Summerfest 2023: The biggest year yet for the annual music festival
Photo by Yvonne Kemp
For the past three weekends Milwaukee’s annual music festival, Summerfest, hosted music acts big and small on their many stages at Henry Maier Festival Park, 200 N. Harbor Dr. On Saturday, July 8, 2023, the following Summerfest acts helped close out the festival: Smokey Robinson (left photo) on the Uline Stage and Ne-Yo (middle photo) on the BMO Pavilion stage. Friday last week Earth, Wind & Fire (right photo) performed on the BMO stage as well. Summerfest released its 2023 attendance numbers Tuesday, July 11 – and new information about next year’s Big Gig.
Photo by Kim Robinson
On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, organizers announced 624,406 fans attended over this year’s nine days – a 40 percent increase over 2022. Numbers also increased from 2021 to 2022 after a sharp decline following the COVID-19 pandemic. In fulfillment of Milwaukee World Festival Inc.’s non-profit mission, 17 percent of those fans got in via a free admission promotion. Additionally, organizers announced Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the dates for Summerfest 2024. which will be held the weekends of June 20-22, June 27-29 and July 4-6.
