15 Ways to Do May Right

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Hello May! Hopefully, the April showers (and snow) are over, and we can all smell the beautiful May flowers! I love May, because the weather is turning warmer, and it means summer will be here before you know it. Before wishing summer to be here, though, let’s enjoy all the fun that May has to offer and do May right 🙂

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15 Ways to Do May Right

• Celebrate Children’s Book Week (April 30 – May 6)

  • Children’s Book Week is the the yearly acknowledgement of books for children and the joy of reading.
    • April 30: Meet Elephant and Piggie at the Delafield Library
    • May 2: Storytime with Elephant and Piggie at the Oconomowoc Library
    • May 3: Author Event with Orange Hat Publishing
    • May 4: Story time at Mama D’s in Wales hosted by Orange Hat Publishing
    • May 5: Free Comic Book Day at Menomonee Falls Library
    • May 5: Free Comic Book Day and Grand Re-opening at their NEW location at Kowabunga Comics

• Check out your Local Farmers Market

  • Farmer’s Markets start popping up all over the County this month!

• Celebrate May the 4th (be with you)

  • “I Spy with My Little Jedi” Scavenger Hunt at the Delafield Library (May 2-4)
  • Celebrate at Miller Park!
  • Celebrate at First Fridays in East Troy
  • Join the Interactive screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the Delafield Library
  • Revenge of the Fifth! at Oconomowoc Library (May 5th)
  • Revenge of the Fifth! Party at Books and Company (May 5th)
  • Star Wars Day Party at New Berlin Library (May 5th)

• Visit Local Preschools

• Support your Local Fire Departments

  • May 6: Merton Community Fire Department Pancake Breakfast
  • May 6: Big Bend Fire Department Open House
  • May 19: Dousman and Oconomowoc Fire Department Open Houses
  • May 20: Stone Bank Fire Department Pancake Breakfast
  • May 23: Lisbon Fire Station Open House and Blood Drive

• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

  • Check out Lake Country Family Fun’s Fan Favorite’s Guide To Mexican Dining

• Celebrate Mom

  • Nominate an inspiring mom (or 10) to be entered to win our giveaways and featured in our Mother’s Day slideshow.
  • Lake Country Family Fun’s Mother’s Day Brunch Guide
  • May 5: The Waukesha Art Crawl AKA “Mother of All Art Crawls”
  • May 5: American Dojo’s Mommy and Me event
  • May 6: Author Paula McClain at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
  • May 6: Mother’s Day Workshop at Brown Street Emporium
  • May 7-12: Join other women at the Habitat for Humanity Women’s Build Event
  • May 7: Silly Willyz’s Craft Class
  • May 9: Make Mother’s Day LED Circuit Cards at the Mukwonago Library
  • May 9: Mother’s Day Pottery Make and Take at the Big Bend Library
  • May 11: Mommy and Me event at Snips and Giggles
  • May 12: Love Your Belly event
  • May 12: Make a cake for mom at Sendik’s
  • May 12: Mother’s Day Storytime at the Mukwonago Library
  • May 12: Mom’s Day Ride at Knollwood Farms
  • May 12: Barnes and Noble Storytime
  • May 12: Ebert’s Events
  • May 13: Mom gets in FREE at Discovery World
  • May 12 and 13: FREE Flowers at Wisconsin Harley Davidson
  • May 13: Mom gets in FREE at the Milwaukee County Zoo
  • May 13: Mother’s Day on the Farm at Glacier Rock Farms
  • May 23: Delafield Library’s Grandma and Me Tea

• Celebrate Art

  • May 4: Spring Gallery Night in Oconomowoc
  • May 5: Waukesha Art Crawl
  • May 5-6: Art in the Green at the Domes
  • May 11: Chillin’ on the Trail A “Walk” of Art
  • May 16: “An Evening at the Mansion”
  • May 18: Delafield Spring Art Walk

• Attend a Rummage Sale and Save Some $$

  • Lake Country Area Rummage Sale Guide

• Explore Milwaukee

  • May 3: Free Admission at the Milwaukee Public Museum
  • May 3: Free Admission at the Milwaukee Art Museum
  • May 5 and 6: Art in the Green at the Milwaukee Domes
  • May 17: Free Admission at Betty Brinn Children’s Museum
  • May 27 and 28: Maggiano’s Family Kite Festival
  • See a Brewer’s Game!

• Check out your local coffee shop’s musical talent

  • May 3 – 31 (Various dates): Live Music at Mama D’s in Wales
  • May 19: Friday Night Song Set at Tribeca GalleryCafe & Books
  • Our Favorite Local Coffee Shops can be found in this guide: Coffee Shops in Lake Country

• Get in Touch with your Inner Historian

  • The Civil War Encampment at the Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum has been postponed to 2019
  • The Watertown Military Show will be held in June this year.
  • May 26 and 27: Ixonia Vintage Tractor Expo *Note their new location this year at the Ashippun Fireman’s Park!

• Enjoy the Outdoors

  • May 12: Naturalist Adventures – Native Wildflower Hike
  • May 12: Kids Fishing Derby
  • May     : Kiltie Cruise Night – 2018 date TBD
  • May 19: Hartford Block Party and Classic Car Show
  • May 19: Paddlefest
  • May 19: New Berlin Safety Saturday
  • May     : Ride of Silence – 2018 date TBD
  • May 20: Community Fun Day in Sussex
  • May 22: Rock-A-Thon
  • May 24: Grill to Give at Oconomowoc High School
  • May 26: Cars, Coffee & Cereal
  • May 26: Memorial Day Family Festival in Pewaukee
  • May 26: Falls’ Memorial Fest (Including the Lucky, Ducky Derby)
  • May 26: Palmyra Street Dance and Fireworks
  • May 25-28: Corn and Brat Roast
  • May 25-28: Burlington Chocolate Fest
  • Check out our local parks!

    

• Watch a ski show

  • May 28: Badgerland Ski Show
  • May 28: Pewaukee Lake Ski Show
  • May 30: Muskego Water Bugs Ski Show

• Observe Memorial Day

  • 7:30 am Elm Grove Women’s Club Pancake Breakfast
  • 9:00 am Pewaukee Car Show
  • 9:00 am Waukesha Parade – actual parade is at 10:15 am
  • 9:30 am Mukwonago Parade – 2018 time TBD
  • 10:00 am Menomonee Falls Parade
  • 10:00 am Merton Parade
  • 10:00 am Oconomowoc Celebration
  • 10:00 am Palmyra Parade
  • 10:00 am Pewaukee Parade – 2018 information TBD
  • 10:30 am East Troy Parade – 2018 information TBD
  • 10:30 am Elm Grove Parade
  • 11:00 am Dousman Ceremony  (pre-ceremony at 9:00 am)
  • 12:30 pm Sussex Ceremony – 2018 information TBD
  • 2:00 pm Delafield Ceremony – 2018 information TBD
  • 6:00 pm Badgerland Ski Show

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What are you most looking forward to this May?