Center Street Daze Festival in Milwaukee’s vibrant Riverwest neighborhood celebrated its 28th year of fun family activities, music, food, and art.
The Riverwest Business Association operates the Center Street Daze Festival and showcases businesses, artists, and other vendors from the Riverwest neighborhood and beyond.
Highlights included:
- Art Cart Race, Art activities at the Jazz Gallery, Unique Classic Car Club Car Show, and the Mannequin Fashion Show Competition at ForMartha.
- Live music at The Uptowner, Quarters Rock & Roll Palace, Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, Diaspora MKE and Club Timbuktu.
- 100 local vendors showcasing everything from art, jewelry, apparel, specialty, prepared foods and more.
“I love seeing the community enjoy themselves at the festival, whether they're dancing to the music, shopping at a vendor booth or just hanging out. I’ve been coordinating Center Street Daze Festival since 2008 and look forward to many more,” says Ruth Weill, Center Street Daze festival coordinator.
Check-out the photo gallery by Erol Reyal of the Center Street Daze Festival on August 15, 2026:
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Center Street Daze Coordinators, Steven Bostwick, Ruth Weill, and Sarah Sutterfield.
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Center Street Daze Festival MC, Adebisi Agoro, aka Blax.
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Festival crowds line down Center Street for the Art Cart Race.
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Art Cart Race contestants with their Mannequin Fashion Show entry.
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The Gordon Grocer entry.
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Center Street Daze Festival, Art Cart Race begins.
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Center Street Daze Festival, Art Cart Race.
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The Wheel of Destiny team.
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Judges, Everett Eaton, Maria Zamudio.
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Center Street Picnic and the Blue Dream teams are off to the races.
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Ruth Weill, Center Street Daze Festival Coordinator with the winning trophies.
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Art Cart Race contestants at the Center Street Daze Festival.
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Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts.
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Volunteers, Barbara Miner and Gary Tuma at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts exhibition.
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Volunteer, Susan Orr and Artist Amy Schmutte, at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts exhibition.
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Stewart with his 1973 Buick Centurion at the Unique Classic Car Club Car Show.
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Steven, from Vision Zero MKE, City of Milwaukee.
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Laura Danninger, Jushun’s Snack Shack.
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Takis, Terri, and Talon at the Center Street Daze Festival.
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Riverwest Radio, 101.4 FM broadcasting live at the Center Street Daze Festival.
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Pat Gatton, Lindsey Baldewicz, Chris Pretti, and Kelly Swedbergh.
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Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, Center Street Daze music and art activities lineup.
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The Andrew Trim Trio performing on the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts Stage.
Learn more or get involved:
- Center Street Daze Festival.com
- Center Street Daze Festival-Facebook
- Riverworks MKE
- Riverwest-Wikipedia
- Riverwest Radio
- Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts
- Artist, Amy Schmutte
- Andrew Trim Trio
- Devin Drobka
- Clay Schaub
- Unique Classic Car Club
- Vision Zero MKE
- ForMartha
- Club Timbuktu
- Diaspora
- High Dive
- Bar Centro
- Uptowner
- Quarter’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Palace
- Jushun’s Snack Shack
