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  1. Adult Swim: Holiday Craftacular

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    Friday, December 8 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

    Deck the halls with lots of glue guns—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, delicious craft brews, vintage crooner tunes, and kitschy crafting fun.

    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.
    Get Tickets

    Activities

    • Enjoy the crooning of Melvis the Drag King, who will perform two sets of Elvis holiday chestnuts beginning at 7 pm
    • Get your drink on at Beer School Bingo with The Great Dane 
    • Form a team and test your wits with Premiere Trivia
    • Make a fashion splash! Don your favorite ugly holiday sweater or wear your fancy festive finery and grab a photo with tree Rex in the Wonderground
    • Feast on for-purchase offerings from Banzo
    • Explore the Wonderground and complete a scavenger hunt inspired by the Toy Hall of Shame

    70s Holiday-Kitch Inspired Crafts

    • Fabricate felt ornaments
    • Make your own mini velvet painting
    • Create custom wood-burned coasters or ornaments
    • Pet rock painting salon
    • Rainbow scratch art

    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 the water or swimsuits.) This 21+ event series gives adults the space to play like a grown-up—crafting, drinking, and dancing your way through the museum. Please note, this event is not affiliated with ADULT SWIM, the television and entertainment network—they were actually very chill about it. Also, we don’t have a swimming pool.

    Ticket cancellation/exchange policy.

    Adult Swim is presented by

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  2. Adult Swim: Halloweird

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    Friday, October 13 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

    SOLD OUT

    Tonight’s event is sold out. Only folks with pre-purchased tickets and guest passes will be admitted.

    Our next Adult Swim, Holiday Craftacular, occurs December 8.

    Ghoulish, gruesome & grim—celebrate an offbeat Friday the 13th with our most sinister Swim yet! Will you survive the night?

    Tickets (21+ only)

    • $20 advance
    • $25 day of event
    • Bring out your dead! For zombie hordes of 10 or more, get 10% off your ticket order.
    SOLD OUT

    Petty Distractions from Your Inevitable Doom

    Franken-Muppet Laboratory The re-fab lab is back by popular demand! Breathe unholy life into discarded plushies and make your own mutant creations.
    Potion Apothecary Cook up sinister draughts and peculiar potions worthy of a witch’s hearth.
    Screams on Screen Enjoy vintage horror films with thrilling live theremin score and more otherworldly accompaniments.
    Bad Luck Bingo (in the Rain!) Anyone who parties on Friday the 13th is playing with fate. Double down and look for trouble in the Wonderground, then get cozy around our covered fireplace.
    Horror Movie Death Plinko The killer’s right behind you, there’s nowhere to run! How will you meet your end? Our randomized plinko board will deal out your own iconic death scene.
    Wheatgrass Monsters Plant and take home your own little wheatgrass companion. Just don’t water them after midnight…
    Premier Team Trivia Test your wits with Premier Trivia. Do you have what it takes to be the final girl winning team?
    Dans Macabre Costume Parade Flaunt that frightening visage for our coveted Best Costume award!

    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 the water, swimsuits, or axe murderer standing right behind you!) This 21+ event series gives adults the space to play like a grown-up—crawling, slithering, crafting, drinking, and Thriller-dancing your way through the museum. Please note, this event is not affiliated with ADULT SWIM, the television and entertainment network—they were actually very chill about it. Also, we don’t have a swimming pool.

    Ticket cancellation/exchange policy.

    Adult Swim is presented by

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  3. Adult Swim: Mega Geek Mashup

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    Friday, August 11 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

    Calling all 21+ gamers, bookworms, Trekkers and Trekkies, band nerds, mathletes, LARPers, Whovians, comics fans, cosplayers, makers, coders, theater kids, straight-A-students, Force-users, those who can still calculate THACO from memory, collectors, or anyone who has ever attended anything with “con” in the title. This is your night!

    Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking the kids out so adults can have the space to themselves (without the water or need for a swimsuit). This 21+ event series offers adults the opportunity to play like a grown-up for the evening—crawling, sliding, crafting, and dancing their way through the museum.

