Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Milwaukee, Verenigde Staten

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Deep-cold snaps

  5 jan – 28 feb · meestalExtreme kou

  Arctic outbreaks off the plains can freeze the lakefront for days, and in the worst ones schools shut and buses run late. The city leans on bars, bowling and indoor museums until it passes. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Holiday Lights Festival (18 nov – 1 jan (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Deep-cold snaps (5 jan – 28 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Brewers Opening Day, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Brewers Opening Day

  25 mrt – 8 apr · meestalSportevenementDruk

  The first home game is treated like an unofficial holiday: the stadium lots open hours early and fill with brats, grills and flags, whatever the weather does. Book parking and tickets well ahead. Bron ↗

Druk — Brewers Opening Day

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Brewers Opening Day (25 mrt – 8 apr (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Lake cool and fog

  1 mei – 30 jun · meestalMistseizoen

  Late spring is when the cold lake sits against a warm land breeze and pushes fog and a hard temperature drop over the first mile inland. Locals call it cooler near the lake and mean it as a warning.

Topdrukte — Summerfest, Juneteenth Day

• Festival

  Summerfest

  18 jun – 4 julMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Nine days spread over three long weekends on the lakefront grounds, running to Independence Day. It has called itself the world's largest music festival since the 1970s and the city plans its June around it. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Juneteenth Day

  19 junNationale feestdagDruk

  The country's oldest continuous Juneteenth celebration, going back to 1971. A morning parade, then several blocks of King Drive through Bronzeville given over to stalls and stages until late afternoon. Free. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Lake cool and fog (1 mei – 30 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Summerfest, Independence Day

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Bron ↗

• Festival

  German Fest

  24–26 julGroot festivalDruk

  One of the string of ethnic festivals that use the same lakefront grounds all summer, and the one that fits the city's own history best. Late July, three days, and a lot of brass. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Summerfest (18 jun – 4 jul)

Topdrukte — Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee Irish Fest

• Festival

  Wisconsin State Fair

  6–16 augGroot festivalDruk

  Eleven days at West Allis in early August, a working agricultural fair with a cream-puff habit. It is the biggest single event in the state and the I-94 exits back up all day. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Milwaukee Irish Fest

  13–16 augGroot festivalDruk

  The largest Irish cultural festival anywhere, four days on the lakefront in mid-August, and the last of the summer's big ethnic festivals before the city turns its attention to autumn. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Doors Open Milwaukee

  26–27 sepGroot festival

  One weekend in late September when around two hundred buildings, from church towers to breweries and private clubs, open their doors free. Popular sites queue, so plan a route by neighbourhood. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Fall colour

  5–31 okt · meestalHerfstkleuren

  Lake Park, the Oak Leaf Trail and the Kettle Moraine ridges an hour west turn through the middle of October, and the lake holds the colour on the bluffs a week longer than inland.

Topdrukte — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Holiday Lights Festival

  18 nov – 1 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaar

  Downtown parks are strung with lights from the kickoff night with fireworks in late November until New Year's Day, and a narrated Jingle Bus tour runs on December weekends. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Bron ↗

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Holiday Lights Festival (18 nov – 1 jan (meestal)), Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)