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$10Fri · Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Bullshit Nonsense Siniu Kittens??Kittens!! Chaos Breeds Chaos
Bullshit Nonsense +3
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
$30Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Akeem Ali - The Texture Tour
Akeem Ali - The Texture Tour +1
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Keshena Armon
Keshena Armon
The Annex at Foxtown · Mequon
$30Wed · Nov 4 · 8:00 PM
Charlie Parr: Rooming House Fall Tour 2026
Charlie Parr: Rooming House Fall Tour 2026 +2
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
$30Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Shakey Graves
Shakey Graves +1
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
$30Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Outlander In Concert
Bear McCreary
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
The Incorruptibles
The Incorruptibles
The Annex at Foxtown · Mequon
Starts at…Sun · Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
Keith Pedro
Keith Pedro
Milwaukee Improv (Main Room) · Brookfield
Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Dr. Kim Sajet delivers Boheim Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Dr Kim Sajet
Marquette University · Milwaukee
$30Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
CLUB SLAYYY: SLAYYYTER + HYPERPOP HALLOWEEN PARTY 🎃
Club Slayyy: Slayyyter + Hyperpop Halloween Party 🎃
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
$20Mon · Oct 26 · 7:00 PM
Wishy Dead Sullivan
Wishy +1
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
Wed · Oct 28 · 12:00 PM
Lunchtime talk with Dr. Rita George Tvrtković
Speaker: Dr Rita George Tvrtković
Marquette University · Milwaukee
$10Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
COOP HALLOWEEN BASH featuring TEAR DUNGEON & MORE!!
Tear Dungeon
The Cooperage · Milwaukee
$20Mon · Nov 2 · 6:30 PM
Radiator Hospital Noun Bad Crime
Radiator Hospital +2
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
$3Mon · Oct 26 · 7:30 PM
Featured Reader: Ken Woodall * October 26, 2026
Ken Woodall
Linneman's Riverwest Inn · Milwaukee
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Sespresso - The Steamiest Burlesque & Drag Show
The Codfather +4
Anodyne Coffee · Milwaukee
Sun · Nov 1 · 7:30 PM
Jonas Brothers: The Burning Up Tour All Over Again
Jonas Brothers +2
Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Jay Matthes + Derek Pritzl
Jay Matthes +1
Anodyne Coffee · Milwaukee
Starts at…Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Ryan Davis
Ryan Davis
Milwaukee Improv (Main Room) · Brookfield
$30Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Rehash
Rehash +2
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
$30Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
All Them Witches
All Them Witches
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
Sat · Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Story Time with Local Author Sarah Gomach!
Author: Sarah Gomach
Wonderland Bookshop · Shorewood
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
OLD CROW MEDICINE UNION MADE TOUR
Old Crow Medicine Show: Union Made Tour +1
Pabst Theater · Milwaukee
$10Fri · Oct 30 · 8:30 PM
A Very Lynchian Halloween: Red Quean w/ Lily Slay & the Vertebrae, & Iris Marlowe (Chi) * October 30, 2026
Red Quean +2
Linneman's Riverwest Inn · Milwaukee
Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Blue October
Blue October
Pabst Theater · Milwaukee
TBAThu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Morally Gray, The Jesse Garwood Club, Mattea Joy and the Canadian Tuxedos, and the Mystical Zenith Band * October 2, 2026
Morally Gray +3
Linneman's Riverwest Inn · Milwaukee
FreeSat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
Hair Nation Chicago
Hair Nation Chicago
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino · Milwaukee
FreeSat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
DJ Whyte Nite
DJ Whyte Nite
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino · Milwaukee
$30Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
The Parables Tour with Father Mike Schmitz
Speaker: Father Mike Schmitz
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Tom West + Wildered + Josh Trimble
Tom West +2
Anodyne Coffee · Milwaukee
$30Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 PM
OLD CROW MEDICINE UNION MADE TOUR
Old Crow Medicine Union
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
$30Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Blue October
Blue October
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
Oct 30 – Oct 31
TVBOO [Night 1] w/ Twopercent, Ozztin
Tvboo +7
The Miramar Theatre · Milwaukee
Starts at…Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
The Granny Horror Bingo Show
Ester Flonaze
Milwaukee Improv (Main Room) · Brookfield
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
