Living - Events - Periodic - Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Annual festivals, special events, and ongoing events throughout the year
- Book Fest: Wisconsin Book Festival; annual October celebration of reading, writing, and the written word; events in Madison, Milwaukee, and throughout the state; a year-round, statewide series of public programs about reading, writing, and literacy
- Brat: World's Largest Brat Fest; eat one of Wisconsin's signature foods; particpants consumed over 28 km of brats, over 85 metric tons, in a past fest
- Community: Monona Community Festival
- Dances: Dane Dances; music, dancing, and fun to help break down barriers of race
- Dairy Expo: World Dairy Expo; a dairy industry tradeshow held in Madison
- Fair: Dane County Fair; youth exhibits, barns, animals, carnival rides, live music, and entertainment
- Farmer's Mkt: Dane County Farmer's Market on the Square; an open-air food, produce, and flower market held at The Square, the area round the Capitol dome in downtown Madison on Saturdays and Wednesdays; this counter-clockwise walking ritual is one of Madison's most noted features
- Film Fest: Wisconsin Film Festival; an annual film series program by the University of Wisconsin--Madison Arts Institute
- Fireworks: Rhythm & Booms; an Independence-day celebration highlighted by fireworks in Warner Park in Madison
- Fishing: Madison Fishing Expo; fishing tackle, equipment, boats, leading manufacturers, and dealers
- Jazz @ 5: Summer weekly Jazz concert series at State Street and the Capitol Square
- Jazzfest: Capital City Jazz Fest
- Marathon: Mad City Marathon; foot race that snakes through the isthmus; also half marathon, 10 km, and 5 km races
- Polar Jam: Winter festival
- Sprints: Capitol Square Sprints; foot races throughout town
- St Pat's Parade: St. Patrick's Day parade
- Taste: Taste of Madison; an annual food festival with live music on Capitol Square
- Whad'Ya Know: Michael Feldman's public radio show; taped live in Madison as well as occasionally at some remote locations
- WisCon: Annual feminist science fiction convention held in Madison
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