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February 6, 2026
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5:30 pm
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9:00 pm
Make New Friends & Keep the Old at Adult Swim!
New in town? Looking for that group of besties you’ve always wanted? Head down to Madison Children’s Museum and connect with fellow friendship-seekers IRL. Take your search offline while you enjoy special, friendship-sparking activities guided by our expertly nerdy staff. Meet new pals over special crafts and activities while you enjoy a fun treat and magical specialty cocktails. Start 2026 off with a bunch of new besties!
Adult Swim Tickets
$20 advance
$25 day of event
Bring the whole friend group and get 10% off your order of 10+ tickets!
Sip on exclusive-themed cocktails, beer, and NA options
All food & drink are available for purchase onsite!
What is Adult Swim?
Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum borrows the public pool tradition of kicking out the kids so adults can have the place to themselves (just without actual swimming). Adult Swim makes space to play like a grown-up—crafting, drinking, and romancing your way through the museum.
Deck the halls with glitter glue—Adult Swim gets crafty for the holidays!
Whether you’re hyper-crafty, holiday-mad, or just here for the beer, this Adult Swim is for you. Join us for an evening packed full of holiday hijinks, festive beverages, gift-making stations, and more! This 21+ event offers adults the chance to play, craft, carouse, and carol their way through the museum.
Ages 21+ ONLY
$20 in advance
$25 day of the event
Bring the whole sleigh team! Get 10% off for 10 or more tickets, applied automatically at checkout.
Premier Trivia: Craftacular edition!6, 7, and 8 pm
Flake It ’til You Make It: Snowflake cutting for all skill levels, from second grade scissor skills through grad student level mastery
Lovely Luminarias: Party like a Burqueño and decorate a festive luminaria lantern (candles not included)
Swirly Twirly Glass Ball Ornaments: Channel your inner Jackson Pollack
Button Tree Ornaments: Make mini trees out of buttons to brighten up your big tree
Rustic Round Wood Slice Ornaments: Craft like it’s 1885 with wood! And glue!
Stealthy Yeti Scavenger Hunt: Match wits with the famously elusive Yeti (& all his chilly cryptid pals) as you hunt them down across the museum
Santa vs. the Devil: Enjoy a showing of one of the strangest Santa movies ever made, featuring the devil in tiny shorts
Confession Booth: Your Worst Gifts: Share tales of the worst gift you’ve ever gotten—or better yet, the worst gift you’ve ever given!
Gift Tower Takedown: Work through some holiday stress by knocking over stacks of gift boxes
Holiday Hullabaloo: Join in a caroling cacophony with all the music class noisemakers we can find
…and more!
Bright Spirits & Festive Food
Add some spice to your evening with authentic Mexican cuisine from Jolly Frog, then sweeten the deal with a tasty treat from Miggy’s Bakes.
Sip on an exclusive cocktail created by the mixologist at State Line Distillery, beers from Delta Beer Lab, hot cider (spiked or not), plus non-alcoholic bevvies—guaranteed to keep your toddies hot, and vice versa!
What is Adult Swim, anyway?
Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking out the kids out so adults can get silly (just without an actual pool). This 21+ event series offers the chance to play like a grown-up—sipping, sliding, and wassailing your way through the museum.
Something wicked this way comes… it’s Adult Swim: Wicked Fun!
Start your Halloween night off with some wicked good fun!
It’s a bewitching night of ghoulish glamor, uncanny crafts, and magical mischief as the adults take over the museum. Whether you’re giving full Glinda or just wearing your resting witch face, all levels of costume commitment are welcome!
Spine-tingling activities:
Premiere Trivia – Witchy Edition: Experience the exceptional joy of being the smartest witch of your year
Witch Dolls: Make your very own spectral friend to take home and cherish
Broom Bracket Witch-Off: 16 witches enter, 1 witch leaves. Weigh in on our Broom Bracket to see which witch is worthiest
Magic Wands: Treat yourself to a new wand, customized with your choice of mystical supplies and magical decorations
Photo Op: You are 100% that witch! Take a photo to prove it at our bespoke photo booth
Haunted House: Summon the spirits in our authentic 1800s cabin… if you dare!
Freaky Food & Spooky Spirits:
No tricks, just treats with authentic Jamaican cuisine from M & J Jamaican Kitch’n! Our cash bars will be serving up hauntingly good craft cocktails and cackling cold brews from Delta Beer Lab and State Line Distillery (plus non-alcoholic options, as always).
Thank you to our local vendor partners Delta Beer Lab & State Line Distillery.
Tickets
Ages 21+ ONLY
$25 day of the event
Bring the whole coven! Get 10% off for 10 or more tickets, applied automatically at checkout.
Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking out the kids out so adults can get silly (just without an actual pool). This 21+ event series offers the chance to play like a grown-up—sipping, sliding, and spellcasting your way through the museum.
Come celebrate the fresh-start feeling of a new move without the stress of packing up your life. Kick back with a cold beer, test your skills with cardboard box Tetris, acquire a new fave thing at our oddity swap, and more!
Moving day obstacle course: flex those muscles in the Wonderground
Pet rocks: create the quiet, tidy roomate you’ve always dreamed of
Premiere Trivia sessions at 6, 7, and 8 pm
Tennant Resource Center: learn about your rights as a renter, and test your knowledge with the TRC crew
Please note: The museum is NOT actually moving. Please do not call that friend with a truck or start boxing up the gift shop... we have packing tape, and we’re not afraid to use it.
Tickets
Ages 21+ ONLY
$20 in advance
$25 day of the event
Bring the whole moving crew! Get 10% off for 10 or more tickets, applied automatically at checkout.
Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking out the kids out so adults can get silly (just without an actual pool). This 21+ event series offers the chance to play like a grown-up— sipping, sliding, and pivot-ing your way through the museum.
Break out your boa & bug spray for a sensational Adult Swim
Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking out the kids out so adults can get silly (just without an actual pool). This 21+ event series offers the chance to play like a grown-up—sashay-ing, sliding, sipping, and skipping your way through the museum.
Camp Camp channels the DIY, try-new-things spirit of classic summer camp with the outrageous and joyful expression of campy style. It’s an evening loaded with crafts, performances, and plenty of chances for everyone (ages 21+) to shine.
Tickets
$20 in advance
$25 day of the event
Bring the whole gang! A 10% discount will automatically be applied to orders of 10 or more tickets.
Camp Camp Talent Show: Enjoy an epic Talent Show with DVJ Ravyn and fabulous guest performers! Hosted by former Madison Pride Queen Amethyst von Trollenberg and featuring Mr. TRANS Midwest 2024 Pony Boy; Madison Pride Queen 2024 and Drag League Champion 2024 Cici Voyer; and Mx. FIVE Nightclub 2024 Nemo
Premier Trivia–Camp Camp edition: Show off your Indoor Kid skills with camp-inspired trivia (hot tip: the 6 pm sesh has the most space!) 6pm, 7pm, 8 pm
Drama Trunk: Play dress-up and show off your sparkly side at our Bling Station
Arts & Crafts Cabin: Put a rainbow spin on classic camp crafts and decorate a souvenir bandana to take home
History is Gay: Explore Wisconsin’s LGBTQ+ history and make a cool button at a pop-up exhibit from the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Letters from Camp: Write an affirming postcard message to an LGBTQ+ young person in our community. Postcards will be distributed to youth at Pride Prom 2025.
Head Counselors Table: Learn from our friends at OutReach, who will be here for all your LGBTQ+ community resource needs
Take a jump to the left and drive your DeLorean into the TARDIS as we slingshot around the sun for Adult Swim: Time Warp. The patient among you can stay tuned for more details; the rest of you can jump into the future to learn them now (and let us know).
Adult Swim Tickets
$20 advance
$25 day of event
Bring the whole friend group and get 10% off your order of 10+ tickets!
Wisconsin Time Machine: Great Scott! Channel your inner Marty McFly and travel back to October 26, 1985, with Wisconsin’s own iconic DeLorean time machine.
Premier Trivia–Time Warp edition: Twist your brain through time and space with temporally-inspired trivia.
Time Hopping: Travel to 1850, 1925, 1975, 2125, and 3025 in different spots across the museum.
Build Your Own Time Capsule: Craft lava lamp jewelry, make mini robots, and write a letter to your future self (spoiler alert: you’re awesome) in the Art Studio.
Future Food Frontier: Join friends from the UW Entomology Society to sample the protein of the future: insects! Pro(tein) tip: enough ice cream makes anything taste good.
Storied Flavors from Banzo: Feast on Mediterranean favorites, for purchase from Banzo’s pop-up food truck!
Music from 1970s with DJ Nick Nice: Groove is in the heart… and also the Wonderground. Bell-bottoms optional!
Gerbil Wheel of Time: Take a mind-bending journey that will make Doctor Who look like a time tourist. Where in time will it spit you out? Only your Future Self can say.
Soil… with a Past: Discover the time-essential process of composting and find out how yesterday’s food waste is essential for a greener future.
MG&E Madness: It’s electric! It’s kinetic! Create spin art and generate power with your own body movement.
What is Adult Swim?
Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum borrows the public pool tradition of kicking out the kids so adults can have the place to themselves (just without actual swimming). Adult Swim makes space to play like a grown-up—crafting, drinking, and leap-year-ing your way through the museum.
