Green Day Celebration | May First Fridays

Friday, May 5, 5 – 9 p.m.

Choose your outdoor adventure at this First Fridays environmental extravaganza featuring a multitude of green events. The event includes live music with Goshen elementary school choirs followed by live bands. In addition, win a free tree sapling giveaway to the first 100 people. Bring your family to discover, see, and touch local animals.

And May’s Green Day Celebration marks the glorious return of eating and drinking in the great outdoors!

Choose your outdoor adventure at this First Fridays environmental extravaganza on the Courthouse lawn!

This environmental extravaganza, in collaboration with the Goshen Shade Tree Board and The Environmental Resilience Department, features many celebrations of the outdoors and sustainability awareness events and is centered on the Courthouse lawn.

Enjoy live music with Goshen elementary school choirs, followed by BEE! the Band and the Tom Adamson Band.

Free trees: Free tree sapling giveaway to the first 100 people. Find a variety of family-friendly activities, including touching live animals!

Our events operate with the love and help of many volunteers. Join us!

Food and Drink

Whether you’re looking for something healthy, plant-based – or just the color GREEN, downtown restaurants have options. In addition to our bricks and mortar establishments, you can find quick eats with food trucks and a beer and cider garden.

  • Bounthanh’s Egg Rolls
  • Golden Star Kettle Corn
  • Jake’s Foods
  • Kona Ice
  • LifePoint Church
  • Rico Sauve
  • Rulli’s Pizza
  • Sweazy Q
  • That Guy’s Gourmet Ribs
  • Tropicana Ice Cream
  • Wiener Shack

You can also get beer or cider from the First Fridays Beer Tent on Main Street between Lincoln and Washington. Proceeds go to help keep First Fridays free!

In addition to our bricks and mortar establishments, you can find quick eats along Main Street by the Courthouse lawn.

Kids Activities

Kids will love this opportunity to discover, see, and touch local animals on the Courthouse lawn. Many interactive booths and kids’ activities teach about the outdoors and enjoying Goshen’s many natural beauties! 

Downtown Goshen Member Promotions

Downtown merchants have environmental, sustainable, fair-trade, and upcycled items to meet your needs.

Support locally owned businesses during May First Fridays!

May Member Promotions

10% Off Cleaning Supplies & Foaming Soap Refills

Soapy Gnome 210 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States

It's time for some spring cleaning and we have just what you need. We are offering 10% OFF ALL cleaning supplies & foaming soap refills. Our selection of cleaning supplies […]

BYOBag

ReFind 210 South Main, Goshen, IN, United States

Bring your own reusable bag for 10% off your purchase at Refind Consignment during May First Fridays!

Goshen High School Art Show

Goshen Theater 216 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States

The Goshen High School Art Department is proud to announce its annual student Art Show. Once again, it will be graciously hosted by the Goshen Theater during May's First Friday […]

Loro Verde Coffee Demo 5pm-7pm @ Maple City Market Co-op

Maple City Market 314 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States

Enjoy samples of Loro Verde Bold Endeavors Dark Roast coffee. It’s the perfect afternoon drink, especially when served cold over ice with hint of the maple maple sugar. Loro Verde […]

Free

Meet the Authors | May First Fridays

Fables Books 215 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States

Looking to get outside and enjoy Mother Earth? Join Downtown Goshen for an environmental extravaganza on May 3rd for the Green Day Celebration| May First Fridays! At Fables Books, we […]

Drag Me to Prom: Out of This World

Goshen Theater 216 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States +1 more

Join Art House on Saturday, May 4th, at the Goshen Theater for Drag Me to Prom: Out of This World. Drag Me to Prom is an annual adult prom celebrating […]

$15

Festival of Hope

Goshen Brewing Company 315 West Washington Street, Goshen, IN, United States

Join Center for Healing & Hope and Goshen Brewing Company for the fourth annual Festival of Hope! Live music, free kids activities, Saca Los taco truck, Tropicana ice cream truck, […]

Free

Festival de Esperanza

Goshen Brewing Company 315 West Washington Street, Goshen, IN, United States

¡Únete el Centro de Salud y Esperanza y a la Goshen Brewing Company para el cuarta anual Festival de Esperanza! Música en vivo, actividades para niños gratuitas, camión de tacos […]

Free

Thank you May First Fridays Sponsors!

City of Goshen, Indiana Goshen HealthMiller PoultryCommunity Foundation of Elkhart CountyElkhart County CVB
Goshen Parks and RecreationGlobe Radio 91.1 FMFroggy 102.7Goshen Chamber of CommerceThe Goshen ChroniclesGoshen City FCEA Pro MusicThe Goshen News
Goshen Brewing CompanyThe Table @108Pizzeria VenturiThe Electric Brew
May First Fridays, Downtown Goshen, Indiana
May First Fridays, Downtown Goshen, Indiana
May First Fridays, Downtown Goshen, Indiana
May First Fridays, Downtown Goshen, Indiana
May First Fridays, Downtown Goshen, Indiana

Downtown Goshen Inc. and First Fridays are here to celebrate Goshen and the wonderful arts and community that we share. That means that if you attend an event in downtown Goshen, your image might appear in a future celebration of that event or a promotion of one of our future events. This is because our community is the most essential part of First Fridays! We pride ourselves in being an organization that celebrates everyone and will do our best to present you in the best way possible. We are incredibly proud and happy that you enjoy our events and that you are part of our fantastic community! Thank you for joining us at First Fridays and having fun in downtown Goshen.

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