{"id":9915,"date":"2025-07-03T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9915"},"modified":"2025-07-02T10:22:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:22:40","slug":"the-weekend-ahead-july-4-6-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9915","title":{"rendered":"The Weekend Ahead July 4-6, 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 the major Madison, WI events happening this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Concerts, Musical, Other Performances<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catfishrivermusicfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catfish River Music Festival<\/a>: Thursday, July 3 through Sunday, July 6 at Rotary Park (Stoughton)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nwmf.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Women&#8217;s Music Festival<\/a>: Thursday, July 3 through Sunday, July 6 at Marriott West<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6981\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/wife-carry-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"wife carry\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/wife-carry-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/wife-carry-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/wife-carry.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Festivals, Expos, Community Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoughtonfair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stoughton Fair<\/a>: Tuesday, July 2 through Sunday, July 6 at Mandt Park<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mononafestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monona Community Festival<\/a>: Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4 at Winnequah Park<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wi-deforest.civicplus.com\/467\/DeForest-4th-of-July-Celebration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeForest Area 4th of July Celebration<\/a>: Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4 at Fireman&#8217;s Park<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waunaboom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waunaboom<\/a>: 2 p.m. Friday, July 4 at Ripp Park<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">List of Madison-area Fireworks<\/a>: July 4 at various locations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Parties, Galas, Food-Related Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisonboats.com\/events\/burgers-on-the-bay-07-04-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burgers on the Bay<\/a>: 5 p.m. Friday, July 4 at Brittingham Boats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sports, Races<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/WI\/DeForest\/FreedomRunDeForest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freedom Run<\/a>: 7:30 a.m. Friday, July 4 at Fireman&#8217;s Park (DeForest)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-night-mares\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Night Mares vs. Wausau<\/a>: 6:05 p.m. Friday, July 4 at Duck Pond<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/watchufa.com\/radicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Radicals vs. Indianapolis<\/a>: 6 p.m. Saturday, July 5 at Breese Stevens Field<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Mallards vs. Wisconsin Rapids<\/a>: 6:05 p.m. Saturday, July 5 at Duck Pond<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcityskiteam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mad-City Ski Team<\/a>: 6 p.m. Sunday, July 6 at Law Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/santheo\/6188935828\/in\/photolist-aqRexa-aqTV19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandor Weisz<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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