Wisconsin Welcome
Welcome to campus, Active Badgers! With a variety of in-person events, we’ll show you all the ways you can play hard, get fit, and live well. All you have to do is find what moves you (don’t worry, we’re here to help).
Join Us
Bakke Block Party presented by The James
Date: Friday, Septemtber 4
Time: 3 – 6pm
Location: Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center
Registration required: No
Join us for a jam-packed afternoon to kick off the fall, Rec Well block party style!
We’ll have lots of fun outdoor activities along Observatory Drive, including the East Recreation Fields and the lawn space outside of Bakke. We’ll also have a blast inside, with activities like free ice skating and a teaching kitchen open house. Check out the dropdown below for a full list of activities!
- Live DJ
- Meet and greet with baby cows
- Inflatable games
- Minute-To-Win-It with the Wellbeing team
- Fun outdoor activities with campus partners
- Free ice skating at Sub Zero from 3 – 4pm
- Intramural Sports gauntlet with giveaways
- Esports games on a Jumbotron
- Canoe battleship in the Cove Pool
- LARPing
- Face painting
- Pickleball and mini tennis games
- Scavenger hunt with ALPs
- First Time Climb sessions at Mt. Mendota (registration required)
- Wolf Teaching Kitchen Open House from 3 – 4:30pm
- Sport club tabling fair and sport demonstrations
- Interactive activities with our program areas
- Prize drawings
- Design your own custom hat or bag
- And much more!
Free Group Fitness Classes
Date: Wednesday, September 2 – Tuesday, September 8
Location: Nicholas Recreation Center & Bakke Wellbeing & Recreation Center
Registration required: No
Enjoy free walk-in group fitness classes for the first week of school, on us! Our instructors lead fun and motivating group workouts designed for all fitness levels. Whether you want to connect to your breath with yoga or pump up the beat with Zumba, you’ll find what you’re looking for in our wide variety of classes.
You must be a UW–Madison student or Rec Well member to participate.
Nick @ Night presented by The James
Date: Thursday, September 10
Time: 6 – 9pm
Location: Nicholas Recreation Center
Registration required: No
Explore Rec Well and the Nick at Nick @ Night! This event will feature a variety of activities introducing you to all the things Rec Well has to offer, with some great giveaways to top it off. Check out the full list of events in the dropdown below!
- Free, themed group fitness classes
- Dance Through the Decades Cycling at 6:30pm in Revolution
- Yoga at 6:15pm in Elevation
- Zumba Party at 7:15pm in Elevation
- Silent disco
- Intramural Sports gauntlet
- Fun activities with our program areas and opportunities to learn more about them
- Esports and board games
- Race simulator
- Build Your Own Snack Bag
- Digital scavenger hunt with ALPs
- Limited edition T-shirt giveaway
- Prize drawings
- Live DJ
- Decorate squeaky ducks with UHS
- And more!
Prizes
Participate in our events and get some fun prizes and Rec Well gear!
Participate in our events and get some fun prizes and Rec Well gear!
Participate in our events and get some fun prizes and Rec Well gear!
Participate in our events and get some fun prizes and Rec Well gear!
Participate in our events and get some fun prizes and Rec Well gear!
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
THANK YOU TO OUR PRIZE SPONSORS
Accommodations Requests
If you need an accommodation to attend this event, contact hello@recwell.wisc.edu. All accommodation requests should be made no less than two weeks before the event. We will attempt to fulfill requests made after this date but cannot guarantee they will be met.