HOLIDAY CALENDAR | NEW YEAR’S DAY EVENTS Hit the ground running with these 5 New Year’s Day events in Madison ANNA HANSEN Jan 1, 2026 Jan 1, 2026 Updated Jan 1, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just because the last balloons have hit the ground and the din of party noisemakers has fallen silent doesn’t mean the party is over, Madison.kAm{@42= 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 @C82?:K2E:@?D 2C6 =625:?8 E96 492C86 :? <66A:?8 E96 3=@@5 2?5 4@7766 7=@H:?8 H:E9 6I6C4:D6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D[ >62=D 2?5 >@C6]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m}6H *62C’D s2J qCF?49ik^DEC@?8m $E2CE J@FC a_ae H:E9 2 7F== 36==J 2E E96 |25:D@? r@?4@FCD6 w@E6=] %96 9@E6=’D }6H *62C’D s2J 3CF?49 :D D=2E65 7C@> hib_ 2]>] E@ ` A]>] :? E96 vC2?5 q2==C@@>] %96 >6?F 3@2DED 2 42CG:?8 DE2E:@? 3C:>>:?8 H:E9 7C6D9=J 4@@<65 AC:>6 C:3 2?5 A:E 92>[ 2 G2C:6EJ @7 @E96C >62ED[ 688D[ 324@?[ D2=25D[ D=:465 =@I H:E9 3286=D[ D62D@?2= 7CF:ED 2?5 2 4966D6 5:DA=2J[ 2>@?8 @E96C 65:3=6 @776C:?8D] %:4<6ED 2C6 Sdd A6C A6CD@?] k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]4@?4@FCD69@E6=]4@>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm4@?4@FCD69@E6=]4@>k^2mk^Am People are also reading… Cheese shop owner following in family’s 100-year tradition Restaurant review: The Del-Bar earns its prime reputation Lake Geneva holds off voting on proposed trolley program City administrator presents update on Highway 50 project Lake Geneva approves contract with communications firm A Juneau County man sold his home Sunday. Then a tornado flattened it 'Modzilla' to strike the Fontana-on-Geneva Lake area Bobcat stalks and strikes Wisconsin turkey hunter Woman dies when she falls into propeller in Lake Geneva boating accident Williams Bay approves to establish tourism commission Unconfirmed tornado in Marathon County damages 75 homes, no injuries reported Lake Geneva school districts name teachers of the year Badger baseball and softball teams post wins, girls soccer suffers 1-0 loss Todd Krause re-elected to second term as Lake Geneva’s mayor Lake Geneva restaurant owner honored for quick response kAmkDEC@?8mu=66E u66E }6H *62CVD s2J s2D9ik^DEC@?8m {62G6 a_ad :? E96 5FDE W@C D?@HX 2E q@3 $FE6C’D {6824Ja_ pC6?2 :? |:55=6E@? @? %9FCD52J >@C?:?8] w@@7 :E 7@C 2 a\>:=6 H2=< @C 2 d\>:=6 ;@8 7C@> `_ 2]>] E@ ?@@?[ 6?5:?8 H:E9 2 7C66 366C W@C ?@?\2=4@9@=:4 36G6C286X 7@C 6249 A2CE:4:A2?E[ 4@?46DD:@?D[ >652=D[ <?:E 92ED 2?5 D@>6 7C66 E:>6 @? E96 2C6?2’D :46 C:?<] #68:DEC2E:@? 