Milwaukee Public Theatre

All City People’s Parade - Champions of the Arts Celebration
Thursday, August 12
5 to 8 pm
Historic Turner Hall
1034 N. Fourth Street
$25 in advance
$35 at the door

Print tickets/donation form

July 14 - August 21
Free Make-A-Parade Workshops
Make puppets, masks and floats out of recycled materials at the Parade Space, 2210 West Clybourn. Donations of materials are welcome. Children must be supervised at all times. Contact MPT at 414-347-1685 for further information.
Drop in:

Tuesday, July 20, 7-9 PM
Wed., July 21, 1-3 PM
Sat., July 25, 10 AM-1 PM

Tuesday, August 3, 7-9 PM
Wed., August 4, 1-3 PM
Sat., Aug. 7, 10 AM-1 PM

Tues., August 10, 7-9 PM
Wed., August 11, 1-3 PM
Saturday, August 14, 10 AM-1 PM

Tues., August 17, 7-9 PM
Wed., August 18, 1-3 PM
Sat. Aug. 21, 10 AM-1 PM
Groups should sign up.

Dance Parade Brigade
Lincoln Center of the Arts
Mon. & Wed., 4:45-6 pm
414-871-1523 or email

The Parades!

Fri., August 6, 11 am
Summer of Peace
North Division H.S.
w/Summer of Peace Youth
Rally & Lindsey Heights

Monday, Sept. 6
All-City People’s Parade
10 am, Ziedler Park
11 am, Parade - Wis. Ave.
to Summerfest

Support the Parade

2009 Photos

2010 Community Brainstorming Notes

The 2010 projects are partially funded by the Wisconsin Arts Board and National Endowment for the Arts, Milwaukee Arts Board, Milwaukee County CAMPAC, United Performing Arts Fund, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Abert Fund and Mary Nohl Fund, Helen Bader Foundation, Norma and Robert Ragir Foundation, Max Fund, Gardner Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Realtors Youth Foundation, Merrill Lynch, International Molded Fibre Association, Ogden and Co./Clybourn Partners, MPS Partnership for the Arts, Action Recyclers, and many individuals. Media sponsors are ShepherdExpress and 88.9 Radio Milwaukee.

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Inspired by the May Day Festival developed by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre in Minneapolis, the project is a collaboration between Milwaukee Public Theatre, the Milwaukee Mask and Puppet Theatre and numerous community organizations, funding sources, individual artists, and most importantly, the participating public.

For more information contact Milwaukee Public Theatre at 414-347-1685, or by email

Wow! Our High Interest Day 2006 was an absolute success due in large part to the contributions from Milwaukee Public Theatre artists. Thank you !
- Kathy Otto, Brookfield Elementary -

626 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 802 / Milwaukee, WI 53202 (Administrative Office) / 414.347.1685 / fax 414.347.1690

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