Family Day at Rainbow Summer

Free Event

Family Day at Rainbow Summer invites audiences of all ages to an afternoon of high-energy entertainment and family-friendly activities. 

Featured Performances by Milwaukee Ballet, Black Arts MKE, TrueSkool, School of Rock, Kid Boogie Down, and CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band.

Times are subject to change.

All Day FUN
Giant Lawn Games
Rainbow Piano – BE the art! 

No carry-ins permitted. Alcoholic beverages must be purchased from our licensed vendors. 

Daily Schedule:

• 12:00 PM Grounds Open
• 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM: First Stage Workshop (on Kidz Stage)
• 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM: First Stage Workshop (on Kidz Stage)
• 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: MKE Ballet Class (Free) and 15 minute performance!
• 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM: First Stage Workshop (on Kidz Stage)
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Broadway Bridges Student Performance
• 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Black Arts MKE Performance
• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: School of Rock – Shorewood
• 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Kid Boogie Down!
• 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Anthony Hibbler Drumline
• 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM: CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band
• 11:00 PM Grounds Closed

Featured Activities:

3:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:00 PM: Books for Kids story time (on Kidz Stage)

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Bounce Houses

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Henna Tattoos

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Bubbly Lady

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Carcade Gaming Hub

12:00 PM – 11:00 PM: LeMonde Studio “Harmonies”

12:00-7pm: Veterans Community Project: On-Site Tiny Home Tour

In partnership with Next Door Milwaukee, MPAC is hosting an on-site Book Drive to support the Books for Kids program during the entire week of Rainbow Summer (and Monty Python’s Spamalot) with a collection bin in the Wilson Theater Lobby and the Uihlein Hall Lobby! Collection Bin access hours mirror event hours each day. See what books you should bring here!