Destination Madison

SPORTS ALERT: We just iced the 2028 NCAA DIII Men’s Hockey National Championship! 🏒🏅🎉 Thanks to our partners Danielle Whitmore Harris at Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Andrew Joudrey at Legacy 20 for working with us on a winning bid to bring this first-class event to Bob Suter’s LEGACY 20 Arena in Middleton on March 23-25, 2028. It’s the first time this championship has been hosted in the Madison area and a true testament to Wisconsin’s reputation for winning hockey schools, fantastic facilities and enthusiastic crowds that come out to support athletes, families and fans. This event will bring nearly $740,000 to our local economy and adds to our resume of hosting high-caliber competitions in the capital city. Mark your calendars! #WIAC #NCAA #whyd3 #destinationmadison #madisonwi

Special thanks to Michael Riechers and Dane County Regional Airport for taking Destination Madison’s employees on a fascinating tour of the airport. It’s not every day that you get an opportunity to peek behind luggage check! 👀 We learned about airport operations, toured expanded areas and checked out all the cool modern amenities our airport has to offer. DYK? 🙌 The airport is celebrating their 85th year of commercial flights this year! ✈️ DCRA’s terminal expansion, which wrapped up in March, was the single largest expansion project in the airport’s history. 🐕 There’s an animal relief area with its own HVAC (no smells) and a floor that “flushes” itself! 👶🏽 A kids’ play area includes climbable furniture and educational games. We love that our airport is clean, easy to get through, and super convenient for our business and leisure travelers! #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #danecounty

It's Partner Orientation Day! We love getting to know our new partners and sharing how we can collaborate to create economic impact in Madison. We also snacked on treats from Miggy's Bakes—delicious! Here are some fun facts we learned about our partners: 🎅 Warm Belly Farm will host Breakfast with Santa this winter. 🎼 Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra will find out next week if their album won a Grammy. 🏨 Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Madison Downtown values their employees who work hard to create a unique experience for each guest. One employee joined us for orientation on their very first week! 🏡 Bunbury & Associates Realtors® is going strong as a private, second-generation family-run business. 💪 Pilates Central is a studio on the Capitol Square, run by a sole proprietor who is also the Pilates instructor. 🍻 The Lone Girl Brewing Company taproom on East Washington is hosting a Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade. 🎨 The Curious Crafter is an art studio and craft shop that offers customizable craft kits and group art events. 📍 Fitchburg Chamber Visitor + Business Bureau serves as both the chamber of commerce AND the visitors' bureau. 🎳 Spare Time Entertainment Center Madison started in the late 1960s as a bowling center and is not a franchise. 🎻WYSO | Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras was founded in 1966 and inspires young people to pursue music opportunities. 🌈 Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce serves as the business advocate and the link between business and government in an effort to promote equality and fairness for all. ☀️ City of Sun Prairie Business Improvement District (BID) is made up of approximately 85 businesses. Thank you, new partners, for joining us! #destinationmadison #partners #madisonwi

A big WELCOME to the athletes, families, and fans traveling to Madison for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) 2024 Girls State Tennis Team Championships. Matches will be held October 25 & 26. Fun facts about WIAA Girls Tennis: 🎾 The State Girls Tennis Tournaments have been held since 1971. Whitefish Bay won the first championship with Nicolet and Wauwatosa West tying for second place. 📍The Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus has been the site of the team and individual tournaments since 1974. 🏆 Nicolet High School has won the most team championships with 17. University School of Milwaukee is next with 11. Which team will come out on top this year? Find teams, tourney times and ticket information on the official WIAA page. Good luck, athletes! 🔗 to more info: https://lnkd.in/gDPfHavt #WIAA #madisonwisconsin #destinationmadison

Are you a goal-chaser? 🏅 Trail racer? 👟 Sports-lover? ❤️🔥 Want to stay on top of news and events shaping the Madison sports scene? Sign up for the Madison Area Sports Commission e-newsletter, your monthly dose of the latest local happenings. From Big Ten Athletics to celebrated sports figures, we’ll connect you to a community that shares your passion for the game. 🔗 to sign up for the MASC e-newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gS_T_XW7

