This weekend · Milwaukee, WI · 55 events

Things to do in Milwaukee this weekend

Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 18 · 55 events

55 events are listed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for this weekend (Oct 16–18), soonest first. The most common categories are live music (15), arts & culture (11) and food & drink (8). 6 of the events listed are marked free.

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Friday, October 16

  1. Climb With Us! Register for October 16, 2026 TTT Study Club

    Climb With Us! Register for October 16, 2026 TTT Study Club

    ACT Dental Practice Coaching

    Check price

  2. RPA-CON 2026

    RPA-CON 2026

    Potawatomi Hotel & Casino

    Check price

  3. Simply Meant to Be Paint & Sip

    Simply Meant to Be Paint & Sip

    A Stroke of Genius, Paint Wine Studio

    Check price

  4. Board and Card Game NightFree

    Board and Card Game Night

    1650 N Brookfield Rd

  5. Milwaukee Admirals vs. Colorado Eagles

    Milwaukee Admirals vs. Colorado Eagles

    UW - Milwaukee Panther Arena

    Check price

  6. Chris Porter

    Chris Porter

    Milwaukee Improv (Main Room)

    US$5.00

  7. Florentine Opera: La Traviata

    Florentine Opera: La Traviata

    Uihlein Hall Marcus Center

    Check price

  8. Steel Magnolias: A MUPS Staged Reading

    Steel Magnolias: A MUPS Staged Reading

    Straz Tower Theatre

    Check price

  9. The Toxhards

    The Toxhards

    X-Ray Arcade

    Check price

  10. Ben Schwartz

    Ben Schwartz

    Riverside Theater - WI

    Check price

  11. Will Dempsey

    Will Dempsey

    Shank Hall

    Check price

  12. China Lights Wisconsin 2026

    China Lights Wisconsin 2026

    Boerner Botanical Gardens

    Check price

  13. Zach Top: Cold Beer & Country Music Tour 2026

    Zach Top: Cold Beer & Country Music Tour 2026

    Fiserv Forum

    Check price

  14. W.A.S.P.

    W.A.S.P.

    Pabst Theater

    Check price

  15. AFI

    AFI

    The Rave-Eagles Club

    Check price

  16. Dadi Freyr

    Dadi Freyr

    The Rave-Eagles Club

    Check price

  17. Slayground MKE Presents: BLOOD BALL 🩸 at The Miramar Theatre

    Slayground MKE Presents: BLOOD BALL 🩸 at The Miramar Theatre

    The Miramar Theatre

    US$15.00

  18. Playboy Pajama Party

    Playboy Pajama Party

    Wisconsin African American Women's Center

    Check price

Saturday, October 17

  1. SWC Votes: Community Lunch and Day of Action, South MilwaukeeFree

    SWC Votes: Community Lunch and Day of Action, South Milwaukee

  2. Milwaukee Paracon 2026 Presented by American Ghost Walks

    Milwaukee Paracon 2026 Presented by American Ghost Walks

    Kochanski's Concertina Beer Hall

    Check price

  3. MKE Cheerleading Stunt Clinic October 17th

    MKE Cheerleading Stunt Clinic October 17th

    UWM University Recreation - Klotsche Center & Pavilion

    Check price

  4. CRAFT CLUBFree

    CRAFT CLUB

    Bay View

  5. Natureandvibess: Girls Outside Walk- Lake ParkFree

    Natureandvibess: Girls Outside Walk- Lake Park

    North Point Lighthouse (2650 N Wahl Ave) and the Urban Ecology Center (1500 E Park Place).

