Madison Symphony Orchestra
Free Farmers' Market Organ Concert
Saturday, August 10
11am
Capitol Theater
Free
Runtime
45 minutes
Age Recommendation
All ages
Join Principal Organist Greg Zelek in historic Capitol Theater during the Dane County Farmers’ Market on the Capitol Square to enjoy a FREE organ concert! Bring your family and friends for a relaxing 45-minute free concert. No tickets or reservations are needed and all ages are welcome.
Free Farmers’ Market Organ Concerts are presented by the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Overture Center for the Arts, in partnership with Madison Media Partners.
Support for all Overture Concert Organ programs is provided by the Diane Endres Ballweg Fund.
Meet the Artist
Principal Organist
Greg Zelek
Praised as “extraordinary in the classical music world” (Jon Hornbacher, PBS Wisconsin Life) and a “musical star” (Bill Wineke, Channel 3000), Greg Zelek is the principal organist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and curator of the Overture Concert Organ, where he oversees all of the MSO’s organ programming. Since September 2017, Zelek has proudly held the Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curatorship.
In addition to concertizing throughout the United States, Zelek regularly performs with orchestras as both a soloist and professional ensemble member, including the MET Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, Florida Orchestra, New World Symphony, Ridgewood Symphony, Miami Symphony and Madison Symphony. He regularly performs as a soloist around the country at venues such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacoby Symphony Hall with the Jacksonville Symphony and St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minn., among others.
Upcoming Family Friendly Events
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April 4
Saturday
Dance, Family Friendly, Free Events, Kids in the Rotunda Trinity Irish Dance Academy
Overture Hall Main Lobby
Get ready for a high-energy showcase that will leave you breathless! In this performance, you’ll witness the incredible talent of Trinity students, some as young as 3.5 years old, as they bring traditional Irish steps and vibrant choreography to life on stage.
Multiple Showtimes -
April 4 - April 5
Dance, Family Friendly, Madison Ballet ChoreograpHER
Starlight Theater MYARTS
The highlight of our 2025/26 season is a bold celebration of the female choreographic voice. Although women have long been the faces of ballet, they remain vastly underrepresented in choreography —especially women of color.
Multiple Showtimes -
April 11
Saturday
Dance, Family Friendly, Free Events, Kids in the Rotunda, Music Limanya Drum and Dance
Rotunda Stage
Performing traditional music from Guinea and Mali, West Africa, Limanya Drum and Dance Ensemble incorporates song, dance, drum and theater into high-energy entertainment for all audiences.
Multiple Showtimes -
April 16 - April 19
Dance, Family Friendly, Kanopy Dance Divine Mythologies
Promenade Hall
Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble and Kanopy Dance collaborate on a rare remarkable performance of Anna Sokolow’s epic “Odes," a luminous, searing vision of humanity, unsparing in its demands for intense physical concentration and dramatic depth.
Multiple Showtimes -
April 17
Friday
Classic Rock, Family Friendly, Music, Popular Music The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight
Overture Hall
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight presents a spellbinding 90-minute spectacle that infuses iconic rock and metal anthems with a hauntingly beautiful energy. Witness the unexpected union of classical music and metal.
8:00 PM -
April 18
Saturday
Educational/Talks, Family Friendly, Free Events Community Clothing Swap
Overture Hall Main Lobby
Celebrate Earth Month with a clothing swap focused on reducing fashion waste and embracing conscious consumption. Give your gently used clothing a second life—and find something new to love in the process.
9:00 AM -
April 18
Saturday
Dance, Family Friendly, Free Events, Kids in the Rotunda, Music Duke Otherwise
Rotunda Stage
Don’t miss the wildly entertaining Duke Otherwise! This playful wordsmith, spirited performer and captivating tap dancer brings music and laughter to audiences of all ages.
Multiple Showtimes -
April 25
Saturday
Family Friendly, Free Events, Kids in the Rotunda, Music Lullaby Project
Rotunda Stage
Join local musicians and teaching artists for a very special day of sharing songs created for the little ones in your life.
Multiple Showtimes -
May 2 - May 17
Children's Theater of Madison, Family Friendly, Theater Disney’s Newsies The Musical
MYArts Starlight Theater
When powerful New York newspaper publishers raise distribution prices at the newsboys' expense, Jack Kelly rallies his ragtag group of “newsies” to fight back. Inspired by true events, this high-energy musical tells the story of young people discovering their voice.
Multiple Showtimes -
May 8 - May 10
Dance, Family Friendly, Madison Ballet Innovation II
Promenade Hall
In this invigorating artistic initiative, the dancers of Madison Ballet step into the role of choreographer, creating new works on one another.
Multiple Showtimes -
May 16
Saturday
Dance, Family Friendly, Kanopy Dance The Next Generation of Dance
Promenade Hall
Watch the next generation of dancers and choreographers in Kanopy’s pre-professional training program, Kanopy 2 and the Kanopy Academy, ignite the stage with new ideas, new expressions and even original choreography and costuming developed and built by the dancers themselves.
Multiple Showtimes -
May 30
Saturday
2025/26 Season, Educational/Talks, Family Friendly, Overture Presents Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0
Overture Hall
Dive into another classic Wild Kratts adventure with the Kratt brothers as they combine live action and animation, with Martin and Chris Kratt live on stage and the rest of the Wild Kratts team on screen, at the Tortuga HQ.
Multiple Showtimes