Storytime at The Domes
2024-10-16 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-10-23 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-11-13 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-11-20 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-12-11 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-12-18 10:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Mitchell Park Domes
The Friends host storytime every Wednesday. Join us for bilingual (Spanish/English) storytime the last Wednesday of the month! No pre-registration required.
Cost: Included with admission; Free to Milwaukee Domes Alliance members (become a member)

Growing and Thriving Workshop- Bilingual (Spanish/ English)
2024-10-17 13:00 - 15:00
Registration link coming soon
In this program, participants will experience programming that will engage their senses with the beauty of plants and nostalgia of The Domes. The participant and their guest will learn about and explore the history of The Domes and its world-class plant collection as well as acquire new skills in plant husbandry and propagation. During the workshop, all attendees will choose a plant from the gift shop, repot their new plant, and take it home with instructions for care. Interpretive Educator, Pete Stobie, will teach houseplant skills related to watering and humidity, choosing soil, repotting, light requirements, and more.
Interactive workshop includes: Domes History and houseplant care. Participants will also take a tour of either the Tropical Dome OR the Show Dome.
The Growing and Thriving Program is generously funded by Bader Philanthropies.
Location: Mitchell Park Domes Education Center
Cost: Free for Milwaukee-area residents who are 60 or older plus one guest (pre-registration is required). If you are bringing a guest, please be sure to register for that person when you register for yourself. Participants should not attend more than one Growing and Thriving program per calendar year.
FOD Media/Photo Release Policy: Photos and other media taken during the class may be used for marketing purposes. By purchasing a workshop registration, you are consenting to this policy. Please email us if we may not use photos in our marketing efforts.
FOD Adult Education Workshops Cancellation and Refund Policy: Growing and Thriving is a free workshop. Please let us know if you can no longer attend the workshop as soon as possible, so we can open tickets up to others.
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Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
2024-10-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Mitchell Park Domes
Enjoy a spectacular celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a cultural event that celebrates our deceased loved ones.
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Admission includes:

Entrance into The Domes and Greenhouse
Dance Performances
Music
Crafts
Local Food and Drink for Purchase
Bilingual Storytimes
Light Shows
Traditional Day of the Dead Ofrendas and Decorations

Bilingual Storytime at The Domes
2024-10-30 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-11-27 10:00 - 10:30 | Mitchell Park Domes

Organic Chocolate Tasting Featuring Tabal Chocolate
2024-10-30 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at The Domes for our most popular workshop!
Milwaukee Domes Alliance and Tabal Chocolate bring you an organic, ethically-sourced chocolate taste-and-make workshop.
In this workshop, you’ll learn about Tabal’s bean-to-bar process from owner and chocolate-maker Dan Bieser.
We’ll grind real cacao beans to make a chocolate drink, taste the differences between chocolates from around the world, and sample many of Tabal’s unique flavors. Then we’ll travel to the tropics and visit our Domes’ Cacao Tree – the true provider of delicious chocolate!
“We are committed to creating a healthier, more flavorful and socially just chocolate than conventional chocolate.” Dan Bieser
Location: Mitchell Park Domes Lobby and Tropical Dome.
Pre-registration is required.
Cost: Includes entrance to the Domes. Members $36, general admission $40
Cost includes all materials. Bring cash if you wish to purchase additional chocolate bars after class.
This workshop is a part of the Milwaukee Domes Alliance adult workshop series. Youth 12-15 are welcome with an adult supervisor.
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FOD Media/Photo Release Policy: Photos and other media taken during the class may be used for marketing purposes. By purchasing a workshop registration, you are consenting to this policy. Please email if we may not use photos in our marketing efforts.
FOD Adult Education Workshops Cancellation and Refund Policy: Registrants may cancel workshop registrations up to one week in advance of the workshop and receive a refund for the price excluding all Eventbrite fees. No other refunds will be given.

Wacky First Wednesdays
2024-11-06 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-12-04 10:00 - 10:30 | Mitchell Park Domes
Join the Milwaukee Domes Alliance as we explore all things that frolic and fly! Join us in the Domes lobby on the first Wednesday of each month. Monthly themes relate to our current or upcoming Show Dome theme, plants, wellness and the great outdoors. No pre-registration required.
Cost: Included with admission; Free to Milwaukee Domes Alliance members (become a member)

Show Dome Closed for Installation
2024-11-11 - 2024-11-22
From 11/11 – 11/22 the Show Dome will be closed for installation of our Holiday Show.

