Madison Wisconsin Entertainment & Events

Special Events

• Overture Center for the Arts
  201 State Street • Madison, WI 53703
  Located in the Cultural Arts District
  608-258-4141 (Tickets)
  This state-of-the-art facility, through a generous donation, contains Overture Hall with 2,250 seats and the world's largest movable concert organ, a playhouse, three black box multipurpose spaces, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, meeting rooms, four art galleries, a glass lobby, and the Capitol Theater. more...

Cinema

• Eastgate Cinemas
  5202 High Crossing Boulevard • Madison, WI 53704
  608-242-2117
  Enjoy featured motion pictures at this quality establishment.  more...

• Point UltraScreen Cinemas
  7825 Big Sky Drive • Madison, WI 53719
  608-833-3980
  Enjoy featured motion pictures at this quality establishment.  more...

• South Towne Cinemas
  2305 West Broadway • Madison, WI 53713
  608-223-3456
  Enjoy featured motion pictures at this quality establishment.  more...

• Westgate Art Cinemas
  340 Westgate Mall • Madison, WI 53711
  608-271-4033
  Enjoy featured motion pictures at this quality establishment.  more...

Concerts & Performances

• Madison Opera
  3414 Monroe Street • Madison, WI 53711
  608-238-8085
  Madison Opera is a regional company that produces two major operas annually and a summer event.  more...

• Madison Symphony Orchestra
  222 West Washington Avenue, Suite 460 • Madison, WI 53703
  Located in Overture Hall
  608-258-4141 (Tickets)
  The Madison Symphony Orchestra is the area's premier classical music ensemble. more...

• Madison Ballet
  Located in the Overture Center for the Arts
  608-258-4141 (Tickets)
  Madison Ballet offers two ballet productions annually in addition to the holiday classic, The Nutcracker. The mission of the organization is to "promote appreciation and access to ballet by providing training and performing opportunities through professionally produced productions and educational initiatives." more...

Seminars & Symposiums

• Northlands Storytelling Network
  PO Box 1055 • Madison, WI 60051-1055
  815-344-3465
  A Spring conference covering story swapping, story telling workshops and just listening. This event is entertaining and lots of fun for the whole family. more...

Parades

• St. Patrick's Day Parade
  Held around Madison’s Capitol Square, the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. The Parade route is counter-clockwise around the Capitol Square, exiting at East Washington Avenue.  more...

Tours

• Dave & Gwynn Weaver Clinic
  1919 Alliant Energy Center Way Madison • Madison, WI 53713
  Alliant Energy Center
  Dave and Gwynn Weaver team up to teach you Ranch Roping and Cow Working. Ranch Working teaches you the fundamentals of positioning, roping, cattle handling, and groundwork for branding and doctoring animals. Ranch Working starts at 9am and lasts for 3 days for 5-6 hours. Cow Working you will learn the basics of working cattle and you will also learn tips on how to get your horse to focus on the cows. Cattle Working starts at 9am and lasts for 2 days for 4 hours a day. For more information please click the link above. more...