Free concerts, fairs, church and community festivals in the Milwaukee area in 2017

FREE CONCERTS

SUNDAY

Cafe Sopra Mare: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Mercury Courtyard, 2220 N. Terrace Ave. 4th Street Elevator, June 4; Peter Baime, June 11; Heinzel Kunsmann, June 18; Mitch Shiner, June 25; Lakefront Brass Quintet, July 2; Swing Chevron, July 9; Padilla & Merriweather, July 16; Dan Dance, July 23; Toco Rio, July 30; Jon Jovas Trio, Aug. 6; The Folias Duo, Aug. 13; Jack Grassel, Aug. 20; Mac Dowell Club Flurry of Flutes, Aug. 27; Thistledown Thunders, Sept. 3; Mary Radspinner, Sept. 10; Stas!, Sept. 17; Worldwind Jazz Trio, Sept. 24. (414) 271-3656; villaterracemuseum.org.

Franklin Park Concerts: 2 p.m., Lions Legend Park Band Shell, behind Franklin City Hall, 9229 W. Loomis Road. Big Cedar Bluegrass Band, June 25; Floor It, July 9, Swing of Pearls, July 23; Concord Chamber Orchestra, Aug. 6; British Invasion 64, Aug. 20. franklinparkconcerts.webs.com.

Village Nites on the Green: 7 p.m., Greendale Gazebo Park, 5710 Broad St. Greendale Village Concert Band, June 18; Jazz Express, June 25; Greendale Village Concert Band, July 9; Fair Webber, July 16; Greendale Village Concert Band, July 23; The Lynn Roginske Trio, July 30; Greendale Village Concert Band, Aug. 6 and Aug. 20. gpr.greendale.k12.wi.us/gazebo-park.html.

MONDAY

Musical Mondays: 6:30-8 p.m., Lake Park Summer Stage, 2975 N. Lake Park Road. Lakefront Brass Quintet, July 3; 4th Street Elevator, July 10; Caribbean Eclipse, July 17; Alphonso Ponticelli Trio, July 24; Cream City Percussion, July 31; Vox Antiqua, Aug. 7; Folias Music, Aug. 14; Becky Spice & Chad Larget with Jack Forbes Wilson, Aug. 21; The Rhythms Aces, Aug. 28. (414) 962-1680; lakeparkfriends.org.

TUESDAY

Chill on the Hill: 6-8:30 p.m., Humboldt Park Band Chalet, 3000 S. Howell Ave. D’Amato, with Bay View High School and Parkside Drum Lines, June 6; Driveway Thriftdwellers, Derek Pritzl and the Gamble, with Derek Sallmann, June 13; Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, June 20; American Legion Band, with Reagan High School Jazz Experience & Riverside High School Jazz Combo, June 27; Abby Jeanne, Fainting Room with Bryn Lorraine Johnson, July 11; Charles Walker Band, with Sam Guyten, July 18; Devil Met Contention, Cow Ponies with Bruce Dean, July 25; Colors of the Alphabet, MYSO Jazz Ensemble with Slimabean, Aug. 1; Max & the Invaders, The Revomatics with HI/Jack, Aug. 8; PILES, Dramatic Lovers with Mathew Haeffel, Aug. 15; Misha Siegfried and His Band, Don Linke with Olivia Gonzales Quartet, Aug. 22; De La Buena with Sara and Kenny, Aug. 29. bayviewneighborhood.org.

Tribute Tuesday Concerts: 7-9 p.m., Les Paul Performance Center, Cutler Park, 321 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha. Tom Petty Tribute, June 13; U2 Tribute with U2Zoo, July 11; ABBA Tribute with ABBA Salute, Aug. 8; Kenny Chesney Tribute, Sept. 12. waukesha-wi.gov/1527/Tribute-Tuesday-Concerts.

WEDNESDAY

Community Vibes!: 6-8:30 p.m., Village Park, 4800 W. Green Brook Drive, Brown Deer. Christopher Project, June 21; Generation Z, July 19; Paper Holland, Aug. 2; Saturday June Band, Aug. 16. browndeerwi.org.

