Badgers On Tap brings UW-Madison expertise to pubs, breweries, bars, and other events venues near you! UW departments and programs partner with Badger Talks to showcase their work and research to communities and new audiences. A typical event includes 2-3 flash talks, Q&A, bingo, and trivia!

Current and past host venues
Upcoming Badgers On Tap Events
- December 2025
- December 16Badgers on Tap: Madison History at Leopold's!Presenter: Kacie Lucchini Butcher6:30 PM, 1301 Regent St, Madison, WI 53715-1254, United States
- December 16Badgers on Tap: ASTRONOMY at Young Blood Beer CompanyPresenters: Thomas Beatty and Keni Arnold7:00 PM, 557 North St, Madison, WI 53704-4837, United States
- January 2026
- January 7Badgers on Tap: Freeze, Frame, Discover at Tardigrade's Bookshelf!Presenters: Colin Hemme, Roma Broadberry, and Alex Duckwort6:00 PM, 501 N Richmond St, Appleton, WI 54911-4674, United States
- January 13Badgers on Tap: Can We Harness Nature to Fix Climate? at One Social Food HallPresenters: Ankur Desai, Jenna Greene, and Bethany Blakely6:30 PM, 123 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, United States
If you are a pub or other type of venue interested in hosting a Badgers on Tap event, please email badgertalks@uwmad.wisc.edu or call (608) 263-7793.
You may also submit an event request directly, listing “Badgers on Tap” in the “Name of Event” field.
Get your department’s work out into communities in a fun and engaging way! Please contact badgertalks@uwmad.wisc.edu to begin planning a Badgers On Tap series, or fill out this form. Badger Talks will provide:
- Administrative support and resources
- Presentation supplies (including a projector/screen,microphone/speaker if necessary)
- Coordination efforts
- General venue/UW trivia for games, as well as a template for your own
- UW bingo for events, as well as resources to create your own
- Travel reimbursement
- Marketing
- Facebook event, events calendar entries
- Social media marketing
- Flyers
- Events calendar listings
- Connections to venues to coordinate free use of space
- Training/coaching for presenters and emcees