  6. Wauk-Tober 2026: Downtown Waukesha Beer & Wine Walk

    Wauk-Tober 2026: Downtown Waukesha Beer & Wine Walk

    Downtown Waukesha

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  7. Leanne Morgan

    Leanne Morgan

    Miller High Life Theatre

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  8. Josh Johnson

    Josh Johnson

    Riverside Theater - WI

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  9. Edgar Sandoval

    Edgar Sandoval

    Shank Hall

    US$16.21

  10. Leanne Morgan

    Leanne Morgan

    Miller High Life Theatre

    Check price

  11. Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour

    Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour

    Landmark Credit Union Live

    Check price

  12. WeTouchGrass presents: Anime Rave (18 and Over)

    WeTouchGrass presents: Anime Rave (18 and Over)

    The Rave-Eagles Club

    Check price

  13. China Lights Wisconsin 2026

    China Lights Wisconsin 2026

    Boerner Botanical Gardens

    Check price

  14. Inside a Dream: The Music of David Lynch

    Inside a Dream: The Music of David Lynch

    The Argo

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  15. "Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour

    "Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour

    Fiserv Forum

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  16. Josh Johnson

    Josh Johnson

    Riverside Theater - WI

    Check price

  17. Edgar Sandoval

    Edgar Sandoval

    Shank Hall

    Check price

  18. Chris Porter

    Chris Porter

    Milwaukee Improv (Main Room)

    US$5.00

Sunday, October 18

  1. New Wave Fest 2026

    New Wave Fest 2026

    The Cooperage

    Check price

  2. Sunday Morning Social Walk – Lakefront ColectivoFree

    Sunday Morning Social Walk – Lakefront Colectivo

    Milwaukee, WI

  3. Harvest Blooms Paint & Sip

    Harvest Blooms Paint & Sip

    A Stroke of Genius, Paint Wine Studio

    Check price

  4. Sunday Reading GroupFree

    Sunday Reading Group

  5. Velaris Paint Night

    Velaris Paint Night

    The Hounds & Tap, Technology Drive, Menomonee Falls, WI, USA

    Check price

  6. Hocus Pocus Drag Brunch

    Hocus Pocus Drag Brunch

    Milwaukee Improv (Main Room)

    US$32.39

  7. Packer Shuttle to Lambeau | Who's on Third| Packers vs Cowboys

    Packer Shuttle to Lambeau | Who's on Third| Packers vs Cowboys

    Who's on Third | A Cream City Concepts Destination

    Check price

  8. Steny's Milwaukee | Motor Coach Bus to Packers vs Cowboys

    Steny's Milwaukee | Motor Coach Bus to Packers vs Cowboys

    Steny's Tavern & Grill

    Check price

  9. Florentine Opera: La Traviata

    Florentine Opera: La Traviata

    Uihlein Hall Marcus Center

    Check price

  10. Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers

    Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers

    Shank Hall

    US$35.78

  11. O’Lydia’s Coach Bus to Lambeau for the Packers vs Cowboys Game!

    O’Lydia’s Coach Bus to Lambeau for the Packers vs Cowboys Game!

    O'Lydia's Bar and Grill

    US$94.10

  12. Saz's Shuttle to Lambeau - Green Bay Packers v. Dallas Cowboys 10/18/26

    Saz's Shuttle to Lambeau - Green Bay Packers v. Dallas Cowboys 10/18/26

    Saz's State House

    US$140.56

  13. Autumn Blooming Fashion Show

    Autumn Blooming Fashion Show

    Freight 38

    Check price

  14. Sip and Paint Sundays!

    Sip and Paint Sundays!

    600 S 5th St

    Check price

  15. Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers: NLCS (Home Game 3, If Necessary)

    Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers: NLCS (Home Game 3, If Necessary)

    American Family Field

    Check price

  16. Big Head Todd & the Monsters

    Big Head Todd & the Monsters

    Pabst Theater

    Check price

  17. China Lights Wisconsin 2026

    China Lights Wisconsin 2026

    Boerner Botanical Gardens

    Check price

  18. Christone Ingram

    Christone Ingram

    Turner Hall Ballroom

    Check price

  19. 1175's Rockin' Halloween Party!

    1175's Rockin' Halloween Party!

    Live at 1175

    US$30.31

Questions about Milwaukee this weekend

What's on in Milwaukee this weekend?
55 events are listed in Milwaukee for this weekend (Oct 16–18), including Climb With Us! Register for October 16, 2026 TTT Study Club, RPA-CON 2026 and Simply Meant to Be Paint & Sip.
Are there free events in Milwaukee this weekend?
Yes. 6 of the events listed for this weekend (Oct 16–18) are marked free.
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