Miranda Lambert coming to State Fair

By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Feb. 5, 2013 12:01 p.m.

Country queen Miranda Lambert will make a stop at the Wisconsin State Fair this August, it was announced today. Read More...

Bastille Days 2013 announced

By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Jan. 15, 2013 12:09 p.m.

Vive la France! The dates for the 2013 Bastille Days have been announced. The festival - which is one of the largest French-themed celebrations in the country - will return to Cathedral Square this summer, July 11-14. Read More...

Rock the Green to receive $25,000 tourism grant

By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Aug. 28, 2012 12:25 p.m.

The Wisconsin Department of Tourism will award Rock the Green a $25,000 Joint Effort Marketing Grant check Thursday, Aug. 30 at 10 a.m. in Veterans Park. Read More...

Gaelic Storm has become an Irish Fest tradition

By Colleen Jurkiewicz - Aug. 16, 2012 4:29 p.m.

Since 1997, Gaelic Storm has been one of Milwaukee Irish Fest's biggest draws. Every year on Friday, Sunday and Saturday evenings the Miller Lite Oasis plays host to the biggest, loudest, most Irish party in town. Songwriter and lead vocalist Steve Twigger sits down with OnMilwaukee to explain what all the rumpus is about. Read More...

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The gift of Blarney

Published Aug. 14, 2012

In November 2010, Milwaukee's legendary Irish folk band Blarney lost beloved lead singer Chuck Ward to mucosal melanoma. Now, a year later, Kevin Stapleton and Dennis Murphy embrace the reality of being a duo with typical Irish practicality.

State Fair by the numbers

Published Aug. 14, 2012

Wisconsin State Fair officials have announced another year of record-breaking numbers set by the 2012 State Fair.

Hotdoggers relish their job as Wienermobile drivers

Published Aug. 12, 2012

Meet two "hotdoggers" who drive the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, designed by a former Milwaukeean in 1958, around the country. The Wienermobile is currently on display at the Wisconsin State Fair.

Strength of Ren Faire comes from free-range characters

Published Aug. 12, 2012

It's the simple, completely unplugged pleasures - like a man eating a hunk of mud - that make the Bristol Renaissance Faire a fresh experience. Arguably, the best part of the Faire comes from the extra cast of characters who add so much personality and charm to the event.

Grazin' through the State Fair

Published Aug. 10, 2012

I try really hard to watch what I eat. But, once a year something comes along that is laden in unavoidable unhealthiness, and despite my best efforts my healthy eating habits go straight out the window. We know it. We love it. It is the Wisconsin State Fair.

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