Brady Street Fest returns with enhanced safety plan
Brady Street Fest returns with enhanced safety plan
Brady Street Fest 2026 blocked off streets for food trucks, beer tents and live music. This year's event worked with businesses to make the entertainment spot safer.
MILWAUKEE - One of Milwaukee's most popular street festivals returned Saturday for one night only.
Brady Street Fest 2026 blocked off streets for food trucks, beer tents and live music.
This year's event worked with businesses to make the entertainment spot safer.
The annual street festival brought out a crowd in the thousands, but there was one big change this year.
"We have more police officers; we have more security on staff," Anna Antoine, executive director of the Brady Street BID, said.
Antoine said safety is the number one priority this year.
"We also are doing wristbands at all of our beer tents so that we're hoping to cut down on underage drinking," Antoine said.
Antoine also said Saturday marked one month since leaders on Brady Street implemented its summer safety pilot program. This included late night parking restrictions on certain days, more law enforcement patrolling and a code of conduct placed outside.
"I feel like people are seeing the change on Brady Street, so they feel a little bit safer, and hopefully that means more people coming down and people just being excited to be here," Antoine said.
Antoine told FOX6 News the summer safety pilot program was originally for six weeks, but they will be extending it through the Labor Day weekend.
The Source: Information in this story was gathered from Anna Antoine, Britney Cox, Marshawn, Cameron Neubauer, police officers, security staff and law enforcement.