The Parables Tour with Father Mike Schmitz
The Parables Tour with Father Mike Schmitz +1
Miller High Life Theatre · Milwaukee
FreeMon · Nov 23 · 5:30 PM
Whitefish Bay Public Library: Community Reads
Author: Patrick Ryan
The Argo · Whitefish Bay
$14.07-$16.26Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
The Haha Yeah Yeah's w/ Pecking Order & Pspsps (18+)
The Haha Yeah Yeah's +2
The Argo · Whitefish Bay
FreeTue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Open Mic 10/27
Host: Mattea Joy
Anodyne Coffee · Milwaukee
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 6:30 PM
Live in the Lounge w/ Sawdust Symphony
Sawdust Symphony
The Argo · Whitefish Bay
The first 300…Wed · Oct 28 · 5:45 PM
EVENT - Okauchee Business Trick or Treat
Smoke'd On The Water · Racine
$30Sun · Nov 1 · 5:00 PM
Warren Miller's Days Off
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
$30Thu · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country: Donato's Inferno
Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country: Donato's Inferno +1
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
FreeMon · Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Seafoam Rising
Alex Bender +2
Cactus Club · Milwaukee
$15Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Venus Presents: Sapphic Halloween Rave
djhhope +3
The Cooperage · Milwaukee
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 5:00 PM
Katy Ambrose
Katy Ambrose
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino · Milwaukee
$28Tue · Nov 3 · 6:30 PM
Ho99o9 N8NOFACE Slay Squad
Ho99o9 +2
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
$25Sun · Nov 1 · 5:30 PM
Big Ass Truck I.E. Chamber Mugshot Surfaced Backstabber
Big Ass Truck +4
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
$20Fri · Feb 5 · 6:30 PM
Scarlet Demore Latter Yolk
Scarlet Demore +2
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
$15Sat · Oct 31
2026 Halloween Spooktacular
Subspace +5
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
$20.61 -…Sun · Nov 8 · 8:00 PM
Certainly So w/ Bowvee
Certainly So +1
The Argo · Whitefish Bay
Sun · Nov 1 · 7:30 PM
Rocky Horror Picture Original Cast Spooktacular!
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Original Cast Spooktacular +4
Riverside Theatre - WI · Milwaukee
$17Tue · Dec 15 · 6:00 PM
Little High, Little Low Hosts Already in Jail Robbie Sender
Little High, Little Low +3
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
$14.07-$19.53Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
The Jesse Garwood Club
The Jesse Garwood Club +3
The Argo · Whitefish Bay
$10Sat · Nov 7 · 7:30 PM
Kitty Soft Paw w/ JP & the Congregants, Lost Brave, & Morally Gray * November 7, 2026
Kitty Soft Paw +3
Linneman's Riverwest Inn · Milwaukee
$30Sun · Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
Chris Webby: Webby's Arcade Tour
Chris Webby: Webby's Arcade Tour +4
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
Until Oct 30
Creepy Cosmos
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee
$15Sat · Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
A Girls Rock Milwaukee Halloween * October 31, 2026
Fleetwood MKE +3
Linneman's Riverwest Inn · Milwaukee
$15Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Stacked Like Pancakes Space Monkey Mafia Something to Do Courtesy of Tim
Stacked Like Pancakes +3
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
Sun · Nov 1 · 5:00 PM
Warren Miller's Days Off
Host: Katie Burrell
Pabst Theater · Milwaukee
$10Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Le Fleur Quartet: Contemporary Jazz and Bebop
Le Fleur Quartet: Contemporary Jazz and Bebop +2
Bar Centro · Milwaukee
$1Fri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs in Symphony
Dolly Parton
Bradley Symphony Center · Milwaukee
$30.43 -…Fri · Jan 29 · 8:00 PM
Noise Pollution: The AC/DC Experience
Noise Pollution
The Argo · Whitefish Bay
Starts at…Thu · Mar 18 · 7:00 PM
Are You Garbage
Are You Garbage +2
Milwaukee Improv (Main Room) · Brookfield
Oct 31 – Nov 1
TVBOO [Night 2] w/ Mport
Tvboo +7
The Miramar Theatre · Milwaukee
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Open Stage Feature: Mollifi * October 28, 2026
Mollifi
Linneman's Riverwest Inn · Milwaukee
$20Sat · Mar 27 · 6:00 PM
The Dollyrots Leggy
The Dollyrots +1
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
Nov 7 – Nov 8
ELEVATE ft. INSISON
Insison +12
The Miramar Theatre · Milwaukee
Tue · Oct 27 · 5:00 PM
Theotokos Lecture by Dr. Rita George-Tvrtković
Speaker: Dr Rita George-Tvrtković
Marquette University · Milwaukee
Fri · Feb 12 · 7:30 PM
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Pabst Theater · Milwaukee
$10Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Farewell Moonlight w/ TBA * November 6, 2026
Farewell Moonlight
Linneman's Riverwest Inn · Milwaukee
Sat · Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Halloween at Wonderland!
