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Wisconsin Science Festival
Madison, WI · Arts & Culture
- When
- October 15–25, 2026
- Where
- Discovery Building, UW-Madison · Madison · WI
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A ten-day, statewide celebration of science and discovery organized out of UW-Madison, with host sites in dozens of Wisconsin counties from libraries to breweries. The Madison hub events cluster around the Discovery Building. What began as a 3-day event 15 years ago has grown into one of the largest state-level science festivals in the country.
The history within reach
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