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1. Family Days at Up-Down
JUNE 2, JULY 7, AUG. 4, SEPT. 1 | UP-DOWN
One Sunday every month, this arcade bar – which is normally only open to adults – hosts a special day for kids of all ages to come and play all the cool machines. They have over 60 of them, including pinball, skee-ball and free Nintendo 64 games!
2. Wacky First Wednesdays at The Domes
JUNE 5, JULY 3, AUG. 7 | MITCHELL PARK DOMES
Mitchell Park Domes The Domes are one of the coolest places to visit in Milwaukee – they’re like giant glass spaceships. When you walk inside, it’s as if you stepped into a tropical rainforest overgrown with vegetation or a dry desert full of exotic plants. And the first Wednesday of every month, the Domes hosts this fun storytime with funny puppets telling tall tales.
3. Bayshore Family Flicks
WEDNESDAYS, JUNE 12-AUG. 28 | BAYSHORE
Grab some popcorn, stretch out and watch a movie on Bayshore’s spacious green space at this weekly family-friendly screening. They serve pizza and treats, and the lineup of movies has plenty of favorites, new and old.
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4. Cedarburg Strawberry Festival
JUNE 22-23 | MAIN STREET, CEDARBURG
This festival’s all about the berry that can’t be beat – and all the delicious treats you can make with it. That means strawberry cakes, candies, drinks and more. Plus, there’s tons of fun activities for kids.
5. WaterStone Bank Air and Water Show
JULY 27-28 | McKINLEY PARK
The Blue Angels are some of the best pilots in the world – they can perform the wildest tricks you’ve ever seen, zooming around at hundreds of miles per hour, spinning past each other. You have to see it to believe it. You can watch them and a bunch of other awesome planes flying above Milwaukee’s lakefront at this show.
6. Fox and Branch Concerts
JUNE 30, JULY 28, AUG. 25 | ANODYNE COFFEE (WALKER’S POINT)
Sing along with these two folk singers, who put on fun, foot-stomping concerts for kids. These three are happening in Milwaukee this summer, but you can find all their shows across Wisconsin on their website.
7. Wisconsin State Fair
AUG. 1-11 | WISCONSIN STATE FAIR PARK
The State Fair is pure Wisconsin fun – you have sweet cream puffs, cute farm animals,
a huge swing flying over the park and tons of other rides, a massive slide, pig races and the weirdest, most delicious fried treats you’ll ever taste.
8. Sprecher Root Beer Bash
AUG. 3 | BAYSHORE
This is the world’s largest root beer float festival! There’s a kids dance party, face-painting, balloon-artists, a petting zoo, and, of course, a free root beer float giveaway!
