FREE Family Fun: ET Movie at the Peck Pavilion 8/14

Watch "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" FREE tomorrow, Friday, August  at Peck Pavilion.

Peck Flicks at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is a free series offering family friendly movies shown outdoors in the Marcus Center’s Peck Pavilion. Open for seating and food/drink service at 6:00 pm, movies will typically start around 7:15 pm, depending on darkness. No carry in food or drink. Seating is general admission, arrive early for the best seats.

Milwaukee Air and Water Show 7/25- 7/26

The Milwaukee Air and Water Show is this weekend!

Back for its 7th consecutive year, the 2015 Milwaukee Air & Water Show is shaping up to be the best year yet, complete with a variety of world-class performers. Grab your camera and get ready to witness the stunning spectacles of speed, precision and power of the 2015 headliners, including: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Army Golden Knights, Breitling Jet Team, Aerostars Formation Aerobatic Team and more!

The Milwaukee Air & Water Show is the largest free event in the state of Wisconsin, providing wholesome entertainment for the whole family to enjoy, and creating a memorable tribute of respect to past and present members of our armed services.

The Milwaukee Air & Water Show is located on the beautiful Milwaukee lakefront, between Bradford and McKinley Beach.

Bucks Summer Block Party this Saturday, June 6

The Milwaukee Bucks will be hosting a summer block party this Saturday, June 6.

Milwaukee's summer festival season will tip off on Saturday, June 6, when the inaugural Bucks Summer Block Party takes over the Stock-House grounds of Schlitz Park from noon to 5 p.m. It will feature the unveiling of the new Bucks home and road uniforms at 2 p.m. in addition to local music, vendors, games, food, drinks, and appearances by both current and former Milwaukee players. The block party is free and open to the public, and will take place on North Second Street between West Galena and West Cherry streets. Parking will be available in lots on the Schlitz Park grounds.

Bango will be there, too!

For more information, read HERE!

FREE Movies in the Park: Grafton, Greenfield, Milwaukee, New Berlin, Sussex, Oconomowoc, Port Washington, Wauwatosa, and Waukesha

My family is always looking for cheap or even FREE family fun!  Remember that all movies start at dusk.

GRAFTON

Friday Night Flicks at Veterans Memorial Park

1000 13th Avenue

June 19: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

GREENFIELD

Family Movies in the Park at Konkel Park

5151 W. Layton Ave.

June 27: The Boxtrolls
July 18: Big Hero 6
August 8: Paddington

MILWAUKEE

Summer Nights Movies in Veterans Park

1010 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive *At Kite Store*

Saturday, June 13 (Rescheduled Date)    Big Hero 6
Saturday, June 20    Divergent
Saturday, July 11    Indiana Jones & Raiders of the Lost Ark
Friday, August 21    Guardians of the Galaxy
Saturday, August 29    Despicable Me 2
Sunday, September 6   E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Film on the Hill in Humboldt Park

3000 S. Howell Ave. *At Bandshell*

Saturday, August 1   Back to the Future
Saturday, August 22    Major League
Saturday, September 5    Big Hero 6 (PG)

Summer Movie Night in LaFollette Park

9418 W. Washington St., West Allis *Park Pavilion, Lower Level*.

Friday, June 12   Big Hero 6
Wednesday, August 19 TBA

NEW BERLIN

Movies in the Park at Malone Park

16400 W. Al Stigler Parkway, New Berlin

June 19:  The Boxtrolls
July 10:  Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
August 14:  Big Hero 6

OCONOMOWOC

Moonlit Movies at Fowler Park

June 18:  TBA
July 9:  TBA
August 13:  TBA

PORT WASHINGTON

Friday Night Flicks at the Veteran's Memorial Park

July 10:  Despicable Me 2
August 7:  Big Hero 6

SUSSEX

Outdoor Movie Night in Weyer Park

August 7: Big Hero 6

WAUKESHA

Movies in the Park Night at Cutler Park 

321 Wisconsin Ave, Waukesha

June 5:  Big Hero 6

WAUWATOSA

Hart Park Family Film Night

August 18: TBA

FREE and Cheap Summer Activities in Milwaukee

Summer outings can really add up!  Here's a list of FREE and cheap activities for your family to enjoy in the Milwaukee area. I will be adding to the list as more information becomes available, so keep checking back. If you have suggestions, feel free to comment on this post so I can be sure to add them!

Be sure to Pin this to your summer activities board to find it easily.