River Rhythms: 6:30-9 p.m., Pere Marquette Park, 950 N. Old World 3rd St. Willy Porter & Carmen Nickerson, June 14; Brother, June 21; Reverend Raven, June 28; Chicken Wire Empire, July 12; King Solomon, July 19; Charles Walker Band, July 26; Saddlebrook, Aug. 2; De La Buena, Aug. 9; Thriftones, Aug. 16; Celtica Pipes Rock, Aug. 23; Five Card Studs, Aug. 30. (414) 276-6696; westown.org.

Waterfront Wednesdays: 6-8:30 p.m., Lakefront Park, 222 W. Wisconsin Ave., Pewaukee. 33 RPM, June 7; Burgundy Ties, June 14; Random Mazz, June 21; Room To Move, June 28; Big Kenny in 3D, July 5; Geoff Landon & Friends, July 12; Montage, July 19; No Tan Lines, July 26; Pat McCurdy, Aug. 2; Scotch & Soda, Aug. 9; The Tinker Boys, Aug. 16; Valerie B and The Boyz, Aug. 23. (262) 695-9735; waterfrontwednesday.com.

Wednesday Night Live: 7-10:30 p.m., Budweiser Pavilion, Wisconsin State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St., West Allis. Rebel Grace, May 31; Cherry Pie, June 7; Chasin’ Mason, June 14; The Toys, June 21; Rhythm Method, June 28; The Cheap Shots, July 12; The Love Monkeys, July 19; Road Crew, July 26; Bella Cain, Aug. 23; The Now, Aug. 30. budpavilion.com.

Wonderful Wednesdays: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Lake Park Summer Stage, 2975 N. Lake Park Road. Jim Gill, June 21; Danika and Jeb, June 28; Paul Kaye, July 5; Twang Dragons, July 21; Cash Box Kings, July 19; Fox and Branch, July 26. (414) 962-1680; lakeparkfriends.org.

THURSDAY

Jazz in the Park: 6-9 p.m., Cathedral Square Park, 520 E. Wells St. Extra Crispy Brass Band, June 1; Clave Y Afinque, June 8; The Rhythm Rockets, June 15; Legends of Milwaukee Jazz, June 22; Alma Afrobeat Ensemble, June 29; The Blues Disciples, July 6; Christopher’s Project, July 20; Paul Spencer Band, July 27; Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Aug. 3; Salsa Manzana, Aug. 10; Fresh Faces of Milwaukee Jazz featuring Foreign Goods & Roxi Copland, Aug. 17; Incendio/Terra Guitarra, Aug. 24; Streetlife featuring Warren Wiegratz, Aug. 31. (414) 271-1416; easttown.com./events/jazz-in-the-park.

Shully’s River Sounds: 6:30-10 p.m. 146 Green Bay Road, Thiensville. Eddie Butts Band, June 1; Whiskey Farm, July 6; Streetlife with Warren Wiegratz, Aug. 3. (262) 242-6633; shullyscuisine.com.

Summer Arts in the Park: 6:30 p.m., Wisconsin Lutheran College Campus Quad, on 89th St. between Blue Mound Road and Wisconsin Ave. Bobby Way and the Fabulous Wayouts, June 22; Eddie Butts Band, Aug. 10. (414) 443-8764; wlc.edu/Summer-Arts.

Village Park: 6:30-8 p.m. Garfield Drive, Menomonee Falls. Our House, June 15; Ain’t Misbehavin’, June 22; The Ricochettes, June 29; Hat Trick, July 6; Tom Anthony, July 13; Bobby Way Duo, July 20; Falls Community Band, July 27; Debraal Brothers, Aug. 3; Joe & Janice, Aug. 10; Accompany of Kids, Aug. 17. (262) 251-8797; menomoneefallsdowntown.com.

FRIDAY

Starry Nights: 6:30 p.m., Wilson Center Gerlach/Haack Outdoor Theater, 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield. Wisconsin Philharmonic, June 30; Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, July 7; The Jimmys, July 14; Robbie Fulks, July 21; Stray Voltage, July 28. (262) 781-9520; wilson-center.com.

Summer Sounds: 7 p.m. Cedar Creek Park, N52-W5882 Portland Road, Cedarburg. Family and Friends, with Ultrasound, June 16; Green River Ordinance, with Matt Tyner and Rolf Wessel, June 23; Reckless Remedy, with Wire & Nail, June 30; Anderson East, with Claire Kelly, July 7; MarchFourth, with Derek Sallman, July 14; Trapper Schoepp, with Jay Matthes, July 21; Low Cut Connie, with Water & Wells, July 28; VO5, with Snowbirds, Aug. 4; Andy Frasco and the U.N., with The Dirty Knots, Aug. 11; TBA, Aug. 18. summersounds.net.

