Milwaukee turned out in historic numbers to celebrate the Brewers’ first World Series championship, with more than 750,000 fans filling the city’s streets and festival grounds for Friday’s parade and rally.
According to the Milwaukee Police Department, estimated attendance surpassed three-quarters of a million, potentially making it the largest crowd ever gathered for a single-day event in Wisconsin. The turnout was remarkable even by championship standards, drawing nearly one-and-a-half times Milwaukee’s population.
The celebration brought together fans from across the state, with generations of Brewers supporters filling downtown streets and cheering from parking garages and office windows. The excitement reached beyond the parade route, as Milwaukee Public Schools canceled classes to allow the community to take part in the historic celebration…