There will be a cleanup this weekend at Washington Park. (Photo by Adam Carr) The bandshell in Washington Park is the place to be on Wednesday nights in the summer. (NNS file photo)

The summer is already in full swing, but there is still plenty of time to hear some live music in your neighborhood. 

Check out these free concert series happening in Milwaukee neighborhoods: 

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Summer Concert Series at Rose Park 

A variety of live music acts will be playing at the summer concert series from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Saturday until Aug. 23 at Clinton & Bernice Rose Park, 3045 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. More information here

Music on the Beerline

Music on the Beerline returns to Beerline Plaza, 3350 N. Holton St. The free concerts will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the Fridays of July 18, Aug. 15 and Sept. 19 with local food and drink vendors. More information here

Washington Park Wednesdays 

From 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Washington Park Bandshell, 4599 W. Lloyd St., enjoy live music, theme nights, art, family activities and other community resources at Washington Park Wednesdays. More information here

Indaba Nights 

The St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care Bucyrus Campus is hosting Indaba Nights from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday until Sept. 10 at the Indaba Band Shell, 2450 W. North Ave., rain permitting. More information here.  

Sherman Perk Concert Series

Enjoy live music outdoors from 1 to 3 p.m. on the Saturdays of July 26, Aug. 9 and Aug. 23 at Sherman Perk Coffee Shop, 4924 W. Roosevelt Drive. More information here

Concerts in the Park 

Across the street from Ascension St. Joseph Hospital, there will be concerts with family-friendly activities at 5:30 pm to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays July 23, Aug. 6 and Aug. 20 at Sr. Jeanne Gengler Park, North Gengler Circle and West Burleigh Street. More information here

Uptown Getdown

The Uptown Crossing Business Improvement District is hosting Uptown Getdown with live music, food trucks and vendors from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 24 and Thursday, Aug. 21 at Uptown 56 Park, 5531 W. North Ave. More information here

Havenwoods Summer Sounds 

The Havenwoods Summer Sounds Concert Series runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday nights through Aug. 14 at the Havenwoods Taproom & Beer Garden, 5840 N. 60th St. The event will feature rotating food trucks, kid-friendly activities and local music lineups. More information here.

Vibes on Villard

Vibes on Villard will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday from July 16 through Aug. 13 near 35th Street and Villard Avenue, with a Friday performance by Cameron Webb on Aug. 22. More information here.

Enderis Park Concerts on the Green

The Friends of Enderis Park are celebrating 20 years of Concerts on the Green. The remaining shows are at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 24 and Thursday, Aug. 14 in  Enderis Park at 72nd & Locust streets. More information here.

Summer of Soul 

The free Summer of Soul concert series and outdoor marketplace returns from 5 to 10 p.m. every other Wednesday on July 30, Aug. 13 and Aug. 27 at the Peck Pavilion, 929 N. Water St. The lineup features Digable Planets, Madison McFerrin, Soul Unplugged Downtown and Septeto Charambo. More information here.

Music in Lake Park

Lake Park Friends is hosting two outdoor concert series this summer: Musical Mondays will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays until Aug. 25 and Wonderful Wednesdays is happening from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays until Aug. 13 at the Lake Park Summer Stage, 2975 N. Lake Park Rd. The Traveling Beer Garden will be present from July 23 to Aug. 3. More information here


Are we missing an event? Feel free to email mmelland@milwaukeenns.org


Meredith Melland is the neighborhoods reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America plays no role in editorial decisions in the NNS newsroom.

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