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FESTIVAL HOURS: Thursday, June 5th - 4pm-Midnight, Friday, June 6th - 3pm-Midnight, Saturday June 7th - 12pm-Midnight

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Know before you go Best Routes to PrideFest

PrideFest is encouraging festivalgoers to plan ahead for their trip to the grounds + has developed a number of tips to ensure a smooth route.

View our "Get-Around-Guide" for the best routes to PrideFest.

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PrideFest Headliners

Introducing our SKYYLine Mainstage Headliners! Stay tuned for more entertainment announcements for our five festival stages!

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MGVA PrideFest Grass Volleyball Tournament Saturday, June 7th

The tournament takes place on the lawns directly north of the festival grounds at the corner of N. Harbor Dr. and E. Clybourn St.

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HEALTH & WELLN

D.I.X. Milwaukee, known locally simply as 'DIX', was formally opened June 11, by Elizabeth Kujawa. It occupied the territory on the corner of National Ave. and S. 1st Street which had long been established as a 'straight' bar, 'Timers'.

However, according to an article OnMilwaukee in , Kujawa originally opened the former 'Timers' bar in October , calling it "The General's" because friends gave her "The General" as a nickname. The article goes on:

    "The first name, however, didn't work. It confused people and business started to slag. "Straights idea we were gay; gays thought we were straight," says Kujawa. "I knew I was going after the boys. Most of them are educated, possess money, no kids and they love to drink," she says. "And after all, I'm in the heart of the gayborhood."

    "She went on and researched the name of other gay bars Nothing jumped out at her, but she did perceive a number of bars called "Dick's" and she got an idea. She decided to adjust the spelling to D.I.X. because of the correlation with Roman Numerals- DIX is in Roman numerals. Historically, Roman men often had male lov

    Daily Events


    Open at 3PM Sunday - Saturday

    Effective May 1st

    Open 3pm Monday - Friday, 1pm Saturday & Sunday

    For tickets to upcoming events please see our page at Eventbrite.

    All events are 21+ unless otherwise stated. Detailed listing of events are on Facebook.


    Monday

    Karaoke – Moonlight Karaoke every Monday at 9pm.


    Tuesday

    Two for One Tuesday - Rail mixers and tap beers open until close 3pm-2am.

    Wednesday

    Trivia – free-to-play trivia every Wednesday at 7pm, defeat bar tabs and present cards.

    18+ Night - Milwaukee’s only LGBT+ 18+ overnight featuring a pm queenly show with upcoming queens and a DJ until close, $10 cover if under 21, 8pm-close.


    Thursday

    Tequila Thursdays - $1 Off tequila shots and mixers.

    Drag Bingo – hosted by Flonase every week, pm-8pm.

    Drag Shows - Follow our event calendar on Facebook. to see what shows we have lined up!


    Friday

    Drag Shows - pm. Follow our event calendar on Facebook. to see what shows we have lined up!

    The dance floor opens with one of our home DJs after every kingly show!


    Saturday

    Drag Shows - pm. Follow our event calendar on F

    We are taking online reservations!

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    Anastasia Beaverhousen:

    The staff here was absolutely amazing! Every bartender, dancer and cocktail server was so sweet! They made our celebration a nigh to remember! Thankyou La Cage!

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    Christopher John:

    LaCage has been a true landmark for gays in and out of Milwaukee. LaCage offers several dance floors, a gorgeous updated upstairs and another bar downstairs which applications another feel to this large nightclub!

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    Erik P:

    I've been here more than a handful of times, and I can say ever since they changed the name assist to La Cage, this place has never been better! I'd like to give some praise to Sami and Donovan for being some of the absolute best bar tenders I've ever come across!

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    Molly:

    This is a fun place. They're usually not so busy on Fridays and there's not that many people there but Saturdays are lovely busy and full. They usually have drag shows on the top floor until like If you've never been to a s