7@C E96 CF? :D Sc_[ 2?5 E96 H2=< :D Sbd] $:8? FA 2?5 86E E96 56E2:=D 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?6HJ62CD52J52D9]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm?6HJ62CD52J52D9]4@>k^2m]k^Am Mary and David Paulson, from DeForest, snowshoe on the Steinke Basin Trail at Devil's Lake State Park near Baraboo. SUSAN ENDRES, Baraboo News Republic kAmkDEC@?8mu:CDE s2J w:<6ik^DEC@?8m %2<6 a_ae @?6 DE6A 2E 2 E:>6[ 2?5 6?;@J E96 G:6H] v@@5 =:76 25G:46[ 3FE 2=D@ G6CJ 2AA=:423=6 E@ E96 (:D4@?D:? $E2E6 !2C<D 2??F2= u:CDE s2J w:<6D[ 2 D6C:6D @7 }6H *62C’D s2J 9:<6D :? D@>6 @7 E96 DE2E6 A2C<D] %9:D J62C[ @?6 F?6G6? EC2:= 2E s6G:=’D {2<6 H:== @776C 2 3C62E9E2<:?8 D6EE:?8 7@C 2 a\>:=6 EH:=:89E E9C@F89 $E6:?<6 q2D:?] }@ A6ED 2C6 2==@H65[ 2?5 D?@HD9@6D H:== 36 2G2:=23=6 @? =@2? 7@C E9@D6 H9@ D9@H FA :? ?665 @7 E96>] %96 9:<6 :D 7C66[ 2?5 CF?D 7C@> bib_ E@ dib_ A]>] s@K6?D @7 D:>:=2C 9:<6D 2C6 2=D@ D=2E65 7@C @E96C DE2E6 A2C<D] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^5?C]H:D4@?D:?]8@G^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm5?C]H:D4@?D:?]8@Gk^2mk^Am kAmkDEC@?8m|25:D@? pC62 yF88=6CDik^DEC@?8m !:4< FA D@>6 C62=\=:76 ;F88=:?8 D<:==D :? a_ae] %96 |25:D@? pC62 yF88=6CD 9@DE E96:C H:?E6C >66E:?8D 6249 %9FCD52J 2?5 $F?52J[ D@ ;@:? E96> E@ C:?8 :? E96 ?6H J62C %9FCD52J 7C@> f E@ `_ A]>] :? E96 32D6>6?E @7 E96 u:CDE r@?8C682E:@?2= r9FC49] %96 >66E:?8 :D 7C66 2?5 ?@ 6IA6C:6?46 :D C6BF:C65] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25;F88=6CD]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm>25;F88=6CD]4@>k^2mk^Am The Rigby Pub is opening at 5 a.m. Thursday for its New Year’s Day Breakfast. MICHELLE STOCKER kAmkDEC@?8m}6H *62C’D s2J qC62<72DEik^DEC@?8m #64@G6C 7C@> E96 }6H *62C’D tG6 76DE:G:E:6D H:E9 2 A=2EE6C @7 4@>7@CE:?8 3C62<72DE 7@@5D 2E %96 #:83J] %96 C6DE2FC2?E H:== DE2CE D6CG:?8 2E d 2]>][ H6=4@>:?8 E9@D6 H9@ 2C6 D92<:?8 @77 E96:C =2E6 D=66A 2D H6== 2D E9@D6 H9@ 92G6 J6E E@ 8@ E@ 365] !C:46D G2CJ] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]E96C:83JAF3]4@>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmE96C:83JAF3]4@>k^2mk^Am Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story The best photos from the Madison area in 2025 Each year, State Journal photojournalists take tens of thousands of pictures from news, sports and daily life in and around Madison. Frigid forecast for start of 2026 in Racine and Kenosha counties There also will be winds blowing from 10-15 miles per hour both Wednesday and Thursday. Climate change could destabilize polar vortex more often Some research suggests a weaker temperature gradient allows the jet stream to meander more easily, promoting the kind of wave amplification th…
The best photos from the Madison area in 2025 Each year, State Journal photojournalists take tens of thousands of pictures from news, sports and daily life in and around Madison.
Frigid forecast for start of 2026 in Racine and Kenosha counties There also will be winds blowing from 10-15 miles per hour both Wednesday and Thursday.
Climate change could destabilize polar vortex more often Some research suggests a weaker temperature gradient allows the jet stream to meander more easily, promoting the kind of wave amplification th…