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SUMMARY:Wisconsin Science Festival
DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.*\n Celebrate curiosity statewide – October 15-25th!. The 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival is once again taking 10 days to celebrate science\, art\, and technology all across the state! Visit our website\, wiscifest.org\, to browse hundreds of events in over 55 counties throughout Wisconsin.\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.org\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/find-an-event/
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/wisconsin-science-festival-17/
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SUMMARY:Nature Explorers - Join the WiSciFest BioBlitz
DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.*\n Unleash your curiosity with the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival BioBlitz. Take part in a 10-day\, statewide BioBlitz as part of the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival! Share your observations in the iNaturalist project and learn more about to participate at wiscifest.org/bioblitz!\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.org\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/bioblitz/
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/nature-explorers-join-the-wiscifest-bioblitz-4/
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SUMMARY:Stumble into Science Pub Crawl
DESCRIPTION:A guided pub crawl to some of Madison’s most iconic pubs\, with a science festival twist!\n\n\nA guided pub crawl to some of Madison’s most iconic pubs\, with a science festival twist!  \nEach pub will have researchers stationed there to answer your craziest questions about their research. Pub themes will range from microbiology to astronomy to cannabis research!  \nRegistration includes a lineup of exclusive Wisconsin Science Festival swag\, and more! \nCheck-in starts at 4:30pm at the Up North pub. See the whole line-up below – more details still to come! \n\n\nPub Crawl Schedule and Topics: \n\n4:30pm – Check-in at Up North Pub\nUp North Pub – Ancient rocks with Mel\, Eric\, and Bennett\nOne Social Food Hall – Plants vs bacteria vs fungi: The Thunderdome\nMerchant – TBD\nRigby Pub – TBD\nTipsy Cow – Microbes hidden in the workforce: beers to biofuels to biopharmaceuticals\nGenna’s – How the adolescent brain makes decisions\nGamma Ray – Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC)\n\n\n\nAnyone is welcome to stop into a pub on the lineup to chat with a scientist but you must be registered with a ticket to get your festival swag and travel with the pack!
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/stumble-into-science-pub-crawl-2/
LOCATION:Up North\, 150 South Blair Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wisconsin Science Festival
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SUMMARY:Stumble into Science Pub Crawl
DESCRIPTION:Explore downtown Madison and learn a thing or two along the way. A guided pub crawl to some of Madison’s most iconic pubs\, with a science festival twist! Each pub will have researchers stationed there to answer your craziest questions about their research. Pub themes will range from microbiology to astronomy to cannabis research!\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.org\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/stumble-into-science/
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/stumble-into-science-pub-crawl/
LOCATION:Downtown Madison
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261020
DTSTAMP:20261002T212801Z
CREATED:20260930T205756Z
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SUMMARY:Wisconsin Science Festival
DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.*\n Celebrate curiosity statewide – October 15-25th!. The 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival is once again taking 10 days to celebrate science\, art\, and technology all across the state! Visit our website\, wiscifest.org\, to browse hundreds of events in over 55 counties throughout Wisconsin.\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.org\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/find-an-event/
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/wisconsin-science-festival-18/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261020
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SUMMARY:Nature Explorers - Join the WiSciFest BioBlitz
DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.*\n Unleash your curiosity with the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival BioBlitz. Take part in a 10-day\, statewide BioBlitz as part of the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival! Share your observations in the iNaturalist project and learn more about to participate at wiscifest.org/bioblitz!\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.org\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/bioblitz/
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/nature-explorers-join-the-wiscifest-bioblitz-5/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020
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SUMMARY:Wisconsin Science Festival
DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.*\n Celebrate curiosity statewide – October 15-25th!. The 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival is once again taking 10 days to celebrate science\, art\, and technology all across the state! Visit our website\, wiscifest.org\, to browse hundreds of events in over 55 counties throughout Wisconsin.\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.org\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/find-an-event/
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/wisconsin-science-festival-19/
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SUMMARY:Crossroads of Ideas: Funding the Future of Science
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Wisconsin Science Festival.\n\n\nCrossroads of Ideas: Funding the Future of Science \nHow America Funds Discovery – Research\, Innovation\, and What Comes Next \nTuesday\, October 20 – 7pm – Discovery Building\, Deluca Forum \n \nHow we fund research shapes what questions get asked\, which ideas have the opportunity to grow\, and how discoveries move into the world. For decades\, the U.S. has relied heavily on a university-centered model\, but the landscape of research funding is evolving\, with new approaches and priorities emerging. \nJoin us for a conversation about the future of research funding in America. Panelists will explore the opportunities and challenges of different models and consider what may be at stake for universities\, researchers\, industry\, and society as the nation rethinks how discovery is supported.
