May, 2026

3 – 1-on-1 Rain Garden Workshop, 30-minute coaching sessions from 12:30 pm – 4 pm, UW-Arboretum Visitor Center

9 – Odana Hills Golf Course Rain Garden Work Day, 10 am – 12 pm
Odana Hills Golf Course

12 – Nature Hike with the Executive Director, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, UW Arboretum parking lot at Monroe St. and Arbor Dr., join Sarah Pabian to learn about songbirds, flowers, springs, and Lake Wingra!

13 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

17 – Thoreau Elementary Rain Garden Work Day, 9:30 am – 12 pm, Thoreau Elementary rain garden along Nakoma Dr. Cancelled due to weather!

June, 2026

5 – First Friday: Music by the Water, 5 pm – 8 pm, Wingra Park, 824 Knickerbocker Street,
Madison, WI, look for our table at this event with a fun Nature Everywhere activity

9 – Yellow Iris Removal, 6 pm – 7:30 pm, Vilas Park Beach, come help us clip flowers and seed pods from invasive Yellow Irises growing along Lake Wingra in Vilas Park, we will provide gloves and bags, please bring pruning shears if you have them.

10 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Arboretum Cohousing

23 – Rain Garden Group Meeting, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Sequoya Library, Study Room 104

25 – Free Science Thursday, 5 pm – 6 pm, Wingra Boats, Science Thursday is a FREE, family-friendly science and outdoor education series held at Wingra Boats Thursday evenings. Each week features a different presenter sharing an engaging environmental topic designed for all ages. Camp Wingra will be leading this week on the topic of fish and fishing!

July, 2026

3 – First Friday: Music by the Water, 5 pm – 8 pm, Wingra Park, 824 Knickerbocker Street,
Madison, WI

8 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

9 – Free Science Thursday, 5 pm – 6 pm, Wingra Boats, Science Thursday is a FREE, family-friendly science and outdoor education series held at Wingra Boats Thursday evenings. Each week features a different presenter sharing an engaging environmental topic designed for all ages. This week, Clean Lakes Alliance will be leading the activities!

10 – Film Screening of “An Invitation to Wonder”, hosted by Neighborhood House Community Center and Friends of Lake Wingra, 6:30 pm, Neighborhood House Community Center, 29 S. Mills Street, Madison, WI

16 – Free Science Thursday, 5 pm – 6 pm, Wingra Boats, Science Thursday is a FREE, family-friendly science and outdoor education series held at Wingra Boats Thursday evenings. Each week features a different presenter sharing an engaging environmental topic designed for all ages. This week, Friends of Lake Wingra will be leading the activities!

21 – Salt Wise Policy Summit, 9 am – 3 pm, WI State Capital, FOLW will try to get a group to go together – if interested in joining us, please email us at info@lakewingra.org

August, 2026

6 – Free Science Thursday, 5 pm – 6 pm, Wingra Boats, Science Thursday is a FREE, family-friendly science and outdoor education series held at Wingra Boats Thursday evenings. Each week features a different presenter sharing an engaging environmental topic designed for all ages. This week, Henry Vilas Zoo will be leading the activities!

7 – First Friday: Music by the Water, 5 pm – 8 pm, Wingra Park, 824 Knickerbocker Street,
Madison, WI, look four our table at this event with a fun educational activity

12 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

13 – Free Science Thursday, 5 pm – 6 pm, Wingra Boats, Science Thursday is a FREE, family-friendly science and outdoor education series held at Wingra Boats Thursday evenings. Each week features a different presenter sharing an engaging environmental topic designed for all ages. This week, Outdoors We Learn will be leading the activities!

September, 2026

4 – First Friday: Music by the Water, 5 pm – 8 pm, Wingra Park, 824 Knickerbocker Street,
Madison, WI

9 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

13 – Good Neighbor Gathering

26 – Lake Wingra Community Bike Ride, 2 pm – 4 pm, Start/finish at Vilas Park