Brewers World Series Parade: Route, Time, Parking And What To Know

MILWAUKEE, WI — The Milwaukee Brewers are bringing the Commissioner's Trophy home, and the city will celebrate its first World Series champions in franchise history with a parade through downtown Friday morning.

The Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, to win the series 4-1.

Parade Route And Time

The Parade of Champions begins at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at North 4th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue, according to the team's championship celebration page. Watching along the route is free and open to the public.

The parade will head east on Wisconsin Avenue, turn north on Jefferson Street, east on Mason Street, south on Jackson Street and east on Chicago Street before ending at Henry Maier Festival Park, the Summerfest grounds.

The route will also take the team past the Bob Uecker mural.

Championship Rally

Henry Maier Festival Park opens at 8 a.m., and festivities run until 3 p.m. Admission to the grounds is free on a first come, first served basis until capacity is reached.

The rally will feature Brewers alumni, live DJs, merchandise sold only at the celebration and a showing of "Ueck," the documentary about the late broadcaster Bob Uecker. The first 50,000 fans will receive a limited-edition rally towel courtesy of Associated Bank.

A separate ticketed program will be held inside the American Family Insurance Amphitheater. Tickets go on sale at 2 p.m. Thursday, with a limit of two per email address, and net proceeds will benefit the Brewers Community Foundation. Fans without tickets can watch the speeches on video boards throughout the grounds.

All guests will pass through metal detectors at the entrance. Only clear bags up to 12 by 12 by 6 inches are allowed, along with small clutches, wallets or fanny packs no bigger than 6 by 9 inches.

Getting There

The team says parking downtown will be extremely limited and is encouraging fans to take public transit, use ride share, carpool, bike or walk. Road closures and traffic restrictions are expected downtown and along the parade route, with specific closures to be announced.

Fans can also park for free at American Family Field and take a shuttle downtown. Shuttle tickets cost $5 per passenger, and buses will depart from 7 to 11:30 a.m. Riders should arrive 30 minutes before their selected time slot. Return shuttles will also be provided.

Fans who can't make it downtown can stream the festivities for free on brewers.com.

How The Brewers Got Here

Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings in the clincher, and rookie Cooper Pratt had two hits and two RBIs. Catcher William Contreras was named World Series MVP.

Milwaukee opened the series with a 3-2 win in Game 1 and a 5-4 win in Game 2 at American Family Field, then routed the Rays 10-1 in Game 3 before dropping Game 4, 4-3.

The Brewers won a franchise record 103 games during the regular season and went 11-2 in the playoffs, including a sweep of the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.

The title is the first for the franchise and the city's first World Series championship since the 1957 Milwaukee Braves. The Brewers' only other World Series appearance came in 1982, when they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games and Milwaukee threw them a parade anyway.