Drag queen, artist, activist and Wisconsin native Trixie Mattel will share her journey as an entertainer and advocate in Memorial Union's Shannon Hall Nov. 20 at 8 p.m., as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) Committee's free lecture lineup.
he Wisconsin Union and UW–Madison’s University Veteran Services (UVS) invite the public to a free Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 11 at Memorial Union, featuring refreshments, a Veterans Day program and a centennial Memorial Union groundbreaking ceremony.
Doors to the Main Lounge open at 1:30 p.m. with refreshments provided by the Wisconsin Union and a performance by the Wisconsin Brass Quintet.
Online ordering for the Wisconsin Union’s house-made, heat-and-serve Thanksgiving meals, called Thanksgiving To Go, returns Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. through Nov. 18 at 9 a.m. or earlier, if meals sell out.
Thanksgiving To Go features chef-crafted menu options, including group-sized meals, personal-sized meals, and à la carte add-ons.
Celebrated pianist Richard Goode will perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas and selections from the composer’s Bagatelles, Op. 119, in Shannon Hall at Memorial Union on Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Wisconsin Union Theater’s (WUT’s) 2025–2026 Classical Series.
The 2,000 yellow, green and orange chairs across the Wisconsin Union’s outdoor space, the Memorial Union Terrace, will begin leaving the Terrace at 8 a.m. on Oct. 27, marking the end of the annual outdoor entertainment and dining season, called Terrace season.
Performing ensemble and production company Manual Cinema will perform its most recent tale, “The 4th Witch,” in Shannon Hall at Memorial Union on Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m., as part of the Wisconsin Union Theater’s (WUT’s) 2025-2026 season.
Student performance troupe Wisconsin Singers will premiere its Broadway-caliber revue, “Star of the Show,” on Nov. 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Shannon Hall in Memorial Union.
Singer-songwriter and producer Noga Erez will perform in Madison for the first time in Shannon Hall at Memorial Union alongside special guest V1V1D on Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. as part of her international tour and the Wisconsin Union Theater’s (WUT’s) 2025-2026 season lineup.
Terrace on Lake Michigan includes sights, sounds, sips of the Terrace and chance to win Terrace chair
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will celebrate Homecoming Oct. 5-11, with spirited campus and community-wide gatherings held by the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee, the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) and the Wisconsin Union.
