festivals

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.

While the music industry can appear to be a diverse landscape of artists, when you dig below the surface, the board rooms and behind-the-scenes offices are dominated by men.

Organizers of the music festival that attracts hundreds of thousands of people to Milwaukee's lakefront each year is postponing its original June dates…

Milwaukee has often been referred to as the “city of festivals” and a “city of immigrants.” Those two nicknames come to life every summer, when thousands…

When you think of entertainment and culture in Milwaukee, what comes to mind? Is it beer, is it cheese or is it brats? What about festivals, especially…

On Saturday, dozens of ornate boats will set sail on Lake Michigan for a race unlike any other in the area. The annual Dragon Boat Festival is in its…

In just a few days, the gates to the Henry Maier Festival Park on Milwaukee’s lakefront will swing open and welcome the hundreds of thousands of concert…