City of Festivals

June 08, 2009 at 10:18 AM · Posted under Area Attractions & Events, Brown Deer, Pat Tasker

One of Milwaukee’s monikers is “City of Festivals” . Those of us who live here know what that is all about! For those who don’t, it is an amazing string of festivals, one held almost every weekend from June through September.

The tradition started with Summerfest way back in the mid 70’s. Held down at the lakefront, it has grown from a small music fest to “the world’s largest music festival” (Guiness Records 1999),

The weeks roll by and along comes another festival. You name it, we probably celebrate it: German, Italian, Polish, Mexican, Asian, French, Irish, Native American…..

Most are held at the Festival Park, right on the lakefront, next to the art museum. Bastille Days is held at Cathedral Square in downtown.

Here is a schedule of dates for this year. Been to a few? Try a new one this year. If you haven’t been to any, you’ve got to try at least one!

Maybe I will see you at Germanfest, our family’s favorite. Rates are LOW, there is a lot to choose from, THE TIME TO BUY IS NOW!! Ask me about the NEW $8000 tax credit for buying a home.

2009 Festival Schedule

• River Rhythms (Wednesdays – Pere Marquette Park) June 3 - Aug. 26
  
• Jazz in the Park (Thursdays – Cathedral Square Park) June 4 - Sept. 24
• RiverSplash! (Downtown Milwaukee) June 5 - 7
• Scottish Fest/Milwaukee Highland Games (Hart Park) June 6
• Miller Lite Ride for the Arts (Downtown Milwaukee) June 7
• PrideFest (Maier Festival Park) June 12 - 14
• Juneteenth Day (Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) June 19
• NASCAR Weekend (The Milwaukee Mile) June 19 - 20
• Lakefront Festival of the Arts (Milwaukee Art Museum) June 19 - 2
• Fiesta Waukesha! (Frame Park) June 19 - 21
• Polish Fest (Maier Festival Park) June 19 - 21
• Sunset Zoofari (Wednesdays – Milwaukee County Zoo) June 24 - July 29
• Summerfest (Maier Festival Park) June 25 - July 5
• Greek Fest (Wisconsin State Fair Park) June 26 - 28
• Strawberry Festival (Cedarburg) June 27 - 28
  
  
• Fireworks Kite Festival (Milwaukee Lakefront) July 3
• U.S. Bank Fireworks (Veteran Park) July 3
• Old World Fourth of July (Old World Wisconsin) July 4
• Delafield 50th Birthday Celebration (Delafield) July 4 - 12
• Great Circus Parade Festival (Milwaukee’s Lakefront) July 8 - 11
• Bastille Days (Cathedral Square Park) July 9 - 12
• Gathering on the Green (Mequon) July 10 - 1
• South Shore Frolics (Bay View) July 11 - 12
• Great Circus Parade (Downtown Milwaukee) July 12
• U.S. Bank PGA Championship (Brown Deer Park) July 13 - 19
• Waukesha County Fair (Waukesha) July 15 - 19
• Festa Italiana (Maier Festival Park) July 16 - 19
• Fish Day (Port Washington) July 18
• German Fest (Maier Festival Park) July 23 - 26
• EAA AirVenture (Oshkosh) July 27 - Aug. 2
  
  
• Watertown RiverFest (Watertown) Aug. 6 - 9
• Wisconsin State Fair (State Fair Park) Aug. 6 - 16
• Arab World Fest (Maier Festival Park) Aug. 7 - 9
• Waukesha Bluesfest (Naga-Waukee Park) Aug. 7 - 8
• Irish Fest (Maier Festival Park) Aug. 13 - 16
• Festival of the Arts (Oconomowoc) Aug. 15 - 16
• Milwaukee a la Carte (Milwaukee County Zoo) Aug. 20 - 23
• Mexican Fiesta (Maier Festival Park) Aug. 21 - 23
  
  
• Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival (West Bend) Sept. 11 - 12
• TosaFest (Wauwatosa) Sept. 11 - 12
• Indian Summer Festival (Maier Festival Park) Sept. 11 - 13
• Oktoberfest Weekends (Heidelberg Park) Sept. 11 - 27
• Wine & Harvest Festival (Cedarburg) Sept. 19 - 20
• Harvest Fair (State Fair Park) Sept. 25 - 27
• Civil War Encampment (Wade House) Sept. 26 - 27
  
  

Posted by:Pat Tasker

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