When you live a northern state like Wisconsin, you have to really take advantage of the seemingly few warm days we have. Madison, like Milwaukee, Chicago and other nearby cities, really crams a lot of events together from May to September.
Here is a list of things I look forward to doing each summer in and around Madison:
- Community festivals such as Verona Hometown Days
- Dane County Farmers’ Market, followed by Bloody Marys at Genna’s (which is open at 10 a.m. Saturdays during Farmers’ Market)
- Concerts on the Square
- Bike Night at Quaker Steak
- Boating
- Sitting on the swings at the Beach Bar at Mt. Olympus
- Memorial Union Terrace
- Golf outings
- Sand volleyball
- Mallards Duck Blind
- Brewers tailgate
- Betty Lou Cruise
- A double-feature at Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre
- Live on King Street
- Mad-City Ski Team show
- Maxwell Street Days
- Taste of Madison (and Taste of Madison judging)
What’s on your summer to-do list in Madison? Let us know in the comments section.
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Looking for things to do outside Madison? Check out the site Summer Bucket List.
