State St — Local services in Madison

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 State Street Saved Our Trip

Our vacation had its share of hiccups, but spending time on State Street absolutely turned things around. The energy, the people, the street performers, the local shops..it all made us feel like we were exactly where we were meant to be. Like the trip we planned.

We wandered, we laughed, we shopped, we ate, and somehow, even with things not going exactly as planned, the vibe here reset the whole trip. It’s vibrant but still relaxed, full of character, and packed with spots to explore.

If you ever need to press pause, get inspired, or just soak up some good energy, State Street is the place. We'll...

6am: wake up on state street 7am: bike to work down state street 9am: quit my job on state street 10am: walk up state street and buy coffee 12pm: play drums with people on the street 2pm: nap on bascom 3pm: nap at the capitol 5pm: try to longboard down state street 5:01pm: crash and almost get hit by a bus on state street 7pm: go down state street and buy food at a chain restaurant because that's all that's left 9pm: get wasted at monday's 10pm: get wasted at whiskeys 11pm: get wasted at city bar 11:30pm: get arrested on state street for getting in a fight 11:59pm: get carted off state street...

The 400 through 600 block of State Street in Madison WI is now a pedestrian area 3PM to 4AM weekdays and 10AM to 4 AM weekends and holidays. It's a short walk from the UW Madison campus or Wisconsin Capitol Square. To celebrate the new pedestrian areas, volunteers have painted the street, and metal pink flamingos adorn the sidewalks to honor the city's official bird, plastic pink flamingoes (either spelling is...