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If you are looking for a beer festival to attend in the Madison, WI area (Dane County) this summer then you have come to the right place. We put in the effort for you of finding a beer tent so all you have to do is drink and listen to music. And if you need a hangover cure from the festivities try the Hangover No More pill.We will update the site as information becomes available, so check back often. For questions, comments, feedback or to make us an offer to advertise for cheap email us at drink@madisonareabeerfestivals.com.

* last updated on 8/20/08

2008 Beer Festival Guide

Date	Festival	Entertainment	Location
5/10	Oregon Micro Brew Fest	Sat 1pm - 3:30pm: Queenie and The Blue Cats 3:30pm - 6pm: Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo	Oregon Center Drive
5/16 - 5/18	Fitchburg days	Fri 8pm - 12am: Super Tuesday Main Stage ($5 cover) Sat 12pm: Rigel 1:45pm: Cashel Dennehy Irish Dancers 3pm: Rising Gael 5pm: Barra MacNeil 6:45pm: Trinity Academy of Irish Dance 8pm: The Kissers 10pm: Young Dubliners Sun 12pm - 1pm: O'Darby 1 - 2pm: MadHarpers 2 - 3pm: Irish Sing-Along, Milwaukee Irish Fest 3 - 4pm: The Currach 4 - 5pm: Members of West Wind	McKee Farms Park
5/16 - 5/18	Syttende Mai	Sat 6 - 11pm: Madison County	Mandt Park
5/18	WORT 10th Annual Block Party	Sun 11:15am: Nob Hill Boys 12:30pm: The Gadjo Players 1:45pm: Vibe Syndicate 3pm: Roots Collective 4:15pm: The BlueHeels 5:30pm: The Pints	600 Block of W. Doty St.
5/23 - 5/26	BratFest	See the official BratFest site	Willow Island at Alliant Energy Center
5/26	Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Fesitval	Mon 12pm - 1pm: Deb Scalissi & The Dry Martinis 2:45pm - 4:30pm: Kristi B's	Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
5/29 - 6/1	Mt. Horeb Frolic	Fri 9pm: Madison County Sat 8pm: Super Tuesday	Grundahl Park
5/30 - 6/1	Festa Italia	Fri 8pm - 12am: Super Tuesday Sat 7pm -12pm: Universal Sound	McKee Farms Park
6/5 - 6/8	Verona Hometown days	Thurs 7pm: Open Sights (no cover - still being finalized) Fri 8:30pm: Cherry Pie ($5 cover) Sat 8:30pm: Super Tuesday ($5 cover) Sun afternoon: The Josh Becker Band (free)	HomeTown Park
6/6 - 6/8	Deerfield Firemen's Fest	Fri 9pm - 1am: Love Monkeys Sat 9pm - 1am: Heart breaker Sun 5pm - 9pm: Restless	Fireman's Park
6/6 - 6/8	Saint John Parish Festival	Sat 8pm: Rachelle & The Red Hot Rattlers	Behind St. John School
6/7 - 6/8	Marquette Waterfront Festival	Sat 12pm: Pagee Go Go 1:30: Tani Diakite and the Malian Blues Band 3pm: The Vagabond Opera 4:45pm: Grupo Candela 6:30pm: Nation Beat (Brazil/NYC) Sun 11:4am: The Ritt Deitz Quintet 1:15pm: Marques Bovre and So Dang Yang Featuring Jim Schwall 2:45pm: Pistolera (Brooklyn- Alt-Folklorico) 4:30pm: Feufollet (Lafayette, LA.) 6:15pm: Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans	Yahara Place Park
