On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, Northcott Neighborhood House and Milwaukee World Festival announced that Juneteenth celebrations on King Drive will partner with Summerfest this year—creating a day-long celebration of freedom and unity across Milwaukee. The traditional Juneteenth festivities will remain on King Drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but this year will feature a special … [Read more...] about Northcott Neighborhood House partners with Summerfest to celebrate Juneteenth at the Maier Festival Park
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Seasonal workers wanted: Milwaukee World Festival to hold job fair
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (MWF), has announced they will be holding a job fair in hopes of finding seasonal workers for the upcoming season at Henry Maier Festival Park. The job fair will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., at the Summerfest Operations Building, 114 N Jackson St. MWF said over 2,000 seasonal workers are needed for this … [Read more...] about Seasonal workers wanted: Milwaukee World Festival to hold job fair
Milwaukee’s Summerfest partners with Northcott Neighborhood House for Juneteenth
Summerfest and Northcott Neighborhood House are partnering to bring Juneteenth programming to the festival for the first time in its history. Summerfest and Northcott Neighborhood House, the host of Milwaukee's traditional Juneteenth Day celebration, are partnering to bring Juneteenth programming to the festival for the first time in its history, according to a press release … [Read more...] about Milwaukee’s Summerfest partners with Northcott Neighborhood House for Juneteenth
Summerfest 2023: The biggest year yet for the annual music festival
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 … [Read more...] about Summerfest 2023: The biggest year yet for the annual music festival
Summerfest returns with three-weekend format and major acts
Summerfest returned this summer with an expanded line-up of performers and an extended format. Following their post-pandemic format from last year, Summerfest took place over 3 weekends rather than the traditional two. This not only allowed Summerfest to pack the event with more entertainers but also clean the Henry Maier Festival Park and restock food venues. Some of the … [Read more...] about Summerfest returns with three-weekend format and major acts
Remembering Children’s Fest Day at Summerfest
By Bobby Tanzilo This piece is exclusive to Milwaukee Recreation and cannot be reproduced elsewhere without permission. Since its earliest days, Summerfest has included young Milwaukeeans in its programming and in 2021, it collaborated with Northwestern Mutual to create a massive overhaul of the children’s area at the Henry Maier Festival Park. For many years, the … [Read more...] about Remembering Children’s Fest Day at Summerfest
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Ron Funches Merriment Marauder Tour + special guests Blair Socci & Gabe Dinger Sunday, July 14 7 p.m. Doors • 8 p.m. Show Turner Hall Ballroom 1040 Vel R. Phillips Ave. Ron Funches is a triple threat. He is an excellent stand up comedian, actor and writer. Ron has built an impressive acting resume. Whether it’s lending his voice to projects like Trolls, Bob’s … [Read more...] about What’s Happening in Milwaukee
Summerfest 2019 put a ‘Smile On’ the face of Milwaukee
From June 26 - July 7, 2019, Milwaukee got their "Smile On" during the World's largest music festival, Summerfest. This year offered a wide variety of acts for all ages. Among the artists performing were living legends such as Chaka Khan, Lionel Richie, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and The Spinners; current hot acts such as Snoop Dog, The Roots, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, and Jacob Latimore; … [Read more...] about Summerfest 2019 put a ‘Smile On’ the face of Milwaukee
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Jill Scott Thursday, July 11 7 p.m. Doors • 8 p.m. Show The Riverside Theater 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. A mature R&B vocalist, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Jill Scott excels with slower sensual songs but is versatile enough to pack plenty of punch with anthems of pride and self-empowerment. Jill brings her humor, sensuality and bold voice to the … [Read more...] about What’s Happening in Milwaukee
What’s Happening in Milwaukee
Summerfest 2019 June 26 - 30 & Jul 2-7, 2019 Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee, WI Presented by American Family Insurance hosts over 800 bands and singers, plus food and family activities. General admission $23 Jill Scott Thursday, July 11 7 p.m. Doors • 8 p.m. Show The Riverside Theater 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. A mature R&B vocalist, Grammy … [Read more...] about What’s Happening in Milwaukee