Green Day Celebration | May First Fridays
Friday, May 3, 5 – 9 p.m.
Choose your outdoor adventure at this First Fridays environmental extravaganza! Our Green Day Celebration features an abundance of green events and activities, as well as live musical performances by Goshen Elementary School choirs and local (homegrown!) bands.
A free tree sapling giveaway is set for the tree-loving attendee, and adventurous partakers can gear up for tree climbing to get a breathtaking, tree-top view of our Maple City.
Visit downtown bars, restaurants, and a selection of food trucks for tasty eats, drinks, and good times with friends!
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.
Free trees: Free tree sapling giveaway to the first 100 people. Find a variety of family-friendly activities, including touching live animals and tree-climbing!
Entertainment line-up
Goshen School Choirs | 5 – 5:45 p.m., 6:10 – 6:40 p.m.
Tree Board Award Show | 5:45 p.m.
Nayo Ulloa | 7 – 7:30 p.m.
Shiny Shiny Black | 8 – 9 p.m.
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 brick and mortar establishments, you can find quick eats with a selection of food trucks.
- Hay Huey
- Jake’s Food LLC
- Kona Ice of Goshen (Beck’s Shaved Ice)
- LifePoint Church
- Phabulous Phoenix Rolling Diner
- Rulli’s Pizza Truck
- Papa’s Dippin’ Donuts
- Tropicana Ice Cream
Kids Activities
Kids will love this opportunity to discover, see, and touch local animals at the Wildlife Petting Zoo on the Courthouse lawn. Also be sure to check out Merry Lea of Goshen College’s live display of reptiles and amphibians!
We will also have tree climbing activities with My Tree Climber on site to help children climb trees safely!
Downtown Goshen Member Promotions
Downtown merchants have environmental, sustainable, fair-trade, and upcycled items to meet your needs. Here are some highlights for Friday!
- 10% off all cleaning supplies at Soapy Gnome
- Bring your own bag for 10% off your entire purchase at ReFind Curated Consignment
- Meet the Authors at Fables Books from 6 – 8 p.m.
- Ida Short will present a printmaking demonstration at Goshen Historical Society
- Check out the Goshen High School Art Show at Goshen Theater from 5 -8 p.m.
- Be sure to stop by these Downtown Goshen booths on the festival grounds: Braly’s Provisions and The Green Bee!
Thank you May 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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