Published 03/10/2016.
Updated 03/10/2019.
A few days of warm February and March weather and all of a sudden it’s like we’ve been transported to SoCal: bikers and runners everywhere, grills fired up, and even the sound of eager beavers diving in the sand for the volleyball.
Beulah Brinton Park’s volleyball courts, biding their time. All photos by Joe Powell.
It’s all a great reminder that the spring/summer outdoor volleyball leagues in Milwaukee are right around the corner, and most are already filling up their registrations. Our team, the Rob Jobs, got destroyed in the Thursday night summer league at The Historic White House Tavern (RIP) a few summers back, but rebounded to win the fall Tuesday night league.
The Rob Jobs holding our Winner’s Pumpkin at The Historic White House Tavern.
If you’ve got some tall friends who like to get sandy, check out the list of options in the Milwaukee-area below, all of which have Coed 6-person leagues. And make sure to comment with any that I may have missed.
- Price: $360
- Days: Su / M / Tu / W / Th
- Extra: Views of Lake Michigan
- Price: $300
- Days: W / Th
- Extra: Indoor leagues
- Price: $275
- Days: Tu / F
- Extra: Full bar inside
- Price: $325
- Days: Su / M / Tu / W / Th / F
- Extra: Downtown in a bar-heavy area; Men’s 4’s league
Leff’s Lucky Town @ Hart Park
- Price: $200 + $25/person
- Days: Su / M / Tu / W / Th
- Extra: Games at 6 or 7 or 8 only, so you can get home early
- Price: $225
- Days: W / Th
- Extra: Free pizza for 3-0 sweeps
Milwaukee Gay Volleyball Association @ Beuleah Brinton Park
- Price: Not Posted Yet
- Days: Not Posted Yet
- Extra: MGVA hosts annual Pride Tournament each June at PrideFest Milwaukee
- Price: $175 – $275
- Days: Su / M / Tu / W / Th / F
- Extra: Women’s and Men’s 4’s leagues
Root River Center / Swagger’s Bar & Grill
- Price: $125
- Days: Su / M / Tu / W / Th / F
- Extra: Outdoor patio bar with TV
- Price: $150
- Days: Su / M / Tu / W / Th / F
- Extra: Free pitcher for 3-0 sweeps
- Price: $350
- Days: Tu / W / Th / F
- Extra: Bowling and pool inside
- Price: $225
- Days: Tu / W / Th
- Extra: Bowling and pool inside
- Price: $300
- Days: Tu / Th / F
- Extra: Dog-friendly bar for pre- or post-drinks
- Price: $175 – $300
- Days: Su / M / Tu / W / Th / F
- Extra: Bowling inside
- Price: $180
- Days: Tu / W / Th
- Extra: T-shirts included, free pizza/beer party at end of season
West Allis – West Milwaukee Recreation
- Price: $175
- Days: Th
- Extra: Need a local sponsor
- Price: $275
- Days: W
- Extra: TBD if they’ll operate in 2019
- Price: $275
- Days: M/ Tu / W / Th
- Extra: Tons of other bar games
- Price: $350
- Days: Su/ Tu / Th
- Extra: Views of Lake Michigan
- Price: $250
- Days: M / Tu / W
- Extra: Farmer’s Market and band-shell on site
See you on the court!
Thank you for the shout-out, Squeaky Curd! Milwaukee Gay Volleyball’s (MGVA) summer league takes place on Sunday afternoons/evenings. We’ll begin Sunday, June 26. All are welcome! We’ll also have open play on Wednesday evenings at Beulah Brinton. Just show up to play!
While it’s not in Milwaukee (though neither is the new berlin ale house) center court in waukesha has a similar setup to the ale house. Someone needs to snatch up that goat property and get things going again!
Thanks for the input. We knew they did indoor, but it looks like they have outdoor sand courts too. We’ll be following up with them to get all the info.
The Historic white house is social co-ed league, paid referee, with league and pitcher race specials and prizes. Thanks for this list!
Lot’s of people are looking for leagues with refs now that Horny Goat closed. Thanks for the heads-up!
Fat Daddy’s also has referees. It’s a $25 discount if league fees are paid before 3/28. Friday leagues are discounted to $150. Another category to compare apples to apples would be the length of the leagues as those leagues are long (more games for your buck) at 15 weeks
Mike, great point about the length of the season. Most league websites don’t list this information, but we agree that it can make a big difference. We’ll add this as we receive the info. Thanks.