Member and Volunteer Appreciation Night: Holiday Show
2024-11-22 18:00 - 20:00
This exclusive event for Milwaukee Domes Alliance members and volunteers will feature an opportunity for you to:

Be the first to see this year’s beautiful “Holiday Parade” themed floral show.
Enjoy light refreshments.
Visit the Education Center.
Get a jump start on holiday shopping at The Domes gift shop.
Experience The Domes at night with a dazzling light show.

Registration is required. Please RSVP by Nov. 18 at noon with the number of guests equal to your membership. Admission is free for all current members and volunteers.
Not a member? Become one by Nov. 8th to attend this event. Get started! Please note this event may hit capacity before the Nov. 8th deadline.

Show Dome Theme: The Domes Holiday Parade
2024-11-23 - 2025-01-05
This year join us at The Domes in an expanded celebration of the season’s holidays, both religious and secular. Advent, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are all represented in “The Domes Holiday Parade”. This multicultural display of stationary floats depicts revered holiday traditions and is set amid a spectacular bed of poinsettias, the most popular holiday bloom. Encounter colorful poinsettia varieties including ‘Red Ribbon’, ‘Polar Bear’, and ‘Candy Wintergreen’. Celebrate our vibrant communities at The Domes this holiday season!
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SPARK! Program
2024-11-26 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-12-17 10:00 - 11:30
SPARK! at The Domes is a program that provides older adults with memory challenges and their caregivers nature-based activities and experiences at Milwaukee’s most beautiful indoor setting: the Mitchell Park Domes.
SPARK! at The Domes is available at no cost to those experiencing memory loss and their caregivers. Each session is 1.5 hours.
Guests are encouraged to participate each month (or as often as possible), with new activities and themes offered at each session. Come learn about music, plants and nature — and share your memories of The Domes.
Cost: Free for anyone experiencing memory loss and their caregivers (pre-registration is required)
Location: Mitchell Park Domes Lobby
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If you prefer to speak with someone about the SPARK! at The Domes Program, please call (414) 257-5600.

Closed for Thanksgiving
2024-11-28

Late Night at The Domes- Open until 8 PM
2024-11-29 09:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-10 09:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-17 09:00 - 20:00
The Domes will be open late on select nights this winter! Come experience The Domes at night- a magical experience under the lights of the Show Dome!
Late Nights at The Domes Hours:
9am-8pm (last admission one hour before close)

Gutekunst Flute Choir, at The Domes
2024-11-30 11:00 - 11:45
Gutekunst Flute Choir will perform seasonal music amid the surrounding floral show. The group is named for its founder, Karen Gutekunst. whose last name means “good art” in German. The group is made of 15 members, who perform on flutes ranging from piccolo and soprano flute to alto and bass flute. The performance of uplifting music is included in Domes admission.

Storyteller Santa
2024-11-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-12-01 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-12-07 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-12-15 13:00 - 15:00
Storyteller Santa will be bringing some holiday cheer to the Show Dome on these dates:
Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 7, and Dec 15
from 1pm – 3pm each day
Free with admission to The Domes.

School of Rock, at The Domes
2024-12-10 18:00 - 20:00
The School of Rock hits the Show Dome stage, playing pop and rock classics, plus holiday favorites.
The School of Rock show is free with admission to The Domes.

Gnorman the Gnome Holiday Songs
2024-12-14 13:00 - 14:30
“Gnorman the Gnome” (Folksinger David HB Drake, but don’t tell the kids!) is a concert of seasonal folk songs, popular tunes, original songs and traditional carols. The program covers the spectrum of seasonal music from little known folksongs to everyone’s favorites, spiced with sing-alongs and good cheer! Santa’s helper, Gnorman the Gnome, performs on a variety of handmade folk instruments including mountain banjo, mountain dulcimer, concertina, and guitar.
Many of these songs appear on David’s “LET THERE BE LIGHT” CD. Elizabeth Friedman, who has often performed with David in his annual Christmas Concert at the Mitchell Park Domes joins David in harmony. CDs are available at www.davidhbdrake.com/CD/light.htm
