Milwaukee will celebrate its first World Series champions on Friday, October 30, with a downtown parade and rally announced by the Brewers just hours after the club clinched the title with a 4-1 Game 5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg.
The parade is set to begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of North 4th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue, winding through the heart of downtown Milwaukee before a rally at Henry Maier Festival Park on the lakefront, according to the club’s announcement reported by local outlets.
A city ready to celebrate
Festival grounds will open to the public at 8 a.m. with free admission until capacity is reached, with large video boards, live music and food vendors available for attendees. Seating in the American Family Insurance Amphitheatre for rally speeches will be ticketed, with season-seat member presales at 10 a.m. and a public on-sale at 2 p.m., and net proceeds going to the Brewers Community Foundation.
The first 50,000 fans at the rally are slated to receive a limited-edition championship towel, while the Brewers Team Store will operate from a merchandise tent at American Family Field starting at 9 a.m.
Crowds of 400,000 expected
Reports suggest at least 400,000 people could attend the celebration, a figure that reflects the extraordinary support the Brewers enjoyed throughout October. Thousands of Milwaukee fans travelled to Florida and took over sections of Tropicana Field for the final three games of the Series, while about 31,000 fans attended the Game 5 watch party at American Family Field.
“It’s been awesome to see,” veteran outfielder Christian Yelich said of the crowd support, according to reports. “It’s been pretty evident this month about how much the fans have gotten behind this team, the fan support that we’ve had at the road venues, at our home ballpark.”
The parade route follows Wisconsin Avenue toward the lakefront, a path modelled in part on the city’s 2021 Bucks championship celebration. Fans travelling in are being urged to plan early, with street closures and heavy traffic expected across downtown.
