BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260923T220153 UID:226073@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260924 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Explore UW-Madison’s bu stling campus with a special\, festival open house! Locations include Wisc onsin Energy Institute\, Geology Museum\, Wonders of Physics Museum\, & mo re! Check out the event link below for more details.\n\nCONTACT: 316-4390\ , info@wiscifest.org\n\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/uw -madison-campus-open-house/ SUMMARY:Wisconsin Science Festival Campus Open House URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/uw-madison-campus- open-house/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260923T220153 UID:226070@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261018T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261018T213000 DESCRIPTION:Explore downtown Madison and learn a thing or two along the way . A guided pub crawl to some of Madison’s most iconic pubs\, with a scie nce festival twist! Each pub will have researchers stationed there to answ er your craziest questions about their research. Pub themes will range fro m microbiology to astronomy to cannabis research!\n\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, i nfo@wiscifest.org\n\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/stumb le-into-science/ LOCATION:Downtown Madison SUMMARY:Stumble into Science Pub Crawl URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/stumble-into-scien ce/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260923T220153 UID:226074@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T200000 DESCRIPTION:How America Funds Discovery – Research\, Innovation\, and Wha t Comes Next. How we fund research shapes what questions get asked\, which ideas have the opportunity to grow\, and how discoveries move into the wo rld. For decades\, the U.S. has relied heavily on a university-centered mo del\, but the landscape of research funding is evolving\, with new approac hes and priorities emerging.\n\nJoin us for a conversation about the futur e of research funding in America!\n\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.or g\n\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/crossroads-of-ideas-f unding-the-future-of-science/ LOCATION:DeLuca Forum\, Discovery Building SUMMARY:Crossroads of Ideas: Funding the Future of Science URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/crossroads-of-idea s-funding-the-future-of-science/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260923T220153 UID:226075@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T200000 DESCRIPTION:Where science meets improv!. Join the Illuminating Discovery Hu b and Amalgam Improv for an evening fusing science and spontaneous improv comedy like no other at Sci-Prov!\n\nSci-prov combines science and improv in creative\, funny\, and never before seen ways. Scientists will present their work in short\, digestible presentations followed by brief Q&A\, all of which can become fodder for the improv scenes. The improv scenes are c reated on the fly & unique to each show.\n\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wisci fest.org\n\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/sci-prov/ LOCATION:DeLuca Forum\, Discovery Building SUMMARY:Sci-prov: The Show URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/sci-prov/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260923T220153 UID:226071@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T210000 DESCRIPTION:The best show in town!. Get ready to rock your curiosity at the WhySci Variety Show—a high-energy mashup of science talks\, artful perf ormances\, and live music!\n\nHosted by the always-entertaining Ben Rush!\ n\nOpening remarks featuring Wisconsin Public Radio’s Lee Rayburn.\n\nTh is event is part of the 2026 Wisconsin Science Festival!\n\nCONTACT: 316-4 390\, info@wiscifest.org\n\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/even t/the-why-sci-variety-show/ LOCATION:Majestic Theatre SUMMARY:WhySci Variety Show URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/the-why-sci-variet y-show/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260923T220153 UID:226072@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T210000 DESCRIPTION:Where do we come from? Where does anything come from?. This new series of SoundWaves brings together leading academic researchers and liv e music to explore origins at every scale – from the birth of the univer se to the first human communities. Each edition pairs scholars from distin ct disciplines with a musical program to answer the oldest questions we kn ow.\n\nThis first SoundWaves event of the year launches our year-long expl oration of Origins. Part of the Wisconsin Science Festival and Klez Fest!\ n\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.org\n\nURL: https://www.wisconsinsci encefest.org/event/soundwaves-origins-the-birth-of-everything/ LOCATION:Colins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center SUMMARY:SoundWaves: Origins - The Birth of Everything URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/soundwaves-origins -the-birth-of-everything/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR