Goshen Games | August First Fridays
Friday, August 4, 5 – 9 p.m.
Goshen goes for the gold! Participate in – or just enjoy from the sidelines – the spectacle of two concurrent tournaments downtown: Pickleball and Cornhole. Coaches will be on hand to teach the basics you want to learn, and kids will have their own activities and games to play, including crafts, family-friendly axe throwing, and lawn games.
Keep up your strength with a visit to one of the participating food trucks or cool off at the beer garden. And if shopping’s your game, play your way through sales and specials on outdoor activity items, athleisure apparel, and more at participating merchants!
Entertainment
Participate in – or enjoy the spectacle of two concurrent tournaments along Main Street: Pickleball and Cornhole. Coaches will be on-hand to teach the basics you want to learn.
The City of Goshen Department of Environmental Resilience teams up with MACOG, Drive Clean Indiana, and local electric vehicle drivers to present an electric vehicle display. Attendees have a chance to get behind the wheel, experience EVs firsthand, and hear from local owners about EV benefits.
Tournament Registration
Food and Drink
Downtown restaurants and bars will be open throughout the evening to fuel up both spectators and participants alike.
The First Fridays beer garden and food trucks will also be outdoors for a quick drink or bite to eat!
- Bounthanh’s Egg Rolls
- Golden Star Kettle Corn
- Hay Huey
- Kona Ice
- Kozahz Boutique
- La Unica/The Only One
- LifePoint Church
- Papas Dippin Donuts
- Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Company
- Smothered & Covered
- Sweazy Q
- Tropicana
- Wiener Shack
You can also grab a beer from the First Fridays Beer Tent. Proceeds go to help keep First Fridays free!
Kids Activities
Goshen Parks and Recreation and Goshen Boys and Girls Club offer family-friendly games along Main Street – and family-friendly axe throwing hosted by Axes and Antics!
Downtown Business Promotions
Businesses feature games and specials to help competitors improve their performance: games, outdoor activity items, athleisure, shoes, sports, and spectator apparel. Be sure to drop by 123 Mercantile for a chance to win South Bend Cubs tickets!
More promotions are listed below:
August Member Promotions
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215 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States
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134 S Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States
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Maple City Market
314 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States
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Fables Books
215 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States
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215 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States
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