Wonderland Bookshop · Shorewood
$20Fri · Nov 6 · 6:00 PM
Devil's Teeth The Leg Hounds Fret Rattles Cone Earth
Devil's Teeth +3
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
Starts at…Fri · Nov 6 · 6:45 PM
Lavell Crawford
Lavell Crawford
Milwaukee Improv (Main Room) · Brookfield
Tue · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
Brian Culberston
Brian Culberston +1
Pabst Theater · Milwaukee
Tue · Oct 27 · 12:00 PM
Courage+ LGBTQ+ Support Group
Vintage & Modern Books · Racine
$30Sun · Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
Sophie Hunter
Sophie Hunter +1
Turner Hall Ballroom · Milwaukee
$30.43 -…Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
The Wldlfe w/ Landon Conrath
The Wldlfe +1
The Argo · Whitefish Bay
Sat · Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
Better Than Ezra presents Legends of the Fall: Closer to the Edge Tour
Better Than Ezra presents Legends of the Fall: Closer to the Edge Tour +1
Pabst Theater · Milwaukee
FreeTue · Nov 3 · 6:00 PM
Local/Live: Tigernite
Tigernite
Anodyne Coffee · Milwaukee
Wed · Jan 27 · 8:00 PM
Alan Cumming: Uncut
Alan Cumming: Uncut +1
Pabst Theater · Milwaukee
$23.88 -…Fri · Jan 29 · 8:00 PM
Alash: Tuvan Throat Singers
Alash
The Argo · Whitefish Bay
Thu · Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Chris Rawlins + John Stano
Chris Rawlins +1
Anodyne Coffee · Milwaukee
Fri · Nov 6 · 7:00 PM
Mojo Brookzz – Outta Pocket Comedy Tour
Mojo Brookzz – Outta Pocket Comedy Tour +1
Riverside Theatre - WI · Milwaukee
Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
FLAMINGOSIS: Bright Moments 10 Year Anniversary
Flamingosis
The Cooperage · Milwaukee
Fri · Jan 22 · 8:00 PM
An Evening with Colin Hay
An Evening with Colin Hay +1
Pabst Theater · Milwaukee
$26.06 -…Tue · Mar 30 · 7:30 PM
Jack & Jack
Jack & Jack
The Argo · Whitefish Bay
↻ RecurringSat · Nov 7 · 7:30 PM
Goose
Goose
Miller High Life Theatre · Milwaukee
$15 ADV/ $20…Fri · Nov 6 · 6:30 PM
Tsuchi • Keylime • *Aya • Ripley
Tsuchi +3
Cactus Club · Milwaukee
$25Sun · Feb 28 · 7:00 PM
Mike Viola
Mike Viola
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
$15Sat · Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
TIM WHALEN TRIO – live album warm-up show
Tim Whalen Trio +3
Bar Centro · Milwaukee
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Videovomit Presents: A Nightmare On Elm Street
Videovomit Presents: A Nightmare On Elm Street
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
Tue · Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
SOMBR
Sombr +2
Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee
$30Thu · Jan 14 · 6:30 PM
Missio No Love for the Middle Child Kent Osborne
Missio +2
X-Ray Arcade · Cudahy
Starts at…Fri · Mar 19 · 7:00 PM
Steve-O: Crash and Burn!
Steve +1
Milwaukee Improv (Main Room) · Brookfield
Until Oct 30
Common Ground - Exhibition Run
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee
Sun · Nov 1 · 11:00 AM
Read for SEED!
Wonderland Bookshop · Shorewood
$23.88-$28.24Wed · Nov 4 · 8:00 PM
Shallowater w/ Snag
Shallowater +1
The Argo · Whitefish Bay
Starts at…Sun · Nov 8 · 6:00 PM
Joey Avery
Joey Avery
Milwaukee Improv (Main Room) · Brookfield
Starts at…Wed · Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Anthony Mrocka
Anthony Mrocka
Milwaukee Improv (Main Room) · Brookfield
Mon · Oct 26 · 9:30 PM
ACOTAR Midnight Release Party
Reads by the River · Waterford
Events in Milwaukee, WI
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Milwaukee claims Summerfest, the largest music festival in the country, plus the Pabst and Riverside theaters and Turner Hall Ballroom downtown.