6/7 - 6/8	Goretti Fest	Sat 6 - 10:30pm: DJ	St. Maria Goretti
6/13 - 6/15	Cottage Grove Firemen's Fest	Old Timers Tent Fri 8 - 12am: Cherokee Sat 4 - 7pm: music by TBA 8 - Midnight: Cherokee Sun 5:30-9:30pm: Connie Cool & Cool Nancy - Karaoke Big Beer Tent Fri 9 - 12:30am: Love Monkeys Sat 2 - 6pm: Chuck Bayuk 8:30 - 12:3am: Madison County Sun 2 - 6pm: The Midwesternerers 6 - 9:30pm: Tony Rocker & The Comeback Special	Fireman's Park
6/21	Christy's Summer Party	Sat: HoneyShot 6pm: Suburban Disturbance 6:30pm: Moondance	Christy's Landing
6/20 - 6/22	Marshall Firemen's Festival	Fri 8 - 12:30am: Heart breakers Sat 8:30 - 12:30am: Wild Heart Sun 5 - 10pm: Rainbow Bridge	Marshall Firemen's Park
6/27 - 6/29	Dane Firemans Festival	Sat 8:30pm - 1:30am: Love Monkeys	Firemen's Park
6/26 - 6/29	Oregon SummerFest	Thurs 6pm - 9:30pm: Out of Time (music of 70’s & 80’s) Fri 8pm - 12am: Madison County ($6 cover) Sat 8pm - 12am: Super Tuesday ($6 cover) Sun 2 - 6pm: DJ Geoff (top hits)	Kiser Firemen's Park
6/27 - 6/29	Cross Plains World's Fair	Fri 8pm: Lube Sat 8pm: Fuzzy Side Up Sun 2-5pm: TBA 6:30-9pm: The Last Bar Band	Baer Park
6/28 (rain date 6/29)	Rhythm & Booms	Greatest Hits Stage Sat: 2 - 4:15pm Road Trip 5 - 7:40pm: BritBeat 8 - 11:30pm: Little Vito & The Torpedoes Miller/Culvers Stage Sat 3 - 5pm: John Masino Band 5:30 - 7:30pm: The Groove Hogs 8 - 11:30pm: Spicy Tie Band	Warner Park
7/3 - 7/6	DeForest 4th of July	Thur 8pm: The De Villebillies Fri noon: Jive Roster 2pm: Marcy & The Highlights 6:30pm: Brian Stace 9pm: DJ Jukebox Bandstand	DeForest Fireman's Park
7/3 - 7/4	Monona Fest	Thurs 8pm - 12am: Wild Heart Fri 11:30am - 1:30pm: Jerry Stueber &the Versatiles-Reunion Show 2 - 4pm: Ladies Must Swing 4:30 - 7:30pm: The Lee Ding Zeros 8 - 12am: Lube	Winnequah Park
7/5	Club Tavern Outdoor Fest	Sat 2pm: Wizenheimers 3pm: Lube 5:30pm: Muzzy Luctin 6pm: Love Monkeys 7:30pm: Sand
7/11 - 7/12	Belleville American Music Festival	Fri 4-5pm: Mud Angels 5:30 - 6:30pm: Jimmy Voegeli Band 7-8pm: Wayne Baker Brooks 8:30 - 10pm: Eric Sardinas & Big Motor 10:30 - 12am: Sonny Landreth Sat 12am - 1pm: Queenie & the Bluecats 1:30-2:30pm: Aaron Williams & the Hoodoo 3 - 4pm: The Crashers 4:30 - 5:30pm: Joel Pingitore & Livin' Will 6 - 7:30pm: Larry McCray 8 - 9:30pm: Robben Ford 10pm - Midnight: Jeremy Spencer from Fleetwood Mac	Belleville Community Park
7/10 - 7/13	La Fête de Marquette	Please see La Fête de Marquette site	High Noon Saloon Central Park
7/11 - 7/13	St. Albert's Festival	Fri 6 - 8pm: Stuart Stotz 8 - 11:30pm: Phaze 2 Sat 6 - 8pm: Da Karaoke Man 8pm - 12am: Midlife Crisis Sun 11:30am - 12:30pm: Pairie Thunder Cloggers 12:30pm - 3:30pm: Bob Klinger Polka	St. Albert The Great
