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Park board approves $6,000 contract for 2026 Jamboree fireworks
Summary
The Waukesha Park, Recreation and Forestry Board approved a recommendation to the common council for a $6,000 contract with Spielbauer to provide an approximately 15‑minute fireworks show to open the 2026 Jamboree; the board voted by voice and the motion passed.
The Waukesha Park, Recreation and Forestry Board voted Dec. 15 to recommend a contract with Spielbauer to provide fireworks for the 2026 Jamboree.
Joanna, a parks presenter, told the board the proposed show would run about 15 minutes and cost $6,000. “The cost of the show is $6,000. That’s a little bit of an increase, from previous years due to the tariffs,” she said, and added the contract is separate from a multiyear RFP currently underway.
Board members moved and seconded the recommendation and approved it on a voice vote. The board’s action was recorded as a recommendation to the common council for the 2026 Jamboree fireworks; final contractual or budget approvals were not shown in the meeting transcript and would occur through the council or follow-up processes.
The vote followed procedural review of the item under agenda number 25-02690. The board indicated the fireworks are planned for Friday night as the Jamboree opener. The parks department said it expects the show to open the event and that staff are coordinating logistics with recreation and public-safety partners.
What happens next: the board’s recommendation will be forwarded to the common council for any required approvals and budget confirmation.
