Around Town & Beyond

Check Out the Scene

  • Get to know Madison during ACA’s welcome scavenger hunt – our mad dash around Mad-Town!
  • Get colorful at the Tie-Dye Festival
  • Feel the heat at ACA’s bonfire at Picnic Point

 Kick Back and Relax

  • Duck into a Mallards baseball game (Madison’s minor league team, known and loved for their between inning antics)
  • Savor the sun and sand at James Madison Park and Beach
  • Fill up on fun food, live music and great bargains during Maxwell Street Days

 Big Sounds and Big Leagues

  • Check out an awesome summer concert (past favorites have been the Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Bob Dylan, Guster, Nickelback, Santana and Wilco)
  • Party down at Milwaukee’s famous Summerfest – an amazing outdoor concert scene!
  • Catch a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game 

Make Time to Play

  • Enjoy a game of pool or ping-pong at the Memorial Union
  • Take some thrilling rides at Cedar Point
  • Roll a few intergalactic frames at Cosmic Bowl
  • Take aim in a game of laser tag
  • Putt around at UW mini-golf
  • Take a jog along Lake Mendota’s lakeshore trail
  • Find out who rules the court at the ACA 3-on-3 basketball tournament
  • Hang on for jet boating in the Wisconsin Dells 

Keep Your Cool

  • Chill out at Noah’s Ark WaterPark – America’s largest!
  • Sail, swim and canoe on Lake Mendota
  • Put the diet on hold at Cold Stone Creamery Shop and Explore
  • Enjoy the freshest fruits and veggies at Madison’s amazing Farmers’ Market
  • Shop ‘til you drop on the eight-block State Street Mall
  • Tour the Wisconsin State Capitol
  • Take in the carnival atmosphere at the Dane County Fair 

Be the Star of the Show

  • Step into the spotlight on Open Mic Night
  • Take center stage in the Skit Night & Talent Review
  • Boogie over to the Disco & Dancing Extravaganza
  • Guys, get glamorous in the “Ms. ACA Pageant” 

And When It’s Over...
Say goodbye at ACA’s catered Farewell Bash and Summer Slide Show

 

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