More than 750,000 people filled Milwaukee for the Milwaukee Brewers’ championship parade and rally on Friday, as fans celebrated the club’s first World Series title in franchise history.
The crowd gathered along the downtown parade route before following the celebrations to Henry Maier Festival Park on the city’s lakefront. The event marked the end of a 44-year wait since the Brewers’ previous appearance in the World Series.
The parade began at 10am at the junction of North Vel R. Phillips Avenue and West Wisconsin Avenue, passing through central Milwaukee before concluding at the festival grounds. Players, coaches and team staff carried the Commissioner’s Trophy through streets packed with supporters.
Milwaukee Brewers championship parade draws historic crowd
The Milwaukee Police Department estimated that more than three-quarters of a million people attended either the parade or the rally. The department said preliminary research suggested the gathering could have been the largest crowd for a single-day event in Wisconsin history.
The celebration continued at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater, where the team addressed supporters alongside former Brewers stars and alumni. Fans also watched the proceedings on screens across the festival grounds.
The Milwaukee Brewers secured the title with a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game Five of the World Series. Friday’s scenes offered a city-wide celebration of a landmark moment for the franchise, with FOX6 providing exclusive coverage from the parade.