SATURDAY

Fun on the Green: 7 p.m., Greendale Gazebo Park, 5710 Broad St. Ian & the Dream, June 24; The Whiskeybelles, July 22; The Differentials, July 29; British Invasion ‘64, Aug. 5; Pickin Up Speed, Aug. 19; Newtonburg Brass Band, Aug. 26. greendaleentertainment.com/gazebo-series.

FAIRS

July 17-23: Waukesha County Fair, Waukesha County Fairgrounds, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha. (262) 544-5922; waukeshacountyfair.com.

July 25-30: Washington County Fair, Washington County Fair Park, 3000 Highway PV, West Bend. (262) 677-5060; wcfairpark.com.

July 26-30: Racine County Fair, Racine County Fairgrounds, 19805 Durand Ave., Union Grove. (262) 878-3895; racinecountyfair.com.

Aug. 2-6: Ozaukee County Fair, Ozaukee County Fairgrounds, W67-N866 Washington Ave., Cedarburg. (262) 375-6185;ozaukeecountyfair.com.

Aug. 3-13: Wisconsin State Fair, Wisconsin State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St., West Allis. (800) 884-3247; wistatefair.com.

CHURCH FESTIVALS

May 21: St. Clare Street Fair, 7616 Fritz St., Wind Lake.

May 26-28: Immaculate Heart of Mary, 1121 S. 116th St., West Allis.

June 2-4: St. Aloysius, 1414 S. 93rd St., West Allis.

June 8-11: St. Thomas Country Fair, St. Thomas Aquinas, 305 S. First St., Waterford.

June 2-4: St. John Neumann, 2400 W. Highway 59, Waukesha.

June 3-4: St. Robert Fair, 2200 E. Capitol Drive, Shorewood.

June 9-11: St. John Vianney, 1755 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield.

June 9-11: Grecian Fest, . SS Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 2160 Wauwatosa Ave., Wauwatosa.

June 9-11: Holy Angels Festival of Angels, 138 N. 8th Ave., West Bend.

June 9-11: Bohemian Fest, St. John Nepomuk Parish, 1903 Green St., Racine.

June 10: St. Teresa of Calcutta, W314-N7462 State Road 83, North Lake.

June 15-18: St. Roman’s Parish Festival, 1710 W. Bolivar Ave.

June 16-18: St. Adalbert Parish Festival, 1923 W. Becher St.

June 23-25: St. Bernadette Parish Festival, 8200 W. Denver Ave.

June 23-25: Annunciation Church Greek Fest, State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St., West Allis.

June 23-25: Holy Apostles Family Festival, 16000 W. National Ave., New Berlin.

June 23-25: St. Mary’s Family Fun Festival, 225 S. Hartwell Ave, Waukesha.

June 24-25: Xavieran Mission Festival, 4500 Xavier Drive, Franklin.

June 25: St. Peter Catholic Church, 200 E. Washington St., Slinger.

July 13-16: Dominic Days, St. Dominic Catholic Church, 18255 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield.

July 14-16: Divine Mercy FunFest, 695 College Ave., South Milwaukee.

July 14-16: Our Lady of Lourdes, 3722 S. 58th St.

July 14-16: St. Mary Parish, 9520 W. Forest Home Ave., Hales Corners.

July 21-23: St. Rita Parish, 6021 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis.

July 23: Armenian Fest, St. John the Baptist Armenian Orthodox Church, 7825 W. Layton Ave.

July 28-30: St. John the Evangelist, 8500 W. Coldspring Road, Greenfield.

July 28-30: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Funfest, 12700 W. Howard Ave., New Berlin.

Aug. 11-13: St. Joseph Fun Fest, S89-W22650 Milwaukee Ave., Big Bend.

Aug. 18-20: St. Rita Family Festival, 4339 Douglas Ave., Racine.

Aug. 19-20: St. Louis Parish Festival, 13207 County Road G, Caledonia.

Aug. 25-27: St. James Family Fest, 830 County Road NN East, Mukwonago.

