Spring into Action | April First Fridays
Friday, April 7, 5 – 9 p.m.
Eat, Drink and Shop for a cause in April, and simultaneously support your favorite downtown business and Goshen nonprofit.
Visit participating restaurants, bars, and merchants who’ve sponsored a Goshen-area nonprofit, and 10% of your First Fridays purchase will be donated to a partnering charity. Select downtown businesses will host kids’ activities this evening dedicated to getting together and giving back.
Entertainment
Eat, Drink and Shop for a cause. Support your favorite downtown business and Goshen nonprofit at the same time.
Food and Drink
Take a break and enjoy some great food downtown!
- Common Spirits (111 East Lincoln)
Spring in for a fresh spring favorite, a delicious Mojito - Constant Spring (219 South Main)
Our Cobb Salad is a refreshing take on a classic dish - The Electric Brew (118 East Washington)
Try our latest offerings: a luscious Cadbury frappe and a creamy Cadbury latte - South Side Soda Shop (1122 South Main)
Try our seafood dinner – Lake Superior Whitefish baked in a foil packet with red-skinned potatoes, lemon, and onion - Table @108 (108 North Main)
Our Smoked Pork Chop with apricot chutney is a sweet and savory treat - Venturi (123 East Lincoln)
Our featured seasonal salad is the vibrantly colored and flavorful Citrus Fennel
Kids Activities
Not everyone escapes to the beach for spring break. Not to fear, we can still have fun here. Discover a local alternative with kids’ activities hosted by downtown store owners.
- Fables Books (215 South Main)
Create and color your own bookmark to celebrate families and reading with Triple P and Horizon Education Alliance (5 – 7 p.m.) - Goshen First Church (214 South 5th)
Come see the Easter Bunny for a bag of treats (6 to 6:30 p.m.) - Green Oaks of Goshen (211 1/2 South Main)
Kids of all ages are invited to help us make seniors smile with art and craft projects and letter writing (5 to 8 p.m.) - I M SHE (121 South Main)
Kids are invited to come create their very own Snail Pal! (5 to 8 p.m.) - The Imagination Spot (111 East Washington)
Create a colorful spring critter, such as a ladybug or butterfly (4:30 to 7:30 p.m.) - Twisted Britches Boutique (213 South Main)
We’re offering hair tinsel for all ages – get our Fairy Hair for only $5 per color (10 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
Downtown Business Promotions
Downtown merchants sponsor a Goshen-area nonprofit and donate 10% of their First Fridays’ sales. Shop locally and support a local business and not-for-profit at the same time!
- Common Spirit -> Ryan’s Place
- Constant Spring -> Goshen High School Orchestra Boosters
- Cressy & Everett -> The Post
- Electric Brew -> Trees For Goshen
- Fables Books -> The Window
- Found -> Center for Healing and Hope
- Giving Tree Massage -> Goshen Theater
- GoDance Studio -> LaCasa of Elkhart County
- Goshen Brewing Company -> Art House
- The Green Bee -> Goshen Farmers Market
- I M SHE -> First In Chaplain Crisis Response Team
- Ignition Music Garage -> CAPS – Goshen
- The Imagination Spot -> ADEC
- Maple City Market -> River Bend Film Festival
- The Nut Shoppe -> Goshen Hospital Auxillary
- Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn -> Crossing Educational Center
- Soapy Gnome -> Maple City Health Care Center
- South Side Soda Shop -> Goshen Stars Soccer Club
- The Table @ 108 -> Goshen Community Schools Foundation
- Venturi -> Friends of the Pumpkinvine
Be sure also to check out two other non-profit Downtown Goshen businesses, Ten Thousand Villages, and The Goshen Historical Society & Museum, to show your support!
April Member Promotions
Ukrainian Borsch
Jojo's Pretzels 136 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United StatesEvery year for the past two years, we have brewed delicious Borsch soup to support Ukrainian orphans in the wake of the ongoing war in Ukraine. This year we are… Continue Reading Ukrainian Borsch
Warm Up with Garden City
Come in from the cold and warm up with us on January 2nd! Enjoy complimentary coffee, hot cocoa, and treats. If you're not in a rush, stay a while in… Continue Reading Warm Up with Garden City
Fire and Ice Bowl
Window, The 223 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United StatesThe Window will be graced with the participants from the Ice Bowl making and serving Chili, Cornbread, and Cookies from 4:30pm - 7:30pm on January 3rd. All the proceeds will… Continue Reading Fire and Ice Bowl
Warm Up at Goshen Theater
Goshen Theater 216 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United StatesStop in at Goshen Theater to warm up on January 3rd! We'll have Hot Cocoa and Popcorn will be available for sale and we'll have tables and chairs to sit… Continue Reading Warm Up at Goshen Theater
Fire and Ice at the Museum!
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Meet the Author | January First Fridays 2025
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Chili Time at the Co-op!
Maple City Market 314 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United StatesGoshen’s Fire and Ice Festival! Warm up with the Co-op’s award winning CHILI! The Deli will have both Regular and Vegan options. And as alway, we’ll have warm drinks and… Continue Reading Chili Time at the Co-op!
Exvangelical and Beyond Author Talk & Book Signing with Blake Chastain
Fables Books 215 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United StatesJoin us for an insightful evening with Blake Chastain, author of Exvangelical & Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That’s Fighting Back. Chastain—pioneer of the #Exvangelical movement… Continue Reading Exvangelical and Beyond Author Talk & Book Signing with Blake Chastain
Author Talk & Book Signing with Bob Johnson
Fables Books 215 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United StatesJoin us at Fables Books for an evening with award-winning short story writer Bob Johnson, author of the blistering debut collection, The Continental Divide. This compelling series of 14 tales… Continue Reading Author Talk & Book Signing with Bob Johnson
Thank you April First Fridays Sponsors!
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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