2024 Events
April
- 14 through Nov 9 Saturday Dane County Farmer's Market on the Square
- 24 through Nov 6 Wednesday Dane County Farmer's Market on MLK
- 27 Crazylegs Classic
May
- 5 Madison Comic Con
- 9 Madison Night Market
- 10 UW Commencement
- 10 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony
- 25-26 Run Madtown
June
- 1 Cars on State
- 1 Cows on the Concourse
- 8 Safety Saturday
- 13 Madison Night Market
- 21 Make Music Madison
- 26 Concerts on the Square
July
- 3 Concerts on the Square
- 10 Concerts on the Square
- 13-14 Art Fair on the Square
- 17 Concerts on the Square
- 18-21 Maxwell Street Days
- 24 Concerts on the Square
- 31 Concerts on the Square
August
- 7 Jazz at Five
- 8 Madison Night Market
- 10 Madison Mini Marathon
- 14 Jazz at Five
- 21 Jazz at Five
- 28 Jazz at Five
- 31 - Sep 1 Taste of Madison
September
October
- 14-20 Wisconsin Science Festival
- 17 Madison Night Market
- 17-24 Wisconsin Book Festival
- 30 Downtown Madison Family Halloween
November
- 10 Madison Marathon
- 29 - Dec 1 Downtown Madison Holiday Open House
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Seasonal Events Across Downtown
We keep a handy calendar of all seasonal activities happening in YOUR Downtown! Head here for full details.
Summer in YOUR City Programming
Downtown Madison is helping you enjoy Summer in YOUR City again in 2024 with some great programming at various spaces including Lisa Link Peace Park, 30 on the Square, and the Grove at the Top of State St. Join us for some summer fun!
(May - September)
Head here for full details of our Summer in YOUR City Programs.
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Upcoming Conferences and Conventions
Monona Terrace Conferences & Conventions
- 2024 AASHTO Spring Meeting, American Association of State Highway Transportation, Apr 23-26, 540ppl
- 2024 WASN Spring Conference, WI Association of School Nurses, Apr 29-May 1, 360ppl
- SPE Thermoset TopCon 2024, Society of Plastics Engineers, Apr 30-May 1, 140ppl
- 2024 APWA Wisconsin Chapter Spring Conference, American Public Works Association, May 1-3, 300ppl
- Clinical Embryologists Summit Conference 2024, UW-Madison Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, May 3-4, 100ppl
- 2024 WiscNet Connections, May 13-14, 350ppl
- InterActivity 2024, Association of Children’s Museums, May 15-17, 900ppl
- 2024 Myofilament Meeting, UW Cardiovascular Research Center, May 18-21, 160ppl
- Evolang Conference 2024, UW-Madison Department of Psychology, May 18-21, 200ppl
- ACD Games Day 2024, ACD Distribution LLC, May 22-24, 550ppl
- Children & Nature Network 2024 Nature Everywhere Conference, May 28-June 1, 700ppl
- 2024 Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD), UW-Madison Dept of Communication Sciences and Disorders, May 30-June 1, 200ppl
Community and Partner Calendars
- Monona Terrace Community
- Wisconsin State Capitol
- Bartell Theater events
- Campus Area Neighborhood Association
- Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc.
- Children's Theater of Madison
- Downtown Madison, Inc.
- Downtowners Social Club
- Festival Choir of Madison
- Forward Theater
- Kanopy Dance
- Liquid Madison
- Madison Symphony Orchestra
- Majestic Theater events
- Madison Ballet
- Madison Opera
- Orpheum Theater events
- Overture Center for the Arts
- Progress Center for Black Women
- Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association
- The Rigby
- UW School of Music - Hamel Music Center
- Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Wisconsin Union
- Wisconsin Union Theater