What to do in Milwaukee this weekend

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

• 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

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