Aug. 25-27: St. Matthias Festival, 9306 W. Beloit Road, West Allis.

Sept. 2-3: St. Boniface Fall Festival, W204-N11940 Goldendale Road, Germantown.

Sept. 8-10: St. Agnes Parish Festival, 12801 W. Fairmount Ave, Butler.

Sept. 7-10: St. Gregory the Great Festival, 3160 S. 63rd St.

Sept. 8-10: St. Charles Fall Fest, 313 Circle Drive, Hartland.

ART, MUSIC & COMMUNITY FESTIVALS

May 19-21: Wisconsin State Polka Festival, Olympia Resort & Conference Center, 1350 Royale Mile Road, Oconomowoc.

May 25-29: ChocolateFest, Festival Grounds, 681 Maryland Ave., Burlington.

May 26-28: Dan Jansen Family Fest, Konkel Park, 5151 W. Layton Ave., Greenfield.

May 26-29: Corn & Brat Roast, East Troy Village Square, East Troy.

May 27: Falls Memorial Fest, Main St., Menomonee Falls

May 27-28: Family Kite Festival, Veterans Park.

May 28: Community Street Festival, Grand Ave. and Franklin St., Port Washington.

June 2-3: Port Washington Pirate Fest, Rotary Park, Port Washington.

June 3: Eat & Greet on the Street, Brown Deer Village, Deerwood Drive, Brown Deer.

June 4: West Allis A La Carte, on Greenfield Ave. between 70th-76th St., West Allis.

June 14: Seniorfest, Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St.

June 9-11: Thiensville-Mequon Lionsfest, Thiensville Village Park, 250 Elm St., Thiensville.

June 9-11: Fiesta Waukesha, Frame Park, 1240 Frame Park Drive, Waukesha.

June 10-11: Monument Square Art Festival, Racine.

June 16-18: Kraut Fest, Caledonia-Mt. Pleasant Memorial Park, 3250 Nicholson Road, Franksville.

June 15-18: Mukwonago Lions Club Summerfeste, Field Park, Highways 83 and NN, Mukwonago.

June 17: Wisconsin Beer Lovers Festival, Bayshore Town Center, 5800 N. Bayshore Drive, Glendale.

June 23-24: Pewaukee Kiwanis Beach Party and Lake Country Clean Water Festival, Lakefront Park, 222 W. Wisconsin Ave., Pewaukee.

June 23-25: Kettle Moraine Days, Eagle Village Park, Parkview Drive, Eagle.

June 30-July 2: Hartland’s Hometown Celebration, Nixon Park, 175 E. Park Ave., Hartland.

June 25: Pommerntag Festival, Rotary Park, 4100 W. Highland Road, Mequon.

June 30-July 1: Grillin’ in Grafton, Centennial Park, 1370 17th Ave., Grafton.

July 1-4: Franklin Civic Celebration, Lions Legend Park, 9229 W. Loomis Road, Franklin.

July 2-4: 4th of July Family Festival, Malone Park, 16400 W. Al Stigler Parkway, New Berlin.

July 7-8: Delafield Food & Music Festival, Main St., Delafield.

July 7-8: Rumble By The River, Big Bend Village Park, Big Bend.

July 8: Croatian Day Fest, Mukwonago Field Park, highways 83 and NN, Mukwonago.

July 8: Lake Country Art Festival, Naga-Waukee Park, Highway 83, Delafield.

July 8: Mill Street Festival, Plymouth.

July 14-15: Gathering on the Green, Rotary Park, 4000 W. Highland Road, Mequon.

July 14-16: Sussex Lions Daze, Sussex Village Park, N64-W23760 Main St., Sussex.

July 15-16: Midsummer Festival of the Arts, John Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Ave., Sheboygan.

July 21-23: Sweet Apple-Wood Festival, Cudahy Park, 3000 E. Ramsey Ave., Cudahy.

July 21-23: Waterford Balloon Festival, Main St., Waterford.

July 22-23: Croatian Fest, Croatian Park, 9100 S. 76th St., Franklin.

July 28-29: Taste of Lake Country, Lakefront Park, 222 W. Wisconsin Ave., Pewaukee.

July 28-30: South Milwaukee Lionsfest, 16th and Rawson aves., South Milwaukee.

July 30: Holy Hill Antique & Flea Market, St. Mary of the Hill Parish, 1515 Carmel Road, Hubertus.

