Marquette Waterfront Festival is the official curtain-raiser to the eastside’s glorious season of summer music festivals. The festival celebrates its 36th year this weekend, mixing hot local talent with national touring acts on two stages.
Here's what's in store for this year's Waterfront...
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
Dandelion Dash 11:30 AM
MAIN STAGE
12:00 Big Tooth
1:30 The Kissers
3:00 This Is Gary
4:45 Gold Dust Women
6:30 Yuma Abe
COTTONWOOD STAGE
1:00 Chip Cruz
2:30 Harmonious Wail
4:00 Peter Mulvey
5:30 Tani Diakite & the Afrofunkstars
SUNDAY, JUNE 15
River Alliance Fools' Flotilla
Join or watch the zany boat parade taking off from the Tenney Park locks at 10:30 a.m. down the Yahara River toward the park. Register your boat in advance at wisconsinrivers.org for event details and weather updates.
MAIN STAGE
11:30 River Rats
12:00 Jimmy Sugarcane
1:30 Screamin’ Cyn Cyn & The Pons
3:00 Ruen Brothers
4:45 Gully Boys
6:30 Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts
COTTONWOOD STAGE
1:00 Genevieve Heyward
2:30 Sean Michael Dargan Band
4:00 Sgt. Splendor feat. Kate Vargas & Eric McFadden
5:30 Tae & The Neighborly
As always, Marquette Waterfront Festival will feature a terrific array of vendors from local businesses, artists and restaurants, as well as craft beer and wine tents. Kids games, face painters and the Dandelion Dash (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.) return as well.
Marquette Waterfront Festival is hosted by Marquette Neighborhood Association, and remains free and fabulous thanks to its presenting sponsors:
Lauer Realty Group
Willy St. Co-op
Heartland CU
Your Northside Neighbors Paul & Ellen
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream
and by support from our partners:
Elks Lodge 410
Solidarity Realty
Tribe 9 Foods
MGE
Klein's Floral
Greenleaf Media
Prime Urban Properties
Gebhardt Development
Isthmus
WORT
WVMO
and by our Neighbor Sponsors:
A Place to Be
Alex & Austin
Avicia, Etc @ Schenk Corner Suites
Molly Bandt & Bill Ramsey
Bannon/Stuehrenberg Family
Shelley Blondeau
Bob & Lorie
Anonymous Bosh
Brandon Burkett & Christina Hansen
Steve & Kit Cairns
The Castañeda Dower Family
Yogesh Chawla
Heather Clefisch & Nate Zolik
Diane Coccari
Tim & Marlisa Condon
Patrick Crean & Linda DiRaimondo
Todd Deterding
Marc Eisen & Connie Kinsella
The Elfenbein Family
Sarah F.
Gander Consulting Group
The Ghoghawala Family
Eric Grodsky & Amy Godecker
Ben & Katie Griffiths
Mike Harris
Laura Heisler & Steve Goldstein
Helix, Rosie & Lu
Dan Hobson & Anita Krasno
Bella, Jackson, and Wrigley Howlington
Larry Jensen
Graham Jonaitis
Karla King & David Kohli
Mary Klehr & Allen Cross
Helen Kudrycki & Nick Nager
Lance Lattimer & Bradley Grochocinski
Stu Levitan
Efrat Livny & Ken Baun
Jordy & Jessie Loeb
Amy & Danny Mager
Andrew Markiewicz & Susan Ramspacher
Davy Mayer
JJ Menting
Luke & Diane Milligan
Margaret Mooney & Meg Gaines
Ed & Rachel Niles
Mark Nordbeck
Tracy & Juice Pajewski
Petinary Clinic
Petri & Luna
Alan Ramsey & Katherine Davey
Glenn Reinl & Sara Krebsbach
Claire Rynders
Linda & Matt Sanders
The Spaight St. Duffies
Thunder Chicken Lindl
Vander Velde Family
Mike Wagnitz
Gary Waters & Rick Anderson
Michael Zydowicz
Thanks, all!.
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