    Tickets

    • $25 day-of the event
    • A 10% discount will automatically be applied to orders of 10 or more tickets. Bring the whole adventuring party!
    Get Tickets

    Ticket cancellation/exchange policy.

    MegaGeek Mashup activities

    • Cosplay Showdown
    • Adult Spelling Bee
    • Lego Lounge
    • Star Trek vs. Star Wars Scavenger Hunt
    • Board Game Social with Roll Play
    • Team Trivia
    • Nerd Nirvana Crafting Corner: perler bead 8-bit avatars, cork robot companions, DIY comic books, and more!

    Food & Drink

    • Bars on floor 2 and Wonderground
    • Mexsal Taco Truck in the Wonderground
    • Little John’s Lunchbox cafe, floor 1

    Please note, this event is not affiliated with ADULT SWIM, the television and entertainment network—also, we don’t have a swimming pool.

    Adult Swim is presented by

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  4. Adult Swim: Camp Camp

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    Friday, June 16 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

    Pack your bug spray & your feather boa for the most sensational Adult Swim mashup ever!

    Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking the kids out so adults can have the space to themselves (without the water or need for a swimsuit). This 21-and-up event series offers adults the opportunity to play like a grown-up for the evening—crawling, sliding, crafting, and dancing their way through the museum.

    Camp Camp channels the DIY, try-new-things spirit of classic summer camp along 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. 

    This Adult Swim is presented in partnership with OutReach LGBTQ+ Community Center.

    Camp Camp activities

    Special events at special times

    • Enjoy an epic Camp Camp Talent Show with DVJ Ravyn and special guests Cass Marie Domino, Lucy Von Cucci, and Ja’Nyiah Moné Diamond-Banx, 7–7:30 & 8–8:30 pm
    • Strut your stuff at the Camp Camp Fashion Show, 8:30–8:45 pm
    • Team trivia with Premier Trivia; sessions at 6, 6:45, 7:30, and 8:15

    Activities all evening

    • Glam up with a glitter tattoo
    • Decorate a souvenir bandana to take home
    • Explore Wisconsin’s LGBTQ+ history at a popup exhibit and make a button with Wisconsin Historical Museum
    • Put your eagle eyes to work in our Summer Camp Movies & Unicorns Scavenger Hunt
    • Put a Pride (including allies) spin on classic summer camp crafts including Shrinky Dinks, leather crafts, friendship bracelets, and more
    • Camp postcard station: write an affirming message to a LGBTQIA+ young person in our community. Postcards will be distributed to local youth by Teens Like Us, a program of Briarpatch Youth Services.
    • OutReach community LGBTQ+ resource table

    Food & Drink

    • Bars on floor 2 and Wonderground
    • Mexsal Taco truck in the Wonderground
    • Little John’s Lunchbox cafe, floor 1

    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.
    Get Tickets

    Ages 21 & up

    Ticket cancellation/exchange policy.

    Please note, this event is not affiliated with ‘Camp’ Camp in Maine, or ADULT SWIM, the television and entertainment network—also, we don’t have a swimming pool.

    Adult Swim is presented by

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  5. Adult Swim: Death & Taxes

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    Friday, April 14 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

    Ben Franklin once said, “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,” but that doesn’t need to be a bad thing. Come explore the irreverent side of what scares us most.

    Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking the kids out so adults can have the space to themselves (without the water or need for a swimsuit). This 21-and-up event series offers adults the opportunity to play like a grown-up for the evening—crawling, sliding, crafting, and dancing their way through the museum.

    Featuring:

    • Madison Shakespeare Company performs the Bard’s ultimate death scene montage
    • Kicking the Bucket: Murder Ballads with Hoot’n Annie, live from the Wonderground’s Giant Bucket
    • Play chess (or Boggle, or Uno, or…) with Death!
    • (Un)Certainty: Instant Poems for Joint and Separate Filers
    • Get crafty with upcycled and shredded tax forms and ledgers
    • Answer life or death questions with Premier Trivia
    • Examine owl pellets under the microscope to determine what creature met its fate
    • Make a shark tooth fossil necklace
    • Explore the Wonderground while playing Star Trek Redshirt Bingo
    • Seal your fate with Oregon Trail Death Plinko

    Tickets

    • $20 advance (advance sales end at noon on day of event).
    • $25 at the door
    • Bring the whole gang! A 10% discount will automatically be applied to orders of 10 or more tickets.
    Get Tickets

    Ages 21 & up

    Ticket cancellation/exchange policy.

