Sturgeon Fest 2025 | What’s happening in Milwaukee

Sturgeon Fest 2025


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 09/28/2025
Hand-release a baby sturgeon into its native home in Lake Michigan at this eco-celebration with Riveredge Nature Center! Educational activities, animal encounters, and games can be found at Sturgeon Fest, as well as food trucks, music, vendors, and hands-on STEM presentations at the adjacent Harbor Fest (free admission).

Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.

Hand-release a baby sturgeon into its native home in Lake Michigan at this eco-celebration with Riveredge Nature Center! Educational activities, animal encounters, and games can be found at Sturgeon Fest, as well as food trucks, music, vendors, and hands-on STEM presentations at the adjacent Harbor Fest (free admission).

Make sure to register your sturgeon in advance on our website to ensure that we aren't sold out when you arrive!


*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Location:

UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences
600 E. Greenfield Avenue
Milwaukee, WI, 53024
United States

Phone:

262-375-2715
Contact name: 
Amy Casey
Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
09/28/2025
Time: 
11am-2pm
Price: 
Free admission, $15 sturgeon sponsorship

Ages

All Ages