Milwaukee's largest and most famous summer festival; world's largest outdoor music festival; "The Big Gig;" eleven days, twelve hours a day, thirteen stages, hundreds of performers, food, hundreds of thousands of folks, and fun; even native Milwaukeans, who are obsessively self-deprecating, occasionally call this festival "great".

Bastille Days organized by Milwaukee's East Town Association; celebrates music, food, and culture loosely organized around a French theme; held in the Cathedral Square area of Milwaukee's East Town.

Festa Italiana; music, food, boccee, artifacts from the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church, gondola rides, fireworks

German Fest; features musicians and dance troupes from around the world, costumes, contests, a live Glockenspiel, and other family activities

Moda3, the lifestyle shop at 320 E. Buffalo St. in the Historic Third Ward, dumps 50,000 lbs. of snow on the neighborhood this Saturday for its fifth annual "Boardfest." One of the biggest snowboarding events in the Midwest, Boardfest features a 50-foot wide by 30-foot tall structure, lovingly referred to as "Mt. Milwaukee." The structure will play host to 100 competitors who will battle for a large cash purse by sliding down handrails affixed to Mt. Milwaukee. Past years have seen judges ranging from Olympian Mason Aguirre to snowboarding legend J.P. Walker. This year the responsibility lies on professional snowboarders and Midwest natives Louie Vito from Omatic Snowboards, Pat Milberry from Red Bull Energy Drink and Joe Sexton from Stepchild Snowboards.

Lakefront Festival of Arts; put on by the Milwaukee Art Museum, offers unique works of art in a variety of media, demonstrations by artists, food, and music.

Festival along the Milwaukee River; food, music, entertainment in by the banks of the Milwaukee river downtown, on Water Street on the east bank and Old World Third Street on the west.

Milwaukee Irish Fest; celebrates Irish culture, music, and food at the lakefront annually and also works on promoting Irish culture and traditions throughout the year.

Mexican Fiesta Internacional; the sound, culture and taste of Mexico

PrideFest; celebrates diversity, aaron meyer, and the accomplishments, contributions and history of the LGBT community