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What to do in Milwaukee in November 2026

119 events from Sunday, November 1 to Monday, November 30, 2026. Free: 5. Busiest venues: UWM Peck School of the Arts, Cactus Club, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Dec 19

African Art: Ancient Roots, Enduring Values

Haggerty Museum of Art · Marquette campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 19

Iké Udé: Sartorial Anarchy

Haggerty Museum of Art · Marquette campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 19

Standtune

Haggerty Museum of Art · Marquette campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 19

The Otherworld Is Home

Haggerty Museum of Art · Marquette campus
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 19

Thresholds

Haggerty Museum of Art · Marquette campus
- Visual arts
Free
Music
until Nov 1

Footloose

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

Go Dog Go! / Ve Perro ¡Ve!

First Stage · Brewers Hill
- Theatre
Theatre
until Nov 8

Instructions for a Séance

Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Downtown
- Theatre
Visual arts
until Dec 31

Built to Inspire: The Quadracci Pavilion at 25

Milwaukee Art Museum · Lakefront
- Visual arts
Other
until Nov 1

Historic Halloween

Milwaukee Public Museum · Downtown
Visual arts
until Nov 1

Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings

Milwaukee Art Museum · Lakefront
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 31

The Shakers: A World in the Making

Milwaukee Art Museum · Lakefront
- Visual arts
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Visual arts
until Jun 30

Survivors: A Rare WWII-Era Collection

Harley-Davidson Museum · Menomonee Valley
- Visual arts
Music
until Dec 12

Music Department Student Recitals

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
Visual arts
until Jan 18

Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography

Milwaukee Art Museum · Lakefront
- Visual arts
Music
3 PM

Halloween Hangover: Hello, Face Value • Alkaline Quartet

Hello, Face Value · Alkaline Quartet

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
Tickets
Cinema
5 PM

Warren Miller's Days Off

The Pabst Theater · Downtown
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Cast Spooktacular!

The Riverside Theater · Downtown
- Music
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Chris Webby: Webby's Arcade Tour

Chris Webby

Turner Hall Ballroom · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Other
8 PM

Sophie Hunter

Vivarium · East Side
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

COOP HALLOWEEN BASH featuring TEAR DUNGEON & MORE!!

The Cooperage · Walker's Point
- Music

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Music
6 PM

Authority Zero - APOCALYPTOUR 2026 • The Raging Nathans • Avenues • Geoff Palmer

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
- Punk
- Ska punk
$18–$20 Tickets
Music
7 PM

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Fiserv Forum
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Ho99o9

X-Ray Arcade · Bay View
- Music
- Hardcore
- Hip-hop
- Punk
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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Visual arts
7 PM

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Yinan Wang

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Visual arts
Music
7:30 PM

Oldtimer • Rightwards • Oh Well, Okay • Rainbow Cobra

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

Charlie Parr: Rooming House Fall Tour 2026

Charlie Parr

Vivarium · East Side
- Music
- House
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Steve Forbert

Shank Hall · East Side
- Music

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Other
5:30 PM

Taste of Ireland

Turner Hall Ballroom · Downtown
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Dent May

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

Special Features: The Intimate Scene: Directing, Consent & Collaboration

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

Sleep: North America 2026

Sleep

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

Brigitte Calls Me Baby – Irreversible Tour

Brigitte Calls Me Baby

Vivarium · East Side
- Music

Friday, November 6, 2026

Music
7:30 PM

La Perla

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

Davy Knowles

Shank Hall · East Side
- Music
$25 Tickets
Music
10 PM

Choke Chain • Anteeter • RX Cowboy + Normal Writing • Speedy Muffler

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$10–$15 Tickets
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Music
Time not announced

Brigitte Calls Me Baby – Irreversible Tour

Brigitte Calls Me Baby

Vivarium · East Side
- Music
Music
until Jan 3

JP Coletta's Rock 'N' Roll Piano Man

Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Downtown
- Music
- Cabaret
- Rock
Dance
until Nov 9

Mirror Mirror

Marcus Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Dance
Dance
until Nov 8

Mirror Mirror

Milwaukee Ballet · Downtown
- Dance

Saturday, November 7, 2026

Music
3 PM

Faculty Emeritus Recital — Raymond Mueller

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

UWM Percussion Ensemble

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
Music
6:30 PM

Axis: Sova • Brindled • Royal Jelly

Sova · Brindled · Royal Jelly

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

Wish You Were Floyd- Pink Floyd Tribute

Marcus Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Music
6 PM

JCM Masterclass featuring Denin Slage-Koch, Jazz Guitarist

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music · East Side
- Music
- Jazz
Music
6:30 PM

Casual Sex • Mazoku • Ef Ay • HALLOWBARI • Imperfect Picture • Babytino

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

Premieres of New Music

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music
Music
until Dec 11

Crossing Over

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Music

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Music
6:30 PM

Ethic • Sin Sufrir • Full Metal Jacket • Jericho

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
- Metal
$15
Visual arts
7 PM

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Micah Alhadeff

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

Tyler Ballgame - For The First Time Again, On Tour

Tyler Ballgame

Vivarium · East Side
- Music
Tickets

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Other
7 PM

An Evening with Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow

The Riverside Theater · Downtown
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Dead Gowns • Sleeper's Bell

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$16–$20 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Piano Studio Recital

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

Michelle Branch: Everywhere And Back Again Tour

Michelle Branch

The Pabst Theater · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Peyton Parrish

Turner Hall Ballroom · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Friday, November 13, 2026

Music
6:30 PM

Allison Mahal (EP Release Show) • Leah Jean • Whitney Fenimore

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

Bingo Loco presents Name That Song

Turner Hall Ballroom · Downtown
Tickets
Circus
7:30 PM

Gravity and Other Myths

Marcus Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Circus
Music
8 PM

Charles Wesley Godwin - The Christian Name Tour

Charles Wesley Godwin

The Riverside Theater · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

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