Full Line-Up for This Thursday’s ArtBlaze at McKinley Beach

MILWAUKEE – Local public art nonprofit Joy Engine’s popular new ArtBlaze series will make its 2025 season debut this Thursday, July 24th at the newly revamped McKinley Beach. The all-ages event includes music, vendors, art activities, performances, waterside s’mores, and a Silent Disco as the sun goes down. Also: gigantic movement-responsive inflatable “HydroBloom” sculptures by FuzzPop Workshop and UW-Milwaukee Architecture students. Watch 2024 ArtBlaze recap by Samer Ghani

The Full Line-Up: 4pm: Tlalok 5pm: Embody Yoga 6pm: Shadi 7pm: The Quillz 8pm: Silent Disco Featuring DJs: Police Create Hippies, Sushi Lor, Blaze Orange. You can book your headset for the silent disco in advance here. Full line-up and schedule for all three ArtBlaze events here

Given the incredible lineup, parking may be difficult. Please plan ahead or consider an alternative means of transportation:

 

PARKING

Nearby Public Parking Lots

McKinley Marina

Nearby Street Parking

Street parking along Lincoln Memorial Drive.

BUS ROUTES

Route #21

Stop ID 3644 – Prospect & North

Stop ID 3672 – Water Tower & North

Route #30

Stop ID 4368 – Prospect & North

RIDE SHARE

Uber, Lyft, taxi, carpooling, and other ride-sharing services are great options for delivering you curbside to the event.

OTHER

Rent a Bublr Bike or hop on a dockless scooter for an easy, eco-friendly trip to Bradford Beach.

Bublr Bike nearby rental stations:

• Burns Commons – 1301 N. Prospect Ave
• Brady & Prospect – 1706 N. Prospect Ave
• Lafayette & Prospect – 1898 E. Lafayette Place
• Kenilworth Square – 2165 N. Prospect Ave
• North & Prospect – 2305 N. Prospect Ave
• North & Lake – 2380 E. North Ave
• Bradford Beach – 2021 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive

Dockless Scooters – Download the app and start riding:

• Lime
• Spin

Skip the roads and arrive entirely by boat

ArtBlaze’s achievements last year included:

• 5,000+ estimated total attendance
• 65+ entertainers, performers, and musicians booked across a wide variety of genres
• 600+ s’mores made and consumed by attendees
• 110 people practiced yoga together at the beach
• 1 monstrous 5’ x 12’ sand dragon sculpted by a master sand artist in collaboration with volunteers.
• 3 larger-than-life inflatable “Cosmopods” created by FuzzPop Workshop

ArtBlaze is made possible thanks to the support of Visit Milwaukee, Miller Coors, Gruber Law, Herb Kohl Philanthropies, Bader Philanthropies, Astor Street Foundation, The Kubala Washatko Architects, Robertson Ryan Insurance, Fund for Lake Michigan, Bosley-Green Foundation, Milwaukee Arts Board, WE Energies Foundation, Milwaukee County Parks, Milwaukee County Parks Foundation, Beach Ambassador, Milwaukee with Kids, Travel Wisconsin, Wisconsin Arts Board, Radio Milwaukee, Titos and the Roundhouse Beer Garden.

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.