Summerfest requires COVID-19 vaccination or negative test to attend

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Summerfest in Wisconsin will require a COVID-19 vaccination or negative test result to attend the 2021 festival.

The festival announced a COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 test result will be required to attend Summerfest 2021, including the Wednesday Weekend Preview concerts held at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater.

Kids under 12 will be required to wear a mask if attending the festival.

“We collaborated with national health experts and music industry executives and determined this was the best course of action for Summerfest.” said Don Smiley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.

Upon entry at any gate, all attendees will be asked to show a valid COVID-19 vaccination card or proof of a negative test. An original vaccination card, a printed copy of a valid vaccination card, or negative test will be accepted. Documentation may also be presented in digital form, such as a screenshot or photo, on a phone. For any vaccine documentation in reprinted form (printed copy, phone screenshot, etc.), the entire front of the vaccination card must be visible, or it will not be accepted.

For people who are not fully vaccinated, a negative COVID-19 test result must be obtained within 72 hours (3 days) of attending the festival.

To read more information about Summerfest’s protocol, click here.

This year, the festival will take place during three consecutive weekends in September: Sept. 2-4, 9-11 and 16-18.