Summerfest: The World's Largest Music Festival
2026 Festival Dates:
Week 1: June 18 - June 20
Week 2: June 25 - June 27
Week 3: July 2 - July 4
What is Summerfest?
For 9 days, beginning June 19, 2025, Henry Maier Festival Park is the place to be for all music fans. "Rolling Stone" called it one of the U.S.'s "must-see musical festivals." With hundreds of acts playing on 12 stages, you’ll find alternative, rock, country, R&B, pop, reggae, and more, from national headliners to indie bands. Your Summerfest ticket gets you access to all 11 grounds stages, spanning the 75-acre festival grounds. The American Family Insurance Amphitheater hosts today's hottest artists and music icons in the 23,000-seat venue with nightly ticketed concerts. All of this occurs at Henry Maier Festival Park, set along the stunning shores of Lake Michigan.
American Family Insurance Amphitheater Headliners
Pre-Fest
- June 16 & 17: Garth Brooks
Weekend 1
- June 18: Megan Moroney with JP Saxe and Solon Holt
- June 19: Don Toliver with SahBabii, Che, SoFaygo, Chase B, Lelo and sosocamo
- June 20: Carín León
Weekend 2
- June 25: Ed Sheeran with Myles Smith and Aaron Rowe
- June 26: Cody Johnson with Jessie Murph
- June 27: Post Malone with Carter Faith
Weekend 3
- July 2: Muse
- July 3: Alex Warren with Noah Cyrus
- July 4: Jelly Roll with Tyler Hubbard and Three 6 Mafia
BMO Pavilion Headliners
Weekend 1
- June 18: Charlie Wilson
- June 19: Styx
- June 20: David Lee Roth
Weekend 2
- June 25: The Roots
- June 26: Louis Tomlinson
- June 27: Russell Dickerson
Weekend 3
- July 2: Ella Mai
- July 3: Buju Banton with Stephen Marley
- July 4: Sam Barber
More Than Music
As if more music than any one person can listen to wasn’t enough, Summerfest has a whole lot more to offer. A variety of popular Milwaukee restaurants are on-site, offering tasty treats to keep you fueled up and ready to rock, and you can shop for everything from music-themed jewelry to puppets at unique vendors at four shopping marketplaces. The Northwestern Mutual Community Park will keep kids enraptured all day, with performances by magicians, jugglers, dance groups, puppets, and more.
Spend the day people-watching at the lakefront, shopping, or enjoying local and emerging artists on the grounds stages – the headliners start at 8 and 10 p.m. The American Family Insurance Amphitheater will be the star of the show, complete with improved sight lines, new food and beverage offerings and more, The Amphitheater will make cheering for an encore or singing along to your favorite song more comfortable and accessible than ever before.
There’s a reason that Summerfest is a Milwaukee tradition and the highlight of the summer for both locals and visitors – it’s a festival experience like no other!