Happy 7-0 to our friends at Event Essentials! 🎂 Goes without saying that these people know how to throw a party! 💃🏼 But did you know they were one of Destination Madison’s very first partners? Ever? Or that… 🥳They have an in-house designer whose entire job is to do one-on-one consulting for corporate events? 🥳They rent everything from tables to tents to lighting to dance floors and more? 🥳They just moved into a brand-new building in Windsor that’s big enough to house it all? We were honored to be there last Friday evening to celebrate our longstanding partners with so many from our community. Congratulations and cheers to many more successful years ahead! #madisonwi #madisonwisconsin #eventessentials

Big thanks to speaker Andrew Brandt for joining us today at Good Morning Sports, an event series presented by the Madison Area Sports Commission. Brandt, former VP and General Counsel to the Green Bay Packers and current Executive Director of the school of sports law at Villanova, shared fascinating stories from various chapters of his life in the sports business. Key takeaways: 🔑 The key in sports, business and life is people. 🌟 Never underestimate the value of a player’s ego. 🏈 Athlete character matters, and it’s contagious across a team. 💪 The best teams have high character + high talent at key positions. Thank you to all those who attended and contributed donations—we were able to raise more than $500 for the MASC Youth Grant! These funds will support youth organizations that are shaping the future of sports in Madison. Huge shoutout to Breese Stevens Field for hosting us, American Family Insurance and Oak Bank for sponsoring, and ESPN Madison for supporting our event. Were you at this event? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. ⬇️ Sign up for the MASC e-newsletter to stay in the know on upcoming sports events: https://lnkd.in/gA9TFU4x #madisonwi #destinationmadison #MASC #GoodMorningSports

🏃♀️✨ Welcome, runners, families, and friends! Madison is in motion 💨 as we host the 2024 Pre-National NCAA Cross Country Championships today! Get ready for epic racing in a city that lives and breathes athletics. From the scenic winding trails of Thomas Zimmer Championship Course to our strong community spirit, Madison is the perfect backdrop for this race. We have received commitments from 80+ women’s teams and 70+ men’s teams. This event is a key stepping stone to the 2024 NCAA XC National Championships, and we couldn’t be prouder to host it in Madison. Go Badgers! 🔗 to race info: https://lnkd.in/gAkhE2SM #NCAA #madisonwisconsin Wisconsin Athletics NCAA

It’s that time of year again—University of Wisconsin-Madison Family Weekend. Welcome, Badger families! Destination Madison staff are here to assist with hotel rooms and fun fall activities while parents are visiting. Fall in Madison is a gorgeous time of year, and we can’t wait for you to soak in our lake-city-lake landscape and vibrant culture. 🍂 Whether you’re visiting as an alumnus or experiencing Madison for the very first time, you’ll love the family-friendly festivities and behind-the-scenes activities that allow you to experience life as a Badger. If you’re a parent visiting us this weekend, check out our blog post “5 Parent Pro Tips for UW Family Weekend.” 🔗 to the blog post: https://lnkd.in/g8W9B3x7 #UWMadison #BadgerFamily #Badgers #madisonwisconsin

Greetings, Gamehole Con! Starting today through October 20, gaming enthusiasts from all over the country and world are gathering at the Alliant Energy Center for the very best in tabletop games. Badges are available for purchase onsite. 🎲 DYK the term “gamehole” is a nod to fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien and means a place to game? In Tolkien’s novel, The Hobbit, he wrote, "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort." 🕳️💚 Gamehole Con describes it well: A gamehole is a hole for gaming. Instead of Hobbits, it is filled with gamers, gaming, food, fellowship and fun. In Madison, instead of hobbits, our city will be filled with gamers! 🔗 to learn more about purchasing on-site badges: https://lnkd.in/g-W8mUff #GameholeCon #madisonwisconsin #destinationmadison