Milwaukee is about to spend an entire week getting weird, on purpose. From October 12 through October 18—one day after Yankovic’s October 17 concert—local arts and culture outlet Milwaukee Record is bringing back Weird Al Week, a string of bar nights, screenings, trivia, and karaoke built around “Weird Al” Yankovic’s upcoming concert at Fiserv Forum.
The celebration is tied directly to Yankovic’s October 17 stop on his Bigger & Weirder tour, according to Milwaukee Record. Official tour listings on weirdal.com confirm the Milwaukee show is set for Saturday, October 17, 2026. Sugar Maple ends up as the week’s unofficial headquarters, hosting trivia, karaoke, happy hours, an art exhibit, and multiple afterparties tied to the festivities.
Spins, Screenings, and a Costume Contest
Events kick off Tuesday, October 13, with a Weird Al-themed vinyl spin at Wiggle Room, Milwaukee Record’s report notes. The next day, the week’s centerpiece lands at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater: a 7 p.m. screening of UHF on October 14. The outlet says tickets for that screening are already on sale, and it’s worth moving fast — the site reports this marks the fourth time Milwaukee Record has screened the 1989 cult comedy, and previous screenings have sold out.
The UHF night doesn’t end when the credits roll. An afterparty follows at Sugar Maple complete with a Weird Al costume contest, the same report confirms, giving fans one more reason to dust off a Hawaiian shirt or an accordion prop before the week is out.
Trivia, Karaoke, and a Week of Happy Hours
Sugar Maple’s calendar fills out with more themed programming as the week rolls on. Weird Al Trivia runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m., followed by Casu”Al” Karaoke at 9 p.m., per the same outlet’s event rundown. The bar also pours a Wheel Of Fish Happy Hour from 5 to 7 p.m., a nod to Yankovic’s fondness for the absurd, and the report notes multiple afterparties are scattered across the week at the venue.
Local artists get their own spotlight, too. Sugar Maple will display original, local, Weird Al-inspired art throughout the week, with the exhibit up from October 13 through October 17, and the venue’s own listing specifies that artists keep 100% of their sales.
The Main Event at Fiserv Forum
All roads lead to Yankovic’s October 17 performance at Fiserv Forum, the marquee stop that gives the whole week its reason for being. Once the concert wraps, the celebration continues with a Bigger & Weirder Afterparty back at Sugar Maple at 10:30 p.m., according to Milwaukee Record’s schedule.
Fans eyeing VIP packages for the show should note a key detail from the artist’s own site: VIP packages do not include a ticket to the concert itself, meaning fans must already hold a ticket before purchasing one. Those packages also come with exclusivity built in — only VIP package purchasers get access to the after-show meet-and-greet, per weirdal.com.
Between the vinyl spin, the sold-out-prone UHF screening, trivia, karaoke, themed happy hours, and a run of Sugar Maple afterparties, Milwaukee Record’s week-long buildup gives local fans plenty of ways to celebrate before Yankovic even plugs in his accordion on October 17. As TMJ4 also highlighted in its own coverage of the lineup, the week turns a single concert date into a citywide excuse to get a little silly.
