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KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie

Aug 24, 2026 · Point Cinemas 16

$15.00

Arts & culture

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie – Madison

Aug 24, 2026 · Point Cinemas 16

$15.00

Arts & culture

Lego Night at Working Draft Beer Co

Aug 24, 2026 · Working Draft Beer Company

Free

Arts & culture

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie – Madison

Aug 25, 2026 · Point Cinemas 16

$15.00

Arts & culture

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie

Aug 25, 2026 · Point Cinemas 16

$15.00

Arts & culture

SOLD OUT Sprouts Summer Camp: Simple Sushi

Aug 25, 2026 · Willy Street Co-op West

$30

Arts & culture

Cabin Life: Make a Sun Dial

Aug 25, 2026

Arts & culture

Cabin Life: Make a Sun Dial

Aug 25, 2026 · Madison Children's Museum

Arts & culture

Stitches Handwork Group

Aug 25, 2026

Free

Arts & culture

Art of Joy

Aug 25, 2026

Arts & culture

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie – Madison

Aug 26, 2026 · Point Cinemas 16

$15.00

Arts & culture

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie

Aug 26, 2026 · Point Cinemas 16

$15.00

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Music around Madison

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Music

Lunch Time Live - Raquel Aleman (Vocalist & Keyboardist)

Aug 26, 2026

Free

Music

Jazz at 5: UW Jazz All-Stars, UW Faculty Band

Aug 26, 2026 · Capitol Lawn – King St corner

Free

Music

Jazz at 5: UW Jazz All-Stars, UW Faculty Band

Aug 26, 2026 · Capitol Lawn – King St corner

Free

Music

Rain Garden Session Featuring Paige Kleber

Aug 26, 2026 · Willy Street Co-op East

Free

Music

John McCutcheon

Aug 27, 2026 · Atwood Music Hall

Music

Pint-Sized Concert at Middleton Night Market

Aug 27, 2026 · Stone Horse Green

Free

Music

Music with Junebug

Aug 28, 2026 · Madison Children's Museum

Music

Music with Junebug

Aug 28, 2026

Music

The David Stoler Trio

Aug 28, 2026 · UW Union Terrace

Free

Music

Brewgrass Fridays 2026: Evan Murdock and The Imperfect Strangers

Aug 28, 2026 · Madison, WI

Free

Music

Garver Food Truck Friday ft. Frank Busch and the Names

Aug 28, 2026 · Garver Feed Mill

Free

Music

Dane Dances! August 28th

Aug 28, 2026 · Monona Terrace Convention Center

Free

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Educational Activities around Madison

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Education

Gabby’s Dollhouse at Madison Children’s Museum

Aug 24, 2026 · Madison Children's Museum

$18.00

Education

EXTRAordinary Adventures

Aug 24, 2026 · DSAW Sun Prairie Center

Education

Nature Nauts: Beetlemania

Aug 24, 2026 · Wehr Nature Center

Education

Curious Critters Storytime

Aug 24, 2026 · Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus

Free

Education

Sprouts Summer Camp: Soups and Sandwiches

Aug 24, 2026 · Willy Street Co-op West

$30

Education

Tween D&D : Jurassic Journeyers

Aug 24, 2026

Free

Education

Tween Dungeons & Dragons Club

Aug 24, 2026

Free

Education

EXTRAordinary Adventures

Aug 25, 2026 · DSAW Sun Prairie Center

Education

Monona Grove Nursery School Summer Playgroups!

Aug 25, 2026 · Monona Grove Nursery School

Education

Spanish story times with Mr. Ricardo

Aug 25, 2026 · Lussier Family Heritage Center

Education

Spanish Storytime with Mr. Ricardo

Aug 25, 2026

Education

Spanish story time

Aug 25, 2026 · Library

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Sports & Recreation around Madison

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Sports & recreation

Rooftop Yoga

Aug 24, 2026

Sports & recreation

Next Team Up: Youth Basketball Tryout Prep

Aug 24, 2026 · H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium

$25.00

Sports & recreation

Brewers at Mets

Aug 25, 2026

Sports & recreation

Summer Adventure Camp Senior Olympics

Aug 26, 2026 · Kids Junction Preschool Learning Center

Sports & recreation

Chuck E Cheese

Aug 26, 2026 · Chuck E Cheese

Sports & recreation

Open Play

Aug 26, 2026 · Library (Sprecher Road Campus)

Sports & recreation

Bicycle Rodeo

Aug 26, 2026

Sports & recreation

Screen-Free Family Game Night

Aug 26, 2026

Free

Sports & recreation

Brewers at Mets

Aug 26, 2026

Sports & recreation

Louisa Chess Club

Aug 27, 2026

Free

Sports & recreation

Summer Trail Run – Table Bluff Segment – Dane County Chapter

Aug 27, 2026 · Dane, Table Bluff, Scheele Rd.

