Beet Street 2024 • Saturday, October 4 from 1-7p (after-party to follow)

An autumn block party uplifting the intersections of music, community causes & seasonal treats

What’s Beet Street?

A neighborhood block party started in 2016 to celebrate food and music, and to give a platform to citywide community organizations. Rain or shine, Beet Street takes place the first Saturday of October from 1pm-7pm. The family-friendly celebration takes over the block of S. Wentworth Ave. between Potter (Goodkind) and Russell (Cactus).

We welcome musicians from around the world to perform

Memorable Beet Street sets include Frankie & The Witch Fingers, La Goony Chonga, Snõõper, Sessa, OSHUN, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Fat Tony, Congo Gospel Music Band, Kaina, Pixel Grip, Cabeza de Chivo, SKODI and Ric Wilson.

Community organizations line the streets

Bay View neighborhood groups, environmental justice organizers, art collectives, community health clinics, harm reduction advocates, abolitionists, voter registrants, LGBTQ+ resources—all have a presence! Each table aims to engage intergenerational audiences with educational materials. We uplift the intersections of art and movement building. WMSE 91.7 DJs spin records all day inside of Cactus.

This year’s event will feature:

• 16th Street Clinic – Dept of Environmental Health & Community Wellness
• AART (African American Round Table)
• ACLU – Table & Sponsor invite
• Bay View Historical Society
• Cathedral Center
• Community Medical Services (CMS)
• Girls Rock
• LIT (Leaders Igniting Transformation)
• Literacy Services of Wisconsin
• LSS: Refugee Resettlement
• Milwaukee Freedom Fund
• Milwaukee Trans & Queer Depot
• Milwaukee Public Library
• Milwaukee Riverkeeper
• Party for Socialism & Liberation (PSL)
• The Phoenix (sober activity group)
• Planned Parenthood
• Wisconsin Bike Federation
• Women’s Medical Fund Abortion Fund

Outstanding vendors for everyone

Vendors include a punk rock rummage sale, maker market, face painting, a juried pie contest “The Great Midwestern Pie Championship” at Palomino, an aura photo booth, local farmers, and screen-printing station.

This year’s vendors include:

• Aura Iris Portrait Photography
• Beehive Alchemy
• DK Nutz Community Art
• Every1 is Your Valentine (Rae’s airbrushed tees)
• La Revo Books
• Living Loaded
• Punk Rock Rummage
• Riverwest Grown
• Sevan Mercy tarot & oracle reading
• Sturgeon’s Designs
• Ugly Worldwide
• Winterspring Farm
• Zelda Raygun/Doom Town & Country

Food vendors onsite will include:

• Frida’s Cocina
• Goodkind
• Palomino
• Twisted Plants
• Xankia

Sponsors

Beet Street would not be possible without the support of our sponsoring partners. Our extraordinary media sponsors: Milwaukee Record and 91.7 WMSE; Lead Sponsors: Educators Credit Union, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin; Campari; Community Sponsors: Arch Solar, Imagine MKE, Eagle Park Brewing, Koss, 3 Sheeps Brewing, McCormick