    Please note, this event is not affiliated with ADULT SWIM, the television and entertainment network—also, we don’t have a swimming pool.

    Adult Swim is presented by

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  6. SOLD OUT: Adult Swim: Winter Weirderland

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    Friday, February 10 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

    Tonight’s Adult Swim is sold out. Our next Adult Swim will be April 14, and tickets will be on sale soon!

    Though the wind may howl and yetis prowl, Adult Swim is keeping it warm, wacky, and weird!

    Activities include

    • Sonic Adventure Zone, featuring the avant garde stylings of Laminal Animal and Brennan Connors Stray Passage, joining forces for the first time to serve up a delicious and surprising sonic stew.
    • Weird Al Zone, featuring tinfoil hat-making, tacky crafts, a Weird Al lookalike contest, and an Accordion Autopsy, all accompanied by your favorite Weird Al hits.
    • Cryptid Scavenger Hunt, find your favorites including Nessie, the Jersey Devil, and our local Hodag, and win awesome prizes
    • Premier Trivia contest, lightning sessions at 6:00, 6:45, 7:30 and 8:15.
    • Aerial burlesque grand finale, 8:30 pm in the Possible-opolis atrium
    • and, as always, play like a grown up in Madison Children’s Museum’s award-winning exhibits

    See the full list of activities and schedule below

    Dine & drink options

    • Full service indoor bar
    • Ollie’s mac & cheese bar, including vegan and gluten free options
    • Grab a snack at our Wonderground camper concessions 

    Anti/Valentine Deluxe Craft Add-On

    Designed for those who love and hate Valentine’s Day alike, the Queen of Leaves will help you create an intricate up-cycled mosaic. Choose from heart magnet, a barrette, or a mini picture frame.

    $10 per person. Purchase your add-on ticket in advance or at Adult Swim (space is limited, subject to availability).

    Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking the kids out so adults can have the space to themselves (without the water or need for a swimsuit). This 21-and-up event series offers adults the opportunity to play like a grown-up for the evening—crawling, sliding, crafting, and dancing their way through the museum.

    Tickets

    • $20 advance (advance sales end at noon on day of event).
    • $25 at the door
    • $10 add-on mosaic craft with the Queen of Thorns
    Get Tickets

    Ages 21 & up

    Ticket cancellation/exchange policy.

    Please note, this event is not affiliated with ADULT SWIM, the television and entertainment network—also, we don’t have a swimming pool.

    Winter Weirderland Schedule of Activities

    Available All Evening, 5:30–9 pm

    • Weird Al Tacky Crafting, Art Studio, floor 2: tinfoil hats, Hawaiian shirt origami, shrinky dinks
    • Cryptid Scavenger Hunt, Wonderground
    • Mothman Photo Bomb Selfie Station, floor 2
    • Duct Tape Roses, Rooftop Clubhouse
    • all museum exhibits open until 9 pm

    Timed Activities

    • 6, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15 pm
      • Lightning round team trivia with Premier Trivia, Celebrations Room, Floor 2. Sign up on site, first come, first served
    • 6–8:30 pm
      • Deluxe Craft Add-on: Anti/Valentine mosaic magnet, barrette, or picture frame, $10. Coops to Cathedrals, floor 2. Last start time 8:15 pm.
    • 6:30–8:30 pm
      • Sonic Adventure Zone with Laminal Animal and Brennan Connors Stray Passage, Wildernest, floor 1
    • 7–7:30 
      • Accordion Autopsy, Possible-opolis, floor 2
    • 8:30–8:40 pm
      • Weird Al Lookalike Contest and Aerial Burlesque Finale, floor 2 atrium

    Food & Drink Schedule

    • Ollie’s Gourmet Mac & Cheese (includes vegan and GF options), floor 1, 5:30-8 pm
    • Cocoa at the Wonderground camper, 6-8 pm
    • Bars on floors 1 and 2, last call 8:45 pm

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  7. Adult Swim: Holiday Craftacular

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    December 9, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

    Deck the halls with lots of glue guns—Adult Swim gets crafty for the holidays

    Whether you’re super crafty or were the kid eating paste back in art class, this Adult Swim is for you! Join us for an evening packed full of holiday hijinks and enough tongue-in-cheek merriment to make the heart of the most committed Grinch grow three-sizes.