Sports & recreation

Brewers at Mets

Aug 27, 2026

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Outdoors & Nature around Madison

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Outdoors & nature

Henry Vilas Park & Zoo

Aug 24, 2026 · Henry Vilas Park & Zoo

Free

Outdoors & nature

Nature Passport Season

Aug 24, 2026 · Various Nature Net Sites

Free

Outdoors & nature

Visit Local Park

Aug 25, 2026 · Kids Junction Preschool Learning Center

Outdoors & nature

Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark

Aug 25, 2026

Outdoors & nature

Hike for Health

Aug 26, 2026 · Wehr Nature Center

Free

Outdoors & nature

Habitat Improvement: Fall Seed Collecting - SwampLovers' Preserve, Table Bluff Segment, Dane County

Aug 26, 2026 · Dane, Table Bluff, Scheele Rd.

Free

Outdoors & nature

MCM Roadshow @ Rooted: Garden Nights

Aug 27, 2026 · Troy Farm and Gardens

Outdoors & nature

Stagecoach Saturdays

Aug 29, 2026

Outdoors & nature

Canoe Journeys Seasonal Lifeways

Aug 29, 2026

Outdoors & nature

Operation Recon Nature – Veterans and Families

Aug 29, 2026 · Wehr Nature Center

Outdoors & nature

Dorothy's Trials of Oz: City Exploration Quest in Madison, WI

Sep 1, 2026 · Madison, WI

Outdoors & nature

Tuesday Trekkers

Sep 1, 2026 · Offsite

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Community Events around Madison

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Community

Puzzle & Board Game Swap

Aug 24, 2026

Free

Community

Girl Scouts

Aug 24, 2026 · Verona Fellowship Hall

Community

Boys and Girls Group

Aug 24, 2026 · East Madison Community Center

Community

Puzzle Swap

Aug 25, 2026 · DeForest Library

Community

Downtown Middleton Farmers Market

Aug 25, 2026 · Stone Horse Green

Free

Community

Sun Prairie West Main Street Farmers' Market

Aug 25, 2026

Free

Community

Boy Scouts

Aug 25, 2026 · Verona Fellowship Hall

Community

Teen Night

Aug 25, 2026 · East Madison Community Center

Community

Farmers Market 2026

Aug 26, 2026

Free

Community

Peace Action: Weekly Worldwide Wakeup: Make Some Noise!

Aug 26, 2026 · Anywhere in the World

Free

Community

SibShop: Sparks of Connection

Aug 26, 2026 · School Forest, Verona

Free

Community

Oregon Food Pantry

Aug 26, 2026 · Food Cart Event

Free

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Family Fun around Madison

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Family fun

MCM Roadshow @ Parks Alive! Galaxy Park

Aug 24, 2026

Free

Family fun

Parks Alive at Galaxy Park

Aug 24, 2026

Free

Family fun

MCM Roadshow @ Parks Alive! Galaxy Park

Aug 24, 2026 · Galaxy Park

Family fun

Holy COW at Meadowood Park

Aug 24, 2026 · Food Cart Event

Family fun

Fix-it Faire

Aug 27, 2026 · Madison Peterson Hall

Free

Family fun

MCM Roadshow @ Rooted: Garden Nights

Aug 27, 2026

Family fun

Troy Garden Nights

Aug 27, 2026 · Madison, WI

Family fun

Troy Garden Nights

Aug 27, 2026 · Troy Farm Stand

Family fun

Middleton Night Market feat. WURK

Aug 27, 2026 · Stone Horse Green

Family fun

Good Neighbor Festival

Aug 28, 2026 · Middeton, Wisconsin

Free

Family fun

Orton Park Festival 2026

Aug 28, 2026 · Orton Park

Family fun

Dane Dances! - Cold Sweat & The Brew City Horns | Orquesta Salsol Del Mad

Aug 28, 2026 · Monona Terrace Rooftop, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

