Be sure to watch a performance by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater & Professional Theater Company, an eleven member Resident Acting Company dedicated to presenting new playwrights and reviving classics. The Rep's current complex is a cleverly converted power generation plant that can seat well over a thousand people within its three theaters, and hosts an 11-play entertainment season annually.
Order tickets in advance or hop aboard a daily public cruise on the Milwaukee Boat Line, which offers the only excursion vessels approved to travel the Milwaukee River, Harbor and Lake Michigan. Take in the beauty of Mil Town and its waterfront aboard an expedition-style yacht, Milwaukee's largest tour vessel or a vintage double-decker.
As you make your way down Water Street, be sure to stop in Rosie's Water Works. Serving up some of the best tasting food alongside some of the best drinks and nightlife in Milwaukee has been Rosie's way of business for over 25 years. Be sure to mention if it is your birthday in order to receive a free celebratory drink!
Music lovers must make it out to the annual Summerfest, an eleven-day mega festival filled with music, shows and food. Eleven stages fill the Henry Maier Festival Park and feature more than 700 bands, including some of the biggest names in the music world. The largest music festival in the world, drawing in over one million people annually, concludes with an enormous fireworks demonstration.