Don’t Forget To Crash The Bay View Bash

Dead Man’s Carnival at the 2018 Bay View Bash. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.

Summer is fleeting, and the first official day of fall is right around the corner, but leave it to Milwaukee to keep squeezing in the outdoor celebrations. Bay View Bash will bring live music, food, vendors and more to S. Kinnickinnic Avenue, and Great Lakes Distillery is celebrating the release of its annual Pumpkin Spirit with a block party. Get that adrenaline pumping at the Mondo Lucha! Wrestling event, and enjoy (hopefully) a Packers win at Lakefront Brewery while playing football-themed bingo.

September 18: Harvest Fest Block Party & Pumpkin Spirit Release

Great Lakes Distillery is ringing in the fall season with its annual Harvest Fest Block Party & Pumpkin Spirit Release. The party will feature live music, plenty of food and drink and a mini makers market. Check out performances by The First Wave and Alex & Jenn, and Fox Den. Street Za and Lola’s Empanadas will be on site providing eats. Great Lakes Distillery will not only offer specialty cocktails but also its Pumpkin Seasonal Spirit distilled with Lakefront Brewery’s delicious Pumpkin Lager. The party is free to attend and will run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

September 18: Mondo Lucha!

Milwaukee’s popular, high-flying wrestling event will once again throw down at Turner Hall Ballroom. For its 18th edition, fans can expect the usual: burlesque performances, live music, comedy and plenty of wrestling. The event will begin at 8 p.m. and tickets are $40. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Pabst Theater Group’s website.

September 18: Music on the Beerline

Summer is coming to end, and so is this year’s Music on the Beerline series. The annual summertime music event, hosted at the Beerline Plaza, features local live music, food and beverages. For its final evening of 2026, guests can catch a performance by De La Buena while enjoying beverages from Amorphic Beer. Music on the Beerline is free to attend and will run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

September 19: Bay View Bash

One of Milwaukee’s most popular neighborhood celebrations will once again take over S. Kinnickinnic Avenue. for an evening of live music, vendors, food and more. Guests can experience live music on five stages that will feature performances by Chapped Lips, Wave Chapelle X NileXNile, Emmitt James and more. All proceeds from Bay View Bash are donated back to the community through grants. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is free to attend.

September 19-20: Freshwater Food & Wine Festival

Celebrity chefs and local culinary heroes will converge at the Henry Maier Festival Park for the Freshwater Food & Wine Festival. The event will offer a variety of culinary-related experiences, such as sampling menus and live celebrity chef challenges. Taste your through various regions of wine, or just grab a cocktail and enjoy a lineup of live music. Tickets to the festival are $35 and can be purchased on Freshwater Food & Wine Festival’s website.

September 20: Noon Game Bingo

We’ll just forget that the last Packers game happened. And what better way to forget than to watch the Packers beat the Jets while enjoying cheese curds and delicious craft beer? Lakefront Brewery is hosting its new Noon Game Bingo, which will feature $2 pints of the brewery’s Noon Game IPA as well as opportunities to win free beer and merch. Participants will receive a bingo card filled with different occurrences like “Shirtless Fan in the Crowd.” Noon Game Bingo is free to attend and will run from noon to 4 p.m.