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🎉 Your guide to March in Madison
March 2, 2026 · — Rob Thomas
Good afternoon, Madison, and Happy March! This is the debut of your new City Cast Madison monthly guide newsletter! Just as we kick off the month with a podcast episode dedicated to what to see, do, and eat in Madison, you’ll get this email in your inbox each month as an expanded guide to what’s going on in town. From St. Paddy’s Day to the World Championship Cheese Contest to “Back to the Future,” it’s all here. Drop me a line and tell me what you think!
Hacks For a Better March
Anyone For Brunch? 🎧
Madison has a wealth of great places to eat breakfast, and Cap Times food and culture editor Lindsay Christians came on the podcast recently to talk about her favorite places to brunch. Plus, I wrote about a subject near and dear to my heart – the town’s top breakfast sandwiches.
See a Movie (For Free?)
Sticker shock at the ticket booth has kept many people from going out to the movies these days. But Madison is full of unexpected places that screen great movies – most for cheap or for free!
Park Yourself at One of The Country’s Best Bars 🎧
Public Parking on East Johnson Street is getting lots of national honors, including being listed as one of the country’s best new bars of 2025 by Bon Appetit magazine and getting on the James Beard Awards 2026 longlist for Best New Bars. Co-owner JR Mocanu talked to host Bianca Martin about the secret to their success.
Take a Stroll Down State Street 🎧
Now that it’s getting warmer, it’s a great time to explore Madison’s iconic, ever-changing State Street, where the past, present and future of the city meet. Cap Times features reporter Ashley Rodriguez is your guide to what makes this street so special.
Get These Tickets Now (Before It’s Too Late)
You might want to get tickets to these March events (before they sell out!)
March 6: Andrew Callaghan: No Gas No Brakes x Channel 5 ‘Carnival’
March 6: Eggy
March 7: Dar Williams w/ Joy Clark
March 15: Rise Against
March 19: Craig Ferguson
March 21: The Happy Fits
March 26: An Evening With Cowboy Junkies
March 27-28: “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” live in concert with the Madison Symphony Orchestra
March 29: Violet Palms
That’s all for March! Have a great time whatever you decide to do, and thanks for reading and listening to City Cast Madison!
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