UW Football Tailgate Guide
Where to grab a drink before Badger home football games
Camp Randall is surrounded by bars, beer gardens and parking-lot parties. This guide covers the best pregame stops, from the Regent Street bars a few blocks from the gate to free university tailgates and shuttle bars farther out.
Plan on arriving at least three hours before kickoff. Crowds build fast, and so do the lines.
Regent Street
The stretch of Regent Street between Camp Randall and Mills Street includes both bars and beer gardens in their parking lots. Addresses in black are on the north side of the street, and addresses in red are on the south side of the street.
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1134 Regent St.
Butterbird
Open 3 hours before kickoff
The backyard of the restaurant has tables and a bar that features draft cocktails, and it serves a special game day menu.
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1219 Regent St.
Stella’s Bakery
Open 2.5 hours before kickoff
This bakery and coffee shop has an outdoor patio with tables and a bar that serves beer, wine and seltzers.
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1212 Regent St.
The Red Zone
Open ~2.5 hours before kickoff
The beer garden can open earlier, depending on the game time. It features burgers, dogs, brats, a full bar and a DJ.
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1301 Regent St.
Fabiola’s Spaghetti House
Open 3 hours before kickoff
Food and primarily beer are for sale in the parking lot, with DJ Nick Nice providing the tunes. Cash only.
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1313 Regent St.
Lucky’s 1313 Brew Pub
Open ~3 hours before kickoff
No true beer garden here, but there is an outdoor space to go alongside a roomy bar.
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1330 Regent. St.
Jordan’s Big 10 Pub
Open ~3.5 hours before kickoff
The largest beer garden on Regent Street features a larger food selection, several stations with a full bar and TVs.
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1421 Regent St.
SCONNIEBAR
Open 3 hours before kickoff
TVs, bar food and a full bar are available in this beer garden.
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1437 Monroe St.
Madison South Rotary
Open 3 hours before kickoff
Located in a small park across the street from Camp Randall, the Madison South Rotary Brat Stand sells burgers, brats, beer and seltzers. Accepts credit cards.
Badger Bash
Bars with Shuttle Service
Don’t want to fight the crowds, or don’t have tickets? Several bars in and around Madison offer free or cheap rides to Camp Randall.
Great Dane Pub & Brewing (Downtown, Fitchburg, East Side)
Free with $10 purchase. Bus leaves 1.5 hours before kickoff.
Lone Girl Brewing (Waunakee)
Fee is $10. Bus leaves two hours before kickoff.
Middleton Sport Bowl
Fee is $10. Bus leaves one hour before kickoff.
Pooley’s
Fee is $20. Bus leaves 1:15 before kickoff.
Liberty Station
Fee is $20. Bus leaves one hour before kickoff.
Erin’s Snug
Fee is $25. Bus leaves three hours before kickoff.
