The Hop Announces Expanded Service for Bastille Days Festival

Milwaukee – The Hop, presented by Potawatomi Casino Hotel, today announced extended and expanded service to accommodate festivalgoers attending this weekend’s Bastille Days Festival in Cathedral Square Park. Streetcar service will be extended later into the evening Friday and Saturday, while an additional car will remain in service longer on Saturday to provide more frequent service into the evening.

Bastille Days begins this Thursday, July 17, in Cathedral Square Park. Service will be briefly interrupted Thursday evening to accommodate the Storm the Bastille run, with operations pausing from 8 p.m. until the conclusion of the race. Operations will resume at approximately 10:30 p.m. (or as soon as the route is clear) and continue until midnight to accommodate crowds leaving the festival.

The complete Hop schedule for the busy festival weekend is as follows:

Thursday, July 17

• Regular weekday service until midnight
• Pause in service to accommodate Storm the Bastille run from 8 p.m. until approximately 10:30 p.m.

Friday, July 18

• Regular weekday schedule with service extended until 1 a.m.

Saturday, July 19

• Expanded service with an additional car in use until 10 p.m.
• Regular Saturday service extended until 1 a.m.

Sunday, July 20

• Regular Sunday service

The Hop offers easy and free access right into the heart of the Bastille Days Festival at our Cathedral Square stops. Streetcar riders can plan their trip by downloading the Transloc app to see the real-time locations of the cars and estimated arrival times for each station. Learn more at thehopmke.com/real-time-app.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.