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Tagged Summer Festivals

Milwaukee Record’s 2026 guide to summer festivals, fairs, music series, more

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 27, 2026
Happy summer festival season, Milwaukee! Looking for a no-nonsense, just-the-dates-and-locations list of all the area festivals, fairs, music series, and more? Here it is! Sponsored by Woodman's Markets! ...

Milwaukee Record’s 2025 guide to summer festivals, fairs, music series, more

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 28, 2025
broadstreet.zone(160542); Happy summer festival season, Milwaukee! It's going to be a BUSY one. Looking for a no-nonsense, just-the-dates-and-locations list of all the area festivals, fairs, music series, and ...

Milwaukee Record’s 2024 guide to summer festivals, fairs, music series, more

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 29, 2024
broadstreet.zone(160542); Happy summer festival season, Milwaukee! It's going to be a BUSY one. Looking for a no-nonsense, just-the-dates-and-locations list of all the area festivals, fairs, music series, and ...

Milwaukee Record’s 2023 guide to summer festivals, fairs, music series, more

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 10, 2023
The Great Milwaukee Summer is back! For real this time! 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 cle...

Milwaukee Record’s 2022 guide to summer festivals, fairs, music series, more

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 2, 2022
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 saddl...

Milwaukee Record’s 2019 Summer Festival Guide

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 29, 2019
Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, street p...

Here’s another 2018 Milwaukee summer festival guide, this one with more Bob Uecker

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 7, 2018
Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, street p...

Milwaukee Record’s 2017 summer festival guide

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 8, 2017
Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, street p...

A-side/B-side: Are Milwaukee’s festival lineups too similar?

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 25, 2016
// In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Tyler...
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