Organized labor may have given us the weekend, but college students have extended it a day.
For many years, Thursday nights have rivaled Friday and Saturday nights as the night to go out and have fun in Madison. Some students refer to Thursday nights as “Thirsty Thursdays.”
“The drink specials are really good and the crowds are usually really fun. And it’s nice to know that you have two other weekend days ahead,” said Emily Byrne, 22, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student in elementary education, who was sipping a vodka and cranberry juice Thursday night at the State Bar & Grill.
“I think any night’s a good night to go out. Is it Thursday?” joked Byrne’s friend, Jason Preisler, 23, a UW accounting major.