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
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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
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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
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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
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Music Granville B.I.D. 3rd Annual Blues & Jazz Fest June 21 - 23, 2019 Fri. 5-10 p.m. Sat. Noon - 10 p.m. Sun. Noon - 10 p.m. The Granville Connection Lot-8633 W. Brown Deer Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53224 Featuring local and national Jazz and Blues acts over three days. Alexander Zonjic’s 6th Annual Shoreline Jazz Festival Sat., Aug 24 - Sun., Aug 25, Sat. 1 a.m.-1 … [Read more...] about What’s Happening in Milwaukee
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Music The Mixtape Tour Featuring: New Kids on the Block, Tiffany, Salt-N-Pepa, Debbie Gibson, & Naughty by Nature Wed, June 12 • 7:30 PM Fiserv Forum 1111 Vel R. Phillips Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53203 It's a blast from the past when your favorite music groups and singers from the 80's & 90's preform their greatest hits live on one stage. Ticket Purchase is … [Read more...] about What’s Happening In Milwaukee