Madison, Wis. (Oct. 6, 2014)—Enjoy family fun at the Downtown Madison Family Halloween, State Street and the Capitol Square, Wednesday, October 29, 2014, from 3:00 – 6:00 pm. Free and low-cost activities for families and kids 12 and under include magic shows, hayrides, crafts, spooky stories, art projects, festive Halloween photos, kids’ musical theater, trick or treat at participating businesses, and more!
Information is at visitdowntownmadison.com/FamilyHalloween or at (608) 512-1342.
Family Fun Activities will include:
· Madison Parks Hay Rides around the Capitol Square ($2/person)
· Wayne the Wizard Halloween Magic & Ventriloquist shows and Halloween Family Photos at Overture Center
· Halloween candy bag crafting at DreamBank – American Family Insurance
· Creepy crafts plus scary and not-so-scary stories at Madison Central Library
· A tricky art project at Wisconsin Historical Museum
· Storytelling, performances, and StoryBoard activity at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
· Strike a pose as a WWI-era biplane pilot and participate in a craft activity at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
· Amazing color changing pencils at a BioTrek Science Exploration Station
· Kids’ musical theater performances from MadCAP at Madison Children’s Museum and other locations
· Trick or Treating at these activity locations and at participating businesses.
Pick up a full schedule on Oct. 29 at activity locations or the Downtown Visitor Center, 452 State St.
Downtown Halloween fun continues through that week with additional programs at the Wisconsin Historical Museum and Madison Children’s Museum. See visitdowntownmadison.com/FamilyHalloween for links and information.
About the new day and time: The Downtown Family Halloween was previously held on the last Friday of October, as Madison schools had traditionally had that day off. However, the Madison schools schedule has changed, and there are no days off in late October. After careful consideration, Wed. Oct. 29 was selected as a day that our partner organizations could present activities, and which did not conflict with other downtown events or community Halloween events. We hope the 3:00-6:00 pm time frame allows both pre-school and school-age children and families to participate!
These Halloween family fun events are presented by Madison’s Central Business Improvement District (BID), and the Greater State Street Business Association.
Programming Partners who will help present activities and events include Capitol Kids, MadCAP, Madison Children’s Museum, Madison Public Library’s Central Library, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison Parks, Overture Center for the Arts and the Wisconsin Historical Museum.
Thanks to our sponsors for making this event possible: DreamBank – American Family Insurance, The University Book Store, IsthmusParents.com, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus and Visitor Relations.
Media Contact: Mary Carbine
Madison’s Central Business Improvement District (BID)
t: (608) 512-1340
mcarbine@visitdowntownmadison.com
