Summer Events
Bastille Days
July 11–14
Cathedral Square, Milwaukee
Gathering on the Green
July 12–13
Rotary Park, Mequon
Whitefish Bay Art Fest
July 13–14, 10am – 5pm
Downtown Whitefish Bay
Midsummer Festival of the Arts
July 20–21
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan
Waterstone Bank Air & Water Show
July 27–28
Bradford Beach, Milwaukee
Morning Glory Art Fair
August 10–11, 10am – 5pm
Deer District, Milwaukee
Graham Nash
August 14
The Pabst Theater, Milwaukee
Milwaukee Irish Fest
August 15–18
Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee
The Irish can play music period.
Poi Dog Pondering
August 17
RiverEdge Park, Aurora, IL
Fresh Coast Jazz Festival
August 22–24
The Pabst Theater, Milwaukee
TosaFest
September 6–7
Village of Wauwatosa
Concert Series
Summer Sounds Music Series
Cedar Creek Park, Cedarburg
Music begins at 6:30pm
7/5 – The Sugarhill Gang with DJ Bizzon
7/12 – Jeremie Albino with Oh Geeez, Not Again
7/19 – 49 Winchester with Claire Kelly
7/26 – Stephen Kellogg with Hanna Simone
8/2 – Happy Landing with Rival Band
8/9: – Them Vibes with Meadowers
8/16 – Robert Jon & The Wreck with 90’s Jake Band
Chill on the Hill
Humboldt Park, Bay View
Music begins at 6:30pm
7/2 – American Legion Band
7/9 – An Evening with Hyfin featuring B Free
7/16 – Violffie Wilder and Joseph Huber
7/23 – Emmitt James and Adi Armour
7/30 – Lack of Reason and Adorner
8/6 – Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken and Friends
8/13 – Combustor and Something To Do
8/20 – An Evening of Jazz featuring The David Bayles Quartet
8/27 – Bright Eyed And Blind and Louie And The Flashbombs
Green Lake Festival of Music
Green Lake, Ripon, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac
7/11 – Balourdet Quartet @ First Congregational Church, Ripon
7/19 – An Evening of Opera @ Thrasher Opera House, Green Lake
8/16 – Festival Gala @ Thrasher Opera House, Green Lake
Green Lake Concerts in the Park
Deacon Mills Park, Green Lake
7/3 – Spicy Tie Band
7/10 – Frank Martin Busch & the Names
7/17 – UW Marching Band & WhiskeyBelles
7/24 – Listening Party
7/31 – The Del Rays
8/7 – Copper Box
8/14 – Chris Haise Band
8/21 – Karen’s Hit List
Tosa Tonight Summer Concert Series
Hart Park Rotary Performance Pavilion, Wauwatosa
Music begins at 6pm
7/4 – Sons of Sconnie, The WhiskeyBelles
7/10 – Adam Greuel & the Space Burritos, The Deadelijk
7/17 – The Push Stars, Elephonic
7/24 – Livin The Dream, Classic Alice
7/31 – NUNNABOVE, Secret Menu
8/7 – Deacon Denzel & the Dirty Church Band, Andrew Gelles Band
8/14 – Úlla, The Bow Tides
Beer Gardens
Elm Grove Beer Garden
13600 Juneau Blvd., Elm Grove
Estabrook Beer Garden
4600 Estabrook Pkwy., Milwaukee
Franklin Beer Garden at Croatian Park
9100 S. 76th St., Franklin
Hubbard Park Beer Garden
3565 N. Morris Blvd., Shorewood
Kegel’s Inn Beer Garden
5901 W. National Ave., West Allis
The Landing at Hoyt Park
1800 N. Swan Blvd., Wauwatosa
Roundhouse Beer Garden at McKinley Marina
1750 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Milwaukee
South Shore Terrace
2900 S. Shore Dr., Milwaukee
The Tap Yards
Fox Brook Park, Brookfield
Menomonee Park, Menomonee Falls
Schlitz Park, Milwaukee
Minooka Park, Waukesha
Ackerman’s Grove, West Bend
Third Ward Beer Garden at Catalano Square
E. Menomonee & N. Broadway Streets
Traveling Beer Garden
Weekdays 5–9pm, Saturdays, Sundays & holidays 11am–9pm
May 15–27 (Greenfield Park)
May 29 – June 9 (Froemming Park)
June 12–23 (Cooper Park)
June 26 – July 7 (Grant Park)
July 10–21 (Kops Park)
July 24 – Aug. 4 (McCarty Park)
Aug. 7–18 (Doctors Park)
Aug. 21 – Sept. 2 (Sheridan Park)
War Memorial Beer Garden
750 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Milwaukee
Whitnall Beer Garden
8831 N. Root River Pkwy., Greendale
Year-round
Blu Bar & Lounge
23rd floor of The Pfister. Music most weekends. Dress up and live a little.
Tonic Tavern
1st Sunday of the month best blues in town. 4-7pm, can get home for your bedtime. $20 show for nothing! Tip well. Say hi to Paul the bald guy.
The Estate
Redone by Bryant’s the classic bar. Some national acts in a cool setting. All jazz music is great here. They’re jazz players, they have to be.
Nashville North
Old Up & Under refurbished. Nashville bands stopping by. Y’all come down.
Bar Centro
Weekends great music & great food.
Around the State & UP
Door Community Auditorium
Some of Door County’s best stargazing happens indoors!
Big Top Chautauqua
Schedule to come. One of the best venues anywhere. Just sayin’.
Looking for more events? Check out our Events Calendar!