Marquette Waterfront Festival

Marquette Waterfront Festival The official curtain-raiser to the Eastside's glorious season of summer music festivals. down the Yahara River toward the park. return as well. Irving & Amy L.

Marquette Waterfront Festival is the official curtain-raiser to the eastside’s glorious season of summer music festivals. The festival celebrates its 37th year, mixing hot local talent with national touring acts on two stages. Here's what's in store for this year's Waterfront...

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Dandelion Dash 11:30 AM

MAIN STAGE
12:00 Louka & Co
1:30 David Hecht & The Who Dat
3:00 Elizabeth M

oen
4:45 Bizhiki
6:30 Ratboys

COTTONWOOD STAGE
1:00 BingBong
2:30 Faux Fawn
4:00 Stone Oak
5:30 Lost Lakes

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

River Alliance Fools' Flotilla
Join or watch the zany boat parade taking off from the Tenney Park locks at 10:30 a.m. Register your boat in advance at wisconsinrivers.org for event details and weather updates. MAIN STAGE
11:30 River Rats
12:00 Supper Club
1:30 A Jazz Tribute to Sting
3:00 Spectaculous
4:45 Humbird
6:30 Adam Greuel & The Space Burritos

COTTONWOOD STAGE
1:00 Wild Violets
2:30 New Stellanovas
4:00 Dan Walkner Band
5:30 Willy Porter

As always, Marquette Waterfront Festival will feature a terrific array of vendors from local businesses, artists and restaurants, as well as craft beer and wine tents. Kids games, face painters and the Dandelion Dash (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.) Marquette Waterfront Festival is hosted by Marquette Neighborhood Association, and remains free and fabulous thanks to its presenting sponsors:

Lauer Realty Group
Willy St. Co-op
Heartland Credit Union
Your Northside Neighbors Paul & Ellen
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream

And by support from our partners:
Elks Lodge 410
Solidarity Realty
Tribe 9 Foods
Cargo Coffee
MGE
Klein's Floral
Bin There Dump That
Prime Urban Properties
SMB Investments
Isthmus
WORT
WVMO

And by our Neighbor Sponsors:
A Place to Be
K Agnew
Anonymous
Molly Bandt & Bill Ramsey
Matt Banks & Simone Schweber
Shelley Blondeau
Bob & Lorie
Steve & Kit Cairns
Jay Campbell & Jennifer Ryan
Heather Clefisch & Nate Zolik
Diane Coccari & Ken Swift
Susan Curtis
Nora Cusack
Peg Davey
Mr. Bob Dobolina
Jim Feldman
The Ghoghawala Family
Beatrice Hadidian
Pat & Mike Harris
Ellen Henningsen & Jim Gentry
Steve Goldstein & Laura Heisler
Ben & Katie Mead Griffiths
Larry Jensen
Jessens
Mary Klehr & Allen Cross
Mike Kohn DVM
The Konyar Family
Anita Krasno & Dan Hobson
Lance Lattimer & Bradley Grochocinski
Addison & Lynn Lee
Stu Levitan
Jordy & Jessie Loeb
Longtime Neighbor
The D. Mager Foundation
Eileen McGlynn & Bill Scanlon
JJ Menting
Jane & Duane Miller
Luke & Diane Milligan
Anne & Mike Moser
Brent Nicastro
Ed & Rachel Niles
Tracy & Juice Pajewski
Jen Perfetti
Petri & Luna
Pam Porter & Mare Chapman
Glenn Reinl & Sara Krebsbach
Jeannie Roberts & John Voegeli
Claire Rynders
Linda & Matt Sanders
The Solow/Day Family
Judith Strand
Eric & Sandi Statz
Margaret Thairu & Mike Zydowicz
Scott B Thornton
THUNDER CHICKEN
VanderVelde Family
Gary Waters & Rick Anderson
Jake Wicke
Nathan & Katie Winn

Thanks, all!

Come by bike and earn your Zombie Dust and squash curry! We'll have lots of bike racks and a BCycle station just blocks ...
06/08/2026

Come by bike and earn your Zombie Dust and squash curry! We'll have lots of bike racks and a BCycle station just blocks away at Eastwood & Division.
📷: Destination Madison

Internationally known songwriter and guitar master W***y Porter closes the Cottonwood Stage Sunday with the wit, warmth,...
06/07/2026

Internationally known songwriter and guitar master
W***y Porter closes the Cottonwood Stage Sunday with the wit, warmth, and jaw-dropping musicianship that have earned him fans far beyond Wisconsin. A world-class player with a hometown heart.

“Went to see him live and joined the converted.” -Al Kooper

The name says it all. Our great thanks to our friends at Solidarity Realty, LLC for their tremendous enduring partnershi...
06/05/2026

The name says it all. Our great thanks to our friends at Solidarity Realty, LLC for their tremendous enduring partnership in these treasured community events.

Troop 29 will be back to run games for the kids. Look for them just west of the playground.
06/04/2026

Troop 29 will be back to run games for the kids. Look for them just west of the playground.

A versatile fixture of Madison’s music scene, Louka Patenaude has performed with acts ranging from the New Breed Quintet...
06/03/2026

A versatile fixture of Madison’s music scene, Louka Patenaude has performed with acts ranging from the New Breed Quintet and Ben Sidran to Natty Nation, among many others. He's been carving a path as a singer-songwriter for 20 years, leading to the release of the album Testing Your Patience in 2022. His band Louka and Co includes John Christensen on bass, Avedis Manoogian on piano, ModernArte on support vocals and Greg Riss on drums, delivering a combination of folk and bluegrass fused with diverse influences. See them at noon on Saturday on Waterfront's Main Stage.

W***y Street Co-op is not just a great neighborhood grocery store, the Co-op has an incredible record of giving back to ...
06/02/2026

W***y Street Co-op is not just a great neighborhood grocery store, the Co-op has an incredible record of giving back to the community through grants, charitable giving and support for community projects and events. They're longtime presenting sponsors of Waterfront and are back to help us bring the festival fun this summer.❤️☀️

Siri Undlin weaves fantasy into folk rock in her typically blink-and-you'll-miss-them short songs. She and the band mesm...
06/02/2026

Siri Undlin weaves fantasy into folk rock in her typically blink-and-you'll-miss-them short songs. She and the band mesmerize their audience with tales from the country, from the road, and a call for equality and human rights. Don't miss Humbird's 4:45 set on Sunday on the Main Stage.

The Waterfront merch is pretty darned lovely this year. Mermaid caps come in three styles. And wait till you see the shi...
06/01/2026

The Waterfront merch is pretty darned lovely this year. Mermaid caps come in three styles. And wait till you see the shirts!🧜‍♀️🎶

The Dan Walkner Band brings original Midwestern rock with blues grit, warm harmonies, and Dan’s standout guitar work fro...
06/01/2026

The Dan Walkner Band brings original Midwestern rock with blues grit, warm harmonies, and Dan’s standout guitar work front and center. Slide guitar, rootsy grooves, sharp songs — this is a band that knows how to light up a stage. Catch them on the Cottonwood Stage on Sunday, June 14 at 4.

Can’t wait for Waterfront? Neither can we. Enjoy the music ahead of the festival here. 🎶😎
05/31/2026

Can’t wait for Waterfront? Neither can we. Enjoy the music ahead of the festival here. 🎶😎

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