What to do August 30th - Sept 5th 2010

September 1st!
Back to School!
Make it a great day!

September 1st

Event:
TUNES at MONONA TERRACE
5:30 – 7:30pm
Dance to MadiSalsa (Latin, Jazz, Salsa).
Enjoy an evening of great music and dancing FREE thanks to the support of Friends of Monona Terrace.
Themed menu specials, snacks, beer, cocktails and soft drinks available for purchase starting at 5 pm.
If weather permits this will be held on the rooftop.

September 2

Activity:
Walking Tour: Imagination Tour
Historical Library and Museum
115 E Main St
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
1:30 PM
History of Industry and Agriculture in Sun Prairie
Bring your imagination along on this tour because most of the busines and building highlighted in this tour no longer exist. Topics covered in the walking historic tour of the present day Cannery Square area will be the sorghum mill; wheat warehouses and grain elevators; the Sun Prairie Canning Company; Wisconsin Porcelain Company; the highway 19 viaduct; the Cigar Company and Millers tobacco warehouse.

September 4th

Event:
Fireman's National, 50 Lap Feature
Angell Park Speedway
Dance to follow races
http://www.angellpark.com/

What to do August 23rd - 29th!

August 26th

Event:
Hot August Night Car Cruise
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The cars are back on on Market Street! Classic cars, hot rods, antiques and more. Door prizes, root beer floats, ice cream bars, brats, hot dogs and a great time! Bring the family down and join in the fun!
For more information http://www.downtownsunprairie.com/

 

August 27th

Event:
Annual Brat Bash
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Once again, with the support of volunteers through the United Way of Dane County's Day of Caring, the Colonial Club will serve brats at the Dorn True Value Hardware store parking lot on Windsor Street. Stop by and pick up lunch for yourself and your co-workers!

 

August 27th
Reminder:
Family Aquatic Center Closes for the Season
4:00 pm
920 Linnerud Dr.

 

August 28th
Event:
USAC National Midget Races
Angell Park Speedway
Visit: http://www.angellpark.com/  for more details!

 

August 28th
Event:
CAMP K9 25th Anniversary Open House
11:00 AM - 03:00 PM

4934 Felland Rd. Madison, WI
Fun! Food! Prizes! Bring Your Family, Bring Your Dogs

• Free! Drawing for a flat Screen TV
• Free! Hot Dogs & Soda 11-1
• Free! Gift Bag for the first 150 Attendees
• Contests for you & your Dog
• Capital K-9's Demonstrations
• Pictures of Your Dog in the Squad Car
• Vendors & Rescue Groups
• Silent Auction

All Proceeds to Benefit Capital K-9's
http://www.campk9petcare.com/

 

August 28th

Event:
Community Open House - FREE TOUR
Monona Terrace
1pm
Take a FREE tour of Monona Terrace. Tour guides will reveal how Wright's organic architecture is expressed in dramatic open spaces, circular forms, and breathtaking views.
Enjoy complimentary treats. Special giveaways will be available to the first 50 persons to register at the Gift Shop

August 19th-22nd 

Sweet Corn Festival

Angell Park

Corn Fest Parade starts on Main Street on Thursday, August 19th at 6:00 p.m

Corn Fest features a carnival-midway complete with rides and games, food booths, live bands, craft show, petting zoo, kiddie korner with large inflatables, family entertainment and much more.


Thursday and Friday night are carnival wristband nights with unlimited rides from 6-10pm for $20.


For more information: http://www.sunprairiechamber.com/Sweet-Corn-Festival-2010.69.0.html#c52

Sunday, August 22nd

Angell Park Speedway

Races

MSA Sprints

IRS Midgets

Legends 

For more information please visit: http://www.angellpark.com/

What to do Aug 9th - 15th

August 12th
Activity:

Walking Tour: Patrick Marsh/Sweet Cemetery
6:30 pm
Patrick Marsh Middle School
1351 Columbus St
For More info contact www.cityofsunprairie.com

August 12th-14th
Event:
Sacred Hearts Annual Mega Rummage Sale
315 Columbus St.
For more info: http://www.sacred-hearts.org/

August 14th
Event:

Geology Museum Fundraiser 
Starts at 6pm

Bid on items in the silent auction or pick out a mineral or fossil for your collection from the sales table! Come support the museum at the Capital Brewery (7734 Terrace Ave. in Middleton). Local bluegrass band Mud Music will be playing from 6-8 and then the movie "The Water Horse" will begin at dusk (around 8:30). Bring a picnic dinner and come hang out with museum fans!


August 14th
Event:
13th Annual Stoughton Coffee Break Festival Car & Bike Show and Craft Fair

8:30am – 7pm
MANDT PARK STOUGHTON
Car and Bike and Craft Fair show 8:30am-3pm

* COFFEE Brew Off .... Sample coffee from 5 different brewers

* Car show featuring vintage and modern cars and motorcycles $10.00 to register your car--see website to pre-register
* Arts and Craft Fair

*Beer available at noon with a band playing from 3pm to 7pm

* Family Fun: Awesome inflatable carnival for all ages, face painting and DJ entertainment

* A 5k Java Jog & 1 mile Family Run

August 14th-15th
Event:
Madison Children's Museum Grand Reopening!
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m
Visit http://www.madisonchildrensmuseum.org/ for more information

August 15th
Activity:
Luau
Family Aquatic Center
12:30-5:00 p.m.

Enjoy a DJ, luau crafts, tropical relay race, Limbo, Hawaiian shirt contest and more!

What to do August 4th - August 8th

August 4th

Activity:
Teen Gaming Sun Prairie Library
3 to 5 PM
Get your game on! Come play Wii games, Guitar Hero, and board games with your friends. Just for fun and friendly competition -- see who comes out on top! For anyone in Grades 6 through 12

August 5th
Activity:
National Night Out
Carriage Hill Estates and Orfan Park
6-8 p.m.
City vehicles, fire trucks and police cars to sit in and look at.
Helicopter landings at each park (as available)
Free hot dogs, ice cream and soda! while supplies last starting at 6pm
Lawn games, inflatable jumping castle, face painting, balloons and more!
Drawings held to win gift certificates! drawing held at 7:45pm must be present to win

August 5th
Event:
Downtown Car Cruise
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Market Street, Downtown Sun Prairie
Classic cars, Hot rods, antiques and more. ELVIS impersonator Tony Rocker performs from 6:30-9:00 pm, door prizes, root beer floats, brats, hot dogs and a great time! Bring the family down and join the fun!

August 6th and 7th
Event:
Relay for Life
Sun Prairie High School
For more information call 608-225-9010 or email, sprelay4life@yahoo.com

August 6th
Activity:
National Root Beer Float Day
Family Aquatic Center
6-8 p.m.
Root beer floats 75 cents!
While supplies last.

August 7th
Activity:
Prairie Walk with Friends of McCarthy Park
6:30 pm
McCarthy Park
For more info 244-3601

August 7th
Event:
Book’n It Run
Sun Prairie Rotary Club and Public Library Foundation
A Run for Literacy
8:00 am
Sheehan Park

August 7th
Reminder:
Last day to stamp Sun Prairie Library Booklets & turn in Teen Reading Raffle Tickets