Milwaukee, WI
Clack about it: Qwertyfest MKE announces dates for 2025
Happy World Typing Day; the perfect day to announce Qwertyfest MKE details! Also, OnMilwaukee is a proud sponsor of Qwertyfest.The typewriter was invented in Milwaukee 150+ years ago, and Qwertyfest MKE returns for the third year to celebrate the keyboard that changed the world (and still exists on our phones and computers today!)
Qwertyfest is a three-day festival featuring music, art, history, food, drink, workshops, type-ins and more! The third annual event will take place Friday, Oct. 3 through Sunday, Oct. 5 at numerous locations throughout Milwaukee.
A full schedule of Qwertyfest MKE ’25 will be released later this year, but for now, you can count on:
- Opening night “Typewriter Ball” at Turner Hall
- Writers’ soiree at Newsroom Pub
- Typewriter brunch and bowling at Falcon Bowl
- Literary cemetery tours at Forest Home Cemetery (featuring the gravesite of typewriter inventor Christopher Latham Sholes)
- Live music, workshops, art-making, vending and more!
To stay in the loop, follow Qwertyfest on Instagram and Facebook.
Qwertyfest MKE is currently looking for participants, sponsors and more. Contact organizers Tea Krulos or Molly Snyder (hey, that’s me!) at qwertyfest@gmail.com.
Here are photos from Qwertyfest 2023:
