Welcome to Downtown Milwaukee

The place where community members, visitors, and businesses gather to live, connect, and thrive.

What’s Happening Around Town

Aerial shot of the Art Museum in Milwaukee.

The Madison + Milwaukee Exchange

Hear downtown experts share ideas for greater collaboration, growth, and investment during our first in-person session on Friday, Sept. 25.

Public Perception Survey

Take our quick survey about Downtown Milwaukee as a place to live, work, and visit. Share your thoughts for a chance to win a $250 prize pack.

homeless outreach team

Key to Change Campaign

Learn how private donations are helping support long-term solutions for our most vulnerable populations.

Aerial drown shot of Red Arrow Park.

Red Arrow Park Redesign

Help shape the future of this vital public space by attending the October 13th open house.

girls posing under giant spider at Halloween Village

Halloween Village

  • October 1 – November 1, 2026

Get tangled up in Halloween fun! Baird Community Commons will once again transform into Halloween Village, a delightfully unfrightful seasonal light display. Take photos with interactive figures, wander through towering sculptures, and enjoy highlights by day and night. Free and open to the public.

We’re Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21

The BID stands for Business Improvement District. And, exactly what we love to do. We embrace possibilities and fund initiatives to create a clean, safe, and friendly downtown for all.

417,700+

gallons of trash removed in the past year

41,100+

tags removed since 2000

93,000+

plants and flowers installed

15,800+

hospitality connections each month

Supporting Downtown Businesses

Feel that momentum? Downtown Milwaukee is the place to be, with over $9 billion invested in completed, current, and proposed projects. Open up shop here, and you’ll take root in a thriving economic hub and vibrant community.

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