Featured Events
1. Journey
THURSDAY AT 7:30 P.M. | FISERV FORUM
On their “Final Frontier” tour, the Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famers are stopping at the Forum to say their goodbyes. Tickets to the Thursday night show, with a setlist spanning more than five decades, are on sale here.
2. Is This a Room
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY | BROADWAY THEATRE CENTER
This play reenacts a tense interrogation between an NSA translator and federal investigators, with its dialogue pulled entirely from an FBI transcript. Tickets to the opening weekend’s Saturday night and Sunday afternoon shows, as well as Friday night’s preview, are available through the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s website.
3. Time to Paddy 5K, 10K & Lucky 13.1
SATURDAY FROM 8 A.M TO 11 A.M. | ESTABROOK PARK
Get up and get active at Estabrook Park on Saturday morning with a 5K, 10K or half-marathon St. Patrick’s Day 2026 send-off. Milwaukee is looking at temperatures in the 40s and 50s on Saturday morning, with no snow on the forecast!
It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year!
More Events
4. Camille’s Rainbow
ALL WEEKEND | EXPANSIVE, CATHEDRAL SQUARE
Little ones (ages 0-3) can interact with performers and immerse themselves in the show at this 45-minute opera, created just for babies and toddlers (and their grown-up counterparts, of course). Tickets to the late morning shows that stretch across the weekend start at $22, and are required for both children and adults.
5. McNeal
ALL WEEKEND | HERRO-FRANKE STUDIO THEATER
It’s the closing weekend of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar’s McNeal at Milwaukee Rep’s Herro-Franke Studio Theater, directed by the Rep’s Mark Clements. The play’s sold-out Broadway run featured Robert Downey Jr. as the leading Jacob McNeal. Get tickets to any of the five final showtimes here.
6. Author Talk: Felicia Day
THURSDAY AT 7 P.M. | ORIENTAL THEATRE
In collaboration with Milwaukee Film and cosponsored by Lion’s Tooth, Boswell Book Company is hosting actress and author Felicia Day in conversation with Wisconsin fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss. In her new graphic novel, “The Lost Daughter of Sparta,” Day paints a vivid portrait of the mythical life of Philonoe. Tickets start at $38 and can be purchased online.
7. Milwaukee Wave vs. Utica City FC
FRIDAY AT 6:35 P.M. | UW-MILWAUKEE PANTHER ARENA
Watch the Milwaukee Wave take on the Utica City Football Club on Friday night inside the Panther Arena. It’s Video Game Night for the Wave, and that means giveaways and arcade-style videoboard activations for fans. Get tickets here.
8. Cocktails 101
FRIDAY FROM 7 P.M TO 9 P.M. | SAINT KATE – THE ARTS HOTEL
As part of the Studio Workshops series, The Studio Kitchen & Cocktails (located on the second floor of Saint Kate) is hosting a cocktail-focused class on Friday evening. Guests will craft and taste three different cocktails throughout the two-hour workshop, with a charcuterie board to fuel the night and a branded Saint Kate rocks glass to take home. You can reserve a spot online.
9. Shen Yun
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY | MARCUS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Classical Chinese dance is back in Milwaukee for two days only. Shen Yun 2026 is expected to combine its dynamic animated backdrops and all-original orchestral works with costumes that move with the dancers for a multi-dimensional, deeply moving journey. You can purchase tickets online.
10. Maple Sugar Time
SATURDAY FROM 10 A.M. TO 3 P.M. | SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER
It’s maple syrup season, and the environmental educators at the Schlitz are dedicating a whole day to celebrate. Their program will include maple tree identification, log-tapping and a sap-to-syrup how-to. And on their way out, visitors can grab a treat from the “sweetest station.” Tickets are $12 for members and $18 for non-members.
11. Spring Fling
SATURDAY FROM 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M. | BETTY BRINN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Hop into spring at the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum’s first-ever Spring Fling. For two hours on Saturday, kid guests can meet bunnies and chicks from Havens Petting Farm, create handprint flowers at the Be a Maker Lab and decorate a pair of bunny ears to wear to the event’s 30-minute “Bunny Hop.” All activities are included with general admission.
12. (W)here in the World
SATURDAY AT 6 P.M. | SOUTH MILWAUKEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Also known as (W)herefest, this festival fuses music and dance traditions from around the world to craft a show for all ages. This weekend’s performance is conceived by the Milwaukee-based nonprofit Studio K Flamenco. Tickets to the 6 p.m. show at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center are available online.
13. Milwaukee Admirals vs. Grand Rapids Griffins
SATURDAY AT 6 P.M. | UW-MILWAUKEE PANTHER ARENA
Watch the Milwaukee Admirals face off against the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday night inside the Panther Arena. The puck drops at 6 p.m., and 4,000 fans will go home with a voucher for a pair of Brewers tickets.
14. RuPaul DJ Set
SATURDAY AT 9 P.M. | THE RAVE/EAGLES CLUB
You can party off-screen with RuPaul during his DJ set at The Rave/Eagles Club. Holding 14 Emmy wins, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Tony Award for producing 2022’s “Best Musical” A Strange Loop, RuPaul is the executive producer and host of TV’s global hit show “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Tickets to the 9 p.m. set are on sale here.
15. Astrology Collage Workshop
SUNDAY AT NOON | CACTUS CLUB
In this astro-collage workshop, participants will create a collage of their “big three,” a colloquial term meaning one’s sun, moon and rising sign. The class will be led by Aryn the Alchemist, a Milwaukee-based astrologer, interdisciplinary artist and writer. This is an all-ages event, with sliding scale tickets available online.
