# Things to do with kids at Milwaukee Public Museum

> 10 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Halloween in the Streets](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/halloween-in-the-streets--listing-18dc8421c045bcf1a8b1d3f7) — Sep 26 – Nov 1 · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. For the last fall in its current building, the museum dresses its walk-through Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit for Halloween. Replica turn-of-the-century Halloween decorations…
- [Ofrenda Display for Día de los Muertos at MPM](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/ofrenda-display-for-dia-de-los-muertos-at-mpm--listing-07d5aec415affed90ed271b0) — Oct 12 – Nov 23 · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The museum sets up an authentic traditional ofrenda, the temporary altar families build for Día de los Muertos, with information about the pre-Hispanic roots of the holiday that…
- [Isabel Bader Community Day at MPM](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/isabel-bader-community-day-at-mpm--listing-cc4bfaf812217c91dac3cfca) — Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The museum opens the first day of Native American Heritage Month with free admission for everyone, honoring the late Milwaukee philanthropist Isabel Bader's 100th birthday. The…
- [Planetarium Palooza](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/planetarium-palooza--listing-69e6d1978fffb614413bdb4f) — Nov 1 – Jan 3 · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. A nine-week farewell lineup in the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium and Dome Theater that brings back the 20 most popular planetarium programs and giant-screen films of the past 20…
- [Kohl's Thank You Thursday Free Days at MPM](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/kohl-s-thank-you-thursday-free-days-at-mpm--listing-245875910f407ec8b68750f8) — Thu, Nov 5 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. On the first Thursday of the month all visitors (excluding groups) get free admission to the museum's exhibits, supported by Kohl's Cares. November 5 adds Native American…
- [Deck the Streets and Village](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/deck-the-streets-and-village--listing-9e43bc5542e8f9025c0004fd) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. One last holiday season in the museum's walk-through Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village. In the Streets, Victorian-era decorations adorn the streetlamps and buildings…
- [3 Rivers Powwow at the Milwaukee Public Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/3-rivers-powwow-at-the-milwaukee-public-museum--listing-7355aa419fe928f0ddc27045) — Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Milwaukee Public Museum · With admission · checked Oct 24. Tribal members in regalia demonstrate powwow dance styles to songs from Wisconsin drum groups in a celebration of Indigenous cultures open to everyone. Native artisans sell…
- [Family Mystery at MPM](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/family-mystery-at-mpm--listing-e283c144b77ba2ad8ee037c5) — Sat, Dec 5 · 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. An after-hours family puzzle night: teams follow a series of family-friendly clues through the museum's exhibit halls to solve a mystery. It is billed as the last chance to play…
- [European Village Alive!](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/european-village-alive--listing-307f30faad16b72314977062) — Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Museum docents in period attire are stationed at homes throughout the decorated European Village exhibit to talk with visitors about the history of European holiday traditions…
- [The Greatest Hits of Greatest Hits](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/the-greatest-hits-of-greatest-hits--listing-09126a6c5ee736a4f9595a33) — Mon, Dec 28 (+5 more dates) · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A winter-break send-off for the museum's current building that brings back favorite activities from each of its 2026 Greatest Hits celebrations: building a diorama, dashing with…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Milwaukee Public Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milwaukee-public-museum--listing-bf33e41a21339f5661c43c75) — Wednesday–Monday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Tuesdays, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and… · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · From $19 · checked Oct 24. Milwaukee's natural and human history museum, with three and a half floors of exhibits: walk-through dioramas of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Arctic, the Pacific Islands and a Costa…

## Nearby

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