festivals

One of the nation’s longest-running annual comedy festivals, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival presents top national and regional stand-up comedy acts this week through Sunday.

The celebration brings people together from across the state in honor of Kwanzaa's first principle—unity.

To honor the 25th anniversary of the festival, this year’s theme is “legacy" as returning filmmakers bring new films and films from the festival’s past are being shown again for new audiences.

Monday’s Juneteenth celebration was the 52nd in the city’s history. It was, overwhelmingly, a day of celebration, positivity and community, not to be overshadowed by the violence at its close involving a group of teenagers.

The typewriter along with the QWERTY keyboard were invented in Milwaukee 150 years ago. QWERTFEST celebrates this key and local contribution to our modern society.

The Heal the Hood Milwaukee Block Party and Resource Fair returns to the city this weekend for its 11th annual celebration on May 27 between 8th and 12th and Burleigh Street.

It is June, which also means Pride Month, and for the past 25 years PrideFest has kicked off the festival season here in Milwaukee. This year is particularly special with the return of a summer PrideFest in person after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This year, most of our favorite, Milwaukee festivals have returned. Milwaukee Record recently released its summer festival guide, and cofounder Matt Wild shares more.

After a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, Irish Fest is returning to the Summerfest grounds this weekend. Since 1981, Milwaukee Irish Fest has been the world’s largest celebration of Irish, Irish American and Celtic heritage, music and culture.

Summer in Milwaukee is synonymous with festival season, but the COVID-19 pandemic put everything on pause last year. Now as things are starting to return to normal, we’re beginning to have more opportunities to get together as a city and celebrate our community.