A full summer’s worth of fun on the Memorial Union Terrace has officially begun, complete with outdoor movie screenings, live music performances, lakeside adventures and a variety of new food and beverage options.
Home to 40,000 square feet of outdoor dining and entertainment space, the Memorial Union Terrace’s summertime offerings are set to run through the end of August, with the full lineup of events available on terracesummer.com.
The Wisconsin Union Theater (WUT) has announced its 2026–27 season and its lineup of 2026 Madison Jazz Festival performances, featuring top and emerging performers.
The Wisconsin Union has launched the sale of unsold food on the app Goodie Bag to reduce food waste and increase food affordability.
The Wisconsin Union Theater (WUT) has announced the 2026 recipients of the André De Shields Fund, awarding grants to University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate students to support the development and presentation of original, transformative performing arts projects.
Two of jazz’s most influential artists, pianist Chucho Valdés and saxophonist and clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera, will bring their reunion sextet to Shannon Hall at Memorial Union on April 30 at 7:30 p.m., closing the Wisconsin Union Theater’s (WUT’s) 2025–2026 Jazz Series.
The Wisconsin Union team will celebrate the 15th anniversary of Union South with community events starting on April 15, including a cake and ice cream giveaway, a limited-edition anniversary swag giveaway, and opportunities for students, alumni and community members to gather.
The Wisconsin Union team will mark the start of Terrace season with the return of its iconic sunburst chairs to the Memorial Union Terrace on April 15, followed by the Terrace chair return party on April 17 starting at 3 p.m.
The Attacca Quartet and Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Caroline Shaw will perform a program entirely of Shaw’s music in Shannon Hall at Memorial Union on April 16 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Wisconsin Union Theater (WUT) Classical Series.
The Doric String Quartet, which is widely recognized for its refined, period-inspired interpretations of the classical repertoire, will perform in Shannon Hall at Memorial Union on March 22 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Wisconsin Union Theater (WUT) Classical Series.
Author and civil rights activist Ruby Bridges will give an address at Shannon Hall in Memorial Union April 8 at 7 p.m., at a Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) Committee event, presented in collaboration with the WUD Society and Politics Committee.
