Cactus Club

Saturday, October 3rd ₊˚⊹♡ Beet Street 2026 ~ W.I.T.C.H. • Automatic • Zed Kenzo • Line Dancing • Tyler Band • DJ Cozmiika

▪️▫️ Free • 1pm • All Ages

An autumn block party uplifting the intersections of music, community causes & seasonal treats 🍎

Head to the outdoor mainstage to catch performances by W.I.T.C.H. (an acronym for We Intend to Cause Havoc), a groundbreaking Zambian psychedelic act. Founded in the 1970s, they are the hallmark of Zamrock, a genre that fuses African polyrhythms, Western garage rock and funk ala fuzzed out guitars and lofi vocals.

Additional performances from LA-based post-punk trio, Automatic, homegrown hip-hop darling Zed Kenzo, Milwaukee power-pop supergroup, Tyler Band, and a DJ set of cumbia deepcuts from Cozmiika.

This year’s party welcomes Ramona the Drag Queen back for another mid-afternoon all-ages line dancing lesson.

Inside Cactus Club, WMSE DJs will delightfully spin vinyl throughout the afternoon until the afterparty at 7pm.

Beet Street 2026 Afterparty ~ CFCF • han.irl

Tomorrow (Saturday) Oct 3 🍂 come one, come all! meet new friends, learn about amazing community orgs, enjoy a c***r (NA or spiked), savor this enchanting season with inspiring music from around the world. Free block party for all ages attendees presented by Cactus+ 🍹🎃 1-7pm 👻🪩 2400 block of S. Wentworth Avenue

Many thanks to our lead sponsors Marine Credit Union City of Milwaukee Arts Board Educators Credit Union

Friday, October 2nd ִֶָ 𓂃⊹ ִֶָ Beet Street Preparty: S*x Scenes • Holly & The Nice Lions • Hair & Skin • Doubletruck • Plowshares

▪️▫️ $20 • 7pm • 18+

Kick off the Beet Street celebrations early with a lineup of Wisconsin punk and hardcore acts.

Local punks S*x Scenes deliver short bursts of hardcore punk that’s as furious as it is fun. Green Bay's Holly & The Nice Lions craft thoughtful, heavy, and empowering rock’n’roll with elements of punk, sludge, and garage.

Joining them are new Milwaukee hardcore group Hair & Skin, pysch punk with a smattering of psychedelia and boogie rock by Doubletruck, and angry, sad, electronic post-hardcore by Plowshares.

࿔˚⋆ 𝕵𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖉 ⋆˚࿔

JEFF The Brotherhood • Mon. 12/7 • 7:00pm

▪️▫️ $20 ADV // $25 DOS • All Ages

JEFF the Brotherhood is an American two-piece rock band founded in 2001 by Nashville-based brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall. They are hitting Milwaukee during the first tour in years to play songs from their first LPs: "Heavy Days" and "We are the Champions".

Cheeky riffs and technical composition connect the dots between a wide array of sounds - JEFF is anything but predictable. A deep engagement with music and a dedicated goofiness result in music that beats the heart in your chest.

You in? Aura photobooth, inspired books, riso prints, face painting, clay throwing, stamp experiments, vintage treasures, artist-made apparel & house treasures, metal & glass demos 👀

This Saturday, Oct 3 from 1-7pm our free block party returns with the best lineup yet! Interactive artmaking, live performances, transformative community orgs, seasonal cocktails and mocktails, a blissed out day! 💚

Don’t miss the Tooth + Nail Studio and Gallery booth where you can play with clay & learn about the amazing classes they regularly offer right here in Bay View. Also wish their visionary founder Janelle a very happy belated birthday! 😘

You in? This Saturday, Oct 3 from 1-7pm our free block party returns with the best lineup yet! Interactive artmaking, live performances, transformative community orgs, seasonal cocktails and mocktails, a blissed out day! 💚

We’re proud to partner with worldbuilding orgs that change material realities in Milwaukee throughout the year. This Saturday we celebrate with so many of them in one place! Come learn about the badass work these folks do and how you can get involved, learn, meet new people and support!

Beet Street uplifts the intersections of multimedia art and community causes. Neither can exist without the other and it’s important to celebrate that!

You in? This Saturday, Oct 3 from 1-7pm our free block party returns with the best lineup yet! Interactive artmaking, live performances, transformative community orgs, seasonal cocktails and mocktails, a blissed out day! 💚

Thank you WMSE 91.7FM for your support since Beet Street Fall Festival started in 2016! Your model for community-powered independent radio is the blueprint: a multigenre People’s Radio for music lovers.

See you this Saturday, October 3 for our 11th annual block party! Say Hi to WMSE next to the stage, in front of goodkind❣️

Come early, come hungry 😋 party starts at 1pm. you already know Frida's Cocina has the best tacos in the city! Palomino Bar will also open at 1pm with an array of treats! Excited to welcome The Corn Man for their Beet Street debut!

You in? This Saturday, Oct 3 from 1-7pm our free block party returns with the best lineup yet! Inte

Happy birthday to one of Take 1’s passionate leaders Britany Gunderson 💡💫 Brit has been a huge force in making our Teen Filmmaking Class happen and getting it up off the ground- leading Milwaukees future generation of Artists’ into an endless portal of creation and connection 🏎️
Not only are they a caring, thoughtful, and devoted teacher, they are a true renegade in the DJ booth 💿 a talented tattooist and karaoke slayer ⚔️
We love you Brit, thanks for being a part of our team 💚 if you see them today, give them a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Tuesday, September 29th ༘⋆ THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT: Cam $ky • water.lo • DJ Luck • S!M! • Asiannn • Ja Lotto • Elliot

▪️▫️ $15 • 7pm • All Ages

Cam $ky aka $ky is a genre-blending artist from Milwaukee whose sound fuses rap, R&B, jazz, and indie rock into something uniquely his own. Whether he’s rapping, singing, producing, or engineering, $ky brings raw emotion, introspection, and energy to every track—creating music that moves both hearts and heads. He and multi-faceted rapper, singer, and producer, Water.lo have teamed up to present The Butterfly Effect, a showcase of local talent.

Catch DJ Luck, as well as rappers S!M!, Asiannn, Ja Lotto and Elliot.

🎉 Happy Birthday Alex Pekka Hall ! Not only is Alex an extraordinary sound engineer, he is a wealth of knowledge on a number of different topics. Alex’s talent has carried the club through nearly three decades! He is meticulous and thoughtful, stubborn yet flexible, inquisitive and always ready with a “did you know?”. Please join us in wishing a happy birthday to our favorite dude. We love you, Alex! 🎂