July 30: Slovak-American Day, Croatian Park, 9140 S. 76th St., Franklin.

Aug. 5-6: Firefly Art Fair, Kneeland-Walker House, 7406 Hillcrest Drive, Wauwatosa.

Aug. 11-13: Greendale Lions Club Village Days, 5600 Parking St., Greendale.

Aug. 12: American Accents Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts, Willowbrook Park, 774 E. Sumner St., Hartford.

Aug. 12-13: Morning Glory Craft Fair, Marcus Center Grounds and Red Arrow Park, 920-929 N. Water St.

Aug. 17-20: A la Carte at the Zoo, Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W. Blue Mound Road.

Aug. 18-20: Midwest Original Music Festival, Croatian Park, 9100 S. 76th St., Franklin.

Aug. 19: Donna Lexa Memorial Art Fair, along the Glacial Drumlin bike trail, Wales.

Aug. 19: HarborPark Jazz, Rhythm & Blues Festival, Celebration Place, 54th St. and Lake Michigan, Kenosha.

Aug. 19-20: Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts, Fowler Park, Oconomowoc.

Aug. 24-27: Muskego Community Festival, Veterans Memorial Park, W182-S8200 Racine Ave., Muskego.

Aug. 24-27: West Bend Germanfest, Main and Walnut streets, downtown West Bend.

Aug. 26: Brew City Cigar Festival, Old Heidelberg Park, Glendale.

Aug. 27: Art in the Park, Village Park, Garfield Drive, Menomonee Falls.

Aug. 31-Sept. 3: Saint Francis Days, 4230 S. Kirkwood, St. Francis.

Sept. 1-3: Paramount Music Festival, Coal Dock Park, Port Washington.

Sept. 1-3: Wisconsin Highland Games, Waukesha County Expo. Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha.

Sept. 1-4: Oak Creek Lionsfest, 9327 S. Shepard Ave., Oak Creek.

Sept. 8-9: TosaFest, 7615 W. State St., Wauwatosa.

Sept. 9-10: Harvest of Arts and Crafts, Trimborn Farm, 8881 W. Grange Ave., Greendale.

Sept. 9-10: Frank Mots International Kite Festival, Veterans Park.

Sept. 15-17: North Prairie Harvestfest, Veterans Park, North Prairie.

Sept. 16-17: Cedarburg Wine & Harvest Festival, Cedar Creek Settlement, N70-W6340 Bridge Road, Cedarburg.

MISCELLANEOUS

June 3-4: Old Falls Village Days, Old Falls Village Museum, N96-W15791 County Line Road, Menomonee Falls.

June 3-4: Art & Farm Market, Holy Hill Art Farm, 4958 Highway 167, Hubertus.

June 4: Tea in the Afternoon, Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum, 1075 Pilgrim Parkway, Brookfield.

June 6-17: Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition Show & Sale, Cedarburg Cultural Center, W62-N546 Washington Ave., Cedarburg.

June 17-18: Scandinavian Midsommar Celebration, Old World Wisconsin, Highway 67, Eagle.

June 23-24: Pewaukee Kiwanis Beach Party, Pewaukee Lakefront, Pewaukee.

June 25: Rods-n-Relics Car Club Show, Lime Kiln Park, Grafton.

July 3: Fireworks, War Memorial Center.

July 6-8: Iola Car Show & Swap Meet, Highway 161, Iola.

July 7-8: Delafield Block Party: Food & Music Festival, downtown Delafield.

July 8-9: Cedarburg Woman’s Club Garden Walk, Cedarburg.

July 8-Sept. 4: Bristol Renaissance Faire, 12550 120th Ave., Kenosha.

July 9: Riverwest Secret Garden Tour, Riverwest Gardeners Market, Bremen and Locust streets.

July 15-16: Old Falls Village Civil War Encampment, Old Falls Village Museum, N96-W15791 County Line Road, Menomonee Falls.

July 27: German Night, Plymouth City Park, Plymouth.

Aug. 6: Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Historic Turner Hall Ballroom.

Aug. 11-13: Greendale Village Days, downtown Greendale.

Aug. 13: Waukesha Old Car Club Show, Frame Park, 1200 Frame Park Drive, Waukesha.

Aug. 17-19: Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival, 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield.