A festival has no end time.
A festival has no end time. That is the practical difference between this and a ballgame: at seven in the evening you do not know whether you are leaving in three hours or in seven, and a point to point booking asks you to decide.
So this is booked by the hour and the chauffeur is still there at one in the morning if that is when you are ready. The rate is flat, all-inclusive, and agreed before you book.
The grounds, and which gate
The grounds are Henry Maier Festival Park on the lakefront, with the American Family Insurance Amphitheater at the south end. Everything is inside one fence and the gates are spread along a long, narrow site, so which gate you use changes the walk considerably.
Tell us which stage you are heading for when you book and we put you at the nearest gate. In July that is worth more than it sounds.
How long to book
The standard minimums apply and there is no special festival package: three hours on a weekday, four at a weekend. Time can be added on the night.
Nobody is watching a clock while you finish dinner, and there is no second fare when you come back out. This is the single biggest practical difference and the one people notice.
How hourly works, and when point to point is cheaper instead, is on the hourly page.
Premium and VIP nights
Premium and VIP nights are a different booking from a general admission evening, and they are most of what we carry here.
- Amphitheater premium seating and club access, where the arrival matters and the exit is the same crush as everyone else's
- Hospitality and sponsor nights, usually several vehicles on one itinerary
- Artist and production movements, which is roadshow work rather than festival work and is covered properly on the VIP and roadshow page
- Corporate groups entertaining clients, billed to the account rather than settled on the night
Touring parties, tarmac arrivals and motorcades are a different service and live on the VIP and roadshow page. Account billing is on the corporate page.
Questions people ask
How long should we book for?
A festival has no end time. That is the practical difference between this and a ballgame: at seven in the evening you do not know whether you are leaving in three hours or in seven, and a point to point booking asks you to decide. The standard minimums apply and there is no special festival package: three hours on a weekday, four at a weekend. Time can be added on the night.
Which gate should we be dropped at?
Tell us which stage you are heading for and we will put you at the nearest gate. The grounds are long and narrow, so the difference between the right gate and the wrong one is a substantial walk in July.
Can you wait through the night?
That is what an hourly booking is. The vehicle and the chauffeur stay with you, waiting is inside the quote rather than metered, and you leave when you are ready rather than when a fare says so.
Do you handle premium and VIP nights?
Premium and VIP nights are a different booking from a general admission evening, and they are most of what we carry here. Hospitality nights usually mean several vehicles on one itinerary, which is coordinated the same way a roadshow is.
Can we drink in the vehicle?
Yes. The Milwaukee limousine permit is what makes that lawful, and the licensing page explains the mechanism if you are curious. We cannot provide the alcohol.
How much does it cost?
The quote is the number you pay. All fares, fees, taxes, tolls and chauffeur gratuity are in it, and each line is shown rather than buried. As directed by the hour runs $110 to $150 depending on the service level, all-inclusive.
Other venues on the lakefront and beyond
- Events and concertsEvery venue, and what goes wrong getting out of each one.
- Alpine Valley Music TheatreAn hour out, and the roads close before the encore.
- Fiserv ForumA short hop north, and a completely different pick-up problem.
- Port MilwaukeeThe same lakefront, a mile north, and no terminal.
Tell us the night and the stage. We will work out the gate.
Weekends go first, and the amphitheater nights go before those. A flat, all-inclusive quote comes back the same day.
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