{"id":9747,"date":"2025-04-17T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9747"},"modified":"2025-04-16T13:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:12:12","slug":"the-weekend-ahead-april-18-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9747","title":{"rendered":"The Weekend Ahead April 18-20, 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-9753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/comedians-April-2025-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"comedians \" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/comedians-April-2025-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/comedians-April-2025-768x289.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/comedians-April-2025.jpg 877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Concerts, Musicals, Other Performances<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/madisonorpheum.com\/event\/stavros-halkias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stavros Halkias<\/a>: 7 p.m. Friday, April 18 at Orpheum<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisoncomedy.com\/event\/natasha-leggero\/2025-04-18\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natasha Leggero<\/a>: Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 at Comedy Club<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/event\/0700613BD7745835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Segura<\/a>: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at Alliant Energy Center<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/en\/madison\/candlelight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Candlelight Concerts<\/a>: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at Monona Terrace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Parties, Galas, Food-Related Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/terrace-chair-return-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terrace Chair Return Party<\/a>: 3 p.m. Friday, April 18 at UW Memorial Union<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allcampusparty.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All-Campus Party<\/a>: Sunday, April 20 through Friday, April 25 at various locations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sports, Races<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwbadgers.com\/sports\/softball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UW Softball vs. Minnesota<\/a>: Saturday, April 19 through Monday, April 21 at Goodman Diamond<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/WI\/Madison\/2023UWMadisonSAVMAWagsforWellness5k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wags for Wellness<\/a>: 9 a.m. Saturday, April 19 at UW Lakeshore Path<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/WI\/Madison\/CottontailClassic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cottontail Classic 5K\/10K<\/a>: 9 a.m. Saturday, April 19 at Festival USA Park (Verona)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwbadgers.com\/feature\/2025SpringFootball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin Football Spring Showcase<\/a>: Noon Saturday, April 19 at Camp Randall Stadium<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forwardmadisonfc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forward Madison FC vs. Texoma<\/a>: 6 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at Breese Stevens Field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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