Orton Park Festival

Orton Park Festival Madison’s original free community music festival. Check back for details.

The original Eastside music festival returns for its 61st year of fabulous music, food and fun on August 28-30th! As always, the weekend will feature some of the best of local and touring bands as well as Cycropia Aerial Dance performing under the great oaks. Businesses can learn more about the festival's sponsorship opportunities here (link attached sponsor sheet) or can email [email protected]

. Bands can submit their info to be considered for this year's festival here -https://forms.gle/CSGXfGAQUa9BacDj8

Vendor information will be posted here early in 2026.

Calling all artists! 📣🎨MNA invites artists to submit proposals for temporary installations at our 2026 neighborhood fest...
03/27/2026

Calling all artists! 📣🎨
MNA invites artists to submit proposals for temporary installations at our 2026 neighborhood festivals: Waterfront Festival (June 13–14) and Orton Park Festival (August 28–30).
We welcome a wide range of mediums including visual art, sculpture, installation art, interactive works, and written or literary-based pieces. Selected artists may receive up to $2,000 in funding to support their project.
Applications are due April 30, 2026, and artists will be notified by May 15. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScZzZc66nlNef.../viewform

From the phone cameras of the festival planning committee. Share your snaps!
09/02/2025

From the phone cameras of the festival planning committee. Share your snaps!

60 years, one unforgettable weekend. 💚🌳🎶We'd like to thank our incredible performers, vendors, event partners, organizer...
09/01/2025

60 years, one unforgettable weekend. 💚🌳🎶
We'd like to thank our incredible performers, vendors, event partners, organizers, volunteers, and tolerant neighbors.
A special thanks goes out to our presenting sponsors, Paul & Ellen, the W***y Street Co-op, Heartland Credit Union, Lauer Realty Group, and Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co.. We also couldn't do it without partners Elks Lodge 410, Tribe 9 Foods, Solidarity Realty, MGE, Klein's Floral, Greenleaf Media, Prime Urban Properties, and Gebhardt Development, and our media partners Isthmus, WVMO FM, and WORT FM
And big thanks to Tara Gimmer for these wonderful photos from the 60th Orton.
Share your photos and memories! What was your favorite part of Orton 2025?

09/01/2025

One of the founders of both Marquette Neighborhood Association and Orton Park Festival, David Mollenhoff joined us to read a proclamation from Governor Tony Evers and give some historical context behind this treasured community event.

Some great shots from the weekend by photographer Michael Bartsch.
08/31/2025

Some great shots from the weekend by photographer Michael Bartsch.

08/31/2025

Sound Check from Yid Vicious. Their set starts at 11:45!

2015 jazz brunch t shirt game was strong!
08/31/2025

2015 jazz brunch t shirt game was strong!

Ice cream brings us all together! Pictured here are two previous winners of our raffle for a year’s worth of Chocolate S...
08/31/2025

Ice cream brings us all together! Pictured here are two previous winners of our raffle for a year’s worth of Chocolate Shoppe ice cream. Stop by the MNA tent to enter for your chance to win!

08/31/2025

Good morning Orton!

Yogesh Chawla Dane County Board Supervisor and District 6 City Alderman Davy Mayer helping to serve beer!
08/31/2025

Yogesh Chawla Dane County Board Supervisor and District 6 City Alderman Davy Mayer helping to serve beer!

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