Food Festivals in Milwaukee

Holiday Folk Fair International at Wisconsin State Fair Park since 1944 is billed as the largest indoor international festival in America, with 60+ ethnic.

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PrideFest Milwaukee at Henry Maier Festival Park in early June is one of America's largest LGBTQ pride festivals with three days of music, food vendors.

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Polish Fest at Henry Maier Festival Park in mid-June is the largest Polish festival in the US, with pierogi, paczki, kielbasa, polka music and Polish.

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Summerfest, on the Maier Festival Park lakefront since 1968, is the world's largest music festival, with three June-July weekends, 800+ performances and food.

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Bastille Days at Cathedral Square Park on North Jefferson Street downtown is a free four-day French festival in mid-July with crepes, French wine.

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Festa Italiana at Henry Maier Festival Park in mid-July is Milwaukee's Italian-American heritage festival, with Sicilian sausage and peppers, cannoli.

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German Fest at Henry Maier Festival Park in late July is the largest German-heritage festival in the US, with bratwurst, schnitzel, polka and Hofbrau steins.

The Wisconsin State Fair runs 5 to 15 August 2027 at State Fair Park in West Allis, near Milwaukee, famous for its Original Cream Puffs and fair food.

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Milwaukee Irish Fest at Henry Maier Festival Park in mid-August is the largest Irish festival in the US, with Irish stew, fish and chips, Guinness and 100+.

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Mexican Fiesta at Henry Maier Festival Park, 21 to 23 August 2026, is Milwaukee's Mexican heritage festival with tacos, tamales, birria and ceviche, mariachi and a 150-artisan cultural pavilion.