Monroe Street Festival
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Forward! Marching Band
press release: The 41st Monroe Street Festival will take place on Saturday, September 22, from 10:00 to 5:00 in the 1500 - 3500 blocks of Monroe Street. This year’s “roadwork edition” of the popular annual Monroe Street Festival will include street or sidewalk sales, entertainment, children’s activities, Grab & Go food specials, and a book sale at the Monroe Street Branch Library. Activities are held rain or shine, and will take place in the shops, on the street or sidewalks, at Monroe Commons and in the parking lot of Michael’s Frozen Custard. For more information, see www.MonroeStreetFestival.com.
1500 Block
12:00-1:00 Celebration of the new “Crazylegs Plaza:” Unveiling of the Marcia Yapp mosaics and other Monroe Street Reconstruction public art and amenities. Come meet the artist and enjoy cake from Bloom Bake Shop and energii bites from Freshii (refreshments sponsored by HotelRED; rain location HotelRED lobby)
1700 Block (Monroe Street Library)
9:30-4:00 annual book sale
1700-1900 blocks
9:30-10:30 Henry the Lion from the Henry Vilas Zoo
11:00-2:00 balloon sculpting by Funny Faces sponsored by Orange Tree Imports
1800 Block (Monroe Commons by Trader Joe’s)
9:30 free yoga from the fit (at The Fit in case of rain)
10:30 Forward! Marching Band
11:30 Panchromatic Steel, Madison’s homegrown steel drum band
1:00 David Landau, voted Best Children’s Performer, sponsored by the Dudgeon Monroe Neighborhood Association
2:00 Prairie Bayou Cajun Band, dance music from Southwestern Louisiana
3:00 Mad City Funk, classic funk, R&B, soul, and blues
4:00 Fixed Income, rock and roll from the '60s and '70s
(Monroe Street at Harrison)
10:00 Madison Fire Department community education Fire Engine #4
11:00-4:00 free craft, make amazing wax hands in different colors, sponsored by Karner Blue Candle and Supply
1:30 education animals from the Henry Vilas Zoo
1900 Block (Creando Little Language Explorers Preschool, behind 1934 Monroe St.)
10:00-12:00 children’s carnival games and craft projects
10:00-3:00 bouncy castle
2500 Block (Michael’s Frozen Custard)
11:30-1:00 children’s face painting by the Monroe Street Arts Center
11:45 Forward! Marching Band
12:00-3:00 Monroe Street Arts Center open house across the street at 2526 Monroe Street
1:00 Cashel Dennehy Irish Dancers
2:00 Breckenridge School of Scottish Highland Dance
3:00 Mideast Salsa, North African salsa dance band
