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24 events on Friday, October 16, 2026. Free: 5. Busiest venues: Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

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 16

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Marcus Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Music
- Jazz
Literature
6:30 PM

Bonnie Jo Campbell - The Spirits

Bonnie Jo Campbell

Boswell Book Company · East Side
- Literature
Tickets
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
Visual arts
until Jun 30

Survivors: A Rare WWII-Era Collection

Harley-Davidson Museum · Menomonee Valley
- Visual arts

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