Featured Events
1. Milwaukee Asian Restaurant Week
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY | MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
You still have three days to make the most of this weeklong celebration of Milwaukee’s Asian dining scene. Multiple restaurants are marking AAPI Heritage Month with special deals. Organizing group ElevAsian offers an extensive list of local Asian restaurants complete with links to the menus. Check out the deals across Milwaukee and support Asian-owned businesses all weekend.
2. Field of Flags Remembrance Ceremony
FRIDAY AT 11 A.M. | VETERANS PARK
For Memorial Day, volunteers will be placing 27,316 flags in Veterans Park – one for every Wisconsin veteran killed in action since the Civil War. On Friday, you can see all the flags on display during this remembrance ceremony honoring the dead. If you miss the ceremony, the flags will still remain on display through Wednesday, May 27.
3. Reading: A Homecoming Farewell
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY | WOODLAND PATTERN
Woodland Pattern has a new home. Before moving to the former Bindery location in Bay View, the bookstore and poetry destination will host its final program at its longtime Locust Street location this weekend. The three-day celebration kicks off with a Friday night event for former Woodland Pattern volunteer and reading series curator Soham Patel’s The Daughter Industry. Alongside Patel, Wisconsin Poet Laureate Brenda Cárdenas and former UW-Milwaukee professor Mauricio Kilwein Guevara will be reading as well. A full list of the readings and other events this weekend can be found online. This event is give-what-you-can admission.
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4. Craft and Chapter Night
THURSDAY FROM 6-9 P.M. | DEAD BIRD BREWING COMPANY
MKE Books and Beers is hosting a chill night for book lovers at Dead Bird Brewing Company. Guests can craft book charms and friendship bracelets while watching rom-coms and enjoying happy hour. Bring your favorite book and meet some fellow readers! Tickets can be purchased in advance for $8.
5. Big Hat Soiree
THURSDAY FROM 6-9 P.M. | MARCUS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The fanciest (hat) event of the year is back at the Marcus Center. Whether you have a signature fedora or you’ve been waiting to break out your Kentucky Derby hat again, all hats are welcome at this soiree. Tickets are available online for $88 each.
6. Trivia About Comedy with Rusty Drinkswell
THURSDAY FROM 6-9 P.M. | THE LAUGHING TAP
Join host Rusty Drinkswell for a night of comedy trivia this Thursday. The doors open at 6 p.m. and attendees can enjoy $1 off alcoholic beverages all night. Trivia starts at 7 p.m. and is free to attend. Team registration is recommended. Teams can consist of one to six people.
7. Spring Kids Clothing Swap
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FROM 12-5 P.M. | URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER – RIVERSIDE PARK
It’s time for a closet cleanup! Bring old children’s clothes to the Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center and swap them out for “new (to you)” options. All kids sizes are welcome and should be presorted by size before arrival.
8. Riverside Park Native Plant Sale
SATURDAY FROM 9 A.M.-1 P.M. | URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER – RIVERSIDE PARK
Support the urban ecosystem this summer and plant some native flowers. The staff at the Prairie Future Seed Company can help shoppers choose the best plants for their yard.
9. Comedy Night of Champions
SATURDAY FROM 8-10 P.M. | ZÓCALO FOOD PARK
Milwaukee comics are coming together for this Comedy Night of Champions at Zócalo Food Park. Special guests, raffles and nonstop laughs will keep the night rolling. General admission is $23 and tickets can be purchased in advance. This event is 18+ only.
10. Morgan Park Picnic 2026
SATURDAY FROM 11 A.M.-6 P.M. | MORGAN PARK
Milwaukee record and Busby’s are back with the second annual Morgan Park Picnic. This year there’s live music, punk rock yoga, local food vendors and more. Find a full list of performances and food vendors here.
11. Behind the Build: Works in Circulation
SATURDAY FROM 1:30-3 P.M. | HOUSE OF RAD
House of RAD is inviting everyone for this pop-up sale. The creative collective’s newest resident artist will be on site offering an opportunity for conversation about their process. The gallery will be open during the sale and this event is free to attend. You can reserve a spot here.
12. Move Like Malcolm Wellness Event
SATURDAY FROM 2-4 P.M. | HAVENWOODS STATE FOREST
Join Run Black & Green at the Havenwoods State Forest for a restorative wellness event celebrating Malcolm X. The event will kick off with food and a chance for introductions. A meditation sound bath, Black liberation workshop and nature walk/run will round out the day. This event is free to attend. You can reserve a spot here.
13. Beaded Belt Making at Webers
SUNDAY AT 1-3 P.M. | WEBERS GREENHOUSE
Get crafty with host Trinity Mason and make your own beaded belt. This class will take place among the plants at Webers Greenhouse and is open to crafters of every ability level. Tickets are $9 and include everything needed for the class.
14. Forest Home Cemetery’s 175th Anniversary
MONDAY FROM 11 A.M.-2:30 P.M. | FOREST HOME CEMETERY
Forest Home Cemetery is celebrating 175 years. In August of 1850, Orville Cadwell was the first person buried at the historic cemetery (the first of now more than 100,000). Forest Home will honor that history as well as the fallen soldiers buried there with a wreath-laying ceremony at its Garden of Honor, followed by stories from the cemetery told by historical re-enactors and a free Milwaukee history tour. There will be food available to purchase on-site.
