What's not to love about a bunch of over priced drinks, food and free music?!…read more The crowds can be torturous in the bottlenecked areas, something summerfest needs to work out. I'm pretty disgusted that this year they won't fill the beers to the top because apparently some lower line is "12 oz". I am still paying the price of a 6-pack for one beer, do we really need to get that technical??? While the new BMO stage is very nice, I don't understand the complications and severe lack of communication on how to get "tickets" at a FREE stage! The best job at summerfest, and a great spot to stop for awhile, is at the mechanic bull. Who wouldn't love to throw dumb kids and over-sized wanna be cowboys off of a fake bull all day?! Don't know what happened early in the fest, but that thing was tore up and missing its horns, lol. I Iove summerfest buy don't agree with some of the changes they are making. We spend an obscene amount of money and deal with a lot of crap from other fest-goers, why intensify it for us? Ever heard of "Customers First" summerfest slumlords? Okay, maybe that was too much. I'm just really pissed about the extra ounce or two of beer and serving me unfilled cups. If that ain't a reason to sneak in booze.... Parents! Take yo kids home after dark when all the drunkies surface!!! Fav food: Venice Club eggplant strips! Ask for lemon and an extra cup of marinara if you're "saucy" like me ;) Personally, I can only handle the crowd and drunks by doing as the Romans do. So, if you get irritated with those like people mentioned, please plan your trip via DD, taxi (leave early), bus, etc. It's a BUSY BUSY place and an interesting to people watch!

Great time, once again. Stevie Wonder was the feature the night I went...amazing show! All of the…read moreperformers were great. Among them were Third Eye Blind, Sheika E, Buddy Guy, local performers that are making a name for themselves, and other up and coming artists. There are so many acts going on on different stages all at once, its impossible to catch everything. There are many options for food. Various ethnic cuisine, fresh fruits, etc. One of the food items I got was a bacon bottom pizza...no bread, just bacon, weaved at the bottom of the pizza. It was good. Great music, good food, drinks, and lots of people.

I have been to nearly all of Milwaukee's lakefront ethnic festivals, and Mexican Fiesta is by far…read moremy favorite one. The food is superb, the music electic, the crowd diverse, and the atmosphere extremely friendly and accessible. Mexican Fiesta, more so than Milwaukee's other ethnic festivals, is all about authenticity. For instance, you may hear some Italian at Festa Italiana, and some German at German Fest, but Mexican Fiesta is totalmente en espanol. There are dance contests. Mariachi bands with four guitarrists, four violinists, and four trumpeters, for a grand total of 12 band members. Freakin' awesome! Mexican Fiesta is put on by Mexicans for Mexicans. Those of us who aren't Mexican are just visiting. Everyone is welcome, of course, but this is a Mexican party through and through.

Mexican Fiesta. Hmm…read more Well, it was ok. First off, you should probably know Spanish. Mine understanding is so-so, which makes the festival not as fun. Secondly, the food was kinda watered down in my opinion. Nachos? Tacos? Boring? I expected more flava. Also, I don't eat meat so it was SLIM PICKINGS. I ordered something called a banana dumpling expecting a sweet dish only to find it was full of rice and beans. Woulda been helpful if there had been a description. Third, you should have a mullet. Or wear an offensive tee shirt against women. Then you'll totally fit in. We payed 26 dollars for the two of us to enter, then spent 36 dollars on nachos(without meat), Mexican corn (freakin delish), Sil's donuts, a pork shish ka bob, a dumpling I threw away, and soda. It was over priced to say the least. And you have to purchase tickets which is crap. Would I go again? Hell no. I will walk down the street to GTO's and save 35 dollars and probably enjoy the food more.

Another fun year at TosaFest. It was busier than I expected on a Friday…read more They had a lot of good and beverage vendors but still plenty of other vendors to check out. Same pushy vendors for home needs chasing people down. Some were more respectful than others. Excellent music this year! Really loved Valley Fox. They also had a lot of options for ticketed events like dinners if you wanted a more involved experience. Appreciate this free festival in the village.

Okay festival in the Village. My son and I came here on a Saturday night to see my friend's band…read moreplay. There's a good mix of kids' activities, food looked better than standard fest fare, and there was craft beer and wine, although I hate having to buy tickets for drinks, and the beer workers were pretty unorganized, and also ran out of a few kinds of beer fairly early. Then I saw that we could just have bought good beers from Cafés Hollander and Bavaria for cash! (Not from the Festival, itself). The headlining music acts were good, although the two main stages seemed miles apart, especially in 50-degree weather. We probably parked too far away down the Menomonee Parkway, it's a pretty popular festival, and nice "for the area", would come back for a music act I really liked.

I love the Third Ward Art Festival and try to go every year! So many vendors and so much to see!! I…read morealways end of buying something and this year I a couple of dishes from Vegetabowls, gauze clothing, and framed prints. I also stopped for lunch and a cappuccino in the Third Ward at Tre Rivali. It was a great way to spend the afternoon!

Third Ward Annual Art Festival is being held in its 11th year! 100's of Artists and crafters from…read moreall over the US. From paintings, sculptures, blown glass, tile/metal work, leather, wood, jewelry and mosaics! This fest has it all! Sept. 2-3,2023 We had a lot of fun looking at all the beautiful works and meeting the artisans behind it all. They also had painting classes and art demo's. There was plenty of food stalls to pick and eat in the nearby park. They also had many musicians scattered around the streets playing really nice music!

