – September 29
Jazz In The Park @ Cathedral Square Park
July 21
Música del Lago @ Colectivo Lakefront Cafe
July 23-24
Milwaukee Air & Water Show @ Milwaukee lakefront
July 23
MKE Food Truck Fest @ Henry Maier Festival Park
July 26-31
Washington County Fair @ Washington County Fair Park, West Bend
July 27 – August 14
Traveling Beer Garden @ Doctors Park
July 27-31
Racine County Fair @ Racine County Fairgrounds, Racine
July 28
Concerts on the Green @ Enderis Park
July 28
Jazz at The Vine @ Humboldt Park
July 29-31
German Fest @ Henry Maier Festival Park
July 29-30
Riverwest 24 @ Riverwest
July 30
Brady Street Festival @ Brady Street
July 30
Weird Fest Block Party @ MobCraft Beer
July 30
Seventh Stanine Festival @ Cactus Club
July 30
Milwaukee Brewfest @ McKinley Park
July 30
Rock Party Block Party @ Puddler’s Hall
AUGUST
August 3-21
Traveling Beer Garden @ Greenfield Park
August 3-7
Ozaukee County Fair, Cedarburg
August 4-14
Wisconsin State Fair @ Wisconsin State Fair Park
August 4
Música del Lago @ Colectivo Lakefront Cafe
August 6
Black Arts Fest MKE @ Henry Maier Festival Park
August 6
Sprecher Root Beer Bash @ Bayshore
August 7
Brewtown Rumble @ Deer District
August 7
Puerto Rican Family Festival @ Jackson Park
August 8
Patio Daze @ The Ivy House
August 10-14
Milwaukee Black Theater Festival @ various locations
August 12-13
Waukesha Rotary BluesFest @ Naga-Waukee Park, Delafield
August 13-14
Morning Glory Art Fair @ Deer District
August 13
Center Street Daze Festival @ Center Street
August 13
Enlightened Brewing’s Summer Block Party @ Enlightened Brewing
August 17 – September 5
Traveling Beer Garden @ Juneau Park
August 17-12
Kenosha County Fair @ Kenosha County Fairgrounds, Wilmot
August 17
Milwaukee Night Market @ 3rd Street Market Hall
August 18-21
Milwaukee Irish Fest @ Henry Maier Festival Park
August 18-21
Milwaukee A la Carte at the Zoo @ Milwaukee County Zoo
August 18
Concerts on the Green @ Enderis Park
August 18
Música del Lago @ Colectivo Lakefront Cafe
August 19
Bike-In Movie Series: ‘Cool Runnings’ @ Swing Park
August 19
Float Fest @ Float Milwaukee
August 20-21
Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts @ Fowler Park, Oconomowoc
August 20
The Bloody Mary Festival @ Fiserv Forum Plaza
August 20
Wisconsin IPA Fest 2022 @ Third Space Brewing
August 20
Brady Street Art Walk @ Brady Street
August 25
Jazz at The Vine @ Humboldt Park
August 26-28
Mexican Fiesta @ Henry Maier Festival Park
August 26-28
Milwaukee Oktoberfest @ War Memorial Center
August 26-27
Fresh Coast Jazz Festival @ The Pabst Theater
August 27
MKE Fringe Festival @ Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
August 27
WMSE’s Backyard BBQ @ Humboldt Park
August 27
Ray’s Malört Fest @ Ray’s Growler Gallery
SEPTEMBER
September 1-5
Harley-Davidson Hometown Rally @ Harley-Davidson Museum
September 2-4
Wisconsin Highland Games @ Waukesha Expo Center, Waukesha
September 3
Shrekfest @ Humboldt Park
September 10
Silver City International Festival @ National Avenue
September 12
Patio Daze @ The Ivy House
September 16
Bike-In Movie Series: ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ @ Swing Park
September 17
Bay View Bash @ Kinnickinnic Avenue
September 17
Uncorked Wine Festival @ Deer District
September 21
Milwaukee Night Market @ 3rd Street Market Hall
September 24-25
Doors Open @ various locations
September 24
Fromm Petfest @ Henry Maier Festival Park
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