Madison Halloween Lore, a Decade of Wurk, and Another Brewers Win

City Cast Madison · Oct 14, 2026 · 36m

For the second year in a row, UW-Madison students who live on campus will be charged $100 to host one guest over Halloween weekend. The university says this will help pay for additional security and cleaning costs. But will it keep things tame during “Halloweekend?” City Cast Madison host Bianca Martin talks with contributor, writer, and comedian Emily Winter about Madison’s Halloween party history from State Street’s block-party in the 70s and 80s to the riot-era peak in the early aughts, all the way up to the now defunct city-run Freak Fest.

Then Daniel Haschke, saxophonist and co-leader of…