There is so much going on in South Milwaukee this summer! This weekend alone there is the monthly Community Meal, Market Music, the Garden Tour, a Bonsai Society exhibit, and a cool South Milwaukee PAC show.
Here is an updated events list … with my Events page getting regular updates as they come in.
Did I miss something? (I’m sure I did.) Want to add an event? Email me at erikbrooks32@gmail.com. Otherwise, enjoy a special South Milwaukee summer!
JUNE
- Thursday, June 20: Monthly Community Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., First Congregational Church Hall. Free and open to the public! Details
- Thursday, June 20: Downtown Market Music, Sonic Boomers (classic rock). Details
- Friday, June 21: Ferch’s Beachside Summer Music-Jake Warne Duo, 5:30-8 p.m., Grant Park Beach. Details
- Saturday, June 22: South Milwaukee Garden Tour & Art Fair, presented by the South Milwaukee Garden Club, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Details
- Saturday, June 22: Milwaukee Bonsai Society exhibit, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Grant Park Brown Pavilion.
- Saturday, June 22: College World Series Volunteers Viewing Party, 6:30 p.m., Moran’s Pub. Details
- Sunday, June 23: Late Night Catechism, 3 p.m. South Milwaukee PAC. Details
- Wednesday, June 26: Milwaukee County Traveling Beer Garden opener, 5 p.m., Grant Park Area 5 (Brown Pavilion). Beer garden runs through July 7 and is open daily. Details
- Thursday, June 27: Super Heroes Night at the South Milwaukee Downtown Market and Market Music-Radiation. Details
- Friday, June 28: Ferch’s Beachside Summer Music-Do Wa-Wa, 5:30-8 p.m., Grant Park Beach. Details
- Sunday, June 30: Suburban Soles — “Walk Through Wil-o-Way,” 10 a.m., Wil-o-Way Grant. Details
JULY
- Thursday, July 4: South Milwaukee Independence Day Celebration, starting at 10 a.m., ending with evening fireworks. Grant Park Areas 5-6. Details
- Friday, July 5: Ferch’s Beachside Summer Music-Blaine & Jake, 5:30-8 p.m., Grant Park Beach. Details
- Sunday, July 7: Final Milwaukee County Traveling Beer Garden, Grant Park.
- Thursday, July 11: Downtown Market Music, Ivy Ford (soul) and South Milwaukee Youth Theatre performance. Details
- Saturday, July 13: “Willy Wonka Kids,” presented by South Milwaukee Youth Theatre, shows at 1 and 3:30 p.m., South Milwaukee PAC. Details
- Saturday, July 13: Shakespeare in the Cityk, five different shows, 12:30-7 p.m. Details
- Sunday, July 14: Suburban Soles — “Watersheds and Water Quality,” 10 a.m., Grant Park Area 7 playground. Details
- Thursday, July 18: Downtown Market Music, Larry Lynn & the Decade Band and South Milwaukee Youth Theatre performance. Details
- Friday, July 19: Ferch’s Beachside Summer Music-Zakk Daniel, 5:30-8 p.m., Grant Park Beach. Details
- Sunday, July 21: Friends of Grant Park Art Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Grant Park Picnic Area 5 (Brown Pavilion). Details
- Monday, July 22: South Milwaukee Police Department DARE Golf Outing, Grant Park. Details
- Tuesday, July 23: South Milwaukee Municipal Band Concert, 7 p.m., Bucyrus Commons. Details
- Wednesday, July 24: South Milwaukee Fire Department Brat & Tot Fry, 4-7 p.m., South Milwaukee Fire Department. Details
- Thursday, July 25: Two downtown events … Moran’s Pub Block Party, 4-10 p.m., 900 block of Milwaukee Avenue (details) AND South Milwaukee Downtown Market Evening at the Commons and Market Music-Dog House Charlie (’70s and ’80s). Details
- Friday, July 26-Sunday July 28: Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.,” presented by South Milwaukee Youth Theatre. Three shows, South Milwaukee PAC. Details
- Friday, July 26-Sunday, July 28: South Milwaukee Lionsfest. Details
- Friday, July 26: Lionsfest Car Cruise. Details
- Friday, July 26: Ferch’s Beachside Summer Music-Ryan McIntyre, 5:30-8 p.m., Grant Park Beach. Details
- Saturday, July 27: South Milwaukee Heritage Days Parade. Details
- Saturday, July 27: Great Duck Race, presented by the Friends of the Mill Pond and Oak Creek Watercourse, 1 p.m., 15th and Milwaukee Avenues. Details
- Sunday, July 28: Suburban Soles — “Dragonflies and Damselflies,” 1 p.m., Mill Pond. Details
AUGUST
- Thursday, August 1: Downtown Market Music-Blue Grass Allstars. Details
- Friday, August 2: Ferch’s Beachside Summer Music-Floor It, 5:30-8 p.m., Grant Park Beach. Details
- Monday, August 5: South Milwaukee Community Night Out, 5:30 p.m., SMPD and Grobschmidt Senior Center.
- Thursday, August 8: Downtown Market Music-Jim Namio (Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra). Details
- Friday, August 9: Ferch’s Beachside Summer Music-Todd Bryant Band, 5:30-8 p.m., Grant Park Beach. Details
- Sunday, August 11: Suburban Soles — “Tree-Mendous Love for Trees,” 10 a.m., Grant Park Area 5. Details
- Thursday, August 15: Downtown Market Music-Val Sigal (polka). Details
- Friday, August 16: Ferch’s Beachside Summer Music-Ben Harold Duo, 5:30-8 p.m., Grant Park Beach. Details
- Saturday, August 17: South Milwaukee Celebrations Committee Movie Night, 7:30 p.m., Bucyrus Commons. Additional details to come.
- Thursday, August 22: South Milwaukee Downtown Market Car Show and Market Music-Reverend Jerry K (country). Details
- Friday, August 23: Ferch’s Beachside Summer Music-Ryan McIntyre, 5:30-8 p.m., Grant Park Beach. Details
- Saturday, August 24: Cheaterama 26th Car Show, Bucyrus Commons, noon-8 p.m., Bucyrus Commons. Details
- Sunday, August 25: Suburban Soles — “Astronomy,” 8 p.m., Wil-o-Way Grant. Details
- Thursday, August 29: Downtown Market Music-Kal Bergendahl (jazz funk). Details
- Friday, August 30: Ferch’s Beachside Summer Music-Party Marty, 5:30-8 p.m., Grant Park Beach. Details
South Milwaukee Blog 
Thanks for helping get the word out about our free community meal in June. We’ve made the tough decision to cancel our July & August meals. We’ll resume in September, but we haven’t had organizations, etc. step up to provide meals in these two summer months.