FREE Wading Pools and Splash Pads:  (this is last year's list and is not updated for the 2015 year, will update when available)

Alcott: 3751 S. 97 St.
Algonguin: 7850 N. 51 St.
Cannon: 303 N. 95 St.
Columbus: 7301 W. Courtland Ave.
Cooper: 8701 W. Chambers St.
Greene: 4235 S. Lipton Ave.
Hales Corners: 5765 S. New Berlin Road
Holler: 5151 S. 6 St.
Humboldt: 3000 S. Howell Ave.
Jacobus: 6501 W. Hillside Lane
Kops: 3321 N. 86 St.
LaFollette: 9418 W. Washington St.

Lindsay: 4360 N. 87 St.
Lyons: 3301 S. 55 St.
McCarty: 2567 S. 79 St.
Mitchell S 22 St. & W Pierce St.
Pulaski-Cudahy: 5400 S. Swift Ave.
Rainbow: 700 S. 119 St.
Rose: 3045 N. M L King Jr. Dr.
Saveland: 3700 S. 2 St.
Sheridan: 4800 S. Lake Dr.
Sherman: 3000 N. Sherman Blvd.
Smith: 5462 N. 33 St.
Tiefenthaler: 2501 W. Galena St.
Tippecanoe: 1411 E. Warnimont Ave.
Vogel: 8601 W. Lancaster Ave.
Wahl: 4750 N. 48 St.
Walker Square: 1031 S. 9 St.
Washington: 1859 N. 40 St.
Wedgewood: 7201 W. Wedgewood Dr.
West Milwaukee: 5000 W. Burnham St.

Stay Cool in the Pool all Summer long with Season Passes!

Cool Waters
David F. Schulz Aquatic Center in Lincoln Park
Tosa Pool at Hoyt Park

Family Water Parks:

	Cool Waters in Greenfield Park
	David F. Schulz in Lincoln Park
	Pelican Cove in Kosciuszko Park
	Tosa Pool at Hoyt Park

Outdoor Pools:

If you're looking for a place to cool off on a hot summer day, these outdoor pools are the answer!

Milwaukee Beaches:

Bradford Beach: 2400 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive

Bay View: 3120 S. Lake Drive

Bender: 4503 E. Ryan Rd.
Big Bay:  5000 N. Lake Drive
Tietjen (Doctors Park): 1870 E. Fox Lane
Grant: 100 S. Hawthorne Ave.
McKinley: 1750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive
Sheridan, 4800 S. Lake Drive
South Shore: 2900 S. Superior St.

Movies:

Marcus Theatres Kid's Dream Summer:  Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays at 10 AM!  Admission is ONLY $3 plus Concession Specials!

Summer Reading Programs:

The Free Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program for kids in grades 1st – 6th is BACK!  Your child can earn a FREE book!




Half Price Books Feed Your Brain Summer Reading Program:  Once your child reads 300 minutes in June and July, he/she will earn Bookworm Bucks!

Franklin Public Library Kids Summer Reading Program
Franklin Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program

Greenfield Public Library Summer Reading Program
Greenfield Public Library Teen Summer Reaidng Program

Milwaukee Public Library Summer Reading Program






West Allis Public Library Kids Summer Reading Program
West Allis Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program




Milwaukee Area Dog Parks:

Portions of the following parks & parkways allow leashed dogs:

Bay View, 3120 S. Lake Drive
Bender, 4503 E. Ryan Road
No dogs allowed on Bender Beach
Caesar's, 1939 N. Warren Ave.
Center Street, 6420 W. Clark St.
Chippewa, 11500 Park Hill Ave.
Cudahy, 3000 E. Ramsey Ave.
Cupertino, 2000 E. Iron St.
Doctors, 1870 E. Fox Lane
No dogs allowed on Tietjen (Doctors) Beach
Estabrook (east side of park), 4400 N. Estabrook Drive
Falk, 2013 W. Rawson Ave.
Grant, 100 E. Hawthorne Ave.
No dogs allowed on Grant Beach
Hales Corners, 5765 S. New Berlin Road
Humboldt, 3000 Howell Ave.
Holt, 3300 S. 106 St.
Kohl, 7603 W. County Line Road
Lake, 3233 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Lincoln Creek Parkway, 46 St. to 34 St.
Lincoln Memorial Drive Parklands, N. Lake Drive to Wahl and; Park Place
No dogs allowed on Bradford or McKinley beaches
Little Menomonee River Parkway, Mill Road to Silver Spring Drive
Maitland, 6001 S. 13 St.
Menomonee River Parkway, Grantosa to Concordia and Center St. to Church St.– No dogs allowed from Grantosa to Silver Spring
Milwaukee River Parkway, Good Hope to Bender sidewalk only on the east side of the street
Mitchell Boulevard, 5115 W. Bluemound Road
Pleasant Valley, 1229 E. Concordia Ave.
Pulaski-Cudahy, 5400 S Swift Ave
Rawson, 1400 E. Rawson Ave.
Root River Parkway, Lincoln Ave to Rawson Ave., Drexel to Oakwood Road, 27 St. to Oakwood Road, and Loomis to Layton
Sheridan, 4800 S. Lake Drive
South Shore, 2900 S. Shore Drive
Underwood Creek Parkway, Bluemound Road to Watertown Plank Road
Valley, 343 N. 42 St.
Warnimont, 5400 S. Lake Drive, west of the Oak Leaf Trail only
West Milwaukee, 5000 W. Burnham St.

