Halloween weekend is finally here. I hope everyone has their costumes finished and is ready for Freakfest. I still have a few things to pick up for my costume but I am looking forward to the State Street activitites. 

Our UW-Madison Collection has great images from past Halloweens. On the left in a picture from Halloween in 1982.  Back then they used to have the festivities on Library Mall. They also used to sell beer at the event.


The image on the right is from 1983.  These costumes seem a little creepy.  What are you and your friends planning on being for Halloween this year? Something scary? Cute? A group costume?

The Wisconsin Alumni Association has put together a timeline of the History of Halloween at UW Madison.  Did you know the first one was in 1979? Take a peek at their timeline before you head out Saturday.

Hopefully everyone will have a great Halloween.  You can catch me on State Street Saturday. I can't wait to see all of your costumes.

Spring on campus seems to be a great time to celebrate. This week, April 17-23, is All Campus Party. The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) and the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB) along with student organizations, businesses and national corporations to sponsor All-Campus Party to celebrate the end of the school year, the onset of spring and the enthusiasm of the campus community.

Although we don't have images from past All Campus Party celebrations, we do have images of past campus events.

The image on the left shows a toga party sponsored by the Wisconsin Student Association in 1979. There were approximately 10,000 people in attendance that night.

The image on the right shows the bed race at UW Madison in May of 1971.

Our University of Wisconsin-Madison collection contains great images of all past Madison events such as Homecoming, football games, rush week, and much more. Take a look at the collections and see how the UW used to party!