15 Ways to Do May Right
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 in 2019!
1 - Celebrate Children's Book Week (April 29 - May 5, 2019)
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: Enjoy storytime at Fresh Thyme in Menomonee Falls
- May 4: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY and Grand Re-opening at their NEW location at Kowabunga Comics
2 - Check out your Local Farmers Market
Find a local farmers market in Waukesha County on every day of the week!
3 - 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!
- Join the Interactive screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the Delafield Library
- Revenge of the Fifth! at Oconomowoc Library (May 5th)
- May the 4th Celebration at Books and Company
- Star Wars Day Party with Orangehat Publishing (May 4th)
- Oconomowoc Community Orchestra Concert – May the 4th Be With You
4 - Visit a Local Preschool in Waukesha County
Preschool Open Houses in Waukesha County
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LOcal PReschool Guide to Waukesah COunty
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5 - Support Your Local Fire Department
6 - Celebrate Cinco De Mayo
Check out Lake Country Family Fun's Fan Favorite's Guide to Mexican Dining
7 - Celebrate Mom
- Nominate an inspiring mom (or 10) to be entered to win our giveaways and featured in our Mother’s Day slideshow.
- Take mom out for brunch: Lake Country Family Fun’s Mother’s Day Brunch Guide
- May 3: Mommy and Me event at Snips and Giggles
- May 5: American Dojo’s Mommy and Me event
- May 7-11; May 14-18: Join other women at the Habitat for Humanity Women’s Build Event
- May 8: Mother’s Day Flower Craft Make and Take at the Big Bend Library
- May 10 and 11: FREE Flowers at Wisconsin Harley Davidson
- May 11: Love Your Belly event
- May 11: Mother’s Day Workshop at Brown Street Emporium – Must sign up ahead of time.
- May 12: Oconomowoc Mother’s Day Tea Party w/ Fancy Nancy (SOLD OUT)
- May 12: Make a cake for mom at Sendik’s
- May 12: Mother’s Day Storytime at the Mukwonago Library
- May 11: Mom’s Day Ride at Knollwood Farms
- May 12: Barnes and Noble Storytime
- May 11 and 12: Ebert’s Events “Cutest Containers for Mom”
- May 12: Mom gets in FREE at Discovery World
- May 12: Mom gets in FREE at the Milwaukee County Zoo
- May 13: Mother’s Day on the Farm at Glacier Rock Farms
- May 22: Delafield Library’s Grandma and Me Tea
- Plus, looking for a gift? Books and Company in Oconomowoc has a section devoted to Mother’s Day.
8 - Celebrate Art
- May 3: Spring Gallery Night in Oconomowoc
- May 4: Waukesha Art Crawl
- May 17: Reflective Wonders in the Woods (in lieu of Chillin’ on the Trail A “Walk” of Art) (Rain Date May 18)
- May 28: Watertown Art Walk from 4 – 7 pm
- May 31: Delafield Spring Art Walk
9 - Attend a Rummage Sale and Save some $$
Find all the Rummage Sales in May in Lake Country Here!
10 - Explore Milwaukee
- May 2: Free Admission at the Milwaukee Public Museum
- May 2: Free Admission at the Milwaukee Art Museum
- May 16: Free Admission at Betty Brinn Children’s Museum
- May 25 and 26: Family Kite Festival
- See a Brewer’s Game!
11 - Check out your Local Coffee Shop's Musical Talent
- May 2 – 30 (Various dates): Live Music at Mama D’s in Wales
- Our Favorite Local Coffee Shops can be found in this guide: Coffee Shops in Lake Country
12 - Get in touch with your inner historian
- Visit Old World Wisconsin!
- May 5: 1860s Tea in the Afternoon at Elmbrook Historical Society
- May 24- 26: Ixonia Vintage Tractor Expo *Note their new location this year again at the Ashippun Fireman’s Park!
- The Watertown Military Show will be held in June this year.
Enjoy the Outdoors
- May 11: Join the 2019 Waukesha Education Foundation Walk/Run
- May 11: OutWiGo Girls – Hike the Kettle Moraine State Forest
- May 12: Naturalist Adventures – Native Wildflower Hike
- May 12: Kids Fishing Derby
May : Kiltie Cruise Night –2018 cancelled- May 19: Hartford Block Party and Classic Car Show
- May 19: Paddlefest
- May 19: New Berlin Safety Saturday
- May 16: Ride of Silence
- 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!
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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
- 10:00 am Menomonee Falls Parade
- 10:00 am Merton Parade
- 10:00 am Muskego Ceremony
- 10:00 am Oconomowoc Celebration
- 10:00 am Palmyra Parade
- 10:00 pm Delafield Ceremony
- 10:00 am Pewaukee Parade
- 10:30 am East Troy Parade
- 10:30 am Elm Grove Parade
- 11:00 am Dousman Ceremony (pre-ceremony at 9:00 am)
- 1:00 pm Sussex Ceremony
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What are you most looking forward to this May?
Want to be included in this Guide?
If you have some May Fun and want to be included in our guide, please email us at erin@lakecountryfamilyfun(dot)com with your event information. You can also email us via the contact form.
May 1, 2017 @ 7:53 pm
Thank you for including the Muskego Water Bugs waterski show. We have shows every Wednesday night from Memorial Day to Labor Day, starting at 6:30pm at Idle Isle park in Muskego. We also have a special show with fireworks on July 3rd
May 1, 2017 @ 7:58 pm
You’re welcome, Sara! Waterski shows are a summer staple in this area 🙂 We will add your other events to our Events calendar. Thank you!