I stumbled across this event on Facebook & it looked interesting so I bought tickets for myself and…read moremy husband. We bought the VIP tickets because we liked the idea of being able to get in early (before the crowds). We got to the Italian Community Center at about 9:45 am. They weren't checking people in yet so we were able to get at a table for the VIPs. We eventually were able to get checked in and off we went to try all the food. We were given a little tray to put our samples on, which was nice. The food was all delicious - it was nice to be able to try different brunch items from different restaurants that you usually wouldn't have known about. My favorite was Ambassador Hotel's pork belly. They were nice enough to give me just a piece of the pork belly when I asked for seconds. Lucky for me, it's on the menu so I will definitely be checking it out. I think my only complaint is that with the VIP, you get a free Bloody Mary. But the problem is, I don't like bloody Mary's so I had to buy my own drinks (which was a soda and orange juice). It would have been nice to get one non- alcoholic drink.

This was a fun time. So much food…read more Such good food. 4 stars, could be more if they would have had more tables. Part of the VIP ticket was a gauranteed seat... I don't think they had planned for as many VIP's as they had. But I will give them a break since it was the first one. My wife and i got there quite early, we were the 5th and 6th person there, so we did sit at a table. The only other gripe might be that the drink ticket wasn't good for anything but a bloody mary. But I figured that going in, so not a big deal. My wife doesn't drink and I can't stand bloodies. Oh well. Other than that, loved it. Planning on going next year.

It's been many years since I've come down for Irish Fest and happy to see it didn't change too…read moremuch. I was a bit surprised to see how much tickets have gone up to but they offered free admission on Sunday if you donate non-perishable foods to Hunger Task Force. Loved everything about helping their cause so it was a no-brainer. They have a lot of different food vendors and have similar beer/drink offerings at most of the stands. I really liked the Scotch ale from Water Street Brewery but would've liked an Irish beer at this festival. You've got to shop around for some things - the sheperds pie varied at many places (as did hand pies/pasties) and you could end up paying more for less than what you're seeing around you. Still, it was all delicious and we had a great time with the live music and dancing.

The Irish fest was everything and more than we expected! It felt good to be around my Irish folk…read more Wonderful musical acts like Conor mallon and the final act was superb. The sky rail was so fun! The food was a bit overpriced but I am only upset that water bottles were five bucks. That's dumb. Make sure the Irish are hydrated and not just with whiskey!

We had a great experience at Greek Fest this year…read more We didn't know what to expect as this was our first time but they did a great job with posting offerings, prices and locations of each beforehand on their site. The portions were generous. The lamb dinner came with delicious rice, salad and plenty of lamb. The gyros were also stacked and the souvlaki was perfect. We also started with the saganaki- perfectly crispy and salty cheese. The drinks were offered by the same company that handles State Fair so you can get cans of beer for $8-9, glasses of wine or they had some frozen cocktails. My only gripe was that they didn't post which gate to enter from. There are so many and when we walked to the pedestrian gate from 2024, we were told we couldn't walk through the grounds to greek fest. The staff helping with food and drinks were great - cooking and bringing up food as quick as they could. Friendly, too! Wish the music would've started sooner but we opted to head out since it was mostly food, games/rides for kids or a small area for greek shopping. However, food was worth it! Definitely check it out!

Ok,this is the 2nd year the chicken was so tough like rub and way over seasoned!…read moreA waste of $15 for one whole chicken. The salad not very good, only 2 olives and 1 piece of cheese 2 cherrie tomatoes, one small dressing,piece of bread,such tint olives for $10 was definitely not worth it. I though I could get filled up on the rice but it was literally crunchy and hard! No easy access for people with disabilities. Had to have my mom walk in for the food to take home because drive through was already closed. Such a waste of money for 3 bites of rubbery smokey over seasoned chicken,lame salad and crunch rice made me decide to not go back for a 3rd time. They are rushing the cooking and not tasting b4 selling to make huge profits. That's stealing people's money. Wauwatosa Greek Fest chicken was horrible last year however, nice and tender this year,great salad,olives,cheese,rice,bread,gyro and portions were worth the price! Please stop rushing the cooking time and taste test b4 selling...I mean how can you mess up rice!?

This was my first time at the Lakefront Festival of the Arts but it certainly won't be my last! It…read morewas a perfect day to walk through the many tents lined up along the lakefront next to the MAM and I was pleasantly surprised by the vast selection of different artists from across the country and the very different styles /pieces available for purchase. Having the opportunity to talk with the artists and learn about their process is an extra special advantage to attending such an event. There is a seating area where food and beverage can also be purchased. Included with the Lakefront Festival of the Arts is admission into the Milwaukee Art Museum as well. If you happen to be a MAM member, the price is greatly discounted making this a must see event for the weekend! We did end up purchasing multiple items and I'm already looking forward to seeing what unique items I'll find next year!

I had an amazing time at this years Lakefront Festival of Art. For a modest $10, because of being a…read moremuseum member, I got some see some incredible art and have wonderful conversations with the artists. I specifically loved the photos printed on metal. After missing the last number of years, I remembered what a wonderful time the show is. I won't allow myself to stay away for so long in the future