Events
- Hospitalized Voting Begins – Tuesday, August 6, 2024: Beginning Tuesday, August 6, 2024, voters who are hospitalized can appoint an agent to:
- Bring their absentee request to the City Clerk’s Office
- Deliver their absentee ballot from the Clerk’s Office to the hospital
- Return their voted ballot to the Clerk’s Office…
- Lunch Time LIVE! (Marcus Porter) – Tuesday, August 6, 2024: Madison’s Central Business Improvement District is proud to bring back the perennial summer favorite. Grab a friend and a blanket and find a spot on the Capitol lawn near King St.
- Madison Night Market – Thursday, August 8, 2024: Madison Night Market is a celebration of Madison’s unique and inspiring creative culture. Vendors showcase handmade products, local art, artisan gifts, prepackaged foods, and fresh produce. The event includes live music, artists, special visiting food carts, and pop-up restaurant experiences.
- Capitol City Band Concert in the Park – Thursday, July 18, 2024: Old-fashioned free concerts by the Capitol City Band with toe-tapping familiar music for all ages and all cultures. Bring a friend, bring your chairs; enjoy the music on a beautiful summer evening; rain or shine!
- Dane Dances: Luisito Rosario / V05 – Friday, August 9, 2024: Food and cocktails are available for purchase at 4:30 PM. Lake Vista Café will be open for your enjoyment along with La Taguara, Melly Mells Catering, and Kipps Kitchen. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Feel free to bring a blanket, chair, and picnic basket Sorry, carry-in alcohol is prohibited. Seating on the rooftop is limited.
- Bird & Nature Adventures (Owen Conservation Park) – Saturday, August 10, 2024: Join Naturalists Bethney Gunderson and Sylvia Marek for a free fun family friendly guided tour or take a healthy nature walk on your own any day in August on easy hiking paths at Owen Park
- Ride the Drive 2024 – Sunday, August 11, 2024: It’s thousands of happy healthy people coming together to experience parks and open streets in a single, one-day, free, community event. Since the inaugural Ride the Drive in 2009, this event continues to celebrate Madison’s commitment to a healthy, active lifestyle focusing on the environmental and economic impacts and the importance of social integration.
Announcements
- Bicycling Survey: UW students are looking to learn more about your experiences and opinions on cycling in Madison! This survey will help students understand the Madison cycling community and help direct policy and planning. You can take the survey by clicking here.
- City of Madison Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Updated Ahead of Primary: Madison’s 14 absentee ballot drop boxes are getting an updated look ahead of the Tuesday, August 13, 2024, primary election.
