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There are 102 days of Summer Vacation (to slightly paraphrase Phineas and Ferb), if you count the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend until Labor Day. Which is what I did. So how do you make the most of them? With at least one thing to do every single day… starting today!

Read on for The Adventures highlights, or see them all here.

Live outdoor music

Lake Park Musical Mondays: The free Lake Park Summer Stage concert series opens for the season starting June 1 at 6:30 p.m. Bring a blanket and a picnic to one of Milwaukee's most beautiful parks along the lakefront bluffs. The series runs Mondays all summer. See our comprehensive guide to all outdoor music this summer.

Scavenger hunts

Brown Deer Medallion Hunt: The hunt continues! The Brown Deer Community Foundation’s Medallion Hunt returns for its third year, sending families, neighbors and local treasure hunters across the village in search of a hidden, locally made medallion. This year’s grand prize is $2,500, sponsored by Café Corazon, with clues released every Tuesday and Friday. It’s a fun excuse to get outside, follow the clues and explore in a whole new way.

Spot It, Shorewood! Follow the latest “Spot It, Shorewood!” clue and see where it leads you. The Shorewood Foundation releases a new clue every Thursday, sending participants around the Village in search of a hidden logo decal. Once you find it, scan the QR code, submit your entry and leave the decal in place so others can play too.

Explore a new restaurant

Taco Tuesday at Café Corazón Turn Taco Tuesday into something local and community-minded at Café Corazón. With locations in Riverwest, Bay View and Brown Deer, Café Corazón serves farm-to-table Mexican food and donates $1 from every taco plate to a local nonprofit through its “Tu y Yo” giving program. Find more local restaurants to explore on Taco Tuesdays.

Summer festivals

Let’s see… what are we forgetting? Oh right, FESTIVALS! From Polish Fest to Irish Fest and Summerfest to Bastille Days and everything in between, find the dates, details and how to get in free in the full 2026 Milwaukee Summer Festival Guide!

See you out there,
North Shore Family Adventures

P.S. Forward this to anyone still asking, “What should we do this summer???”