🎶 Rainbow Summer 2025 – Free Live Music & Family Fun

📍 Marcus Performing Arts Center Outdoor Grounds
📅 July 14–20, 2025
💰 FREE Admission
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Join the Marcus Performing Arts Center and Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 for Rainbow Summer 2025, a week of free public performances, food trucks, activities, an interactive art installation, and more! Each evening features live music from regional and national acts, with special experiences for families throughout the week.

Explore LOST — a magical, illuminated exhibit where kids (and grown-ups) can wander through giant glowing flowers and plants, like Alice in Wonderland. These massive botanicals represent endangered and extinct species from around the world, blending fantasy with a message about protecting nature.

🎤 Artist Lineup:

• Monday, July 14 at 7:00 PM – Kids From Wisconsin

• Tuesday, July 15 at 7:00 PM – The Brass Queens

• Wednesday, July 16 at 7:00 PM – Kid Cut Up, followed by Digable Planets at 8:00 PM (in partnership with Summer of Soul)

• Thursday, July 17 at 7:00 PM – Chicago Latin Groove

• Friday, July 18 at 7:00 PM – Fool House: The Ultimate 90’s Party

• Saturday, July 19 – Family Day

  • 3:00–7:00 PM: Soul Spin & Bubble Play

  • 3:15 & 7:00 PM: 4Stomp: What’s Next? (interactive circus show)

  • 4:00–7:00 PM: Kid Boogie Down Taylor Swift Dance Party

• Sunday, July 20 at 2:00 PM – Milwaukee Police Band

🍽️ Food & Fun:

• Food Trucks + Sazama’s Catering: Starting at 4:30 PM (daily)

• Bubble Play with Michelle Hackett: 5:30–7:30 PM (Mon–Fri)

• Vendor Marketplace: 4:00–8:00 PM (Tues–Sat)

  • Featuring Mercadera Market (Thursday only)

• Community Piano: Out daily for all to enjoy (weather permitting)

• All events are outdoors, family-friendly, and free to attend!