A guide to fairs, festivals, free concerts and performing arts coming this week
FAIRS & FESTS
Art in the Park: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 27. Works by Art Guild of Menomonee Falls members. Village Park, Appleton Ave. and Garfield Drive, Menomonee Falls.
Wade House Arts, Crafts and Trades Fair: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 27. W7965 State Highway 23, Greenbush.
Racine First Friday: 4-9 p.m. Sept. 1. Classic car show and 1950s-60s retro-themed specials. Downtown Racine.
Oak Creek LionsFest: 3 p.m.-midnight Sept. 1; 11 a.m.-midnight Sept. 2, (through Sept. 4). 9327 S. Shepard Ave., Oak Creek.
Saint Francis Days: 5-10:30 p.m. Sept. 1; noon-10:30 p.m. Sept. 2, (through Sept. 3). Milton Vretenar Memorial Park, 4230 S. Kirkwood Ave., St. Francis.
Wisconsin Highland Games: 5-10 p.m. Sept. 1; 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 2, (through Sept. 3). Waukesha Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha.
Milwaukee's Original Oktoberfest: Sept. 1-2, (through Oct. 8). Gates open 4 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday. Heidelberg Park, 700 W. Lexington Blvd., Glendale.
Third Ward Art Festival: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 2, (through Sept. 3). 345 N. Broadway.
FREE CONCERTS
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum: Barbod Mehrbod, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 27. 2220 N. Terrace
Ave.
Lake Park Summer Stage: Robbie Fulks, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28. 2975 N. Lake Park Road.
Cudahy Family Library: SenSations Band, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 29. 3500 Library Drive, Cudahy.
Humboldt Park: Dick Satan Trio, Shonn Hinton, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 29. 3000 S. Howell Ave.
Riverwalk Commons Concert Series: Rob Knapp & The Soul Patrol, 6 p.m. Aug. 29, 423 N. Water St.
Budweiser Pavilion: Bella Cain, 7 p.m. Aug. 30. Wisconsin State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St., West Allis.
Red Arrow Park: Donna Woodall Group, noon Aug. 30. 920 N. Water St.
Riverfront Plaza: Joe Richter, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 30. 29 Riverfront St., Waukesha.
Rotary Amphitheater at Discovery World: Natty Nation, 6 p.m. Aug. 30. 500 N. Harbor Drive.
St. Ann Center Bucyrus Campus: Christopher’s Project Band, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30. 2450 W. North Ave.
Washington Park: DuPont Brass, Scam Likely, 6 p.m. Aug. 30. Bandshell, 4599 W. Lloyd St.
Boerner Botanical Gardens: Koch Marshall Trio, and Paul Thorn, 6:30-10 p.m. Aug. 31. 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners.
Cathedral Square Park: Kal Bergendahl & Come Together, 6 p.m. Aug. 31. 520 E. Wells St.
Racine Monument Square: Mark Paffrath, 4 p.m. Aug. 31. Main and Sixth St., Racine.
South Milwaukee Farmer’s Market: Val Sigal, 5 p.m. Aug. 31. 1101 Milwaukee Ave., South Milwaukee. Third Space Brewing: The Keystones, 7 p.m. Aug. 31. 1505 W. St. Paul Ave. The Vine Beer Garden: The Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken, 6 p.m. Aug. 31. Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave. Wisconsin Center Courtyard: Donna Woodall Group, noon Aug. 31. 411 E. Wisconsin Ave. Deer District Beer Garden: Marr'Lo Solo, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 1. Hop Harvest & Vine: Kevin Farinelli, 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 1. Good Harvest Market, 2205 Silvernail Road, Pewaukee.
PERFORMING ARTS
SummerStage of Delafield: Boeing Boeing, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30-Sept. 2. W329 N846 County Highway C, Delafield. summerstageofdelafield.org
AUTHOR VISITS
Boswell Books: Julie Schumacher “The English Experience,” 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30. 2559 N. Downer Ave. Register at boswellbooks.com