SUMMERFEST AND FREE ADMISSION!
If you live in the city or the suburbs of Greater Milwaukee, you know about Summerfest. If you love music, crowds, good food, fireworks or refreshing cool beverages, you LOVE SUMMERFEST. If not, you hear the updates everyday on the news, like the performers of the day, the weather expected, or attendance figures. I know people who schedule their vacations, so they can attend every day.
In times of families managing the tightest budgets in years, you will be interested in the list of “special” hours and promotions that will get you in FREE to the Big Gig!
If your true love is music, the line up is most important. And if you just love people watching, just show up, plant yourself at one of the many great seating areas, grab a beverage and enjoy!
The Sports stage is the place to meet the pros from the Bucks, the Wave, and check out the latest fitness craze-Zumba. The childrens stage features magic acts and jugglers, right next to the giant playgound.
I remember when Summerfest was in its early years, 
and the grounds were dirt paths, basic structures housing food and beverage vendors, and stages were semi permanent. We’d come home with the dirtiest of bare legs from a day of walking around the grounds. The grounds have grown and evolved just as the festival itself. From the early years and the local icon Bo Black, through Don Smiley and this years line up. Getting there is so much easier with Summerfest Shuttles heading in from outlying points of the metro area.
With 11 days, 11 stages and over 800 musical acts ranging from Tom Petty, Usher, Tim McGraw, The Gufs, American Idol tour, Eric Clapton, all the way to the locals like the The Toys, The Orphans, and even my neighbor kids Max & Sam Templin and their band “No Idea,” there truly is something for everyone!
Summerfest is truly one of Milwaukee’s gems. It makes great use of our gorgeous Lakefront, entertains residents and visitors, and stimulates our economy EVERY YEAR. How many other events can say that? I’d love some comments on your Summerfest “must dos!”
(photos credit of summerfest website)
Posted by: 
Pat Tasker
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