Local talent and big trucks to be on display at Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival

The grounds for the Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival on Sunday (August 6) will be alive with music and festive sights and sounds, and that includes three stages with top local talent keeping festival attendees dancing and mesmerized, all while having fun.

The always dynamic and ever-evolving free festival will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday on W. North Ave. between N. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. and N. 7^th St., and will feature three stages (Main, Gospel, Jazz & Blues and Youth) with multifaceted live performances (see full list of stage lineups below).

Host and event founder Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs said she takes significant pride in booking local performers and talent each year for the Cultural & Arts Festival stages. “Milwaukee is blessed with musicians and artists who are world class entertainers and that talent will be on display again this year during the Cultural & Arts Festival,” she said.

“If you enjoy amazing live music and great vibes, then do yourself a favor and come down on Sunday to the Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival,” the alderwoman said.

New to the festival this year will be the Big Trucks – Bronzeville Week Edition – taking place near 7^th and North. Coming off the huge success of the 2^nd annual Big Trucks event in May downtown, Sunday’s showcase will feature trucks used by the Department of Public Works and the Milwaukee Fire Department.

“City personnel will be on hand to show off the big trucks and equipment, and children will have the opportunity to get inside vehicles and imagine what it would be like to operate them. So much fun for families and those who appreciate big trucks,” Alderwoman Coggs said.

Hosted by Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, the 2023 Bronzeville Week (August 5 – 12) events will include healthy, positive and family-friendly activities infused with art, culture and commerce. For a full look at the Bronzeville Week schedule, please go to www.city.milwaukee.gov/bronzeville, and see regular updates on the Bronzeville Week Facebook page.).

Main Stage Lineup (*please note schedule is subject to change):

11:30 a.m. – MARIO THE POET

12 noon – OPENING CEREMONY

12:30 p.m. – KEZIAH LOVE

1:00 p.m. – SPIDER CREEK

1:30 p.m. – WAVE CHAPELLE

2:00 p.m. – UNDER5IVE

2:30 p.m. – B JUSTICE

3:00 p.m. – DESHEA A.G.

3:30 p.m. – TWAN MACK & SWADETRACKZ

4:00 p.m. – FIREY PHOENIX WITH CIGARETTE BREAK

4:45 p.m.  – JOE JORDAN WITH CIGARETTE BREAK

5:15 p.m. – ADI ARMOUR WITH CIGARETTE BREAK

Gospel, Jazz and Blues stage (*please note schedule is subject to change): 

10:30am – KING SOLOMON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH & EPHESIANS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH with FRIENDS

11:50 am – ROMERO “BAM” HOPKINS

12:00 – MONTREAL CAIN – MERA

12:10 pm – VICTOR & DAWN BARNETT – RUNNING REBELS

12:20 pm – MOVEMENT UNDERGROUND 9.0 w/ Dr. Tony Whitley, Jr and Lady T

1:00 pm – ALDERWOMAN MILELE A. COGGS INTERVIEW

1:30 pm – ANDRE LEE ELLIS INTERVIEW

1:50 pm – VAUN MAYES INTERVIEW

2:20 pm – D ROCK

2:50 pm – JP THE BRAND

3:05 pm – ATK AND VVS BIG ROCK

3:20 pm – GHETTO LOVE

3:30 pm – MR CHURCH W/ LADY T & SPEAKEASY

4:15 pm – SERITA CAMPBELL

4:30 pm – THE SAM BELTON JAZZ EXPERIENCE

5:00 pm – DARREN DEBOE & LOVE, PEACE & SOUL

Youth Talent Stage – Emcee: Bam Taylor (*please note schedule is subject to change): 

10 AM – WELCOME

10:15 AM – DJ ODEAN

11:50 – 12 PM – INTERMISSION

12:00 PM – KO-THI DANCE COMPANY

12:15 PM – DJ ODEAN

12:45 PM – MISTER JUNETEENTH JUNIOR 2023 –MASON DONALD

1:00 PM – YOUTH TALENT SHOW

2:45 PM – DJ MIXX CHELLE

3:00 PM – MILWAUKEE FLYERS

4:00 PM – DJ MIXX CHELLE

4:15 PM – YOUTH GAMES

5:00 PM – DJ MIXX CHELLE

5:30 PM – ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1^ST, 2^ND & 3^RD TALENT SHOW WINNERS

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.