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Concerts in Milwaukee

109 events from Friday, October 16 to Saturday, November 14, 2026. Free: 2. Busiest venues: Cactus Club, UWM Peck School of the Arts, Vivarium.

Friday, October 16, 2026

Music
until Oct 25

The World Goes 'Round

Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre
Music
until Nov 1

Footloose

Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre
Music
until Oct 18

Gypsy

Skylight Music Theatre · Historic Third Ward
- Music
- Theatre
Music
until Oct 16

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Marcus Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- Jazz
Music
7 PM

Faux Real • Babe America • Bryce Xavier • JAYZAW

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$20–$25 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band Concert

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
Music
8 PM

AFI

The Rave / Eagles Club · Near West Side
- Music
Music
8 PM

Dáði Freyr

The Rave / Eagles Club · Near West Side
- Music
Music
until Oct 19

Florentine Opera: La Traviata

Marcus Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- Opera
Music
until Oct 18

La Traviata

Florentine Opera Company · Riverwest
- Music

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Music
12:30 PM

Cello Studio Recital: Charlie Rasmussen

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music · East Side
- Music
- Recital
Music
12:30 PM

Patricia Crump Vocal Competition Finals

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
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Music
6 PM

Hot Mess (Release Show) • Alley Eyes • Minnesota Fatts • Nick Karcher • Fakeout

Hot Mess · Alley Eyes · Minnesota Fatts · Nick Karcher · Fakeout

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$12–$15 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Piano Recital Series - Rector-Hong Duo Recital

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
- Recital
Music
8 PM

Anime Rave

The Rave / Eagles Club · Near West Side
- Music
- Nights out
- Rave
Music
9 PM

UNTZ UNTZ CBRN$ BANDA RAVE

The Rave / Eagles Club · Near West Side
- Music
- Nights out
- Rave
Music
Time not announced

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Fiserv Forum
- Music
Tickets

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Music
4 PM

Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) Season Opening Concert: America at 250

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
Music
7 PM

DAMAG3 • Film & Gender • Connor Cristi • *+* be3e *+*

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$15–$20 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram - The Hard Road Tour

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Turner Hall Ballroom · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Son Rompe Pera

Vivarium · East Side
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

New Wave Fest 2026

The Cooperage · Walker's Point
- Music
- New wave

Monday, October 19, 2026

Music
7 PM

Indigo Girls

The Pabst Theater · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Waterspouts • Pecking Order • Poor Ridley • Intac

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$10–$15 Tickets
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Music
7:30 PM

BEAT: Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio Performing the Music of KING CRIMSON

The Riverside Theater · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Lords of Acid

Vivarium · East Side
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

UWM Pop Ensemble

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
- Pop

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Music
7 PM

Intuition • Equalibrum • Speak • Tha Crown

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$15–$20 Tickets
Music
7 PM

My Hero Academia In Concert

The Riverside Theater · Downtown
- Music
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
until Oct 26

Jersey Boys

Marcus Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Music
8 PM

Sylvan Esso - Ow ∞ Tour

Sylvan Esso

The Riverside Theater · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Music
7:30 PM

Jazz Ensembles

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
- Jazz
Music
until Dec 12

Music Department Student Recitals

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music

Friday, October 23, 2026

Music
6:30 PM

Fraxiom • Nicci • MKE Neely • Chriad

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$15–$20 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Movement & Melody

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Downtown
- Music
Music
8 PM

Buena Vista Orchestra

The Pabst Theater · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
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Music
8 PM

Cash Box Kings

Shank Hall · East Side
- Music
$20 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press

Vivarium · East Side
- Music
Tickets
Music
10:30 PM

Night Drive: Tony Wan • Kenobi • Catgoat

Tony Wan · Kenobi · Catgoat

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
- Nights out
Free
Music
until Oct 25

Wolph

The Riverside Theater · Downtown
- Music

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Music
6:30 PM

Cosmic Country Showcase – Dougie Poole • Elizabeth Moen • Jerwin Gabriel

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
- Country
$20–$25 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Movement & Melody

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Downtown
- Music
Music
11 PM

Out! ft. RICKYBAUBAU • Queen Méabh

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
- Nights out
Free
Music
Time not announced

Milwaukee Sonic Arts Festival

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
Music
Time not announced

MMF presents: Carnivore Carnival

The Cooperage · Walker's Point
- Music

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Music
2:30 PM

Movement & Melody

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Downtown
- Music

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Music
7 PM

Sweeping Promises • Youth Energy • Brief Candles

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$18–$20 Tickets

Friday, October 30, 2026

Music
11:15 AM

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Downtown
- Music
- Classical
Music
6:30 PM

Stomach Book • Blind Equation • Vialice • i h8 it here • The Tear Garden Collective

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$25 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Sugar Skull

Marcus Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre
Music
7:30 PM

Present Music Presents: Forty Something!

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
Music
8 PM

Akeem Ali - The Texture Tour

Akeem Ali

Vivarium · East Side
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country: Donato's Inferno

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country

The Pabst Theater · Downtown
- Music
- Country
Music
Time not announced

Venus Presents: Sapphic Halloween Rave

The Cooperage · Walker's Point
- Music
- Nights out
- Rave

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Music
12:30 PM

October Music Hour #1

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music · East Side
- Music
Music
3 PM

Concert Companion Series — MSO: Brahms, Gershwin, and Bernstein (10/31 - 11/21)

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music · East Side
- Music
Music
3 PM

October Music Hour #2

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music · East Side
- Music
Music
5:30 PM

Milwaukee Hardcore Halloween Cover Show: Form • Adrenochrome • Pushing 40 • Overhand

Form · Adrenochrome · Pushing 40 · Overhand

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
- Hardcore
$20 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Downtown
- Music
- Classical
Music
8 PM

CLUB SLAYYY: SLAYYYTER + HYPERPOP HALLOWEEN PARTY 🎃

SLAYYYTER

Vivarium · East Side
- Music
- Nights out
Tickets

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