Even though Labor Day is approaching and summer’s days are numbered, Milwaukee has no plans to stop the festival fun anytime soon. A bunch of large-scale autumn undertakings await, and one of the best among them just announced its lineup. The 11th annual Beet Street Fall Festival will take place on Saturday, October 3.
The Bay View block party—hosted by Cactus Club, Palomino, and Goodkind—is set to bring about a day of live music, local food and retail vendors, community organizations, and pie-based competition to a parcel of Wentworth and Potter avenues outside the aforementioned businesses. The family-friendly event will run from 1-7 p.m., with an 18+ after party to take place at Cactus Club once Beet Street concludes.
Following a recent headliner announcement, Cactus Club released the full music lineup today, which features an eclectic blend of lauded local acts and notable out-of-town artists. Here’s the full lineup and schedule (listed from opener to headliner):
Outside Entertainment
1:00 p.m. — DJ Cozmiika
1:30 p.m. — Tyler Band
2:45 p.m. — Line Dancing with Ramona The Drag Queen
3:30 p.m. — Zed Kenzo
4:30 p.m. — Automatic
6:00 p.m. — WITCH
After Party
7:00 p.m. — DJ Meabh
7:30 p.m. — Donzii
8:30 p.m. — Sero
9:30 p.m. — BbyMutha
10:30 p.m. — chase usa
11:30 p.m. — han.irl<3
12:30 p.m. — CFCF
Food/Drink
In terms of food, Palomino will be hosting its Great American Pie Championship. Outside, local food vendors like Frida’s Cocina Taco Truck, Twisted Plants, Honeypie Bakeshop, Goodkind, The Corn Man, and more will round out the dining options. All bars will be serving up seasonal cocktails and other drinks. And there will be a bar cart with drinks (including a selection of N/A options) on hand as well. Cactus Club will also have caramel apples available to fit the occasion.
Vendors
From the Cactus+ press release: “Vendors include a punk rock rummage sale, maker market, face painting, activity stations, local farmers, and screen-printing station.” Here’s the vendor list.
• DK Nutz Community Art – stamp art activity station
• Tooth & Nail Studio – ceramic activity station
• Alive & Fine express booth – kids costumes
• Aura Iris – aura photo booth
• Blacksmith Preston Edwards
• BearBear – risograph printers
• Doom Town & Country
• Glassworker Chris Saunders
• Hattie Grimm bird portraits
• Ixtlan Books
• Ladasia Bryant facepainting
• La Tiendita Vintage
• Punk Rock Rummage
• Truth Lizard
• WHABR We Have Always Been Relate – BIPOC land collective
Community Organizations
• AART (African American Round Table)
• ACLU
• Bay View Neighborhood Association
• Crisis Resource Center
• Girls Rock
• Grilled Cheese Grant
• Independence First
• Literacy Services of Wisconsin
• Milwaukee Freedom Fund
• Milwaukee Harm Reduction Collective
• Milwaukee Trans & Queer Depot
• Milwaukee Turners
• Milwaukee Public Library
• Milwaukee Riverkeeper
• National DIY
• Outpost Natural Foods Co-op
• Queer Zine Archive Project
• Party for Socialism & Liberation (PSL)
• Planned Parenthood
• Plastic Free MKE
• Story Cart (at the UWM Center for 21st Century Studies)
• Teens Grow Greens
• WMSE
• Wisconsin Bike Fed
• Wisconsin Abortion Fund
• Cactus+ Community Resilience
Support
It’s also worth mentioning, Beet Street is made possible through support from Marine Credit Union, Educators Credit Union, The City of Milwaukee Arts Board, Cream City Foundation, Milwaukee Brewers Foundation, 91.7 WMSE, and Milwaukee Record (that’s us!).
Go to Cactus Club‘s website for more information. We’ll see you there on Saturday, October 3!