Family Fun Activities:

Kids Skate FREE

North Point Lighthouse:  Children 5 and under are FREE, Under 12 $3, 12+ $5.00





Old World Wisconsin:  Return to Wisconsin of the late 19th century, when waves of immigrants came to America's heartland in search of a better life.




Lions Den Gorge Nature Preserve:  This park offers tremendous views. Stroll across bridges over the gorge or down the gorge stairways to walk along the Lake Mighican shoreline. This 73 acre park offers plenty of hiking trails, boardwalks through the wetlands, picnic areas, scenic views, and restrooms.

Pizza Train:  Enjoy a family fun night out for pizza on a train!

Sprecher Tours:  Tour participants of all ages get to sample all available sodas to their heart's content.

Palermo's Pizza Tour:  Become a Palermo’s Pizza “insider” when you take Milwaukee's Only Pizza Factory Tour!

Seven Bridges:  Hiking Trail in Grant Park

2015 Summer's Best FREE Parks Concerts!
2015 Schedule - Shows go on, weather permitting, no rain dates. Schedule subject to change.





Miller Park Tours:  Experience the magnificence of Miller Park while enjoying an exclusive tour that includes the dugout, luxury suite level, visiting clubhouse, press box, Bob Uecker's broadcast booth and other behind-the-scenes attractions!



Wehr Nature Center:  Special Events on select dates and times
Be sure to check out the Wehr Nature Center Early-Childhood Nature Playspace

Geocaching at Havenwoods:  If you like discovering history, enjoy spending time outside, and need the challenge of solving a good puzzle, then a geocaching adventure might be just the thing for you!

FREE Movies in the Park

FREE Movies in the Park: Grafton, Greenfield, Milwaukee, New Berlin, Sussex, Oconomowoc, Port Washington, Wauwatosa, and Waukesha

Traveling Beer Gardens

Experience an old Milwaukee tradition in the Parks - Beer Gardens! In the mid-19th Century, Milwaukee’s German immigrants brought biergartens and Gemütlichkeit to the parks.

Milwaukee County FREE Days
*Complimentary admission to Milwaukee County Residents only with a valid photo ID on the following days:


Milwaukee Art Museum:  FREE the first Thursday of every month





Milwaukee Public Museum:  MPM Thank You Thursday, First Thursday of every month from 9AM to 8PM



Mitchell Park Domes:  Free on Mondays from 9AM to noon






FREE Admission:

Betty Brinn Children's Museum:  Enjoy free admission on the third Thursday of every month from 5 - 8 p.m., courtesy of US Bank and FOX 6!



Boerner Botanical Gardens:  Enjoy free admission on the first Tuesday of every month during the summer

Jelly Belly Summer Carnival June 11 through June 14

Jelly Belly Summer Carnival

Thursday, June 11 through Sunday, June 14

June 11: 12-10 p.m.

June 12: 12-10 p.m.

June 13: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

June 14: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The 5th annual Jelly Belly carnival is back. Celebrate summer with carnival rides, midway games and more at the Jelly Belly Visitor Center. Unlimited rides Friday June 12, Saturday June 13 and Sunday, June 14 from 12-4 p.m. $18 per person.

Complimentary tours daily: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (866) 868-7522 for information, visit www.JellyBelly.com, 

10100 Jelly Belly Lane 

Pleasant Prairie, WI

Waterford Hot Air Balloon Festival July 17 - July 19

5th Annual Waterford Balloonfest

FRIDAY, JULY 17 - SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2015

On the grounds of Evergreen Elementary School:
817 W. Main Street
Waterford, WI 53185

Friday, July 17: 4pm - 9pm
Saturday, July 18: Sunrise (around 5:30am) - 9pm
Sunday, July 19: Sunrise (around 5:30am) - 10am

This year marks the fifth annual Waterford Balloonfest! More than a dozen balloonists from around the nation gather for this genuinely unique event which is consistently growing in stature. The Waterford Balloonfest is one of about 100 festivals that balloon enthusiasts coast-to-coast know about, talk about, and vow to revisit each year. There is no entrance fee for the Waterford Balloonfest so bring your family and friends to enjoy the event with you!

