Everyone needs to experience Summerfest at Maier Festival park once in their lives. I have been to Ravinia, New Orleans Jazz Festival and music festivals in California. None can compete with this wonderful park with over 19 music stages and whatever food you desire. Located along Lake Michigan with easy access from anywhere. Great people watching and comfortable. This is the best place for a festival in the country.
Henry Maier Festival Park is named after a former Milwaukee Mayer who many years ago had a great vision. The Summerfest grounds blossomed from muddy fields to a world renowned entertainment destination where top musical acts and food of every possible origination all reside on the same grounds. It possesses a heartbeat all it's own with variety in every direction overlooking Lake Michigan. I have seen everyone from David Bowie, to Stevie Nicks, to Aerosmith, to Tim McGraw, to ERic Clapton, Toby Keith, and Waylon Jennings. The list goes on and on. This is also the main location to the majority of Harley Davidson events in Milwaukee. The number of musical events going on simultaneously at any given time during Summerfest is mind boggeling. If you have never been to Milwaukee, plan your trip to include Summerfest or the Harley events for the best time of your life, bar none!
Henry Maier Festival Park is an awesome venue for entertainment, ethnic festivals, ethnic foods, dance and music. The best festivals all summer long.
Summerfest is the culmination of the music/food/fun time. Plus the grounds is also host to a different ethnic festival every weekend throughout the summer, such as Fiesta Mexicana, Irish Fest, African World Festival, Germanfest & many more.
Great Time....There were a variety of Musicians and Entertainers...Authentic Italian Meals and Sweets. Enjoyed the Italian Heritage displays...Plenty of Vendors something for all ages...very family oriented.
This is one event I like ...Mainly because the weather is usually awesome this time of year, the food is awesome , the people seem very under control for the size of crowd and polite . The music I think really sucks. a bunch of washed up bands only the drunk appreciate...no good R&B or Country bands ...but all in all i enjoy a friday or saturday nite there.
This is the home for Summerfest, the biggest music festival in the world, presented the last couple of weeks in June and first week in July every year. Also the home of numerous ethnic festivals on weekends throughout the summer including such festivals as Germanfest, Festa Italiana, Irish Fest, Polich Fest, and more. Definitely worth a visit when in Milwaukee.
Summerfest is THE music festival. Eleven days. Eight hundred bands. Around 800000 visitors. Nothing compares. I love being able to see the hottest new up and coming bands, and great classic bands all in the same day for less than $20. Doesn't get better than that.
I stopped counting the number of Irish Fests I've been to and it is an arduous journey from Atlantic City. This year's lineup was best ever.. I felt I had my entire trip costs justified after the Thursday night programs. So Friday, Saturday snd Sunday were bonus. The Sunday liturgy inspires both spiritualy and logistically. And the weather was best ever also
We love to go to all the festivals...it has one for every nationality through out the summer. Great music, food and fun for all!