What's on in Middleton on a budget?
19 upcoming events
We've rounded up 19 upcoming events in Middleton on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Middleton on a budget
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Fri30
Friday 30 October
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Saturday 31 October
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Sat 7 · 11 AMFree
Literature
5th Annual Middleton Author Palooza
113 W Main St
Sun 8 · 10:30 AMFree
Outdoors0–15 yrs
Kids on the Prairie
Holy Wisdom Monastery
Fri 13 · 7:05 PM$16–32
Team sportsHockey
Madison Capitols vs. Green Bay Gamblers
Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena
Sat 14 · 11 AMFree
Youth Pinball Free-Play & Tourney!
The Kickback Bar
Sat 14 · 6 PM$0
2026 Badgerland Pride Softball End-of Year-Celebration
The Village Green
Fri 20 · 6 PMFree
Of Quiet Awe Art Exhibit Reception
Holy Wisdom Monastery
Fri 20 · 7:05 PM$18–32
Team sportsHockey
Madison Capitols vs. Lincoln Stars
Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena
Sun 6 Dec · 3:05 PM$18–32
Team sportsHockey
Madison Capitols vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints
Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena
Fri 1 Jan · 10 AM$20–50
RunningSports & fitness
Fleet Feet New Year's Day Dash Presented by Incredible Bank
2616 N Pleasant View Rd
Fri 15 Jan · 7:05 PM$18–32
Madison Capitols vs. Fargo Force
Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena
Fri 22 Jan · 7:05 PM$18–32
Madison Capitols vs. USA Hockey National Team Development Program
Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena
Fri 29 Jan · 7:05 PM$18–32
Madison Capitols vs. Youngstown Phantoms
Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena
Fri 19 Feb · 7:05 PM$18–32
Madison Capitols vs. Sioux City Musketeers
Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena
Fri 12 Mar · 7:05 PM$18–32
Madison Capitols vs. Muskegon Lumberjacks
Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena
Fri 2 Apr · 7:05 PM$18–32
Team sportsHockey
Madison Capitols vs. Waterloo Black Hawks
Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena
See also in Middleton on a budget
Fri 30 · 9 PM$21.16–116.21
KaraokeHip-Hop
Trap Karaoke Live! - Hosted By Laugh Master / Meechie
The Annex, Madison
Wed 4 · 7:30 PM$27–2,153
RockConcert
Dave Matthews Band
Kohl Center, Madison
At 8 PM
PopConcert
The Brook & The Bluff: The Werewolf Tour
Majestic Theatre Madison
Tomorrow · 7 PM
BluesRock
The Doors of Perception - CD Release Party $15
The North Street Cabaret
Tomorrow · 8 PM
JazzSmall gig
Paul Dietrich Jazz Ensemble 10th Anniversary Show
The Bur Oak, Madison
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
Leafy Greens
Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center
Sat 31 · 10 AMFree
Street partySocials
Dave and Buster's Halloween
Dave & Buster's Madison
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
Street party
Into the Mystic -Downtowners Annual Halloween Party 2026
Red Rock Saloon, Madison
Fri 30 · 6 PM$15.38–18.77
Street partySocials
Halloween Eve Bar Crawl 10/30 - MADISON (Downtown)
Whiskey Jack's Saloon, Madison
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
Drag show
Halloween Drag Show and Costume Party
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Tomorrow · 7 PM
Parties
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GHOULS!
Atwood Music Hall, Madison
Fri 30 · 3 PM
Quiz
Dead & Distilled: Halloween Weekend Bash
State Line Distillery, Madison
Fri 30 · 8 PM
DJ set
B'00 Bash: A Y2K Halloween Dance Party
The Sylvee, Madison
Sun 8 · 7:30 PM$17.85
Stand-up
COMEDY NIGHT AT NANI RESTAURANT
Nani Restaurant, Madison
Fri 30$7–11
ImprovComedy
The Cut: A Reality Improv Show
Atlas Improv, Madison
At 8 PM
Stand-up
MIc on State
Comedy Club on State, Madison
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$5
Theatre
Murder at the Vicarage
Peace Lutheran Church, Waunakee
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM$41
TheatreSocials
Gaslight
Overture Hall At Overture Center for the Arts, Madison
Fri 30 · 1 PM
TheatreMusical
Annie
Children's Theater of Madison
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM
Theatre
Dragonsocks & Queen of the Universe
Broom Street Theater, Madison
Fri 30 · 7 PM$79
TheatreMusical
Annie
Capitol Theater At Overture Center for the Arts, Madison
Fri 30
Musical
Annie
Capitol Theater - Overture Center, Madison
Sun 8 · 10 AM
Exhibition
2026 Middleton Reptile Expo
Middleton Conference Center
Sun 1 · 10 AM
MarketCrafts
Holiday Art & Cards One-Day Pop-Up: Featuring Christine & Trent Sveom
Madison Art Market
Sun 1 · 10 AMFree
ExhibitionMarket
Holiday Art & Cards: Meet Christine & Trent Sveom
Madison - Dane County Tavern League
Sun 1 · 10:15 AM$50
LiteratureWellness
Ink & Insight Mindful Writing Circle
Holy Wisdom Monastery, Middleton
Sun 1 · 1 PMFree
Literature
ARL Book Club
Awesomely Radical Love, Madison
Thu 5 · 6 PM$79–148
FoodTalk
Austin Hope Wine Dinner
DelecTable, Madison
At 12 PM
TalkCrafts
Embroidered Traditions from Morocco to Afghanistan
Chazen Museum of Art
Tomorrow · 3 PMFree
TalkLiterature
Book Talk: Impermissible Punishments by Judith Resnik
University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison
Sun 1 · 1 PMFree
Guided tourOutdoors
Touring the Lost City (tour 2)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
Sun 1 · 2:30 PMFree
CinemaDocumentary
Meeting the Buddha - Movie Screening at UW Madison
The Marquee Cinema, Madison
Tue 10 · 6:30 PMFree
TalkEcology
Finding Connection in an Anxious World
718 Gilmore St, Madison
Thu 12 · 5:30 PM$15
Talk
Perspectives: Who is a Farmer?
Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison
Thu 12 · 6:30 PMFree
TalkEcology
Let's Talk about a Year of Foraging with Robin Greenfield
4340 Tokay Blvd, Madison
Thu 12 · 7 PMFree
TalkScience
Crossroads of Ideas: Trusting the Data
Discovery Building, Madison
At 7:30 PM
Cinema
William Shatner Live On-stage with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Orpheum Theater, Madison
Tomorrow · 7 PM$26
Cinema
Warren Miller's "Days Off”
Barrymore Theatre, Madison
Fri 30 · 3 PM
MarketCrafts
Nightmare on East Wash Market to be held October 30 at WYSO Center
WYSO Center for Music, Madison
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