Welcoming a New Board Member- Tiffany
We are thrilled to welcome Tiffany Vandersnel to our incredible Board of Directors! She is our in-coming treasurer and will be working closely with our current treasurer, Brett, as she gets familiar with all things GiGi's Playhouse Madison! Tiffany is a Senior Account Manager in Medical Communications with a background...
Last Summer at Monona Dr. GiGi’s Playhouse
We invite you to join us this Summer at the Playhouse for our LAST Session of FREE Programming in our current space on Monona Dr. Our new forever home in Fitchburg will be opening late August and Fall programming will take place there! Find details on each of our programs...
10 Years of Powerful Connection
10 Years of Acceptance, Achievement and Belonging 10 Year Celebration Ten years ago, GiGi’s Playhouse Madison opened its doors with just 25 families and a dream: to create a place where individuals with Down syndrome would be accepted, celebrated, challenged, and empowered to achieve. Today, as we celebrate turning 10...
Building Dreams Together: Our $4 Million Campaign to Create a Space as Limitless as Our Community
Building Dreams Together for the Down syndrome Community! 👉 VISIT OUR CAMPAIGN PAGE to learn more about the project and how you can get involved! Visit our photo album to see frequent construction pictures! Project Update: 5/13/26 We are almost 95% funded for our capital campaign. Read about the $900,000 grant we...
Transformational Grant: GiGi’s Playhouse Madison Awarded $900,000 State Grant for New Playhouse
Transformational Grant pushes our fundraising goal closer to the finish line! Big news for our dream of creating a larger, more inclusive, and more impactful home for the Down syndrome community just took a major step forward. We are honored to announce that GiGi’s Playhouse Madison has been awarded $900,000...
Success was HUGE at the 5th Annual Dash for Down Syndrome
Our 5th annual Dash for Down Syndrome was a huge success thanks to our sponsors, families, volunteers and community! See all our event pictures HERE What a day! Our 5th Annual Dash for Down Syndrome was our biggest and most joyful celebration yet, bringing together nearly 400 people who walked,...
Life-Changing One on One Programing Applications – Math, Literacy and Speech!
Summer applications are open April 27th - May 18th, 2026 One-on-One programming is an important part of our full programming offerings at GiGi's Playhouse Madison and Summer applications are open April 27th - May 18th! As a reminder, cost will never be a barrier to participate - all of our...
Partnering with #1 Ranked UW-Madison Speech-Language Pathology Program
#1 Ranked UW-Madison Speech-Language Pathology Program Here in Madison, we are so lucky to have amazing academic institutions to partner with. UW-Madison Speech-Language Pathology Program was just ranked #1 by US News and World Report. UW-Madison has a Speech and Hearing Clinic, which serves to help train Speech Pathology and...
Bridging the Gap: The Interim Session
Welcome to the Interim! We officially wrapped up our Spring Session at GiGi's Playhouse Madison with our culminating Madison 5K Walk/Run Event this past weekend. With that, we enter the transition period between our Spring and Summer Sessions which we are now designating as our Interim Session. Our Interim Session will...
10 Volunteers Making an Impact in Year 10
As we approach an incredible 10 Years serving our Madison community, and celebrate National Volunteer Month, we want to recognize the people who have made our mission to serve the Down Syndrome community possible: our Volunteers. Volunteers are the heart of GiGi's Playhouse. They are the selfless, passionate, and optimistic people that keep...
Community, Fun and Acceptance at the Dash!
Get ready for an unforgettable day of community, fun, and acceptance at our 5th Annual Dash for Down Syndrome! Our goal is to raise $60,000+ to keep life-changing programs FREE for over 420 families. PACKET PICK-UP and DAY OF INFORMATION REGISTRATION CUT-OFF and TEAM PACKET PICK UP Online registration closes...
Start Practicing Your Golf Swings!
The 6th annual Go FORE It Golf Outing is August 10th, 2026 RESERVE YOUR FOURSOME OR SPONSORSHIP HERE This fun day on The Oaks Golf Course will be the most inspirational round of golf you'll have all year. All funds raised from this outing will directly benefit over 430 families...