Orton Park Festival
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Orton Park 1103 Spaight St. , Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Mick McKiernan for Cycropia Aerial Dance
Cycropia Aerial Dance
(2018 pick) Orton Park Fest is back for its 53rd annual celebration under the oaks with a stacked lineup over four nights. In addition to the gravity-defying aerialists of Cycropia (pictured), there’s music galore, with frequent festival dwellers such as People Brothers Band (Friday, 7 pm), Driveway Thriftdwellers (Sunday, 3 pm) and Dead Horses (Sunday, 4:30 pm) are set to appear, and don’t miss headlining sets by rock songsmith Chuck Prophet (Saturday, 8:15 pm) and Chicago’s raucous honky tonkers The Waco Brothers (Sunday, 6:15 pm). For a real treat, don’t miss the midafternoon set by local fuzz rockers (and one of Madison’s most underrated bands) Squarewave (Saturday, 2:45 pm).
5-10 pm on Thursday-Friday; noon-10 pm on Saturday; and 9 am-8 pm Sunday. 2019 dates: Aug. 22-25.
press release: One of the country’s longest-running outdoor music festivals, Orton returns with four days of festival fun in the heart of Madison’s east side. This MNA-sponsored event is known for great music, an array of terrific vendors from local restaurants and businesses, kids games, an elegant Jazz Brunch, a rather quirky auction, and magical aerial trapeze performances under one of the park’s great oaks.
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