7/16 - 7/20	Dane County Fair	Please see Dane County Fair site	Alliant Energy Center
7/24 - 7/27	Waunafest	Fri 9pm - 1am: Madison County Sat 9pm - 1am: Super Tuesday Sun 3pm: Bob Klinger Band	Centennial Park
7/25 - 7/27	St. Dennis	Fri 8pm – 12am: Little Vito and the Torpedoes Sat 3 - 5pm: St. Dennis Big Band 5:30 - 7:30pm: Tony Rocker and the Comeback Special 8pm – 12am: Red Hot Horn Dawgs Sun 12pm – 3pm: Benny’s Band 3pm – 4:30pm: St. Dennis Big Band 3:30pm – 7pm: Undercover	St. Dennis Catholic Church
7/26	Atwood Summerfest	Sat noon - 7pm: Harmony Bar Blues Stage 12pm - 12:50pm: Danny Miller Band 1:10 - 2pm: Kristy Larson Honky Tonk 2:20 - 3:10pm: Baghdad Scuba Review 3:30 - 4:20pm: Altered Five 4:40 - 5:30pm: Mid-Westerners 6:00 - 7pm: Paul Cebar and Tomorrow Sound Maximum Ink / Ale Asylum Rock Stage 12pm - 1pm: God's Outlaw (Johnny Cash Trib) 1:00 - 2pm: Lucas Cates Band 2:15 - 3pm: Tex Tubb & the Jokermen (Dylan Trib) 3:15 - 4pm: Goodtime Camper 4:15 - 5:15pm: Motor Primitives 5:45 - 7pm: Dead String Brothers	2000 - 2100 Blocks of Atwood Ave
7/27	WJJO Band Camp	See the official site	Willow Island at Alliant Energy Center
8/1	Utica Fest	Fri 8:30pm: Nashville Pipeline Sat 8pm: Super Tuesday Sun 4:00 pm: Karaoke by Star Time Karaoke	Utica Park - I90 to Hwy N south, east on Hwy B and then don't blink or you will miss it.
8/9	The Great Taste of the Midwest	1pm - 6pm	Olin-Turnville Park
8/8 - 8/10	Belleville Community Picnic	Sat 8pm: Super Tuesday	Belleville Community park
8/14 - 8/17	Sun Prairie Corn Fest	Fri: The Invaders Sat 8pm - 8am: Bob Rocks	Angell Park
	Riley Fest		Riley Tavern
8/23	Mount Horeb Fire Muster	Sat 9pm - 1am: Bob Rocks	Mount Horeb Fire Station
8/22 - 8/24	Middleton Good Neighbor Fest	Sat: The Invaders Sat 8:30-12:30 Midlife Crisis Sun 4pm: Suburban Disturbance	Fireman's Park
8/22 - 8/24	Orton Park Festival	Please see Orton Park Festival site	Orton Park
8/30 - 8/31	Taste of Madison	Please see the Taste of Madison site	State Capitol
9/5 - 9/7	Mazomanie Wild West Days	Fri 8pm: 4XDaily Sat 8pm: Wild Heart Sun 4pm - 8pm: Mazomaniacs Jam Session	Lions Park
9/6 - 9/7	Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Fall Festival	Sat 6 - 8pm: SpareTime Bluegrass Band 8pm - midnight: The Kristi B Band Sun 1:30 - 3:30pm: Polka Mass-ters	Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church
	Blooming Grove Fireman's Festival		Blooming Grove Firestation
9/20 - 9/21	Willy St. Fair	Please see the Willy St. Fair site	800 -1000 Blocks of Williamson St.
9/13	5th Annual Thirsty Troll Brewfest
	Oktoberfest		Essen Haus
9/27	Quivey's Grove Beer Fest	Sat 12 - 5pm	Quivey's Grove
9/27	Party in the Park	Sat 7pm: Super Tuesday	Mandt Park
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