We will bring back our classic evening balloon glows for Friday and Saturday evenings. These evening glows are a visitor favorite! New this year, we will be introducing our balloonist flight competitions which will highlight the Balloonists' amazing flying skills.

Craft and business vendors will show their wares and provide information on their businesses. Local food establishments will be on the grounds providing food, beverages, and delectable dessert. A kids' area will have games, activities, and entertainment to keep the little ones busy! Don't miss our other attractions like the 5K run/walk, helicopter rides, and much more!

Summer Reading Program from Barnes & Noble

The Summer will be here before we know it!  Be sure to take advantage of this awesome Summer Reading Program from Barnes and Noble where your child can get a FREE Book!

Here Is How:
Step 1.  Read any 8 books and record them in the Reading Journal
(PDF).

Step 2.  Bring the completed Reading Journal to your local B&N store.
Find a Store.

Step 3.  Choose a FREE BOOK from our selection on the Reading Journal list at the store... Enjoy reading!

Offer valid from May 19th and September 7th, 2015.

Keep up with all the great Summer Activities coming your way HERE!

Marcus Theatres: Kids Dream Summer Film Series 2015

Kids Dream Summer Film Series 2015

June 14 - August 12

Sundays, Mondays & Wednesdays at 10AM

Admission only $3.00

Concessions Specials: $2.75 Popcorns and $2.75 Fountain Drinks
*Special Sizing Applies

Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10AM, June 14 - August 12 you can view your favorite family flicks for just $3.00! Grab the family and head to your nearest participating Marcus Theatres® location!

Wanna snag FREE tickets to the show? It’s easy – visit one of the participating agents at American Family Insurance, and you can receive two FREE tickets to your choice of this year’s titles!

SCROLL DOWN FOR PARTICIPATING THEATRES AND SCHEDULES

June 14-15, 17 – Penguins of Madagascar
June 21-22, 24 – Paddington
June 28-29, July 1 – Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
July 5-6, 8– How to Train Your Dragon 2
July 12-13, 15 – Curious George
July 19-20, 22 – Spongebob Movie
July 26-27, 29 - Horton Hears a Who
August 2-3, 5– Too Exciting to Announce!
August 9-10, 12 – Too Exciting to Announce!

Jazz in the Park 2015 Lineup: Starts June 4

Jazz in the Park is Milwaukee's favorite FREE outdoor summer music series, featuring an eclectic lineup of jazz, big band, funk, R & B, reggae, blues and more. Performers come from across town or across the country.

Concerts take place Thursday evenings, 5pm-9pm from June 4 through September 3, in Cathedral Square Park. Music starts at 6pm, but stop by early for Jazz in the Park Happy Hour and get great drink specials from 5-6pm!

Here's a lineup of the performers for 2015:

June 4th - Christopher's Project
June 11th - The Jimmys
June 18th - Double Feature Night! Incendio & Terra Guitarra
June 25th - Wifee & The Huzzband
July 2nd - Orquesta Tumbao
July 9th - NO Jazz in the Park due to Bastille Days
July 16th - Double Feature Night! Streetlife featuring Warren Wiegratz & NO BS! Brass Band
July 23th - Jim Liban & The Joel Paterson Trio
July 30th - Davina & The Vagabonds
Aug 6th - Primitive Culture
Aug 13th - Steely Dane - The Music of Steely Dan
Aug 20th - Jose Valdes & The Mambo Allstars
Aug 27th - Altered Five Blues Band
Sept 3rd - Bill Bonifas & The Legends of Milwaukee Jazz

JAZZ IN THE PARK FACTS

• Jazz in the Park started in 1991.
• Each week an average of 8000 people attend.
• Jazz in the Park takes place every Thursday of June through September.
• Beginning in 2009, we no longer allow guests to carry in their own alcoholic beverages.
• The event is free and open to the public and is supported by sponsorships and food and beverage sales.
• Support Jazz in the Park! Buy a glass of wine!

FREE Family Fun: Kids Bowl FREE All Summer Long

It's the time of year again!  Sign up for the Kids Bowl Free program and your children will each get 2 free games of bowling every day this summer. Shoe rentals are not included and the age requirements and available times vary by location.

Some locations are also offering Family Passes to bowl for as low as $24.95. This will entitle 1 family members to 2 free games everyday this summer as well – you can purchase additional family members for an additional cost.