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!

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!


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.

May Member Promotions
Meet the Author at Fables Books 📅 Friday, March 7th | 6-8 PM During Taste of Goshen Join us for an evening of conversation, connection, and inspiration at Fables Books… Continue Reading Meet the Author | March First Fridays Join us for an unforgettable evening as we dive back into the world of Panem and witness the start of Haymitch Abernathy’s gripping story. Tickets are $27.99 and include one… Continue Reading Sunrise on the Reaping Release Party Join us for an inspiring evening with Jessica Ronne, author of Caregiving with Grit and Grace: 100 Days of Hope and Encouragement. As a caregiving advocate, Jessica brings a unique… Continue Reading Author Talk & Book Signing with Jessica Ronne
Meet the Author | March First Fridays
Fables Books
215 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States
Sunrise on the Reaping Release Party
Fables Books
215 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States
Author Talk & Book Signing with Jessica Ronne
Fables Books
215 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, United States





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