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Next event
Milwaukee Polka Riot
Saturday, September 6, 5 - 11:30 p.m.
Linneman's Riverwest Inn, 1001 E Locust St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Milwaukee’s infamous polka-punk-hip-hop show is back in 2025! Hosts DJ Brumeister (aka Keith Gaustad) and DJ Shotski will spin vintage vinyl during the set breaks.
DJ Shotski will be cleaning out her spare collection of polka vinyl and LPs will be for sale at the event (cash or Venmo).
Bands include: The Polkaholics (Chicago - guitar polka), Sigmund Snopek III (Milwaukee - prog polka), Good Friends Klezmer Band (Milwaukee), The Frantastic Sound System (Chicago - creole/zydeco/Americana), The November Criminals (Milwaukee - non-Ironic Polka HipHop) with special guest Mario the Polka Poet Laureate.
Details at milwaukeepolkariot.com. Invite your friends via Facebook.
Gemuetlichkeit Days
Saturday, September 13, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 503 North Jackson Ave., Jefferson, WI
Jefferson County, Wisconsin has thrown a party to celebrate its German heritage since 1971. This year will be no exception as the community gathers for polka music, dancing, games and the welcoming spirit of Gemuetlichkeit.
Join DJ Shotski in the GDays biergarten for vintage polka from Wisconsin and the upper Midwest from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Dancers welcome.
Thanks to generous local sponsors, the event is free.
September 21, 2024
Dancers at the World’s Largest Polka Dance broke the world record!
Thanks to Green County Cheese Days
