{"id":9694,"date":"2025-03-20T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9694"},"modified":"2025-03-20T07:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:08:30","slug":"the-weekend-ahead-march-21-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9694","title":{"rendered":"The Weekend Ahead March 21-23, 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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-Beautiful-Noise-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"A Beautiful Noise\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-Beautiful-Noise-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-Beautiful-Noise-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-Beautiful-Noise-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-Beautiful-Noise-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/A-Beautiful-Noise.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Concerts, Musicals, Other Performances<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.overture.org\/tickets-events\/2024-25-season\/a-beautiful-noise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Beautiful Noise<\/a>: Tuesday, March 18 through Sunday, March 23 at Overture Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Festivals, Expos, Community Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madcitybridalexpo.com\/exhibit-with-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mad City Bridal Expo<\/a>: 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 23 at DoubleTree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Parties, Galas, Food-Related Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olbrich.org\/calendar\/cocktails-in-the-conservatory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cocktails in the Conservatory<\/a>: 6:45 p.m. Friday, March 21 at Olbrich Gardens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sports, Races<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatederby.com\/badger-state-nationals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultimate Derby Badger State Nationals<\/a>: Wednesday, March 19 through Saturday, March 22 at Alliant Energy Center<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiaawi.org\/Sports\/Winter\/Boys-Basketball\/Tournament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WIAA Boys State Basketball Tournament<\/a>: Thursday, March 20 through Saturday, March 22 at Kohl Center<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcapshockey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Capitols vs. Cedar Rapids<\/a>: 7:05 p.m. Friday, March 21 at LEGACY20 Arena<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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