BID Events

In celebration of National Public Works Week, Milwaukee Downtown and the City of Milwaukee will host a fleet of vehicles at Red Arrow Park so that kids can get an up-close look at all the rigs that keep our city clean, safe, and welcoming.

Sip and savor the best of Downtown's culinary scene. The event on everyone's lips returns May29 - June 5, 2025.

The most anticipated workweek of the year returns, August 18 - 22, 2025, featuring lunchtime giveaways, Office Challenge Games, happy hours, and more! 

Usher in Halloween with Downtown's fourth annual Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee, a family-friendly festival on Saturday, October 25 at Baird Community Commons. With loads of free pumpkins and handfuls of treats for kids of all ages, mark your calendars for this ghoulish delight!

Mark your calendars for the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival, featuring dazzling decorations in Pere Marquette Park, Cathedral Square Park, and Zeidler Union Square. Plus, glittering chandeliers and larger-than-life ornaments grace Wisconsin Avenue.

Larger-than-life holiday ornaments will take over Wisconsin Avenue, along with select locations along Water Street and in the Historic Third Ward. More than 15 ornaments have been uniquely hand-painted by a local or national artist with Milwaukee ties.

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 20+ downtown hot spots. So, round up your friends and belly up to the bar. Cheers!