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Milwaukee: The City Of Festivals

Milwaukee doesn’t wait for a season to celebrate. The calendar stays packed, the stages stay loud, and the streets stay busy all year long. Big moments come fast: massive sing-along crowds at Summerfest, everything on-a-stick at the 175th anniversary of the Wisconsin State Fair and long-standing traditions on full display at Mexican Fiesta. Neighborhood celebrations matter just as much, with Bay View Bash bringing packed streets, local music and cold drinks into the mix. Film lovers get their moment too, thanks to the Milwaukee Film Festival, where screenings, conversations and late nights take over the city. No matter the month, there’s always something worth planning around. Start mapping out your year with our 2026 festival calendar.

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2026

January

1/1 - 39th Annual Cool Fool Kite & Snow Carving Festival

1/3 - N/A Day: A Dry January Beverage Festival

1/17 - MobCraft N/A Fest

1/18 - Winterfest at Boerner Botanical Gardens

1/31 - Ice Bear Fest

February

2/7 - Mittenfest

2/21 - Food & Froth

2/21 - Frostfest

2/21-2/22 – Mama Tried Motorcycle Show

2/21-2/22 – Cedarburg Winter Festival

2/25-2/26 - Jazz Heritage Festival

March

3/1 - Baconfest

3/7 - Shamrock Shuffle

3/20-3/22 - Passion Park Fest

3/21 - Maple Fest

3/21 - Big Thaw Bluegrass Festival

3/26-3/29 - Festa Sazama

April

4/16-4/30 – Milwaukee Film Festival

4/18 – Milwaukee Zine Fest

4/18 – Joint Beer Fest

4/25- Michelada Fest

4/25-4/26 – Art in the Green

May

5/17 - 5th Annual Maifest Gluten-Free Festival

5/22-5/24 - Dan Jansen Family Fest

5/29-5/31 - Milwaukee Tattoo Festival

5/30 - Tacos & Tequila Festival

5/30 - The Rosé & Summer Wine Festival

5/30 - BikerFest Block Party 2026

5/31 - Locust Street Festival

5/30-31 - Morning Glory Art Fair

June

6/4-6/6 - PrideFest

6/5-6/6 - Art 64

6/5-6/7 - Milwaukee Metal Fest

6/5-6/8 - Tosa Greek Fest

6/6 - Brewtown Rumble

6/6 - Milwaukee Highland Games

6/7 - West Allis A La Carte

6/12-6/13 - HartFest

6/13 - Water Lantern Festival

6/13 - Sip n Savor Wisconsin

6/13 - Summer Soulstice Music Festival

6/12-6/14 - Lakefront Festival of Art

6/12-6/14 - Polish Fest

6/14 - VeganMania Milwaukee

6/18-6/28 - Tour of America's Dairyland

6/19 - Juneteenth Celebration

6/20 - Wild Ones Motorcycle Rally

6/18-6/20 – Summerfest Weekend 1

6/25-6/27 – Summerfest Weekend 2

6/27-6/28 - Cedarburg Strawberry Festival

July

7/1 - Flock: Bird Puppet Parade

7/1-7/4 - Lions Family 4th Festival

7/2-7/5 - Franklin Independence Celebration

7/2-7/4 - Summerfest Weekend 3

7/3-7/4 - Oak Creek 4th of July Celebration

7/4 - Whitefish Bay Fourth of July

7/8 - Summer of Soul: HBCU Homecoming MKE

7/9-7/12 - Bastille Days

7/10-7/12 - Festa Italiana

7/11 - The Allis Fiber Festival

7/11 - Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival

7/11-7/12 - Whitefish Bay Art Fest

7/12 - All Goods Fest

7/15-7/19 - Waukesha County Fair

7/16-7/19 - Country Thunder Wisconsin

7/16-7/19 - Dominic Days Festival

7/17-7/19 - Port Fish Days

7/18-7/19 - Mi Gente Latin Beach Festival

7/18 - Taco Fest

7/18 - Croatian Fest

7/18 - Skatefest

7/18 - Incredible India Festival

7/18 - Riverwest Blueberry Fest

7/18 - 6th Annual Falls Lavender Fest

7/18-7/19 - FridaFest

7/18-7/19 - 56th Annual Midsummer Festival of the Arts

7/19 - Armenian Fest

7/19-7/26 - South Milwaukee Heritage Days
7/24-7/26 - Germanfest

7/25 - Fond du Lac Food Festival

7/25 - Milwaukee Brewfest

7/25 - Brady Street Festival

7/25-7/26 - The Waterstone Bank Air & Water Show

7/30-8/2 - Greendale Village Days

August

8/1 - Wisconsin IPA Fest

8/1 - Black Arts Fest MKE

8/1-8/2 - Art & Chalk Fest

8/1-8/8 - Bronzeville Week

8/2-8/3 - Jewish Food Festival

8/6-8/16 - Wisconsin State Fair

8/7-8/9 - Third Ward Moon Festival

8/9 - Red Magic Art Festival

8/14-8/15 - Summer Park Jam

8/15 - Center Street Daze Festival

8/13-8/16 - Irish Fest

8/17 - Community Arts & Funk Festival

8/20-8/23 - A La Carte at the Zoo

8/20-8/22 - Fresh Coast Jazz Festival

8/21-8/23 - Mexican Fiesta

8/21-8/23 - Serbian Days MKE

8/28-8/30 - West Bend GERMANFest

8/28-8/29 - Country in the Burg

8/29 - Brew City Cigar Festival

September

9/4-9/6 - Wisconsin Highland Games

9/5-9/6 - Third Ward Art Festival

9/6 - Wheels on Main

9/7 - Laborfest

9/11-9/12 - TosaFest

9/12 - Silver City Fest

9/12 - Ervtoberfest

9/12 - Puerto Rican Festival of Wisconsin

9/13 - Shorewood Feast

9/19 – Bay View Bash

9/19-9/20 - Freshwater Food & Wine Festival

9/19-9/20 - Cedarburg Wine & Harvest Festival

9/20 - First Responders Fest

9/23 - Teacher Fest 2026

9/24-9/27 - Dialogues Documentary Festival

9/26 - Bayside Fall Fest

9/26-9/27 - Germantown Hunsrucker Oktoberfest

9/27 - Harbor Fest

October

10/2-10/4 - Harvest Fair

10/2-10/4 – Milwaukee Oktoberfest

10/3 - Dance Fest

10/3 - Greenfield Fall Family Fest

10/3 - Port Washington Fall Street Festival

10/3-10/4 – Cedarburg Oktoberfest

10/8 - Zoo Brew

10/9-10/11 – Milwaukee Tattoo Arts Festival

10/9-10/11 – Our Lady of Lourdes Oktoberfest

November

11/7-11/8 - Trainfest

11/15 - Kids MusicFest

11/19-1/1 - Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival

11/20-11/22 - Holiday Folk Fair International

December

12/4 - Christmas in the Ward

12/6 - Milwaukee Krampusnacht

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