Bring your bestie or your crush and experience the undeniable attraction of Adult Swim: Heart Attack! Indulge in a swoon-worthy night of frivolity and fun, including stupidly cute crafts, sparkling Shakespearean scenes, charming custom cocktails, and activites that’ll sweep you off your feet.
Adult Swim Tickets & Add-On Deluxe Craft
$20 advance
$25 day of event
Bring the whole friend group and get 10% off your order of 10+ tickets!
Add our brand new *deluxe craft* for an elevated date night experience. $10/person!
Chromatic Kissing Booth: Strike a smoochable pose and snap some enchanting pics in the Rainbow Room
Premiere Trivia: Heart Attack edition! Knowing stuff = hot
Dramatic Love Scenes: Fall head over heels for Madison Shakespeare Company as they present some of the most famous love scenes ever written
Giant Operation Game: How do you mend a broken heart? With a giant tweezers, of course!
Love Notes Open Mic: Take in a dramatic reading of the cringiest lovestruck tidbits your heart can handle
Heartthrob Scavenger Hunt: Find true love (or at least some ultra-cute prizes) out in the Wonderground
NEW! Deluxe & Delightful Add-On Craft: Bring your date night to the next level with an exclusive activity facilitated by local artist Hannah Thorn (aka the Leaf Queen)! Hand-craft a heart magnet, barrette, or picture frame for your beloved. $10 per person, spots limited! Add the deluxe craft tickets to your cart when you buy your Adult Swim tickets, or if you’ve already purchased Swim tickets, you can buy the deluxe craft tickets separately.
Send noods! Spice up the night with tantalizing offerings from Thailand in a Truck
Sip on exclusive Valentine-themed cocktails, wine, beer, and NA options
All food & drink are available for purchase onsite!
What is Adult Swim?
Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum borrows the public pool tradition of kicking out the kids so adults can have the place to themselves (just without actual swimming). Adult Swim makes space to play like a grown-up—crafting, drinking, and romancing your way through the museum.
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December 13, 2024
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5:30 pm
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9:00 pm
Deck the halls with lots of glitter glue—Adult Swim gets kitschy for the holidays!
Adult Swim: Holiday Kitsch-tacular is THIS FRIDAY! Don your ugliest sweater for an evening of tasteful tackiness and gaudy holiday glitz. With nostalgic gift-making stations, tannenbaum-y trivia, croonful tunes from MELVIS, and festive beverages, this night’s bound to make your spirits bright.
Tickets (21+ only)
$20 advance
$25 day of event
Gather round the craft table with 10 or more friends and get 10% off your ticket order.
Brewer Olympics with the Great Dane: Perform feats of strength, stamina, or sheer silliness in the Wonderground with our friends from Great Dane Pub & Brewing.
Premiere Trivia: Kitsch-tacular edition! 6, 7, and 8 pm
Perler Parlor: Make your own 8-bit art in classic kid style to hang on your tree—or your backpack!
Decoupage Lodge: Create the ultimate Mod Podge collage ornaments and get a sniff of that 1970s glue …and more!
What is Adult Swim?
Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum borrows the public pool tradition of kicking out the kids so adults can have the place to themselves (just without actual swimming). Adult Swim makes space to play like a grown-up—crafting, drinking, and jingling your way through the museum.
Celebrate the season of the witch with a campy, sequined twist! We’re working with Outreach LGBT Resource Center and Ravyn Entertainment to bring you a night of ghoulish glamor, uncanny crafts, and dreadfully good drag.
Tickets (21+ only)
$20 advance
$25 day of event
Bring 10 or more friends and get 10% off your ticket order.
Bewitching Bling: Get your drag on in the Art Studio with ghastly, glamorous craft accessories
Glow Ghouls: Enjoy a scavenger hunt in the Wonderground with glow-in-the-dark cotton candy served after dusk
Frightful Foley Flick: Create spine-tingling sound effects to accompany a silent horror flick on the Rooftop, 7–8:30 pm
What is Adult Swim?
Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum borrows the age-old tradition of kicking out the kids before things get delightfully spooky. Adult Swim makes space to play like a grown-up—crafting, drinking, and screaming your way through the museum.
Break out the jorts and trail mix— it’s Adult Swim: Summer Camp!
We’re packing a whole summer of laughs into one nostalgic night at MCM! Enjoy custom crafts, signature cocktails, songs under the stars, marshmallows on a stick (with a twist), and much more at Adult Swim: Summer Camp.
Tickets (21+ only)
$20 advance
$25 day of event
Bring 10 or more friends and get 10% off your ticket order.
Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum borrows the age-old camp tradition of kicking out the kids, so the counselors get the lake to themselves. Adult Swim makes space to play like a grown-up—crafting, drinking, and s’mores-ing your way through the museum.
