They don’t call Milwaukee the City of Festivals for nothing.
Each year, when painful winters pass and the sun comes out, Milwaukee goes all out with massive summer festivals and fairs of all kinds across the area, from Summerfest, the country’s largest and one of its longest-running music festivals, to newer traditions like the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival.
Here are all of the major Milwaukee-area summer festivals and fairs confirmed for 2025 so far. Check back for updates.
May and June fairs and festivals
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May 30-June 1, Maier Festival Park
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June 5-7, Maier Festival Park
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June 13-15, Milwaukee Art Museum
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June 13-15, Maier Festival Park
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June 19, on King Drive between Center and Burleigh streets. There also will be official Juneteenth events at Summerfest June 19.
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June 19-21, June 26-28, July 3-5, Maier Festival Park
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June 28-29, downtown Cedarburg
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July 9-13, Walworth County Fairgrounds, Elkhorn
Fans watch Jelly Roll perform at Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival 2024 on Friday, July 26, 2024, at Veterans Park in Milwaukee.
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July 16-20, Waukesha County Expo Center grounds, Waukesha
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July 17-20, Cathedral Square Park
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July 17-19, Port Washington harbor area
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July 19-20; McKinley Park, Bradford Beach, McKinley Beach
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July 20, St. John the Baptist Armenian Orthodox Church
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July 22-27, Washington County Fair Park, West Bend
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July 23-27, Racine County Fairgrounds, Union Grove
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July 25-27, Maier Festival Park
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July 31 to Aug. 10, Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis
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Aug 1-2, Walworth County Fairgrounds, Elkhorn
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Aug. 2, Maier Festival Park
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Aug. 8-9, Naga-Waukee Park, Delafield
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Aug. 10-11, Rotary Park, Mequon
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Aug. 13-17, Kenosha County Fairgrounds, Wilmot
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Aug. 14-17, Maier Festival Park
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Aug. 16-17, Fowler Park, Oconomowoc
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Aug. 22-24, Maier Festival Park
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Aug. 27-Sept. 1, Walworth County Fairgrounds, Elkhorn
Laborfest
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Sept. 1, Maier Festival Park
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: When and where are Milwaukee summer festivals and fairs in 2025