Summerfest Generates $221.6 Million in Economic Impact for Milwaukee, an Increase of More Than 38% From 2023

Two Garth Brooks Concerts Contributed an Additional $30 Million in Impact

The 38th Annual Halloween Haunts Returns to Wehr Nature Center

Gallery Night Event on Oct. 16 Features Rare Photographs and the Experiences of Women Who Worked for the Milwaukee Road in the 1970s

UPAF Raises $9.1 Million to Sustain the Arts That Help Southeastern Wisconsin Thrive

2026 Community Campaign invests in the organizations behind the region’s performances, creative careers and arts education as UPAF approaches its 60th anniversary.

Submissions for Artists to Perform During Summerfest 2027 Now Open

Milwaukee Public Market Harvest Festival Returns on October 10

Milwaukee Rep Welcomes National Arts Leaders to the 2026–27 Milwaukee Rep University Program

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center Announce Partnership for Korngold Performances

October 9–10 concerts pair music with opportunities to explore the composer’s life and historical context

Haunted Halloween Returns to Downer Avenue with Free Family-Friendly Fun

Present Music Opens 45th Season With Celebratory “Forty Something” Concert

An evening and party exploring the biology of music and the orchestration of the human body

The Art of Labor by Hand

Festival City Symphony Opens 100th Anniversary Season With “River, Sea, and Symphony” on October 24, 2026

Free Saturday Classics concert at the Bradley Symphony Center features Smetana’s The Moldau, Britten’s Four Sea Interludes and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1