It’s my favorite time of year: Memorial Day weekend! I know it’s still spring, but this weekend is my de facto start of summer. The weather usually cooperates, and pools and waterparks open for the season.
For those who aren’t sticking around town for backyard BBQs, Brat Fest or other local Memorial Day celebrations, here is a curated list of events, restaurants and activities within a two-hour drive of Madison, Wis. (updated for 2025).
As we turn the calendar to May and warmer weather, the start of the season for Madison-area community festivals begins. That means beer tents, live music and carnivals (plus carnival food). Here’s a guide to all the local community festivals, which will be updated as more information gets published:
Restaurants are continuing the trend of scaling down their New Year’s Eve celebrations. Some events that once charged admission are now free to get in, and other events reduced the admission price, although the offerings seem to also have been reduced.
Here’s a curated list of parties and events happening on New Year’s Eve in and around Madison, WI: (more…)
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