Monona Parks & Recreation

08/27/2026

✨ THIS WEEK’S YAHARA RIVER NIGHT MARKET VENDORS! ✨

Get ready for another beautiful night along the Yahara River! 🌙 Come shop local, support small businesses, and discover something new while enjoying the Night Market atmosphere.

Bring your friends, grab your shopping bag, and come see what our local makers have to offer!

📍 Yahara River Night Market
📅Tonight

We’ll see you at the market!

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

Already Got the Back-to-School Blues?

We know… school doesn’t even start until next week.
But somehow, you’re already thinking about backpacks, bedtimes, homework, lunch boxes, and getting everyone out the door on time.

So let’s forget about all of that for a little while and start planning your escape to the Biergarten at the Beach!

📅 Wednesday, September 2
📍 Biergarten at the Beach

Come enjoy a cold drink, good food, great music, and one last dose of summer fun before the school-year chaos officially begins!

Beat the back-to-school blues… one Biergarten at a time.

08/21/2026

🎉🦉 15 YEARS OF HOOT HOOT HUSTLE! 🦉🎉

It’s time to lace up and celebrate a Monona tradition 15 years in the making! Join us for the 15th Annual Hoot Hoot Hustle on Saturday, October 10 at Winnequah Park!

🟣 8K
🟢 5K
🔴 2K

Whether you’re racing, walking, cheering from the sidelines, or bringing the whole family, we’re celebrating 15 Years of Smiles, Miles & Community!

15 years. Thousands of miles. Countless smiles. One amazing tradition.

📅 Saturday, October 10
📍 Winnequah Park
🏃‍♀️ Choose your distance & join the fun!

Don’t miss this special anniversary year of the Hoot Hoot Hustle!

08/20/2026

🍂 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE MONONA FALL FESTIVAL! 🍂

Our Fall Festival is all about bringing the Monona community together and we need some amazing volunteers to help make the day a success!

Whether you can lend a hand for an hour or stay for the whole event, we’d love to have you on our team!

🎃 Help with activities & games
🍁 Assist with event setup & cleanup
👋 Welcome and help festival guests
🏃 Support festival activities and the Hoot Hoot Hustle
🎉 Most importantly… help us make it a FUN day for everyone!

No special skills required just a willingness to help and a love for your community!

Want to volunteer? Clink the link below:

Many hands make a great festival! 🍂🎉

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the Monona Fall Festival. There are a variety of areas in which we need help to make this event a success! Each volunteer will receive a t-shirt and a meal voucher. Check out the different areas available and see our Special Event page for more informa...

08/18/2026

Fish must be biting at the lagoon today, busy place!

08/17/2026

Don't miss your last chance to enjoy Scoops & Stories this summer! We resume the fun starting October 5th!
https://monona.librarycalendar.com/events/month

08/17/2026

End of season hours start today:

10:00-11:15 - adult lap swim
11:15-noon - aqua Zumba
Noon to 7:00 pm - open swim
No night swim 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Last day of the season is Sunday, August 23!

Get your last swims in of the season!!

08/16/2026

Join us for some fun at this week's upcoming events! 🌞✨

08/15/2026

Vendors are here! Come on down and check out all the young entrepreneurs!

Kids market starts at 11:00 am!