{"id":9970,"date":"2025-07-31T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9970"},"modified":"2025-07-30T16:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:44:04","slug":"the-weekend-ahead-aug-1-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9970","title":{"rendered":"The Weekend Ahead Aug. 1-3, 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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nate-Bargatze-240x300.png\" alt=\"Nate Bargatze\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nate-Bargatze-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nate-Bargatze-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nate-Bargatze-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nate-Bargatze.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>Concerts, Musicals, Other Performances<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danedances.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dane Dances<\/a>: 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1 at Monona Terrace<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nateland.com\/pages\/tour-dates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nate Bargatze<\/a>: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 at Alliant Energy Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Festivals, Expos, Community Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sugarmaplefest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sugar Maple Music Festival<\/a>: Friday, Aug. 1 and Saturday, Aug. 2 at Lake Farm Park<\/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-08-01-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burgers on the Bay<\/a>: 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1 at Brittingham Boats<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mustardmuseum.org\/mustard-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Mustard Day<\/a>: 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 at National Mustard Museum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sports, Races<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/madisonallcityswimmeet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All-City Swim Meet<\/a>: Thursday, July 31 through Saturday, Aug. 2 at Hill Farm Swim Club<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Mallards vs. Fond du Lac:<\/a> 6:35 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1 at Warner Park<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forwardmadisonfc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forward Madison FC vs. AV Alta<\/a>: 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 at Breese Stevens Field<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-mallards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Mallards vs. Green Bay:<\/a> 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 and 1:05 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3 at Warner Park<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcityskiteam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mad-City Ski Team<\/a>: 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3 at Law Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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