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/crossroads-of-ideas-science-and-society/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 North Orchard Street\, Orchard View Room\, Madison\, WI\, 53715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crossroads
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SUMMARY:Sci-prov: The Show
DESCRIPTION:Where Science Meets Improv Comedy! Learn\, laugh\, improv.\n\n\nJoin the Illuminating Discovery Hub and Amalgam Improv for an evening fusing science and spontaneous improv comedy like no other at Sci-Prov! \nSci-prov combines science and improv in creative\, funny\, and never before seen ways. Scientists will present their work in short\, digestible presentations followed by brief Q&A\, all of which can become fodder for the improv scenes. The improv scenes are created on the fly & unique to each show. \nLight refreshments and cash bar available. Tickets are free and registration is requested to ensure adequate seating. \n\n\nWe value inclusion and access for all participants. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations to enhance your participation experience\, please email idhub@wid.wisc.edu no later than 2 weeks prior to the event. This event is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/sci-prov-the-show/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 North Orchard Street\, Orchard View Room\, Madison\, WI\, 53715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sci-Prov
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SUMMARY:The WhySci Variety Show
DESCRIPTION:The most science-inspired variety show in town! Produced by the Wisconsin Science Festival and the UW-Madison Division of the Arts.\n\n\nGet ready to unleash your curiosity at the Why Sci Variety Show—a high-energy mashup of science talks\, artful performances\, and live music! This year’s theme is Us\, celebrating the science of humans and the humans who do science. Expect brainy beats\, genealogy jokes\, and scientific showmanship that will have you thinking and tapping your toes. \nHosted by the always-entertaining Ben Rush with more presenter and performer details to come! \nDoors and bar open at 6:30pm – show starts at 7pm. \nRegister for your free tickets now! \nProduced in partnership with the UW-Madison Division of the Arts. \n\n\nCheck out some highlights from the 2025 WhySci Variety Show below!
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/the-whysci-variety-show-2/
LOCATION:Majestic Theatre\, 115 King Street\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wisconsin Science Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T193000
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SUMMARY:SoundWaves: Origins - The Birth of Everything
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first in the new series of SoundWaves where will explore the origins of life\, the universe\, and everything!\n\n\nWhere do we come from? Where does anything come from? This new series of SoundWaves brings together leading academic researchers and live music to explore origins at every scale – from the birth of the universe to the first human communities. Each edition pairs scholars from distinct disciplines with a musical program to answer the oldest questions we know. \nThis event will take place in Collins Recital Hall in the Hamel Music Center. \n\n\nThis first SoundWaves event of the year launches our year-long exploration of Origins. Part of the Wisconsin Science Festival and Klez Fest Midwest\, this event looks at The Beginning of Everything. How did the universe come to be\, and how have scientists thought about the universe’s origins in the past? Special musical guests The Klezmatics\, perhaps the most important and popular klezmer band of all time\, will then look at the origins of klezmer music\, followed by a performance that will wow you. \nThis event is free but registration is requested to ensure adequate seating. \n\n\nSoundWaves combines scientific lectures about the world with live classical music performances. Each event revolves around a theme\, exploring it first from many scientific angles and then through the lens of music. The program starts and concludes with a live performance of music related to the evening’s theme.
URL:https://wid.wisc.edu/event/soundwaves-origins-the-birth-of-everything/
LOCATION:Hamel Music Center\, 740 University Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:SoundWaves
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