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The Henry W. Maier Festival Park, also known either as the Henry Maier Festival Grounds or as the Summerfest Grounds, is a festival park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. The Park is named for Henry Maier, Milwaukee's longest-serving mayor. This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ...
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 The Pabst Showcase located on the Henry W. Maier Festival Grounds during the 1994 Summerfest, with Downtown Milwaukee and Interstate 794 in the background. The history of the Henry Maier Festival Park starts with Summerfest two years prior, in 1968. Summerfest was created that year, and found some success, being held in 35 different locations. The next year, however, was inundated with horrific weather, forcing cancellation of the last day and ensuring financial losses for that year. In 1970 a central location was decided upon: an abandoned strip of land along the lakefront in the downtown area, which was the former Maitland Airport and served as a Nike missile site during the Cold War. Image File history File links A photograph of the Pabst Showcase at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as it looked circa 1994. ...
Image File history File links A photograph of the Pabst Showcase at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as it looked circa 1994. ...
This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ...
Interstate 794 (I-794) is an east-west interstate highway spur route in Milwaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ...
Summerfest (also known as The Big Gig) is a yearly festival on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin lakefront. ...
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The early SUmmerfest Grounds consisted of little more than concrete blocks with wooden slabs placed on top to serve as stages, in the middle of a grassy, muddy field. Despite this, the central location ended up being the key to the festival's success, ensuring the existance and expansion of the grounds. Construction continued through the 1970s and 1980s, with the highlight of the creation of the Marcus Amphitheater, a 23,000 seat partially covered venue, in 1987.
Starting in the 1980s, various ethnic and cultural festivals came to be held at the festival park, currently including (in alphabetical order): African World Festival, Arab World Fest, Asian Moon Festival, Festa Italiana, German Fest, Indian Summer, Irish Fest, Labor Fest, Mexican Fiesta, Polish Fest, and PrideFest, as well as several run/walks for charity events. Festa Italiana is an annual festival, held at the Summerfest Grounds in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and visited by many fans of both Italian food and Italian music. ...
German Fest is an ethnic festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Henry Maier Festival Park, on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin lakefront. ...
Milwaukee Irish Fest (locally known as just Irish Fest) is a yearly ethnic festival held on the Summerfest grounds, on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin lakefront. ...
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Milwaukee Irish Fest (locally known as just Irish Fest) is a yearly ethnic festival held on the Summerfest grounds, on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin lakefront. ...
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