Wisconsin Center District

Kevin Hart
2024-04-27 19:00 - 2024-04-28 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Miller High Life Theatre

2024 Locksmith Pro Expo
2024-04-30 - 2024-05-03 | Baird Center
Step into the world of locksmithing at the 2024 Locksmith Pro Expo! The expo will bring industry leaders and locksmith professionals alike to create valuable connections and elevate locksmith education! Join them in Milwaukee, WI for extensive hands-on training, meet with industry leading suppliers and distributors, explore new products at the best prices, win $1,000s in giveaways and network with other locksmith professionals. Take this opportunity to expand your skill set and broaden your expertise in this ever-evolving industry!

3 Days of Extensive Hands-On Education
Countless Networking Opportunities
1 Expo to Score Incredible Deals & Win $1,000s in Prizes

50th MPS Biennial Music Festival
2024-05-01 - 2024-05-02 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena
The MPS Biennial Music Festival is celebrating its 100-year anniversary! This year, students will perform in drumlines, world drumming, bands, choirs, orchestras, modern band, and a celebratory trumpet fanfare.

Association for Career & Technical Education's (ACTE) Work-Based Learning Conference
2024-05-01 - 2024-05-03 | Baird Center
The 2024 Work-Based Learning Conference is here—where more than 1,000 CTE professionals will gather to discuss the hottest topics in work-based learning, network with colleagues and industry partners, and hear from exciting keynotes.

2024 Region 3 Midwest Harmony Competition
2024-05-03 - 2024-05-04 | Miller High Life Theatre
Midwest Harmony Region 3 of Sweet Adelines International is dedicated to the advancement of four-part harmony, barbershop-style, for women of all ages, through education and performance.

MMABSE 22nd Annual Teacher of the Year Recognition Gala
2024-05-04 17:30 - 21:00 | Baird Center
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Alliance of Black School Educators (MMABSE) focuses on developing equitable educational opportunities for all children. Learn more and register here.

Association for Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Annual Conference
2024-05-06 - 2024-05-09 | Baird Center
The APHL 2024 Annual Conference will be held May 6-9, 2024, in Milwaukee, WI. The conference is an in-person only event for the public health​ laboratory community, bringing together leaders, scientists, influencers and partners to share issues, trends and best practices driving laboratory science and public health today. Select sessions will be recorded and available for on-demand access after the conference.
APHL is excited to connect in Milwaukee and share the experience with our members and partners!

Reconnect with colleagues and friends
Share your experiences and build your network
Visit with 80+ industry partners and suppliers
Learn from 40+ sessions and 200+ scientific posters
Earn P.A.C.E.® and CPH continuing education credits

The Postal Service / Death Cab for Cutie
2024-05-06 19:30 | Miller High Life Theatre

AHL Central Division Semifinals Game 3: Milwaukee Admirals vs. Texas Stars
2024-05-08 19:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena
Permitted bags:

12”x6”x12” or smaller clear stadium bags, gallon-sized clear zip bags, 4”x6”x1” wristlets, diaper bags (will be searched), medical bags (will be searched)

Bring your credit and debit cards: the exciting new food and drink menus are credit-only, as is the Team Store. Cash is accepted at the Box Office.

The Whole Bead Show
2024-05-09 - 2024-05-11 | Baird Center
Show Hours:
Thursday & Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-4pm
EVERYONE WELCOME! This show is open to the general public. No pre-registration is required or offered. Get free tickets here.

MPS 17th Annual STEM Fair
2024-05-09 09:30 - 13:30 | Baird Center
Please join us for the 17th Annual STEM Fair. Interact with students, discover their innovative projects, and learn about classroom teaching and learning in science, technology,
engineering, and math!

Precision Arts Dance Challenge
2024-05-10 - 2024-05-12 | Baird Center
Welcome to Precision Arts Challenge, host of the original PAC Attack Challenge™, which is a kids’ dance competition where you learn as a competitor, find inspiration as a dancer, and are applauded as an artist.

AHL Central Division Semifinals Game 4: Milwaukee Admirals vs. Texas Stars
2024-05-10 19:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

Mother's Day Laugh-A-Thon
2024-05-11 20:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena
“Mother’s Day Laugh-A-Thon starring Sommore
featuring Lavell Crawford
with Bill Bellamy, Dom DC Curry, Tony Roberts, JJ Williamson and Teddy Carpenter.
ON SALE NOW HERE
“

AHL Central Division Semifinals Game 5: Milwaukee Admirals vs. Texas Stars
2024-05-12 17:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

2024 Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo
2024-05-14 - 2024-05-16 | Baird Center
Produced by WHMA/IPC, the ONLY trade association exclusively representing the cable and wire harness manufacturing industry including manufacturers, their suppliers and customers, Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo is where the industry comes together with more than 3,000 attendees and nearly 200 exhibitors to find solutions to challenging wire problems through training and education and for the opportunity to network with industry leaders and subject matter experts.

SecureFutures 2024 Investment Conference
2024-05-14 13:30 - 16:00 | Baird Center
Recognized as the Midwest’s premier event for cutting-edge investment thinking, the SecureFutures Investment Conference is modeled after Wall Street Week and the Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference in New York. The afternoon includes presentations from an impressive line-up of leading investment managers who volunteer their time to support the cause. All speakers present their most compelling investment ideas and perspectives.
All proceeds benefit financial literacy education for youth through SecureFutures (formerly Make A Difference – Wisconsin). To learn how you can get involved as a sponsor at this year’s event, contact Brenda Campbell at (414) 310-5920 or brenda@securefutures.org.

Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy 2024 Graduation Ceremony
2024-05-15 | Miller High Life Theatre
Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy’s mission is to nurture scholars capable of transforming their world by sending them to and through college.

2024 AIA Wisconsin Conference & Expo on Architecture
2024-05-15 - 2024-05-16 | Baird Center
AIA Wisconsin is proud to host Wisconsin’s largest and longest running Conference on Architecture and Building Products Expo at the Baird Center in Milwaukee on May 15 & 16. This year’s Conference Theme is ‘Metamorphosis: The Future of Change with Technology, People, and the Profession’. Guided by this theme, the conference will explore diverse topics spanning Sustainability, Affordable Housing, Future Technologies, Evolving Career Paths, AI, DEI, and beyond. Attendees will dive into transformative presentations and discussions that will reshape perspectives on the future of the industry. The Expo Hall boasts more than 90 exhibitors from across the country, with a special emphasis on Wisconsin businesses.
AIA Wisconsin is the statewide Society of The American Institute of Architects. With over 1,600 members, AIA Wisconsin represents architects in private practice, business, industry, government and education, as well as interns, allied professionals and students. Their mission is to serve members, advance their value and improve the quality of our built environment.

Central Division Finals Game 1: Milwaukee Admirals vs Grand Rapids Griffins
2024-05-15 19:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

Medical College of Wisconsin 2024 Graduation
2024-05-17 13:30 - 15:30 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena
Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Stream the event here.

2024 Wisconsin Juniors Grand Slam
2024-05-18 - 2024-05-19 | Baird Center
35 Courts at Baird Center
12-18’s Multi Divisions in each age group.
Convention Center Event ($450 to register)

Saturday Wave Schedule:
AM Wave – 13-Premier, 13-Classic, 14-Open, 15-Open, 16-Open, and 16-Club, 17/18-Open, 17/18-Club, and 17/18-Classic
PM Wave – 12’s, 14-Club, 14-Classic, 15-Club, 15-Classic, and 16-Classic

Baird Center Public Open House
2024-05-18 13:00 - 17:00 | Baird Center
Our doors are open!
Be among the first to view Milwaukee’s newest crown jewel, the expanded Baird Center. This state-of-the-art venue features the latest green building technology, inclusive accommodations, a spectacular view of the city from the Baird Sky View Terrace and new art from over 20 mostly Milwaukee and Wisconsin-based artists.
Built for Milwaukee by Milwaukee, this open house is FREE and open to the public! Make sure to stop inside Visit Milwaukee’s new visitor center, located on the main floor, for Milwaukee merch giveaways!
Enter via the Kilbourn Street entrance.

Marquette University Law School Hooding & Commencement Ceremony 2024
2024-05-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Miller High Life Theatre
For graduates: Graduates must arrive to the Kilbourn Room at the Miller High Life Theatre by 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. Follow the signs and greeters.
For your guests: Doors to the Miller High Life Theatre lobby will open by noon, and doors to the theatre seating area for guests will open by 1:00 p.m. All guests should be seated by 1:50 p.m. as the ceremony will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m.

UW-Milwaukee Spring Graduation 2024
2024-05-19 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena
Black Ceremony – Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.
Gold Ceremony – Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.
Each ceremony is approximately 2 1/2 hours long. Click here to access the live stream.

2024 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress
2024-05-19 - 2024-05-22 | Baird Center
Welcome to Milwaukee, Wisconsin—Live and in person! Climate change is impacting society and the natural and built environment. Migration of people away from highly impacted areas toward more climate resilient locations has already started. Design methods and parameters that were good enough in the past may not serve society well as we move into the future. Attend the 2024 EWRI Congress to join with colleagues in developing new strategies to protect the environment and manage our water resources appropriate to the new world we live in.

MVP Salute to Youth 2024
2024-05-20 17:00 - 21:00 | Baird Center
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee is pleased to announce MVP Salute to Youth 2024, hosted at the Baird Center on Monday, May 20, 2024. The night honors youth, individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to BGCGM.

Central Division Finals: Game 2: Milwaukee Admirals vs. Grand Rapids Griffins
2024-05-20 19:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

2024 North American Rink Conference & Expo
2024-05-21 - 2024-05-24 | Baird Center
The North American Rink Conference & Expo (NARCE), presented by the United States Ice Rink Association, is the premier annual professional development and networking event for the ice rink and ice sport industries. The 4-day event will bring together hundreds of ice rink professionals, ice sport national governing body representatives and leading vendors for world-class educational courses, unrivaled networking opportunities and the industry’s largest trade show.
REGISTER HERE

MPS 2024 Graduation Ceremonies | Week #1
2024-05-22 - 2024-05-23 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena
Wednesday, May 22:
9:00 A.M. Audubon Technology & Communication High School
12:00 P.M. South Division High School
4:00 P.M. Bay View High School
7:00 P.M. Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School
Thursday, May 23:
9:00 A.M. Casimir Pulaski High School
12:00 P.M. Golda Meir
4:00 P.M. Washington High School of Information Technology
7:00 P.M. Riverside University High School
For more info and streaming links, click here.
