Join us for the Willy Street Fair on Saturday, September 20th & Sunday, September 21st, 2025!

Located on the 800, 900, and 1000 Blocks of Williamson Street in Madison, WI.

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The Willy Street Fair is produced by Common Wealth Development and the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center and is sponsored by our generous stage presenters:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20  /  NOON TO 10 PM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 / 11 AM TO 6:30PM PARADE @ 11 AM

Main Stage, presented by:

Tribute Band Saturday

12:30 Phun, (Phish Tribute)
2:15 Loving Cup
4:15 Purple Veins
6:15 Hips Don’t Lie (Shakira Tribute)
8:30 VO5

Celebration of Women in Music Sunday

12:00 Blythe Gamble & the Rollin’ Dice
1:45 Beth Kille Band
3:30 Lynda & the Zeros
4:50 Willy St. Fair Raffle Drawing
5:15 The Periodicals

Folk Stage, presented by:

12:00 Nelson Grahm
2:00 Whitney Mann
4:15 Josh Harty
6:15 David HB Drake, Blowin in the Wind
8:00 Moon House

12:15 Bruised Orange, songs of John Prine
1:45 Ken Lonnquist
3:15 Zippity-Do-Das
5:00 Gordon Lightfoot Tribute w Ken Lonnquist & Doug Brown

Kid's Stage, presented by:

2:30 Dave Landau

3:30 Kids Karaoke

7:00 All Ages Karaoke

11:45 Forward Marching Band

12:30 East High School Orchestra

1:15 Mad Unis

1:45 Dairyland Diamond Dancers

2:45 James the Magician

3:30 Community Dance

4:00 Madison Music Foundry Youth Bands

Willy Street Beats Stage, presented by:

2:00 DJ DH
3:00 Lovecraft
4:00 Delilac
5:00 Jason Velo
6:00 Kiddo
7:30 Eddie Fowlkes

WORT 89.9 FM presents the 800 block stage on Sunday

12:30 Def Sonic
1:45 Dana Perry
3:00 the Brash Menagerie
4:15 Clean Room
5:30 The BellRays

Frequently Asked Questions:

When is the Parade? Where Can I Watch?
The Willy Street Parade begins at 11 a.m. on Sunday, 9/21!

The Parade route starts in front of the I/O Arcade Bar on the 900 Block of Willy Street.

The parade heads down Willy to Paterson Street, takes a left up Paterson Street, another left on Spaight Street, goes east on Spaight Street for two blocks, takes a left down Ingersoll Street, and then a left back onto Willy where it goes up the last 1.5 blocks back to the I/O Arcade Bar!

Where Can I Find Parking?
We suggest using the parking garage at S. Livingston and E. Main Streets. If you do find parking on a side street, please be sure to not block any driveways or bus stops!

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide accessible parking.

There are plenty of bike racks at the intersection of the bike path and S. Brearly Street, just north of the train tracks 🙂

Where are the Bathrooms?
Porta-potties are located on each block of the Willy Street Fair.

800 block: near the intersection of Willy & S. Paterson Streets
900 block: on Brearly Street near Heartland Credit Union parking lot, and on I/O Arcade parking lot
1000 block: near Folk Stage (in front of Ingersoll Street)

What About Dogs?
Unless your dog serves as a service animal, they should be left at home! The Fair is noisy and crowded, with lots of small children and many distractions that can cause your dog distress. Thank you!

Questions? Email WSF@cwd.org

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