Signature Annual Events
The North Shore is home to many amazing annual events. Make your experience memorable and enjoy great events and good times… in the North Shore.

Discover The North Shore’s Annual Sprecher Root Beer Bash
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, August 2, 2025, at BAYSHORE
Event Time is 11am-3pm
Experience “The World’s Largest Root Beer Float Festival” named as one of Milwaukee Magazine’s Best Family Events in Milwaukee. Float on into this free family friendly event hosted at BAYSHORE, the entertainment district of the North Shore.

Wisconsin Beer Lovers Festival
NEW LOCATION FOR 2025!
Saturday, June 7, 2025, at The Bavarian Bierhaus
Event Time is 12pm-5pm
Wisconsin’s Premier Beer and food tasting event of the summer featuring craft breweries across the state, local restaurants and cuisine partners, food trucks, live bands and more!

Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest
DATES TBD
Sept-October 2025 at The Bavarian Bierhaus
Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest on the famous Old Heidelberg Park Grounds! Enjoy 6 weekends of traditional German Bier, Cuisine & Live Entertainment

Visitors Guide
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Visitors Guide
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Brew City Cigar Festival
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, August 23, 2025, at The Bavarian Bierhaus
Event Time is 4pm-9pm
Relax, eat, drink, smoke and play at the Midwest’s premier cigar event. The premier cigar and spirits event is the ultimate adult’s night out.

Bayshore’s Summer
Maker’s Market Art Festival
Saturday, June 21st & Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
at Bayshore
Showcasing the best of regional art, crafts, and gifts. Come shop and enjoy talented artists, food trucks and live music.
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Fashion Fest MKE
TBD
The Yard at Bayshore (Noon-6pm)
Experience an assortment of fashion vendors, food trucks, a children’s design area, and two fashion shows 2PM and 4PM.

Ultimate Ladies Night Out
TBD at Bayshore 5PM-8PM
Bring your full girl squad to BAYSHORE for the Ultimate Ladies Night Out presented by OnMilwaukee! It’ll be an unforgettable night featuring The LoveMonkeys dance party, glamorous swag bags for the first 500 women, fashion and beauty pop-ups, sweet treats, complimentary craft beer (one per person 21+), and retailer events and exclusive offers! Don’t miss this FREE, fashionably fun Ultimate Ladies Night Out!

Whitefish Bay Art Festival
July 12th & 13th, 2025
10am– 5pm on Silver Spring Drive in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Featuring 100 juried artists from across the country, art is available for purchase in a variety of mediums.

Hotel Guide
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Hotel Guide
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Shorewood’s Tour of America’s Dairyland’s Cycling Classic
Friday, June 27th, 2025
Shorewood will return to playing host for a day to the largest cycling event in the country. Come check out this thrilling all day event.

The North Shore Chamber’s Community Business Expo
TBD
The Expo, which is the largest business expo in the region, will feature vendors and exhibitors in all areas of business and industry showcasing their products, services and opportunities. The event offers a chance to meet with vendors and potential clients, examine hundreds of business products and services on display, network with business associates and professionals, make connections and more.
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