Come Friday Dec. 6 there may be a slight chill in the evening air, but the Downtown Goshen, Inc. Hometown Holiday community celebration provides enough joy and warmth to keep spirits high and faces smiling! Hometown Holiday, Dec. 6 from 5 to 9 p.m., unites the Goshen...
There’s no parade like a Goshen parade! Downtown Goshen, Inc. proudly announces the triumphant return of a First Fridays event that illuminates the spirit and the streets of Downtown Goshen. The Goshen Light Parade, Friday, November 1 from 5-9 p.m., presents a...
Friends! Our next First Fridays celebration is all about Giving Back, and we hope to see YOU there! With our October First Fridays event, Downtown Goshen, Inc. takes the opportunity to reward Goshen and Elkhart County businesses and organizations for helping to make...
Goshenites and First Fridays fans throughout Elkhart County—don’t start unpacking your fall wardrobe just yet. September First Fridays Savor Summer Showcase, the family-friendly ‘sayonara to summertime’ celebration might be your last chance to enjoy...
Friends of First Fridays, make sure you’ve still got sunblock—August is approaching. Prepare yourself for a First Fridays extravaganza celebrating summertime and all things Pickled! The Downtown Goshen, Inc. Picklefest—August 2 from 5-9 p.m.—presents the...
Wheels and Deals is this Friday from 5-9 p.m. in downtown Goshen, and the 2024 version of this freewheeling First Fridays event is going to pay you back in Forever Memories with friends and family! Presented by Downtown Goshen Inc. and Friends of the Pumpkinvine...
First Fridays friends, fans, and followers! Dust off your bike and grease those wheels—the June First Fridays Wheels and Deals event is back in 2024 and better than ever. Presented by Downtown Goshen Inc. and Friends of the Pumpkinvine Trail, Wheels and Deals, June 7...
First Fridays fans, are you ready to get outdoors and have some good, green fun? The May First Fridays Green Day Celebration—May 3 from 5-9 p.m., centered on the courthouse lawn—is jam-packed with outdoor events and green activities to pick from. Choose your own...
Downtown Goshen, Inc. announces the April First Fridays Well-Crafted Arts Tour, presented by the Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, April 5 from 5-8 p.m. in Downtown Goshen. Downtown Goshen restaurants, businesses, and organizations host established and...
The daylong, March 1 Downtown Day Tournament, this Friday, is more than just another fun, festive, and family-friendly First Fridays event. The Downtown Day Tournament kicks off a contest in which people can support their favorite participating downtown establishments...
Let the month of Sweet Treats begin! February First Fridays Sweet Treats presents an entire month’s worth of sweet specials and promotions in Downtown Goshen to help you treat yourself and ward off those pesky wintertime doldrums—and it all kicks off with the...
Friends and fans—just a reminder that DGI First Fridays presents the fabulous Fire and Ice Festival, on Friday, January 5, in Downtown Goshen. Throughout the day, watch professional ice carvers—beginning their work at noon—transform 300-pound blocks of ice into pieces...
Hometown Holiday on Friday, December 1, from 5 – 9 p.m., is a festive and moving First Fridays event that brings the community together for holiday fun and to join hands, hearts, and voices in celebrating the holiday season and the spirit of giving. Friends,...
In prelude to the approaching holiday season, Downtown Goshen Inc. announces the opportunity to gather in some good vibes while illuminating the spirit—and Goshen’s nighttime sky—at the November First Fridays Goshen Light Parade, November 3 from 5 – 9 p.m....
Downtown Goshen, Inc. is pleased to announce that—although summer is in the books—its beloved First Fridays series shows no signs of letting up. The month of October presents the longstanding First Fridays Arts Tour, October 6 from 5 – 8 p.m. The Arts Tour, in...
Presented by Downtown Goshen, Inc., The October First Fridays Arts Tour is Oct. 6 from 5-9 p.m., and now is the time to apply for a chance to get your work into this unique, spirited, and well-attended celebration of our local artists. Downtown Goshen businesses and...
Summer—just like Lenny Kravitz sang—”aint over ’til it’s over,” and with that in mind Downtown Goshen, Inc. is excited to announce the September First Fridays Savor Summer Showcase, Friday September 1 from 5 – 9 p.m. Revelers of all ages...
Early Bird Registration for the July First Fridays Goshen Cruise-in Car Show and judged competition, July 7 from 5-9 p.m., has been extended through June 23. Register online by June 23 to receive the Early Bird 50% discount, and pay only $15 to register your car or...
Downtown Goshen, Inc. is pleased to announce the return of the July First Fridays classic car show and competition. The Goshen Cruise-in Car Show, Friday July 7 from 5-9 p.m., will celebrate classic cars and those who own and love them, and provide a fun and relaxed...
The upcoming May First Fridays event — scheduled for May 5 from 5 – 9 p.m. — is May’s Green Day Celebration, offering an outdoor-themed extravaganza of activities, entertainment, and promotions designed to celebrate nature and increase...
Downtown Goshen’s First Fridays is transitioning into spring with its Treat Yourself event, providing a wealth of opportunities for delicious treats and self-care items at participating eateries and shops. The event runs from 5-9 pm on Friday, March 3, and will...
Downtown Goshen’s Fire and Ice Festival brings the heat to January First Fridays, warming up the spectacle of live ice carving with performances by fire dancers after the sun goes down. Professional carvers begin work around downtown beginning at noon on Friday,...
Find the holidays early in the heart of Goshen’s downtown at the merry First Fridays event, Hometown Holiday, December 2, from 5 to 9 p.m. Shop a festive, open-air holiday market featuring locally made, seasonal crafts — wreaths, cards, ornaments, and...
Downtown businesses host local artists for the one-night-only Arts Tour event in Goshen for November First Fridays. This self-guided tour of local shops and eateries offers the opportunity to buy art directly from makers just in time for the holidays from 5 to 9 p.m....
A local fashion show turns the spotlight on fall trends, with more fun for the whole family found just off the downtown runway, too, as part of First Fridays Harvest Festival on October 7 from 5 to 9 p.m. Goshen retailers IM She, Twisted...
VolksFest returns downtown for September First Fridays in all its groovy glory, featuring twice the classic car show as in past years and two live bands playing throughout the evening, September 2 from 5 to 9 p.m. Registration for area owners of Volkswagen bugs and...
Sand volleyball and cornhole teams play for cash prizes and bragging rights over two days of tournament play, part of Goshen Games, August 5 and 6, for First Fridays downtown. The volleyball competition runs throughout both days, from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, and resumes...
Calling all car collectors: Registration is now open for the Celebrate Goshen Car Show. Owners of classic and rare cars and motorcycles are invited to be a part of this showcase event during Goshen’s July First Fridays event, Friday, July 1 from 5 to 9 p.m....
Downtown Goshen kicks off summer with a two-day First Fridays extravaganza, Sidewalk Days, June 3 and 4, because the promise of so much fun and flavor wouldn’t fit into one! Retailers and restaurants open their doors and move out onto Goshen sidewalks for this...
Spend the day shopping and dining around downtown Goshen on Friday, May 6, for a chance to win gift cards and a variety of items from local businesses. Goshen’s May First Fridays event, Eat, Drink, Shop, invites the community to collect receipts from visits to...
