Sunny, warm days in Madison are our favorites! Enjoy what is going on around town and we’ll see you out and about!
JUNE EVENTS
June 4 – Concerts on the Monona Terrace Rooftop 7-9pm Rabid Aardvarks
June 4-5 – Verona Hometown Days
June 6 – Cars on State Street
June 6 – Cows on the Concourse
June 7 – Ride the Drive
June 13 – Summerpalooza at the Children’s museum
June 13-14 – The Waterfront Festival in Yahara Place Park
June 16 – Lunchtime Live, a free outdoor lunchtime concert on the square for 8 consecutive Tuesday’s. All dates and bands are on the link.
June 19 – Concerts on the Monona Terrace Rooftop 7-9pm, The Boogie Men
June 20 – Jazz in the Park, Wingra Park
June 20-21 – Isthmus Jazz Festival
June 24 – Concerts on the Square, a Madison favorite starting at 7pm.
June 26 – Concerts on the Monona Terrace Rooftop 7-9pm, The Jimmys
June 26 – Live on King Street
June 27 – Shake the Lake
June 25-28 – Bhakti Fest
JULY
July 1 – Concerts on the Square, a Madison favorite starting at 7pm.
July 2-5 – National Women’s Music Festival
July 8 – Concerts on the Square, a Madison favorite starting at 7pm.
July 9 – Concerts on the Monona Terrace Rooftop 7-9pm, Madison County
July 9-12 – La Fête de Marquette, Central Park
July 11-12 – Art Fair on the Square
July 15 – Concerts on the Square, a Madison favorite starting at 7pm.
July 15-19 – Dane County Fair
July 16 – Concerts on the Monona Terrace Rooftop 7-9pm, Start Making Sense (Talking Heads Tribute)
July 17 – Live on King Street
July 17-19 – Maxwell Street Days
July 17-18 – Paddle & Portage
July 22 – Concerts on the Square, a Madison favorite starting at 7pm.
July 23 – Concerts on the Monona Terrace Rooftop 7-9pm, ABBA Salute
July 25 – Opera in the Park, Garner Park at 8pm
July 25-26 – Atwood Fest
July 29 – Concerts on the Square, a Madison favorite starting at 7pm.
July 31 – Live on King Street
AUGUST
Aug 7 – Dane Dances, Monona Rooftop Terrace, 5:30 – 9:30, see link for bands
Aug 7 – Live on King Street
Aug 8 – Great Taste of the Midwest
Aug 14 – Dane Dances, Monona Rooftop Terrace, 5:30 – 9:30, see link for bands
Aug 20-23 – Sun Prairie’s Sweet Corn Festival
Aug 21 – Dane Dances, Monona Rooftop Terrace, 5:30 – 9:30, see link for bands
Aug 21 – Live on King Street
Aug 22 – Madison Mini Marathon
Aug 27-30 – Orton Park Festival
Aug 28 – Dane Dances, Monona Rooftop Terrace, 5:30 – 9:30, see link for bands
Aug 28-30 – Middleton Good Neighbor Festival
SEPTEMBER
Sept 5-6 – Taste of Madison
Sept 18 – Live on King Street
Sept 19-20 – Willy St Fair
Sept 20 – Bike the Barns ride
by Sara Alvarado
The Black Lives Matter movement is forcing many White people to open our eyes to inequalities we have long ignored. One such issue is neighborhood segregation and unequal access to homeownership.
Since the Fair Housing Act passed in 1968, the gap between Black and White homeownership rates has