    Activities & Schedule

    Rooftop

    • Wooden ornaments, all night, Rooftop Clubhouse

    Floor 2

    • Holiday & polka hits with Grandma Cyd and DJ Shotski, all night
    • Snowflake cutting and felt & yarn ornaments, all night, Art Studio
    • Ugly sweater crafting and holiday beard-blinging, 5:30–8:30, Art Studio
      • prizes awarded 8:30 pm at the DJ station
    • Deluxe Craft: Air Plant Terrariums $10, make a unique air plant glass terrarium, perfect for gift giving., 6–8:30 pm, Celebrations Room
    • Pop-Up Holiday Market, all night

    Floor 1

    • Holiday card-making, all night
    • Pop-Up Holiday Market, all night

    Wonderground

    • Wonderground ticket scramble, find 50 to win! 5:30–7
    • Santa Claus Conquers the Martians movie viewing, 7–8:30

    Dine & drink options

    • Full service indoor bar
    • Outdoor hot cocoa bar, both with adult beverages and NA options
    • Grab a meal at our Lunchbox cafe or pick up a snack at our Wonderground camper concessions 

    Pop-Up Holiday Market

    Bring some extra dough and do your holiday shopping with craft and gift vendors from the Progress Center for Black Women.

    Pop-Up Market Vendors

    • Earthly Temptation
    • Village Girl Boutique
    • 3K Royal Apparel
    • Seemore’s De$igns
    • NU Candles and Boutique
    • QB’s Magnetic Creations
    • Felicia Butler
    • Ky’s treats & sweets
    • Empowerment Brand LLC
    • Better Footprints
    • NO B.S.
    • La’Karron Beauty Elements
    • The Golden Hour little luxuries
    • CustomItemsbyMo

    Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking the kids out so adults can have the space to themselves (without the water or need for a swimsuit). This 21-and-up event series offers adults the opportunity to play like a grown-up for the evening—crawling, sliding, crafting, and dancing their way through the museum.

    Tickets

    • $20 advance (advance sales end at noon on day of event).
    • $25 at the door
    Get Tickets

    Ages 21 & up

    Ticket cancellation/exchange policy.

    Please note, this event is not affiliated with ADULT SWIM, the television and entertainment network—also, we don’t have a swimming pool.

    Adult Swim is presented by

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  8. Adult Swim: Halloweird

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    October 21, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

    Monsters and robots and clowns, oh my! Adult Swim returns after three long years.

    Adult Swim at Madison Children’s Museum honors the public pool tradition of kicking the kids out so adults can have the space to themselves (without the water or need for a swimsuit). This 21-and-up event series offers adults the opportunity to play like a grown-up for the evening—crawling, sliding, crafting, and dancing their way through the museum. Don’t miss the Wonderground, our newest 10,000 square foot outdoor playground and exhibit space.

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    Join us to celebrate Halloween in style – wear your favorite costume or make costume accessories after you arrive. Additional activities:

    • Get sketchy or model your costume for a fast-draw competition
    • Compete in a horror film scavenger hunt
    • Experiment with dry ice bubbles
    • Make spooky or silly ghost print
    • Relive a childhood nightmare as you share your worst trick-or-treat “treat”
    • Enjoy a vintage horror flick with live sci fi accompaniment
    • Enter our costume fashion show and contest to win fabulous prizes
    • Halloween crafts galore!

    Food and drink available for purchase, including deluxe mac & cheese and a variety of alcoholic and NA beverages.

    Tickets

    • $20 advance (advance sales end at noon on day of event).
    • $25 at the door
    Get Tickets

    Ages 21 & up

    Ticket cancellation/exchange policy.

    Please note, this event is not affiliated with ADULT SWIM, the television and entertainment network—also, we don’t have a swimming pool.

    Adult Swim is presented by

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