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Summerfest COVID vaccine drive-thru, tickets offered as incentive
Milwaukee COVID vaccine drive-thru at Summerfest grounds
The Milwaukee Health Department held its first drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Summerfest grounds, offering free tickets.
MILWAUKEE - The city of Milwaukee held a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic for the first time on Saturday, June 5 – and those who got the shot also left with a special gift.
The Milwaukee Health Department hosted the clinic at Henry Maier Festival Park. As an incentive, anyone who got a shot also got a free ticket to Summerfest.
The Summerfest grounds were bustling as fans drove through not for music, but a shot in the arm.
New food truck festival coming to Summerfest grounds
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A new festival showcasing Milwaukee’s food trucks is coming to the city’s lakefront this summer.
OnMilwaukee and Summerfest operator Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. are partnering to bring the new MKE Food Truck Fest to Henry Maier Festival Park on July 24.
The event will feature over a dozen food trucks featuring various cuisines, including Thai, Filipino, Middle Eastern, Italian and Mexican, and some unique dishes such as blackened shrimp po’ boys, hot tofu bowls and pineapple fried rice. Other menu items will include BBQ, tacos, sandwiches, and dessert offerings such as fried ice cream, funnel cakes, and gourmet cupcakes.
Foo Fighters to play grand opening concert at newly renovated American Family Insurance Amphitheater
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Foo Fighters (Photo: Summerfest)
Foo Fighters will perform the grand opening concert at the newly renovated American Family Insurance Amphitheater on the Summerfest grounds, Milwaukee World Festival officials announced Tuesday.
The amphitheater, which was originally scheduled to be unveiled during Summerfest 2020, will now make its debut for the Foo Fighters show on July 30, ahead of Summerfest, which was moved back to September.
The venue underwent a $53.1 million upgrade that included expanding its concourses, all new seats, additional restrooms, new food and beverage options and accessibility enhancements. The first phase of the renovation – which included raising its roof by 26 feet to accommodate bigger shows – was unveiled at the 2019 festival.