East Town

Drone footage by Ross Buckner

East Town Association is a nonprofit organization located in downtown Milwaukee committed to making the East Town neighborhood a great place to live, work and play. East Town Association produces many events in downtown Milwaukee’s historic Cathedral Square Park including Bastille Days, Jazz in the Park, Cathedral Square Market and Milwaukee Oktoberfest. 

The geographic boundaries of the East Town community include the area of downtown Milwaukee east of the river from Clybourn Street on the south and Ogden Avenue on the north, extending to Lake Michigan on the East.

Association Events

Annual Golf Outing

Help support improvements to Cathedral Square and East Town's free community programming.

Bastille Days

 North America's largest outdoor French-themed festival in the heart of Milwaukee.

Cathedral Square Market

Each week during the summer season, Cathedral Square Market transforms Cathedral Square Park into a bustling marketplace.

Jazz in the Park

Milwaukee's favorite Thursday night music series for more than 30 years.

Milwaukee Oktoberfest

Swarmm Events, Kegel's Inn, East Town Association and Milwaukee County Parks partner to bring a little bit of Germany to Cathedral Square Park with the 14th annual Milwaukee Oktoberfest.

Storm the Bastille

Runners and walkers from across Milwaukee gather to commemorate the storming of the Bastille prison in the 18th-century that sparked the French Revolution.