Milwaukee has advertised itself as the "City of Festivals," especially emphasizing an annual fair along the lakefront called Summerfest
http://www.summerfest.com/. Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest music festival in the world, Summerfest attracts around 900,000 visitors a year to its twelve stages. Smaller festivals throughout the year celebrate the city's German, Native American, African-American, Italian, Irish
http://www.irishfest.com/, Greek, Latino, Arabic, Asian, French and Polish heritage. http://wikitravel.org/en/Milwaukee