Historic Third Ward

Historic Third Ward Every trip to Milwaukee should start in the Historic Third Ward. Located just south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Explore our locally owned restaurants, spas, theaters, galleries, and boutiques all in a historic warehouse setting. The neighborhood is home to the award-winning Third Ward Riverwalk, the nationally acclaimed Milwaukee Public Market, and the world's largest music festival, Summerfest.

Planting the seeds 🌱 to start 2027 glowing at AESTHETICS 360° 🤩 ✨ICYMI, AESTHETICS 360° is celebrating Black Friday a bi...
10/07/2026

Planting the seeds 🌱 to start 2027 glowing at AESTHETICS 360° 🤩 ✨

ICYMI, AESTHETICS 360° is celebrating Black Friday a bit early ... You have the opportunity to get more bang for your buck!

Purchase $100 (or any increment of $100 up to $2,000) now and get 25% more to use on any treatment or product in 2027 🎉 That means $100 = $125 👏

Act fast, this offer is active only through Friday, Oct. 9 ⏰ Call 414-210-4073 for details 📞

This week in the Ward 📆 The weather may be cooling down, but your plans are getting hot 🔥 in the neighborhood 🤩 👓️ Wedne...
10/06/2026

This week in the Ward 📆

The weather may be cooling down, but your plans are getting hot 🔥 in the neighborhood 🤩

👓️ Wednesday, Oct. 7: Don't miss 's Lafont Trunk Show ✨️ Peruse unique French eyeglass styles with bold color, unexpected shapes, beautiful details and eyewear with a certain je ne sais quoi from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

🛍️ Thursday, Oct. 8: Get ready for a night out with your love at and during the Fall Date Night Attire Event from 4 to 8 p.m. At both locations, you'll find food, drink, music and chic styles for men and women 👗 🧥 Plus, get 15% off all custom clothing at and 20% off everything at

🐶 Saturday, Oct. 10: Bring your pup for a day on the lakefront this weekend for Doggie Day on the Lakefront: Get together with pups and dog-lovers alike while helping local pups in need. Well-socialized, leashed dogs are invited to bring their humans (and vice versa!) for a full day of pet-centered play, shopping, music, and more from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

🎃 Saturday, Oct. 10: The is bringing back its beloved Harvest Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Riverwalk Commons for an afternoon of live music, fall activities, local food and drinks, and plenty of family-friendly fun. Best of all, the festivities are free and open to everyone!

To learn more about these upcoming events, click the link in our bio 🔗

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Getting our steps in, the scenic way 🚶 🌤️ 📸:
10/05/2026

Getting our steps in, the scenic way 🚶 🌤️

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Sunday morning yoga at got us feeling like 🧘 🤩 ✨️ 📸:
10/04/2026

Sunday morning yoga at got us feeling like 🧘 🤩 ✨️

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Starting the weekend searching for modern and vintage gems at 🤩 📸:
10/02/2026

Starting the weekend searching for modern and vintage gems at 🤩

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Prost to ! 🍻 This weekend on Friday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 4, savor German cuisine and culture from the shores of...
10/01/2026

Prost to ! 🍻

This weekend on Friday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 4, savor German cuisine and culture from the shores of Lake Michigan at Henry Maier Festival Park 🌊

Enjoy authentic German food from , music from polka to classic German/Austrian brass bands, a stein holding competition and so 👏 much 👏 b**r 👏

Click the link in our bio to learn more and to get your tickets now 🎟️

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Easing into autumn with a refreshed perspective (and new plaques for our outdoor paintings 👀) ✨️In case you haven't noti...
09/29/2026

Easing into autumn with a refreshed perspective (and new plaques for our outdoor paintings 👀) ✨️

In case you haven't noticed, our eight public art paintings recently received new plaques that are more durable in heat, rain and snow 🥵 🌧️ ❄️

Join us for Oct. 16 & 17 and enjoy *all the outdoor paintings in the Historic Third Ward with their new and improved plaques:
🎨 "Flying Colors" by Caroline Ferrero (2024) - 174 N. Broadway
🎨 "What Happens When We Dream" by Emma Daisy (2019) - 221 N. Broadway
🎨 "Milwaukee Strong!" by Rachel McNeilly (2024) - 346 N. Broadway
🎨 "Foxes and Friends" by John Kowalczyk (2024) - 158 N. Broadway
🎨 "Around the Bend" by Ben Talatzko (2019) - 213 E. Buffalo St.
🎨 "Birds of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes" by Erin Eastham (2024) - 273 E. Erie St.
🎨 "The Current is Our Present" by Nova Czarnecki (2019) - 342 N. Water St.
🎨 "Who is that Philly in the Window?" by Fred Kaems (2019) - 239 E Chicago St.

*The first five paintings are shown in order in this post.

Plus, don't forget to look up and admire our large-scale murals — including the new Commission House mural that will be completed in early November. To plan your Gallery Night MKE experience, click the link below to peruse all participating venues 🔗

https://buff.ly/bCAncNA

Happy National Coffee Day from us — and all the Third Ward coffee houses 🤝 ☕️ ✨️ We're starting our Tuesday morning with...
09/29/2026

Happy National Coffee Day from us — and all the Third Ward coffee houses 🤝 ☕️ ✨️

We're starting our Tuesday morning with a "cuppa crawl" around the neighborhood at:
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Getting our million dollar smile on at 🤩 🦷 ✨️ Dr. Sarah Blair and her husband Mark — who co-owns with Dr. Blair — hav...
09/28/2026

Getting our million dollar smile on at 🤩 🦷 ✨️

Dr. Sarah Blair and her husband Mark — who co-owns with Dr. Blair — have given the dentistry office a shiny new perspective 🌟

Located inside the historic Phoenix Building at 219 N. Milwaukee St., the practice received new window treatments, fresh paint, warmer lighting, and additional greenery as part of a refresh designed to create a more welcoming environment for patients 🌿

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The clock is ticking on 2026 ... ⏰️. Time is flying by, so mark your calendar and don't miss our final events of the yea...
09/27/2026

The clock is ticking on 2026 ... ⏰️. Time is flying by, so mark your calendar and don't miss our final events of the year 📆

🎨 on Friday Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17
🛍️ Small Business Saturday on Saturday, Nov. 28
🎅 Christmas in the Ward on Friday, Dec. 4
🎁 Shop the Ward Dec. 5-24

To stay in the know about all things Third Ward this fall and winter, join our email list! Click the link in our bio to join 🔗

We'll see you around the Ward, MKE 👀

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525 East Chicago Street
Milwaukee, WI
53202

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(414) 273-1173

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