45th Annual Locust Street Festival

Name: 45th Annual Locust Street Festival
Start: 2024-06-09T11:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-06-09T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Locust Street Festival of Music and Art

Schedule

Sun Jun 09 2024 at 11:30 am to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Locust Street Festival of Music and Art | Milwaukee, WI

45th Annual Locust Street Festival of Music & Art
Sunday, June 11th from 11:30am-8pm
Sponsored by:
The Locust Street Festival kicks off the festival season with 6 live music stages, local vendors, artists, great food, and amazing beer.
= BEER RUN ==
The day will kick off at 11:30am w/ the Locust Street Beer Run, sponsored by Lakefront Brewery. Registration is open:
https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Milwaukee/RiverwestBeerRun
= VENDORS =
Calling all local vendors! We are looking for artists, musicians, food trucks & more. Apply here: https://forms.gle/htUqHyQu2auoxno8A
= HISTORY =
The Locust Street Festival began in 1977 when the neighborhood celebrated a win over the City of Milwaukee in a battle to widen Locust Street. This would have bulldozed fifteen businesses and displaced over 50 families along the street. Instead, the community came together and pushed back leading to the celebration & creation of the Locust Street Festival of Music and Arts. This year marks the 45th anniversary.
More info and history from this Riverwest Currents article here:
https://riverwestcurrents.org/.../remembering-the-roots...