Not home. Not work. The bench, the counter, the corner booth where you actually talk to people. This week, we're mapping ten of them across Madison — and we want to hear about yours.
Third places are where community gets built — one conversation, one regular seat, one familiar face at a time.
Sit By Me & SparkAnew are partnering to create a living map of third places from Madison and from around the world — spots where community, comfort, and creativity actually happen. Your nomination — and the ten stops below — are the beginning of that map.
Grab the app at sitbyme.co — it's how you'll find and check in to Madison's Community Connection Points.
Pick any of the ten spots below, or discover one of your own during CultureCon. Sit down. Strike up a conversation.
Fill out the short nomination survey and tell us what made that place a third place for you.
Tap any location to open it in Google Maps. Visit as many as you like during the conference — each one counts toward a qualifying nomination.
We'll shout out the participants who send in the most qualifying third-place nominations during CultureCon.
The most-nominated third place in the city gets recognized too — so make your visit count.
Choose one of the ten Sit By Me spots, tell us about another Madison place you found, or nominate a favorite third place from back home.