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Dane Dances
Aug. 16th 2013
A Provideo Comedy Series Event: The Kinsey Sicks
Aug. 17th 2013
Agora Art Fair
Aug. 17th 2013
Ride the Drive: Westside
Aug. 18th 2013
WI State Finals Barrel Horse Race
Aug. 16th-Aug. 18th 2013
Dane Dances
Aug. 23rd 2013
Hy-Vee IronKids Triathlon
Aug. 24th 2013
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11-01-2013
Special Event
Fifth Annual Wisconsin Cheese Originals Festival
Recurring daily until November 02, 2013
One John Nolen Dr., Madison, WI 53703
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Special Event
One John Nolen Dr., Madison, WI 53703
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Special Event
Join us as we celebrate the state’s growing number of artisan cheesemakers and original cheeses. Meet your favorite cheesemaker and try his/her cheeses at a variety of events, including: creamery and farm tours, che... more >
Madison Holiday Market
Recurring daily until November 03, 2013
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713
Alliant Energy Center of Dane County
Friday, 1-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-3pm
Special Event
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713
Alliant Energy Center of Dane County
Friday, 1-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-3pm
Special Event
A place where you can go to take care of all your holiday shopping. The Madison Holiday Market is the ultimate shopping extravaganza. With all different kinds of merchants, it is certainly a Wisconsin tradition that is no... more >
Madison Opera: Tosca
Recurring daily until November 03, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
See website
Special Event
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
See website
Special Event
"Questo è il bacio di Tosca – This is the kiss of Tosca!" With those words, opera singer Floria Tosca stabs Scarpia, the evil police chief who has tortured her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, and ... more >
Power2Save Concert featuring The Band Perry
November 01, 2013
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713
Alliant Energy Center of Dane County
Special Event
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713
Alliant Energy Center of Dane County
Special Event
Get ready for hot rockin' country on a cool, fall night--the Power2Save Concert featuring The Band Perry hits Madison on Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center. Join us for a night of live m... more >
The Hungry, Hungry Games: A Parody
Recurring daily until November 02, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
See website
Special Event
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
See website
Special Event
The creative minds who brought the phenomenon of Fifty Shades of Grey to its knees with the critically-acclaimed comedy, SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody, now take aim at The Hunger Games blockbuster series with The Hungr... more >
Ongoing Events
Daily 25-mile Sightseeing Tours of Isthmus
Recurring every week day starting August 26, 2013
1 East Main St., Madison, WI 53703
9:30 Weekdays, 1:30 weekends, or by app't
Ongoing Events
1 East Main St., Madison, WI 53703
9:30 Weekdays, 1:30 weekends, or by app't
Ongoing Events
Daily, Highlights Tours of Madison, 2-Hour, 25 mile drive tours encompassing the whole of the Isthmus. We drive by all 3 lakes, features the Square, the best photo stops, Maple Bluff, Mansion Hill, the University, Frank L... more >
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
November 01, 2013
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 8:00 PM
Ongoing Events
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 8:00 PM
Ongoing Events
Where wealth has bred boredom, one needs something to pass time. With sex readily available, why not fill it with that? The Queen of this gameplay, Marquise de Marteuil, has just embarked on a friendly bet with her counte... more >
Los Grandes del Arte Moderno Mexicano
Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until June 01, 2014
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Ongoing Events
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Ongoing Events
Los Grandes del Arte Moderno Mexicano (Masters of Mexican Modern Art) showcases the artists who, more than any others, defined Mexican Modernism in the 1920s and 1930s: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Frida Kahlo, Leopoldo Mé... more >
Sisters in Spirit: Native American Stories from Rocks and Beads
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until November 02, 2013
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
Wisconsin Historical Museum
From: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Ongoing Events
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
Wisconsin Historical Museum
From: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Ongoing Events
Explore the messages left by the original artists and storytellers of Wisconsin through masterful watercolors and sparkling glass beadwork. This exhibit showcases Geri Schrab's petroglyph- and pictograph-inspired watercol... more >
Walking Food Tours Madison Food Explorers
Recurring daily until November 23, 2013
, Madison, WI 53704
Most tours start at 12:30pm
Ongoing Events
, Madison, WI 53704
Most tours start at 12:30pm
Ongoing Events
Take a city food tour and experience Madison one tasty bite at a time!
