# Kids MusicFest

> Event for families in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (WI). Times are Central Time.

- When: Sun, Nov 15 · 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Where: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 W Walnut St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
- Ages: all ages
- Price: ADMISSION: Free!
- Organizer: Civic Music MKE
- Official page: https://www.civicmusicmilwaukee.org/kids-musicfest
- Last checked: Tue, Nov 10

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## About

Families meet the area's youth music organizations, try instruments at an instrument petting zoo, join drum circles and hear youth ensembles perform. Kids can build an instrument, make music in a tech lab, decorate a T-shirt to take home and meet storybook characters in a book nook.

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