Milwaukee Fall festival and event guide
Every season is festival season in Milwaukee. Milwaukee’s world-renowned fests and events celebrate food, music, culture, art, and history throughout the city. Check out the guide below to explore festivals and events schedule in Milwaukee for 2025.
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September
Weekends, Sept. 5-Oct. 5 | Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest at the Bavarian Brewhaus in Old Heidelberg Park, 700 W. Lexington Blvd.
Sept. 19-20 | Waukesha Oktoberfest Frame Park, 1150 Frame Park Dr., Waukesha
Sept. 20-21 | Cedarburg Wine & Harvest Festival Cedarburg
Sept. 5-6 | TosaFest Village of Wauwatosa
Sept. 6 | Wildflower Festival Lakeshore State Park
Sept. 6-7 | Trimborn Farm Harvest of Arts & Crafts Festival Trimborn Farm 8881 W. Grange Ave.
Sept 6-7 | IKEA Frank Mots International Kite Festival Veterans Park 1300 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr.
Sept. 6-Oct. 26 | Elegant Farmer’s Autumn Harvest Fest 1545 Main St. Mukwonago
Sept 7 | Historic Day Open House & Beer Garden New Berlin Historical Society, 19765 W. National Ave.
Sept. 12 – Nov. 2 | China Lights “Year of the Dragon” Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Dr., Hales Corners
Sept. 19 | Harvest Fest Block Party Great Lakes Distillery
Sept. 20 | Apple Harvest Festival Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha
Sept. 26-28 | Harvest Fair Wisconsin State Fair Park 640 S. 84th St.
Sept. 28 | Harbor Fest, Boat Parade & Sturgeon Fest 600 E. Greenfield Ave.
October
Oct. 4 | Falls Harvest Festival Downtown Menomonee Falls
Oct. 2-31 | Jack-o’-lantern Nights 2131 N. Main St., Racine
Oct. 7-12 | Milwaukee Comedy Festival Venues across Milwaukee
Oct. 3-5 | The 14th Annual Milwaukee Oktoberfest Henry Maier Festival Park (Summerfest Grounds)
Oct. 4 | Port Washington Fall Street Festival Downtown Port Washington
Oct. 4 | The Milwaukee River Challenge Downtown Milwaukee
Oct. 4-5 | Oktoberfest Downtown Cedarburg
Oct. 11 | Fall into Grafton Downtown Grafton
Oct. 12 | Applefest Open House & Beer Garden Historical Park 19765 W. National Ave. New Berlin