City of Milwaukee’s 180th Birthday Party

Event Details


Join the Milwaukee Press Club in Celebrating Milwaukee’s 180th Birthday!


Join the Milwaukee Press Club as we toast to Milwaukee’s 180th Birthday with more than 400 community and business leaders on Thursday, January 29 from 5:30 – 8 PM at The Grain Exchange.

Event admission includes gourmet food stations by Bartolotta Catering, complimentary beer toast and birthday cake. Cash bar.

ADVANCED REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 8
Tickets are $50 per person in advance or $65 after January 8, based up availability.

*Metered parking is available in the lot across the street on Michigan and Broadway.

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Booking

Note: ADVANCED REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT IS REQUIRED.

January 2026 – City Birthday Party

Tickets

Guest – $50

Spaces

Attendee Information – January 2026 City Birthday Party

NOTE: Please make sure the number of spaces/tickets (above) match the number of attendees you are registering below.

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Event Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Logo

Supporting Sponsor

Visit Milwaukee Logo

MPC Endowment

Contribute to Journalism Excellence

The endowment carries out its mission by providing scholarships to students, funding journalism-related education programs and supporting activities of the Milwaukee Press Club.

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Support journalistic excellence in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin and become part of the oldest continuously operating press club in the country, founded in 1885. The Press Club also supports the MPC Endowment Ltd., which awards annual journalism scholarships to students and provides grants to journalism programs.