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Midwest Fire Fest

The Midwest Fire Fest was recently moved to the beginning of June, a welcome change from the blazing temperatures of mid-July. As you’d expect from the name, this is a hot festival! Focused primarily on pottery, there are also exhibitors… Continue Reading →

Fool’s Flotilla

The Fool’s Flotilla is an annual tradition and part of The Marquette Neighborhood Association’s Waterfront Festival, held in early June. The Flotilla encompasses all that makes Madison such a great place to live – free, funny, spontaneous, welcoming to all,… Continue Reading →

La Fete du Marquette

La Fete du Marquette (or just “fete” if you’re a local) is an annual neighborhood festival. It’s free and open to the public, and is the major fundraiser for the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center. Loosely tied to Wisconsin explorer* Father Jacque… Continue Reading →

Stoughton Holiday Light Display

Stoughton has an amazingly phenomenal holiday light display in their Rotary Park. The show integrates thousands of color-changing LED lights, synced to a half-hour radio broadcast loop of holiday-ish music. It’s non-denominational and you can sit and watch from the… Continue Reading →

Toad House

If you are heading up north on highway 27 to Hayward, Ashland or Bayfield, or cross the state on highway 29 to the Twin Cities or Green Bay, be sure to stop at Toad House. There’s a dearth of art,… Continue Reading →

World Naked Bike Ride

Naked people. On bikes. Because? Madison. http://wnbrmadison.org/