Things to do in Milwaukee this weekend, including the start of the Milwaukee Auto Show


Milwaukee Auto Show

The Milwaukee Auto Show pulls into the Baird Center Feb. 22. This weekend, the auto show is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets at the door are $15, $13 for seniors 62 and older, $7.50 for kids ages 7-12 and free for children younger than 7. (The show runs through March 2.) Info: autoshowmilwaukee.com.

O’Reilly Auto Parts World of Wheels

The other auto show in town this weekend, O’Reilly Auto Parts World of Wheels, rolls into State Fair Park’s Wisconsin Exposition Center, celebrating all things custom car. Hours are 3 to 9 p.m. Feb. 21, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 22 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 23. Tickets at the door are $21, $6 for kids ages 6-12 and free for children younger than 6. Info: autorama.com/attend/milwaukee.

Milwaukee Comic Con

More than 150 artists, performers, comic-book dealers and more will be on hand for Milwaukee Comic Con at State Fair Park’s Wisconsin Exposition Center 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 22. Admission is $10, free for kids 12 and younger. Info: mcconventions.com.

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Flat Out Friday and Mama Tried Motorcycle Show at Fiserv Forum and the Rave

For more motors running this weekend, there’s Flat Out Friday, flat-track motorcycle races on a Dr Pepper-slicked course at Fiserv Forum at 7 p.m. Feb. 21. It’s tied to the Mama Tried Motorcycle Show at the Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 22 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23. Tickets for Flat Out Friday start at $20; for the Mama Tried shows, they’re $20 each day ($40 for a two-day pass). Info: mamatriedshow.com and flatoutfriday.com.

Bacon Fest MKE

Bacon Fest MKE serves up all things bacon (and we mean all) in two sessions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, 1721 W. Canal St. Tickets are $35 (second-session VIP tickets available). Info: baconfestmke.com.

Unwrapped Waukesha

SHARP Literacy’s Unwrapped Waukesha fundraiser, where Waukesha County chefs turn McDonald’s menu-item ingredients into winter comfort food, returns to Wisconsin Brewing Company Park in Oconomowoc from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 23. Tickets are $75, free for children younger than 12. Info: sharpliteracy.org.


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