1. Community Hanukkah Celebration
DEC. 16 FROM 4:30-6 P.M. | HARRY & ROSE SAMSON FAMILY JCC
Get ready for Hanukkah at the Jewish Community Center annual community-wide celebration. Attendees can plan out the eight nights of Hanukkah, create a Hanukkah travel kit for winter break vacations and connect with the community over crafts, activities, mitzvah projects and entertainment.
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2. J-Pride Happy Hour: Exhibit Tour & Talk
DEC. 19 FROM 5:30-7 P.M. | JEWISH MUSEUM MILWAUKEE
J-Pride, a LGBTQ outreach and inclusion initiative of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, is partnering with Jewish Museum Milwaukee to host a happy hour, talk and tour of their current exhibition, Against the Grain: The Remarkable Life of Artist Bernard Perlin. Tickets are $9.
3. Latkes Con Salsa: A Latin Jazz Hanukkah
DEC. 20-22, TIMES VARY | BEST PLACE AT THE HISTORIC PABST BREWERY
This Holiday show celebrates the Festival of Lights with a Latin twist. Lakes Con Salsa is set to spin Hanukkah and holiday hits with Afro-Latino rhythms.
4. NextGen Hanukkah
DEC. 21 FROM 7:30-10 P.M. | THE IRON HORSE HOTEL
NextGen MKE is hosting a night of live music, photo booths, menorahs and mixtapes. Tickets are $50 online or at the door, if space permits. NextGen events are for individuals ages 22- to 45-years old.
5. Hanukkah on the Hoan
DEC. 25-JAN. 1, TIMES VARY | THE DANIEL M. HOAN MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Each night of Hanukkah this year the Hoan Bridge will be lit as a menorah in partnership of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation and Light the Hoan. The bridges beams will light up each night in a way that incorporates the design of the eight-candle Hanukkah menorah.
6. Hanukkah with the Admirals
DEC. 30 AT 7 P.M. | UW-MILWAUKEE PANTHER ARENA
Celebrate Hanukkah on ice with the Milwaukee Admirals. A portion of each ticket sold will support JCC Wisconsin Delegation that are traveling to the 2025 Maccabi Games. Tickets are $20 and available for purchase online.
7. Chanukah Festival of Lights and Gelt Drop
Dec. 29 AT 4 P.M. | THE YARD @ BAYSHORE
This event will feature an interactive LED light experience including robot dancers, glow games, illuminates swings, a glow dreidel lounge, train rides and much more to celebrate Chanukah.
8. CBINT Hanukkah Dinner
DEC. 29 AT 5:30 P.M. | CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL NER TAMID
All ages are welcome, and no experience is needed to help retell the Hanukkah story with the Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid community at this annual dinner. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for kids.
