Monroe Street is the Place to Be

Experience the magic of Monroe Street on the first Friday evening of each month. The participating boutique shops and retail stores will be open late so you can enjoy all that our unique slice of Madison has to offer. And don't forget to plan on dinner and drinks in our many locally owned restaurants. From pop-ups to ice cream to live music and Monroe Street’s wide selection of eateries, there’s a little something for everyone.

 Because each First Friday will feature different experiences, check back to see the participating businesses, entertainment, and more!

FIRST FRIDAY ON MONROE STREET IS May 3

We look forward to seeing you at our next First Friday event, which coincides with the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) Spring Gallery Night. Eight of our businesses will be featuring art or crafts as part of that event, and more will be open with other specials. For the list of Gallery Night participants, click here.

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MAY FIRST FRIDAY FEATURES

Basecamp Fitness

1730 Monroe Street • 608 960-450 • www.basecampfitness.com

$75 off all class packs for our neighbors who come check us out during the First Friday of every month.

Calabash Gifts

1831 Monroe Street • 608-233-2640 • www.Calabasggiftsmadison.com

Gallery night open house with refreshments.

Club Pilates

2623 Monroe Street • 608-855-9132 • www.clubpilates.com

20% off 8-Pack or Unlimited membership rate for your first month, plus $0 enrollment fee (up to $195 in savings) - 5/3 only! Call, email or walk-in to get signed up!

Garth's Brew Bar

1722 Monroe Street • garthsbrewbar.com • @garthsbrewbar

4:00-10:00 This month, order a "First Friday Flight" at Garth's Brew Bar and you'll receive an 5th 4 oz. pour absolutely free on your flight (regularly four, 4 oz. pours).

Hive of Madison

1904 Monroe Street • hiveofmadison.com • @hiveofmadison

4:00-7:00 Happy Hour 4-7 pm

Monroe Street Arts Center

1732 West Lawn Avenue at Monroe Street•@monroestreetsartscenter

Join us for First Friday as we celebrate local artists, student artists, make art and jewelry! Monroe Street Arts Center will be a MMoCA Gallery Night stop featuring artwork from several local artists including Scott Espeseth, Rachel Christopolous, Sydney Burke, and Selia Salzseieder in addition to MSAC student art. The Kendra Scott Color Bar will be set up in our lobby, allowing visitors to create custom jewelry pieces with 20% being donated back to MSAC, and we will also host a Zentangle workshop with local artist Ginny Stiles. Last but not least, from 5-6pm our free Family Art Making Studio (FAMS) will also take place - inviting families to make art together. Pre-registration is required for the Zentangle workshop: https://www.monroestreetarts.org/adult-workshops/zentangle%E2%84%A2-with-ginny-stiles%C2%A0and-julie-swanson 

Orange Tree Imports

1721 Monroe Street • 608.255.8211 • orangetreeimports.com • @OrangeTreeImports

We're pleased to present the work of Aubree Sue Art during the Spring Gallery Night. Aubree is a local creator of cozy and whimsical illustrations that will be available during Gallery Night as prints, stickers and cards. They make great gifts!

Sunne Boutique

2534 Monroe Street • 608.405.5565 • sunneboutique.com

We’ll have a color analysis demonstration with Melissa from House of Colour Madison.

Zip Dang

2636 Monroe Street 

4 -7 Join us for our local artist pop-up! Stop in for free drinks and discounts on all Zip-Dang goods.