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How it All Started
Waukesha Friday Night Live began over 15 years ago as Freeman Friday Night Live when citizens and downtown business owners gathered to discuss the fact that the city of Waukesha was abandoned and looked like a ghost town by 7 pm on Friday nights. Businesses were closed due to a lack of customers, and the only sound that filled the streets was wind and muffled music from local taverns.
A couple of local musicians, local business owners, and organization officials decided that sponsoring musicians to entertain on various stage locations throughout downtown Waukesha each Friday would wake the sleeping city and bring her back to life. Such an event would draw visitors and entertainers alike.
It didn’t take long before Friday Night Live as you now know it was born in Waukesha, and Friday’s were back to the way they used to be in the historical days of the city.
Acknowledgment
Waukesha’s Friday Night Live is only made possible through the work of the Waukesha Downtown Business Association (WDBA), and the generous support of downtown businesses, sponsors, musicians, and thousands of people like you that attend this weekly summer event.
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