Milwaukee summer 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.
Search festivals by month:
May • June • July • August • September
May
May 30-31 Morning Glory Art Fair Marcus PAC
May 31 Locust Street Festival Locust St.
June
June 4-6 PrideFest Summerfest grounds
June 5 Milwaukee Highland Games Croatian Park
June 13 Sip & Savor Wisconsin The Bavarian Bierhaus
June 12-14 Polish Fest Summerfest grounds
June 12-14 Lakefront Festival of Art Milwaukee Art Museum
June 13 Summer Soulstice Music Festval 2160 N. Farwell Ave.
June 19 Juneteenth Day
June 18-20, June 25-27, July 2-4 Summerfest Summerfest grounds
June 27-28 Cedarburg Strawberry Festival Cedarburg
July
July 9-12 Bastille Days Cathedral Square
July 10-12 Festa Italiana Summerfest grounds
July 11 Dragon Boat Festival Lakeshore State Park
July 18 African Cultural Festival Brown Deer Park
July 18 Falls Lavender Fest Village Park, Menomonee Falls
July 24-26 German Fest Summerfest grounds
July 25-26 Milwaukee Air and Water Show Milwaukee’s Lakefront
July 25 Brady Street Festival Brady Street
August
Aug. 1 Black Arts Fest MKE Summerfest grounds
Aug. 1-2 Art & Chalk Fest Museum of Wisconsin Art
Aug. 6-16 Wisconsin State Fair Wisconsin State Fair Park
Aug. 13-16 Milwaukee Irish Fest Summerfest grounds
Aug. 15 Center Street Daze
Aug. 21-23 Mexican Fiesta Summerfest grounds
Aug. 29 CigarFest Old Heidelberg Park
Aug. 28-30 Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s Wisconsin State Fair Park
September
Sept. 19-20 Cedarburg Wine & Harvest Festival Cedarburg
Weekends in Sept. Oktoberfest Old Heidelberg Park
Sept. 25-26 Waukesha Oktoberfest Frame Park, Waukesha
Oct. 3 Falls Harvest Festival Menomonee Falls