{"id":9795,"date":"2025-05-08T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9795"},"modified":"2025-05-07T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T19:49:05","slug":"the-weekend-ahead-may-9-11-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9795","title":{"rendered":"The Weekend Ahead May 9-11, 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\/madison-symphony-orchestra-gershwin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Symphony Orchestra<\/a>: Friday, May 9 through Sunday, May 11 at Overture Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Festivals, Expos, Community Events<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9800 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jurassic-Quest-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Jurassic Quest\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jurassic-Quest-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jurassic-Quest-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jurassic-Quest-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jurassic-Quest-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jurassic-Quest-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfarlandlibrary.org\/mcfarland-bird-festival-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McFarland Bird Festival<\/a>: 9 a.m. Saturday, May 10 at Lewis Park<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassicquest.com\/events\/6KN4BX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jurassic Quest<\/a>: 9 a.m. Saturday, May 10 and 9 a.m. Sunday, May 11 at Alliant Energy Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Parties, Galas, Food-Related Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1065420294511042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uncork Me Wisconsin<\/a>: 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10 at Breese Stevens Field<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisonpubliclibrary.org\/new\/150th-anniversary-parties-youre-invited\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Public Library 150th Anniversary Parties<\/a>: Saturday, May 10 at Alicia Ashman, Meadowridge, Sequoya and Goodman South<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sports, Races<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/glowingsmiles.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glowing Smiles 5K Run\/Walk<\/a>: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10 at Orchid Heights Park (Middleton)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/osseous\/49177358497\/in\/photolist-2hVCQeW-2hVCQjA-2hVBHS8-2hVCPiT-2hVCQJi-2hVCPBy-2hVBHRm-2hVCPnk-2hVBHP7-2hVBHU2-2hVCPgD-2hVze5E-2hVBK4B-2hVCQLc-2hVBHQK-2hVzeHZ-2hVzdEM-2hVCPgZ-2hVBKeB-2hVCPhf-2hVCQKA-2hVBKbA-2hVzdHx-2hVCQLC-2hVBKeS-2hVzdDE-2hVCPC5-2hVCQxB-2hVCQHS-2hVBJti-2hVBJea-2hVBKkZ-2hVzeHD-2hVzdKm-2hVCPXP-2hVBK3u-2hVze5j-2hVBK5P-2hVBJAs-2hVBKhs-2hVzeMr-2hVzevj-2hVBKjm-2hVBKk8-2hVCQzq-2hVzex8-2hVCQAn-2hVCQAN-2hVBK7x-2hVBK8j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">osseous<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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