EVENTSWhen and where Milwaukee-area outdoor festivals and fairs are happening in 2024Festa Italiana is returning to Maier Festival Park for the first time since 2019. And for the first time, it's kicking off the Milwaukee outdoor festival season, running from May 31 to June 2.Milwaukee Journal Sentinel FilesMilwaukee Highland Games will happen June 1 in Croatian Park in Franklin.Scott Ash/Now News GroupPrideFest takes place at Maier Festival Park June 6 to 8.Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal SentinelPolish Fest will take place June 14 to 16 at Maier Festival Park.Milwaukee Journal Sentinel FilesThe Lakefront Festival of Art will be at the Milwaukee Art Museum June 14 to 16.Journal Sentinel FilesSummer Soulstice is happening June 15 on Milwaukee's East Side.Rick Wood/Milwaukee Journal SentinelSummerfest returns to Maier Festival Park June 20-22, June 27-29 and July 4-6.Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal SentinelKing Drive will again be filled with people during the Juneteenth Day celebration in Milwaukee on June 19.Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Strawberry Festival is happening June 22 and 23 in downtown Cedarburg.Michael Sears/Milwaukee JournaLudacris will headline a lineup of veteran rappers for the second annual Tacos and Tequila Festival at Franklin Field, on June 22.Jamie Squire, Getty ImagesThe Used will headline the pop punk and emo-oriented Not Just Another Phase Fest at Franklin Field on June 23.Chris Caldwell / The Spectrum & Daily NewsBastille Days will celebrate its 40th anniversary July 11 to 14.Colin Boyle / Milwaukee Journal SentinelWaukesha County Fair is happening July 17 to 21.Scott Ash/Now News GroupPort Washington Fish Day is happening July 18 to 20.Milwaukee Journal SentinelBrady Street Festival will be back July 20.Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal SentinelWashington County Fair is scheduled for July 23 to 28.Journal Sentinel FilesThe Red Hot Chili Peppers will headline the second of two Veterans Park concerts for Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival on July 27. The festival will take place at multiple locations July 25 to 28.Diannie Chavez/The RepublicGerman Fest will be July 26 to 28 at Maier Festival Park.German FestThe Milwaukee Air and Water Show will be July 27 and 28 on Milwaukee's lakefront north of downtown.Michael McLoone / For The Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Ozaukee County Fair is July 31 to Aug. 4.Scott Ash/Now News GroupThe Wisconsin State Fair is happening Aug. 1 to 11.Christopher Kuhagen / Milwaukee Journal SentinelBlack Arts Fest MKE will be back at Maier Festival Park Aug. 3.Journal Sentinel FilesThe Waukesha Rotary BluesFest is scheduled for Aug. 9 and 10 in Naga-waukee Park.Scott Ash/Now News GroupThe Morning Glory Art Fair returns to Deer District Aug. 10 to 11.Morning Glory Art FairMilwaukee Irish Fest will take place Aug. 15 to 18 at Maier Festival Park.Milwaukee Journal SentinelOconomowoc Festival of the Arts is set for Aug. 17 and 18.Scott Ash/Now News GroupMexican Fiesta celebrates its 50th anniversary at Maier Festival Park Aug. 23 to 25.Journal Sentinel FilesAfter opening for Blake Shelton at Fiserv Forum in February, Dustin Lynch will be back in the Milwaukee area to headline night two of the Country in the Burg festival in Cedarburg Aug. 23 and 24.Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel