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What to do in Milwaukee in October 2026

91 events from Saturday, October 17 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 7. Busiest venues: UWM Peck School of the Arts, Cactus Club, Boswell Book Company.

Saturday, October 17, 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 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
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
Visual arts
until Oct 25

Gertrude & Friends: The Wisconsin Magic Realists

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

Survivors: A Rare WWII-Era Collection

Harley-Davidson Museum · Menomonee Valley
- Visual arts
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
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
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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

Literature
6:30 PM

Amber Blaeser-Wardzala - Another Name for Red

Amber Blaeser-Wardzala

Boswell Book Company · East Side
- Literature
Tickets
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
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
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Literature
6:30 PM

Craig Fehrman - This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark

Craig Fehrman

Milwaukee Public Library Central (Centennial Hall) · Downtown
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
6:30 PM

Jennifer A Jordan - Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them

Jennifer A Jordan

Boswell Book Company · East Side
- Literature
Tickets
Cinema
7 PM

Experimental Tuesdays: From the Archives (curated by Mary Wheeler)

UWM Peck School of the Arts · East Side
- Cinema
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

Visual arts
7 PM

Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Mikey Yates

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

Sylvan Esso - Ow ∞ Tour

Sylvan Esso

The Riverside Theater · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Literature
6:30 PM

Paul Noth - I Am Going to Eat You... and Other Awkward Truths

Paul Noth

Boswell Book Company · East Side
- Literature
Tickets
Cinema
7 PM

Film Faculty & Staff Screenings

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

RANDY FELTFACE: GIMMICK

Randy Feltface

Vivarium · East Side
- Comedy
Tickets

Friday, October 23, 2026

Cinema
6:30 PM

Film Department Faculty Nominated Student Screening & Celebration

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

Fraxiom • Nicci • MKE Neely • Chriad

Cactus Club · Bay View
- Music
$15–$20 Tickets
Literature
6:30 PM

Kimberly Blaeser - Red Ants: Stories

Kimberly Blaeser

Boswell Book Company · East Side
- Literature
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
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
Visual arts
until Jan 18

Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography

Milwaukee Art Museum · Lakefront
- Visual arts
Other
until Oct 24

BuckFest 2026 feat. Big Buck World Championship XIX

Turner Hall Ballroom · Downtown
Literature
Time not announced

Mobilize the Poets Presents: AFTER THE WAR: 1919

The Cooperage · Walker's Point
- Literature

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