The Wisconsin Science Festival is a statewide celebration of science, technology, engineering, art, and math with activities for people of all ages, backgrounds, and interests throughout Wisconsin. Events include hands-on science exhibitions, demonstrations, performances, tours, pub nights, workshops and more.
Badger Talks proudly partners with the Wisconsin Science Festival to coordinate lectures, workshops, and Badgers on Tap events statewide during the festival.
- If you are an organization hoping to host a WSF Badger Talk, submit a request here for a festival event!
- If you are a pub venue hoping to host a WSF Badgers on Tap event, submit a request here!
- If you are a UW-Madison department hoping to present for a WSF Badgers on Tap event, submit a request here!
Join us this year from October 16-26, 2025. This year’s theme is Rock n’ Roll!
Upcoming Wisconsin Science Festival Events
- October
- October 16"Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease and Communication": In-Person Badger Talk in Sun Prairie, WIPresenter: Jody Krainer12:00 PM, 275 N City Station Dr, Sun Prairie, WI 53590-4721, United States
- October 16"Wisconsin's Geoheritage": In-Person Badger Talk in Kenosha, WIPresenter: Kenneth Bradbury5:30 PM, 7979 38th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142-2129, United States
- October 16"Myths about Autopsy and Death Investigation": In-Person Badger Talk in Baraboo, WIPresenter: Jamie Kallan6:00 PM, 230 4th Ave, Baraboo, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53913
- October 16"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": In-Person Badger Talk in Prairie du Sac, WIPresenter: Steve Ackerman6:30 PM, 540 Water St Prairie du Sac, WI 53578
- October 17"How Can We Find Other Life in the Universe?": In-Person Badger Talk in Hudson, WIPresenter: Thomas Beatty10:30 AM, 700 1st. St. Hudson, WI 54016
- October 17Badgers on Tap: Reading the Rocks -The Epic History of the Baraboo HillsPresenters: Billy Fitzpatrick and Eric Stewart1:00 PM, S5718 State Rd 136 & DL, Baraboo, WI 53913
- October 17"An Overview of the Geology of Wisconsin": In-Person Badger Talk in Waukesha, WIPresenter: Sue Swanson1:00 PM, 321 Wisconsin Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186-4713, United States
- October 18"Geology of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail": In-Person Badger Talk in Eagle, WIPresenter: David Mickelson12:30 PM, S91 W39091 State Hwy 59 Eagle, WI 53119
- October 21"What Does AI mean for our Future": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WIPresenter: Patrick McDaniel10:30 AM, 1602 S. Park st. Madison WI 53713
- October 21Badgers on Tap: ASTRONOMY at Working Draft Beer CompanyPresenters: Tayt Armitage and Evan Linck7:00 PM, 1129 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703