Ah, July – one of my favorite months. I love summer. I love the 4th of July festivities. I love the warm air. I love beach days. I love Sunday Fundays on the lake. I love dining outside. I love community festivals. I love Hartland Kids Day.
We asked on FACEBOOK what some of your favorite events of the month were, and loved reading the responses. Please continue the conversation THERE ON FACEBOOK or tell us in the comments below what you love about this month.
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JULY 16 – 20, 2025
1. Celebrate at the Hartland Hometown Celebration! {Technically, starting in June this year.} They are lighting off fireworks on Friday, June 27th at 9:30 pm and hosting a parade on Sunday, June 29th, with all sorts of family fun on Saturday, too!
2 - Celebrate the 4th of July!
Our 4th of July Event Guide gives you all the information on parades, festivities, and fireworks! Sponsored by The Delafield Area Chamber of Commerce
3. Come out for Food Truck Friday at the Waukesha Airport.
July 11th: Banging Burgers and Troublemakers Cocina
July 18th: Marco Pollo and Slo’ Motion BBQ
4. Explore Milwaukee with Kids
- We love visiting the Milwaukee Domes! Check out their 2025 summer garden show, “United Plants Across America”.
- We love spending time on the lakefront and perusing the Milwaukee Art Museum ! Plus, kids under 12 are FREE always!
- The Milwaukee Public Museum is also offering its free days again: the first Thursday of every month!
- Have you been to the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum recently?!
- The Zoo is open (Tap the link and scroll to #20)!
- Visit the Zoo’s 2025 summer exhibit, DINOSAUR DISCOVERY, and enter a magnificent menagerie of giant mammals who roamed the world during this time. From Saber-tooth tigers to woolly mammoths and giant sloths, trek through the forest to meet these magnificent beasts.
- $4 entrance fee
- Check out the new Curious George exhibit all month at Discovery World.
- Watch as I try to slide down what is clearly a child’s slide, but I had to test it first 😉
5 - Sign up for a Summer Camp
It's not too late to sign up for a late summer camp! Many moved to late summer!
6. Take a road trip and go camping, creating your own family “event”! Make it themed, make it fun – let the kids plan it out OR surprise the kids with their favorite theme!
7. Take in a Dockhounds Game!
8. Catch some tunes at Waterfront Wednesdays at Pewaukee Lake at Lakefront Park. See our fun HERE ON INSTAGRAM.
9. Sussex Lions Daze will be July 11-13, 2025.
10. If you want to head to the north side of the greater Waukesha County area, check out Ashippun’s Fireman Festival. Get out of the house and have some fun during this two-day celebration on July 11-12.
11. Take part in the annual Watershed Paddle on June 28 (a little early this year!) to support clean waterways in the Oconomowoc area!
12. Catch a Moonlit Movie in Oconomowoc on July 10: TBD on the Movie Pick yet.
13 - Delafield Block Party
3 nights of fun in downtown Delafield! July 17-19, 2025
14. Earlier this year, is the Lake Country Art Festival held at Nagawaukee Park. Spend the day on July 12, looking at the various art in the park.
15. Check out Maxwell Street Days in Mukwonago on July 19-20th.
16. Bands at the Beach at City Beach in Oconomowoc has been rocking the dock. Take in a concert on July 11!
17. Watch some pig and duck races at the Waukesha County Fair!
18. Dousman Derby Days is scheduled for July 24th-27th, 2025 in Corey Park. We had so much fun at the Wisconsin State Frog Jump. If you haven’t – try it! My youngest has hopped her frog a few times!
19 - Have a blast at Hartland Kids Day!
Lake Country Family Fun has been busy planning Hartland Kids Day!! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 30th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Nixon Park in Hartland! Tap the image for all the details on our 13TH ANNUAL EVENT!
20. Check out the annual Sidewalk Sale at the Smiley Barn in Delafield. The event is July 11 – 21, 2025 during regular store hours.
21. The BIG GIG is back in 2025 for the weekends!! Find the last weekend of Summerfest in July:
- June 19-21
- June 26-28
- July 3-5
If you are still looking for more family fun in your July - look no further than our summer fun guides below!
77 Things to Do this Summer
Our Ultimate Summer Bucket List of 77 things to do in and around Lake Country in conjunction with our Free Summer Fun Guide. Sponsored by Positively Pewaukee.
Free Summer Fun
Find all the FREE fun things to do this summer with your family! Sponsored by Bridges Library Sytem - sign up for your local summer reading program!
Thanks again for info!! You guys are awesome!! So many fun events to chose..
You are too sweet! Thank you for the kind words 🙂
Lions Daze was fun
Thank you so much for these July events! I’m loving lake country family fun for everything I need to know ? can’t wait for the chalk your walk event! And hartland kids day!
You’re welcome! We love having you and your family as a part of our community!