August 17 – 21, 2026

Downtown Employee Appreciation Week

Event Overview

Do you work downtown? Join us for our greatest homecoming. Downtown Employee Appreciation Week is back to reward downtown Milwaukee’s dedicated workforce with a week of incentives. The fun-filled week features daily giveaways, office challenge games, employee discounts and much, much more. So, round up your co-workers for Downtown Employee Appreciation Week!

  • August 17 – 21, 2026

  • Varies by Day

  • Varies by Day and Time

Event Highlights

downtown employees hanging out outside

Passport

Travel to three or more events during the week and be eligible for cool downtown prizes.

Games & Prizes

Learn about our Office Challenge Games sponsored by Educators Credit Union. Get the scoop on how to play each of our three games.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The weeklong event offers a variety of opportunities for your business to engage Downtown’s workforce, including product samples and prize donations. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, contact Isabel Ullrich or download the list of opportunities here.

We look forward to meeting with you!

2025 Partners

Daily Lunch Contributors

600 East logo.
Dawg City logo
Draft and Vessel logo
Milwaukee Police logo
Pop City logo

Community Supporters

big brothers big sisters of metro milwaukee logo
Caravan Hospitality logo
Cousins Subs logo
Diverse Dining Market logo
Gruber Law logo
Historic Third Ward Association logo
The Hop logo
Hupy and Abraham logo
Interstate Parking logo
Milwaukee Fire Department logo