Trick or Treat on Monroe Street | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Monroe Street Library | Free | Get your treats from trunks, plus the library will provide treats for kids in costumes.
Garver Pumpkin Party 2024 | Sunday, Oct. 27 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Garver Feed Mill | Free | Get in the spirit with a pumpkin carving station, costume contest, and scavenger hunt.
Cars and Coffee Madison | Sunday, Oct. 27 | 8 a.m. | Middleton Motorsports at Middleton Ford | Free | Coffee and cool cars — not sure it gets better than this.
Monroe Street Farmers Market | Sunday, Oct. 27 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Edgewood High School Parking Lot | Free | This weekly market features lots of local products, prepared meals, family activities, and live music.
Plan Ahead
Movie Mondays for Older Adults | Monday, Oct. 28 | 1-3 p.m. | Goodman Community Center | Free | Watch a film with fellow cinephiles.
Madison Django Jazz Jam | Tuesday, Oct. 29 | 7-9 p.m. | Leopold’s Books Bar Caffe | Free | Sip a cocktail or peruse some books while listening to music inspired by jazz legend Django Reinhardt.
Fish Fry | Friday, Nov. 1 | 5-8 p.m. | VFW Post 7591 | $14+ | Support local veterans by eating a quintessential Wisco meal.
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Make room for Red Rock Saloon. Madison’s Plan Commission just increased this country-themed eatery’s occupancy limit from 360 to 450. Red Rock Saloon will make a little more elbow room by widening an internal door + removing a booth near the entrance. (Wisconsin State Journal)
Civic
What do former President Barack Obama, “The West Wing” cast, and Yung Gravy have in common? They all recently visited Madison to encourage voting participation. Check your voter registration + find a polling place online.
Announced
Alimentari is making moves. The Monroe Street location is set to open in January 2025 while the Brearly Street spot closes on Tuesday, Dec. 24. Want to keep up with all of the restaurant happenings in our area? Read more on our website.
Posture check — this is your weekly reminder to straighten your back. If that felt good, imagine how nice a stretch at Sukha Somatics would feel. Find your flow at these Madison yoga studios.
Read
Psst… All nine Madison Public Library locations have free copies of the WE READ Youth Voices Anthology. Snag a copy to read short stories by 50 local youth who participated in the Youth Voices Writing Contest. Project partners include the Madison Public Library Foundation, Wisconsin Book Festival + Forward Madison FC.*
Finance
It’s time to take a break from your high-interest debt. For one of the longest no-interest periods on a balance transfer card experts have seen in a while, check this out.*
Health
Noise filtering, nearly invisible, rechargeable, long-lasting: Check, check, check, and check. This tiny hearing device turns noise into clarity, isolating the voices you care about for crystal-clear convos.*
Home
Rates just dropped — now could be the time to tap into your home equity. Calculate your payment.*
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Cheers, Madison
It’s kind of a walk from Hilldale to the Capitol, we suggest picking one area. | Graphic by Proxi + 608today
It’s about time we talked about 608 happy hours, folks. No matter if you’re grabbing a quick beer after work, on the hunt for some discounted bites, or just want to have a chill hangout while going easy on the wallet, we’ve got this round.
Canteen | Everyday, 2-5 p.m. + 9 p.m.-close | Time is just a construct with a drink in your hand. Grab half-priced signature margaritas + tacos during your post-work hangout or while kicking off a night on the square.
Sardine | Weekdays, 4-6 p.m. + Weekends, 4:30-6 p.m. (bar area only) | Imbibe during dollar-off oyster happy hour paired with a glass of $6 wine or $8 featured cocktail.
Cafe Hollander | Monday-Thursday, 3-5 p.m. | Spend a night at Hilldale sipping on half-priced wine, specialty mules, sangria + Lowlands Brewing Collaboratives and Bier of the Month. Stick around and play oversized board games to crown the king or queen of happy hour.
Tempest Oyster Bar | Weekdays, 4-6 p.m. | Make the most of this happy hour with $7 house wines and snacks like $3 shrimp cocktail.
Tru Rescue electrolyte drinks — each can features sparkling water, blackberry juice, electrolytes, lemon balm, and prickly pear extract to help keep you hydrated.
