Greetings All,
Happy Thursday evening. Weekend (a looooong Holiday weekend) is looming large on the horizon! So, in my humble opinion, it’s high time to explore some awesome Greater Milwaukee weekend wonderful!!
Memorial Day Weekend! The unofficial first weekend of summer (meteorologically summer is a few weeks away…but what do meteors know 🤷♂️)!! Cookouts, picnics, backyard games, beach volleyball, water sports, etc., etc., etc. And as we rest and recreate this weekend, I do hope we all take a moment to remember and reflect upon all the people who made the ultimate sacrifice to help us all live the lives and freedoms we enjoy here in this wonderful place we call home. And what a wonderful weekend of weather it will be in this wonderful place we call home!😊
And I can’t think of a better place to enjoy this upcoming wonderful Holiday weekend than in Milwaukee, my home by the Lake. Milwaukee, in my humble opinion, is THE BEST little big city because it just so happens to be packed with tons of mega big city cool! So, are you interested in a few Milwaukee weekend things to do? Well, without further ado here are a few Milwaukee weekend things for you (weekend of May 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th, 2025):
New and Cool???
-Milwaukee County Zoo debuts “Summer Exhibit-Exploration Dinosaur” which runs through October 5th.🦖🦕
-Wehr Nature Center presents “Flow Yoga” AND “Night Sky Viewing”. Flow right into the night sky?🧘♀️🌌🔭
-Urban Ecology Center presents “Healthy Families Fitness Series”.🏃♂️🏋️♀️🚴♂️👟
-Havenwoods State Forest presents: “Open Crafting”; “Soulful Strides: Men’s Hike”; and “Habitat Helpers-Garlic Mustard Pull-A-Thon”. Ooooh…can I put that garlic mustard on a hot dog?🌭
-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & the Philly Sound”.🎶🥁
-Schlitz Audubon Nature Center presents: “Audubon Bird Hike: Warblers and other Songbirds”; “Raptor Encounter”; “Nature Ambassadors”; and “Watercolor Workshop”.🎨🖌️
-Old World Wisconsin presents “Goat Yoga”. Will it be a down dog with an up goat?🐐
-Oak Creek Community Center presents “Line Dancing”. Get in line and dance so fine.💃🕺
-Conservancy for Healing and Heritage presents “Saturday Morning Soul Circle”.
-The Village of Greendale presents “Memorial Day Walk”.🇺🇸
-Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum presents “Cedar Patio Planter Box Workshop”.🔨🪚
-Olbrich Gardens (in Madison) presents “Flow Yoga”. Will there be goats?🤷♂️
-Knightwind Ensemble presents “Memorial Day Concert” at Wisconsin Memorial Park.🇺🇸
-Lakeshore State Park presents “Spring Scavenger Hunt” AND “Urban Bird Hike”. Wow, birds hiking around the city? That’ll be something to see!🦆🦜🐥
-Kettle Moraine State Forest –Northern Unit presents “Friends Group Garlic Mustard Pull-A-Thon”. Ooooh, more mustard for my weekend cookout!🍔
-“Family Kite Festival” at Veteran’s Park on Milwaukee’s beautiful lakefront. Let’s all fly a kite.🪁
-Kettle Moraine State Forest-Pike Lake Unit presents “Night Sky Viewing” AND “Yoga at the Lake”. And will there be goats?🐐
–Walkers Point churches tour.
-Bong State Recreation Area presents “Animal Encounter & Feeding”. Yes, you can feed those animals!😊
–Behind-the-scenes tour at the Pabst Mansion.🍻
-Milwaukee Admirals are at home against the Texas Stars (Central Division Finals!!!).
-Angelic Roots in Oak Creek presents “Reiki Refresh: Balance & Blossom with Kelly”.
-Milwaukee Brewers are at home against the Red Sox.🧦(except red).
-Milwaukee Milkmen are at home against the Sioux Falls Canaries. Sounds intimidating for sure!🐣
-Kenosha Kingfish are at home against the Wausau Woodchucks. How much wood will they chuck?🤷♂️
-Women’s FC Milwaukee Torrent (Soccer) is at home against Milwaukee City FC.⚽️🥅
-FC Milwaukee Torrent (Soccer) is at home against the Wisconsin Conquerors.🥅⚽️
-Milwaukee City AFC (Soccer) is not at home but playing in Tosa (still in town) against the Women’s FC Milwaukee Torrent.⚽️🥅
Continuing…Yet Still Cool???
-Lake Country Playhouse wraps up “Proof” this weekend. Go and see it. They’ll prove it!😊
-The Domes wraps up “Tea and Tulips” in the Show Dome this weekend. Drink some tea with the tulips!🫖🌷
-Milwaukee Repertory Theater wraps up “Million Dollar Quartet” this weekend. See you there on Friday (oh, I’m soooo excited)!😊
-Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art wraps up: “The Big 4-0 Collection, Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection”; “Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink”; “Visual Legacies: Photographs by Ellie Lee Weems”; and Parallel Play: The Art of Science & the Science of Art”. Hmm…science and art? Art and science?🧐
-The Milwaukee Public Museum’s Daniel M. Soref Planetarium & Dome Theater continues: “Wisconsin Stargazing”; “Cities of the Future-Giant Film”; “The Artistic Universe”; and “Superpower Dogs-Giant Film”. All shows run through June 12th.
-Racine Theater Guild continues “Legally Blonde through June 1st.⚖️
-Sunset Playhouse continues “Finding Nemo Kids” through June 1st.🐟🐙🐡🐠🪼
-Discovery World Museum continues “Curious George: Let’s Get Curious!” through August 31st.🐒
-Wehr Nature Center continues “Wehr Birders”. Where?
Farmers Markets? Waukesha, Oak Creek, West Allis, Greenfield (first Sundays of the month), New Berlin, Milaeger’s Racine, Brookfield, Delafield, Fondy, Germantown, Hartford, Kenosha Harbor, Kenosha Public, Madison/Dane County, Oconomowoc, West Bend…etc., etc., etc.!🚜
A Dare? I dare you to…take Monday off (it’s Memorial Day after all).
Live Music/Comedy? Holy Crap Everywhere! Venues include (but are not limited to) ComedySportz, Shank Hall, Rave, Cactus Club, Jazz Estate, Ally’s Bistro, Red Rock Saloon, Da Bar, Helene Zelazo, Miller High Life Theater, County Clare, Nashville North, Colectivo, X-Ray Arcade, Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Bar Centro, Turner Hall Ballroom, Miramar, Club Girabaldi, Fiserv, Potawatomi, Sugar Maple, Cooperage, Suburban Bourbon, Anodyne, Mad Planet, Blu Milwaukee, Bremen Cafe, Sharon Lynne Wilson, Riverside, Pabst, etc., etc., etc.
Whew! And there you have it!! Please, please, please enjoy your Weekend. And please take care of yourself and your friends. Get out and enjoy all the good that life (and Milwaukee and our beautiful planet) has to offer. Plant seeds of happiness wherever you go. And always know that being still and quiet and relaxing and renewing is ALWAYS an outstanding accomplishment.
Best regards and I’m hoping to see you around town.
Doc
Sources: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (paid subscription); Shepherd Express (paid subscription); On Milwaukee (paid subscription); and lotsa websites.
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