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
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Storytime & Stuffie Sleepover
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BYOBag
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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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