By Lily Mihelich | Photo courtesy Wisconsin Book Festival
Troy Farm Harvest Fest
Oct. 5, Troy Gardens
Troy Community Gardens is a space for community gardeners to grow fresh produce in Madison. Troy Farms’ last event of the summer season is Harvest Fest, a day full of autumn-inspired activities including apple cider pressing, a mini farm market, you-pick produce and herbs, a land tour, yard games, wood-fired pizzas and more.
rootedwi.org/event/troy-farm-harvest-fest
Farley Center Fall Festival 2024
Oct. 6, Farley Center
From 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., head to the Farley Center in Verona for apple picking, apple cider making in a 180-year-old press, a tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary, music and other activities. The Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability is a space for social change, justice and sustainability.
farleycenter.org/event/farley-center-fall-festival-2024
Bike Donation Drives (Bikes for Kids Wisconsin)
Oct. 12 & Nov. 23, Bikes for Kids Wisconsin
Bikes for Kids Wisconsin provides bikes at no cost to marginalized groups who need them. Gather up your unused, old or outgrown bikes and bring them here. Bikes are either fixed up or are used for spare parts to fix other bikes.
bravamagazine.com/event/bike-donation-drives-on-oct-12-nov-23-2024-2
Fall Food Truck Festival at Four Winds Farm
Oct 13, Four Winds Farm
Experience this fall celebration, which includes food trucks with a diverse array of eats, lawn games, music and family fun. (Tickets are $7.)
fourwindsfarmfitchburg.ticketleap.com/food-truck-festival-2024/details
Science on the Square – Madison Night Market Fusion
Oct. 17, Downtown Madison
This event blends science with the popular Madison Night Market. Visit local businesses and vendors while checking out science activities relating to our state and beyond.
wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/science-on-the-square-madison-night-market-fusion-4
Wisconsin Book Festival
Oct. 17-20, Various venues
The Wisconsin Book Festival is put on by the Madison Public Library in partnership with the Madison Public Library Foundation. The festival is a combination of a series of events including author talks, poetry nights, book sales and more.
wisconsinbookfestival.org/event-schedule?page=2
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
Oct. 26, Monona Terrace
This candlelight concert includes an evening of Halloween-inspired classics (think: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the “Ghostbusters” theme and more) performed by the Listeso String Quartet, amongst the glow of candles.
