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Summer in the Festival City of Milwaukee
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items My summer agenda has these repeats from last year's festivals to go to, places to visit, parks to chill in and how I get around the Brew City while keeping my car in the garage
Sections
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Places, Festivals and Events
Getting Around
Parks & Rec
Phone Apps for the Details
Places, Festivals and Events
Whatever your flavor of fun, there's always like minded folks gathering to do the same.
Voted one of the best Public Markets in the country for the 3rd year in a row and with good reason!
Milwaukee Public Market
Go to an MLB Brew Crew game at American Family Field. Entertaining for the whole family with exciting promotions at every home game, fun tailgating atmosphere as well as great food and beverages inside the stadium.
Official Milwaukee Brewers Website
The architecture here alone is a masterpiece! Free exhibitions are ongoing in the public lobby and
Milwaukee Art Museum
The World's Largest Music Festival featuring hundreds of artists over 3 weekends
2025 Summerfest Music Festival
The Harley Davidson Museum is a ride you'll never forget! They'll be hosting the Homecoming Concert Festival in July.
Harley-Davidson
This is my favorite urban event that happens 4 times every summer. So much food and shopping and live bands and people!
Night Market - June 11
Getting Around
Milwaukee has a great network of bike lanes and trails to go anywhere in the metro area and the vehicles are available to get you there. There'salso extensive routes for public transportation as well as all the rideshares.
I use these e-bikes for exercise and to get around to the parks nearly every weekend.
Bublr Rideshare Bikes
By far the easiest way to cover a lot of ground fast
Rent Electric Scooters
No need to worry about parking downtown when you can get on The Hop and ride to within a few blocks of where you're going
Hop on the Free Streetcar
Parks & Rec
I've explored so many safe and stunningly gorgeous open spaces within the city but here are some of my favorites that I go back to again and again.
There's always something happening on the lakefront and this park is at the center of it all
Veterans Park
This is Brew City at its best! Craft Beers & Beautiful Outdoor Settings
Beer Gardens
This is my favorite quiet park that has a bit of everything! Stunning lake views, great trails, a waterfall, dog friendly and a lighthouse to explore!
Lake Park
Well maintained sandy beach on Lake Michigan with a snack shack, tiki bar and beach volleyball
Bradford Beach
Phone Apps for the Details
Use these phone apps to get all the schedules and deets for using my recs and finding more fun things to do in Milwaukee!
Easy to use: Find a bike station, buy a ride pass, unlock a bike and pedal away
BCycle App for Bublr Bikes
Find scooters near you, buy a pass, get on and ride
Lime E-scooter App
Real time schedules and route maps for The Hop in downtown MKE
TransLoc - The Hop App for Apple
Download and choose “City of Milwaukee” to get real time location of streetcars on the routes
TransLoc - App for The Hop on Google Play
1 app integrates with most transit options: Bublr Bikes, MCTS, Lyft, Uber. The best app for public transit wherever you are
Transit - the best app for buses and trains