MILWAUKEE

Milwaukee Entertainment News

Coverage of entertainment in Milwaukee focuses on live events, performing arts, film releases, cultural happenings and the local media landscape. The stories here track both popular culture and the business side of the city's arts scene.


Music

Pop

Sombr Chips Tooth Mid-Show in Milwaukee

The singer chipped a tooth while sipping from a water bottle during his Fiserv Forum performance on the You Are the Reason Tour.

Sombr Chips Tooth Mid-Show in Milwaukee

Other

Seasonal Events

Students Decorate Trees for Milwaukee Holiday Festival

More than 2,000 students from 101 schools and nonprofits are decorating over 100 evergreen trees in Cathedral Square Park for the 28th annual Holiday Lights Festival.

Students Decorate Trees for Milwaukee Holiday Festival

Arts and Theater

Fine Art

Lubar Family Gives $10 Million to Art Museum

The gift establishes a drawings and prints center at the Milwaukee Art Museum, which holds 35,000 works.


Film

Live Poll

Would you purchase collectible bobbleheads of characters from your favorite cult classic films?

Horror

National Bobblehead Museum Launched Rocky Horror Series

The Milwaukee-based museum has introduced a new Kickstarter campaign to fund figures from the cult classic film.

National Bobblehead Museum Launched Rocky Horror Series

Television

Live Poll

Do you think local TV news in your area is getting worse?

Television

Charles Benson to Sign Off at WTMJ-TV Wednesday

The longtime Milwaukee anchor will deliver his final farewell during the 4p News on Nov. 11, 2026.

Charles Benson to Sign Off at WTMJ-TV Wednesday

This section follows tour announcements, venue schedules, festival planning, award recognition and production activity. Reporting spans across the city and the communities around it, wherever cultural output meets public interest. Large seasonal festivals often dictate the cadence of the calendar and the density of event programming. Media shifts and changes in ticket demand are the variables that most frequently drive the local narrative.