{"id":9591,"date":"2025-02-06T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9591"},"modified":"2025-02-05T09:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:59:35","slug":"the-weekend-ahead-feb-7-9-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9591","title":{"rendered":"The Weekend Ahead Feb. 7-9, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4227\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Weekend-Ahead.jpg\" alt=\"the-weekend-ahead\" width=\"734\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Weekend-Ahead.jpg 734w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Weekend-Ahead-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a curated list of some of the major Madison, WI events happening this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Concerts, Musicals, Other Performances<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.overture.org\/tickets-events\/2024-25-season\/shucked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shucked<\/a>: Tuesday, Feb. 4 through Sunday, Feb. 9 at Overture Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Winter-Carnival-Statue-of-Liberty-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Carnival\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Winter-Carnival-Statue-of-Liberty-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Winter-Carnival-Statue-of-Liberty-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Winter-Carnival-Statue-of-Liberty-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Winter-Carnival-Statue-of-Liberty-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Winter-Carnival-Statue-of-Liberty.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Festivals, Expos, Community Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/special-events\/wintercarnival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter Carnival<\/a>: Thursday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, Feb. 9 at UW Memorial Union<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wigardenexpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBS Garden &amp; Green Living Expo<\/a>: Friday, Feb. 7 through Sunday, Feb. 9 at Alliant Energy Center<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanlakesalliance.org\/frozen-assets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frozen Assets Festival<\/a>: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 and\u00a0 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at Edgewater Hotel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Parties, Galas, Food-Related Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesylvee.com\/event\/madison-makers-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Makers Winter Market &amp; Pub-Crawl<\/a>: Noon Saturday, Feb. 8 at various locations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dogoodwisconsin.ejoinme.org\/MyEvents\/3rdAnnualGALAFORGOOD\/tabid\/1509222\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gala for Good<\/a>: 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at Concourse Hotel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sports, Races<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wissa.org\/search\/label\/2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WISSA 2025 Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships<\/a> on Lake Mendota<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwbadgers.com\/sports\/mens-ice-hockey?path=mhockey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UW Hockey vs. Penn State<\/a>: 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at Kohl Center<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/madcapshockey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Capitols vs. Dubuque<\/a>: 7:05 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 and 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at Capitol Ice Arena<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/monstersofdestruction.com\/event\/madison-wi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monsters of Destruction<\/a>: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at Alliant Energy Center<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanlakesalliance.org\/frozen-assets\/#5K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frozen Assets 5K<\/a>: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at Edgewater Hotel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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