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Madera, CA
21Events this week
3Free things to do
74New spots
90New stories

● Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Madera

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 21 events, day by day →

Community Ride

Saturday 10am · Applegate Park Playground · Free

MBC Monthly Meeting

Saturday 12pm · Coffee Bandits

Sunday Morning BMX Race

Sunday 9am · Woodward Park BMX Race Track

The Central Valley BBQ Festival

Sunday 12pm · Merced County Fairgrounds

Golden Girls Dinner & Bingo

Sunday 4pm · Ten Tavern

New in Madera

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Eden

Nightlife

Wine night upgrade: Craving a grown-up hang that still feels easy?

edenfresno.com ↗

Tabachines Cocina

Restaurants

Ceviche worth the drive: Tabachines Cocina brings modern, fine-dining Mexican to Fresno with seasonal, locally sourced dishes, attentive service, and a bar full of handcrafted cocktails, wines, and fine tequilas.

tabachinescocina.com ↗

Madera’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Madera’s best →

Most read in Madera

The five stories Madera readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. One woman dead after shooting in Madera

    A deadly shooting has left one woman dead in Madera, California, following a domestic incident at a Denny's.

    Full story at kmph.com ↗

  2. MUSD staff member issued a temporary restraining order after posting concerning videos

    Madera Unified School District (MUSD) has issued a temporary restraining order after a staff member from Lincoln Elementary posted concerning videos online.

    Full story at kmph.com ↗

  3. Madera adopts exterior color standards for commercial buildings

    Madera, California, has approved new exterior color standards for commercial buildings.

    Full story at abc30.com ↗

  4. Fresno State names Jayden Mandal as starting quarterback

    Fresno State has named Jayden Mandal as its starting quarterback for the 2026 season-opener.

    Full story at 247sports.com ↗

  5. Students find off-duty officer's gun in bathroom at Clovis high school football game

    Students found an unattended firearm belonging to an off-duty law enforcement officer at a high school football game in Clovis, California.

    Full story at abc30.com ↗

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