Family Activities and Events This Weekend in Milwaukee (10/30 - 11/2)

Family Free Day at the Milwaukee County Zoo

Head to the Milwaukee County Zoo this Saturday for Family Free Day. All guests receive free admission. Regular parking and attraction fees apply. While there, check out the North American river otters or stop by the Penguins of the Pacific exhibit to visit the zoo’s Humboldt penguins.

TrainFest

TrainFest comes to the Baird Center this Saturday and Sunday. The event features over 50 operating model train displays, train dealers, major model railroad manufacturers, and other vendors, free train riding for kids, and more. Single-day tickets range from $14 to $19, depending on the day you attend. 2-day passes are $20. Kids under 12 are free with an adult.

Hocus Pocus with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

See a showing of Disney’s Hocus Pocus on screen while the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra performs the score live, this Friday and Saturday night at the Bradley Symphony Center. Tickets start at $50.

Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium

Check out First Stage’s production of Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium running now through November 2nd at the Todd Wehr Theater. “Horror fans Brooke and Zeke are thrilled to be starring in a mysterious show called The Phantom, and not the least bit frightened by the old legend that the play is cursed. But when strange, eerie messages start appearing and a masked menace starts disrupting rehearsals, they begin to wonder: what if there really is a ghost haunting their school, determined to stop the show?! Prepare to get goosebumps as they race to solve the mystery in this thrilling — and chilling — musical, based on the classic series by R.L. Stine.” Tickets start at $24.

Apple Orchards, Pumpkin Farms, Fall Colors, and Haunts

Milwaukee is just a short drive from dozens of apple orchards, pumpkin farms, haunted experiences, and destinations that allow you to take in all of the amazing fall colors. Our Fall Activity Guide lists the best places to go apple picking, the best places to pick out your pumpkin for Halloween, local frights, and the best places to be immersed in the changing of the season.

China Lights

China Lights at the Boerner Botanical Gardens runs Tuesdays through Sundays through November 2nd. China Lights features more than 40 larger-than-life lantern displays, local food vendors, and more. General admission tickets start at $23.

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