Taste of Madison
Saturday 2-8:30 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
80+ restaurants and caterers
3 stages with 5 music formats over 2 days
20 beverage stands: soda, water, beer, wine and milk

Thousands of dollars
raised for United Cerebral Palsy
More than 200 menu items to sample
Tons of live musical performances - Free!

Presented by

American Family Insurance
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Held each year over Labor Day weekend, Taste of Madison showcases more than 75 local restaurants, 20 beverage stands and three entertainment stages. The participating restaurants sell a vast variety of unique and traditional dishes to the estimated 175,000 attendees over the two-day period. And every food item is reasonably priced from $1 to $4. Admission to the event – which includes hours and hours of live entertainment – is free and open to the public.

The Taste of Madison is the flagship event of Madison Festivals, Inc. and benefits United Cerebral Palsy of Dane County. Madison Festivals is a privately held, non-profit 501(c) 3 organization. The city of Madison is not directly involved with the event, and all expenses - including rental of the Square, police, security, etc. - are paid for by Madison Festivals. Please abide by the rules we establish, especially the "NO PET" and "NO CARRY INS" policies. People who bring pets to the event will not be served.

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Entertainment Schedule by Stage

Saturday, Sept. 4
2 p.m. - Edisun
2:50 p.m. - Stereoside
3:30 p.m. - Aranda
4:35 p.m. - 12 Stones
5:55 p.m. - Smile Empty Soul
7:15 p.m. - Powerman 5000

Sunday, Sept. 5
11:15 a.m. - Abused Romance
12:05 p.m. - Sand
12:55 p.m. - Cobzweb
2 p.m. - Karnivool
3:05 p.m. - Deaf Pedestrians
4:10 p.m. - Caroline's Spine
5:30 p.m. - Nonpoint


Presented by

Saturday the 4th 
2 p.m. -Mighty Short Bus
3:15 p.m. - Rachelle and the Red Hot Rattlers
4:30 p.m. - Eli Young Band
6 p.m. - Lee Brice
7:15 p.m. - James Otto

Sunday the 5th
11:30 a.m. - Soggy Prairie Boys
12:30 p.m. - Pat Watters Band
2 p.m. - Rocket Club
3:45 p.m. -  Madison County
5:45 p.m. - Danny Gokey


Presented by

Sunday, Sept. 5
11:30 a.m. - Blue Olives
1 p.m. - The Pipe Circus
2:30 p.m. - Last November
4 p.m. - 2nd Thought
5:30 p.m. - Lisa Loeb


Presented by

Saturday, Sept. 4
(Performers are listed in order of appearance. Various DJs will spin music between acts)

RIP
Tefman
The Fall Guys
Too White Crew
The New Boyz

*Performers and stage times are subject to change.

 

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