Free

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Food & Drink around Madison

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Food & drink

Holy COW at Meadowood Park

Aug 24, 2026 · Meadowood Park

Food & drink

Munch Lunch Truck – Take out bag: sandwiches, fruit, snacks and veggies, all welcome

Aug 25, 2026 · East Madison Community Center

Free

Food & drink

Summer Fish Fry & Biergarten Nights

Aug 28, 2026

$14.95

Food & drink

Garver Food Truck Friday 2026

Aug 28, 2026 · Garver Feed Mill

Free

Food & drink

Exploration Station: Bike Blender Salsa

Aug 29, 2026 · Madison Children's Museum

Food & drink

Exploration Station: Bike Blender Salsa

Aug 29, 2026

Free

Food & drink

Holy COW at Meadowood Park

Aug 31, 2026 · Food Cart Event

Food & drink

Holy COW at Meadowood Park

Aug 31, 2026 · Meadowood Park

Food & drink

Holy COW at DOR

Sep 1, 2026 · DOR

Food & drink

Holy COW at DOR

Sep 1, 2026 · Food Cart Event

Food & drink

Munch Lunch Truck – Take out bag: sandwiches, fruit, snacks and veggies, all welcome

Sep 1, 2026 · East Madison Community Center

Food & drink

Fish Fry & Octoberfest Nights

Sep 4, 2026

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Curated day plans

New day plans drop Thursday morning

Who's coming?

Arts & Culture around Madison

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie – Madison

Lego Night at Working Draft Beer Co

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie – Madison

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie

SOLD OUT Sprouts Summer Camp: Simple Sushi

Cabin Life: Make a Sun Dial

Cabin Life: Make a Sun Dial

Stitches Handwork Group

Art of Joy

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie – Madison

KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie

Music around Madison

Lunch Time Live - Raquel Aleman (Vocalist & Keyboardist)

Jazz at 5: UW Jazz All-Stars, UW Faculty Band

Jazz at 5: UW Jazz All-Stars, UW Faculty Band

Rain Garden Session Featuring Paige Kleber

John McCutcheon

Pint-Sized Concert at Middleton Night Market

Music with Junebug

Music with Junebug

The David Stoler Trio

Brewgrass Fridays 2026: Evan Murdock and The Imperfect Strangers

Garver Food Truck Friday ft. Frank Busch and the Names

Dane Dances! August 28th

Educational Activities around Madison

Gabby’s Dollhouse at Madison Children’s Museum

EXTRAordinary Adventures

Nature Nauts: Beetlemania

Curious Critters Storytime

Sprouts Summer Camp: Soups and Sandwiches

Tween D&D : Jurassic Journeyers

Tween Dungeons & Dragons Club

EXTRAordinary Adventures

Monona Grove Nursery School Summer Playgroups!

Spanish story times with Mr. Ricardo

Spanish Storytime with Mr. Ricardo

Spanish story time

Sports & Recreation around Madison

Rooftop Yoga

Next Team Up: Youth Basketball Tryout Prep

Brewers at Mets

Summer Adventure Camp Senior Olympics

Chuck E Cheese

Open Play

Bicycle Rodeo

Screen-Free Family Game Night

Brewers at Mets

Louisa Chess Club

Summer Trail Run &#8211; Table Bluff Segment &#8211; Dane County Chapter

Brewers at Mets

Outdoors & Nature around Madison

Henry Vilas Park & Zoo

Nature Passport Season

Visit Local Park

Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark

Hike for Health

Habitat Improvement: Fall Seed Collecting - SwampLovers' Preserve, Table Bluff Segment, Dane County

MCM Roadshow @ Rooted: Garden Nights

Stagecoach Saturdays

Canoe Journeys Seasonal Lifeways

Operation Recon Nature &#8211; Veterans and Families

Dorothy's Trials of Oz: City Exploration Quest in Madison, WI

Tuesday Trekkers

Community Events around Madison

Puzzle & Board Game Swap

Girl Scouts

Boys and Girls Group

Puzzle Swap

Downtown Middleton Farmers Market

Sun Prairie West Main Street Farmers' Market

Boy Scouts

Teen Night

Summer Trail Run – Table Bluff Segment – Dane County Chapter

Operation Recon Nature – Veterans and Families