BID Events

"Lightfield" by HYBYCOZO presented by Johnson Financial Group transforms Cathedral Square Park into an immersive public art installation featuring 24 light-emitting sculptures. This free experience will be on display through May 5, 2023. 

On Saturday, May 20, enjoy exploring over a dozen big trucks from various City departments, including the Department of Public Works, Milwaukee Fire Department, and Milwaukee Police Department. Plus, enjoy free family fun in Red Arrow Park. 

Lift your spirits during five exclusive nights of sampling and sipping. Satisfy your palate and pocketbook with specialty priced small plates, appetizers and mixers at 25+ downtown hot spots. So round up your friends and belly up to the bar. Cheers!

This six-week festival sets downtown aglow with colorful lights and animated displays in Cathedral Square Park, Pere Marquette Park and Zeidler Union Square.

Returns June 1 - 8, 2023

Carve out time for the whole family on Saturday, October 29th for downtown's Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee, a new event ushering in the Halloween season in Red Arrow Park. With loads of pumpkins and handfuls of treats for kids of all ages, mark your calendar for the event that gives everyone pumpkin to talk about!

Grab your favorite pair of sunglasses for a lunchbreak in Red Arrow Park! Featuring a dozen local and national bands, this year's concert lineup has something for everyone. In its second season, Heart(beats) of the City powered by MGIC will once again rock your lunchbreak with get-up-and-dance music each week. Plus, we've rounded up the area's best street eats from 11:30 AM - 1 PM. Concert begins 12 PM. 

Let Milwaukee's best talent sing, strum, and drum over your lunch break! Grab your sunglasses and lunch to-go and catch live local performances in the courtyard at 411 East Wisconsin Center every Thursday from June 1 through August 31, 2023. So, pull up a chair, soak up some sun, and enjoy great tunes all summer long! 

Join us for our greatest homecoming. Downtown Employee Appreciation Week returns August 14 - 18, 2023 for its 17th annual year with lunchtime giveaways, music, and Office Challenge Games. Don't have FOMO. MKE It Back for the most fun you've had at work all year! 

Learn more about Sculpture Milwaukee, an annual world-class public art installation in Downtown Milwaukee. 

Check out these exciting events in East Town, Westown and the Historic Third Ward.