Join us on a walking culinary tour of Madison’s savory neighborhoods. Discover hidden Madison restaurants. Taste local, fresh, Madison food and... more >
You Are Here: Maps and Meanings
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until November 09, 2013
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
Wisconsin Historical Museum
From: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Ongoing Events
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
Wisconsin Historical Museum
From: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Ongoing Events
We all use maps to find our way. Yet maps can show much more than destinations. They help define who we are and where we belong, and can help us understand our world in new ways. See a variety of striking, intriguing and ... more >
11-02-2013
Special Event
Cambridge Arts & Crafts Fair
November 02, 2013
403 Blue Jay Way, Cambridge, WI 53523
From: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Special Event
403 Blue Jay Way, Cambridge, WI 53523
From: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Special Event
This event offers dozens of arts and craft vendors with quality handmade merchandise, a raffle with gifts donated by local and area friends and business owners, a luncheon, a bake sale for those with a sweet tooth, craft ... more >
Dane County Farmers' Market
Every Saturday until November 09, 2013
Capitol Square, Madison, WI
From: 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Special Event
Capitol Square, Madison, WI
From: 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Special Event
Photo credit: John Maniaci. The Dane County Farmers’ Market on the Square is a tradition in Madison, Wisconsin. You’ll find the season’s best bounty of vegetables, flowers, and specialty products ... more >
Fifth Annual Wisconsin Cheese Originals Festival
Recurring daily until November 02, 2013
One John Nolen Dr., Madison, WI 53703
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Special Event
One John Nolen Dr., Madison, WI 53703
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Special Event
Join us as we celebrate the state’s growing number of artisan cheesemakers and original cheeses. Meet your favorite cheesemaker and try his/her cheeses at a variety of events, including: creamery and farm tours, che... more >
Madison Holiday Market
Recurring daily until November 03, 2013
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713
Alliant Energy Center of Dane County
Friday, 1-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-3pm
Special Event
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713
Alliant Energy Center of Dane County
Friday, 1-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-3pm
Special Event
A place where you can go to take care of all your holiday shopping. The Madison Holiday Market is the ultimate shopping extravaganza. With all different kinds of merchants, it is certainly a Wisconsin tradition that is no... more >
Madison Opera: Tosca
Recurring daily until November 03, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
See website
Special Event
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
See website
Special Event
"Questo è il bacio di Tosca – This is the kiss of Tosca!" With those words, opera singer Floria Tosca stabs Scarpia, the evil police chief who has tortured her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, and ... more >
Rachel Barton Pine with UW Symphony Orchestra
November 02, 2013
455 N. Park St, Madison, WI 53706
Starting: 8:00 PM
Special Event
455 N. Park St, Madison, WI 53706
Starting: 8:00 PM
Special Event
A former child prodigy, the violinist Rachel Barton Pine overcame significant personal tragedy, becoming one of the most celebrated violinists in the world. An accident on the Chicago Metra in the mid-90s severed one of h... more >
The Hungry, Hungry Games: A Parody
Recurring daily until November 02, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
See website
Special Event
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
See website
Special Event
The creative minds who brought the phenomenon of Fifty Shades of Grey to its knees with the critically-acclaimed comedy, SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody, now take aim at The Hunger Games blockbuster series with The Hungr... more >
WUD Music Presents: The Daredevil Christopher Wright w/ Cuddle Magic
November 02, 2013
800 Langdon Street, Madison
9:30PM
Special Event
800 Langdon Street, Madison
9:30PM
Special Event
The Wisconsin Union Directorate Music Committee presents the Daredevil Christopher Wright 9:30 p.m. on Friday, November 2 in Der Rathskeller, Memorial Union. Cuddle Magic will open. The Daredevil Christopher Wright unit... more >
Ongoing Events
A Fireside Christmas
Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday until December 22, 2013
1131 Janesville Ave., Ft. Atkinson, WI 53538
Fireside Dinner Theatre
Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun matinees; Thurs, Sat evenings; Sunday midday
Ongoing Events
1131 Janesville Ave., Ft. Atkinson, WI 53538
Fireside Dinner Theatre
Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun matinees; Thurs, Sat evenings; Sunday midday
Ongoing Events
Each year The Fireside’s Christmas show has become, without question, the most popular and sought-after show of the season. It’s always gorgeous; always entertaining; and always filled with inspiration and lov... more >
Arboretum Ecological Restoration Work Party: Wingra Oak Savanna
Recurring monthly on the 1st Saturday until December 07, 2013
Gravel parking lot along Arbor Drive, Madison, WI 53711
From: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Ongoing Events
Gravel parking lot along Arbor Drive, Madison, WI 53711
From: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Ongoing Events
Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about our native ecosystems. Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with advance notice. Meet at the gravel parking lot along Arbor Drive just off Monroe Str... more >
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
November 02, 2013
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 8:00 PM
Ongoing Events
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 8:00 PM
Ongoing Events
Where wealth has bred boredom, one needs something to pass time. With sex readily available, why not fill it with that? The Queen of this gameplay, Marquise de Marteuil, has just embarked on a friendly bet with her counte... more >
Los Grandes del Arte Moderno Mexicano
Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until June 01, 2014
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Ongoing Events
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Ongoing Events
Los Grandes del Arte Moderno Mexicano (Masters of Mexican Modern Art) showcases the artists who, more than any others, defined Mexican Modernism in the 1920s and 1930s: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Frida Kahlo, Leopoldo Mé... more >
Sisters in Spirit: Native American Stories from Rocks and Beads
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until November 02, 2013
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
Wisconsin Historical Museum
From: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Ongoing Events
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
Wisconsin Historical Museum
From: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Ongoing Events
Explore the messages left by the original artists and storytellers of Wisconsin through masterful watercolors and sparkling glass beadwork. This exhibit showcases Geri Schrab's petroglyph- and pictograph-inspired watercol... more >
Walking Food Tours Madison Food Explorers
Recurring daily until November 23, 2013
, Madison, WI 53704
Most tours start at 12:30pm
Ongoing Events
, Madison, WI 53704
Most tours start at 12:30pm
Ongoing Events
Take a city food tour and experience Madison one tasty bite at a time!
Join us on a walking culinary tour of Madison’s savory neighborhoods. Discover hidden Madison restaurants. Taste local, fresh, Madison food and... more >
