Goshenites and First Fridays fans throughout Elkhart County—don’t start unpacking your fall wardrobe just yet. September First Fridays Savor Summer Showcase, the family-friendly ‘sayonara to summertime’ celebration might be your last chance to enjoy Downtown Goshen in shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals!
Gather your friends and family and be in Downtown Goshen this Friday, from 5 to 9 p.m., for a fun and festive sampling of everything good summer still has left in its proverbial tank. The streets of Downtown Goshen pulse with live music from the Miller Poultry Main Stage, and an exciting, summer-to-fall Fashion Show presents cool threads supplied by downtown apparel outfitters. Activities for kids and downtown shopping specials offer something for everyone, and Downtown Goshen eating and drinking establishments help revelers fuel up while enjoying a wide assortment of warm-weather festivities.
Make it count! Come celebrate the end of summer with your friends and family at the Savor Summer Showcase—this Friday in Downtown Goshen!
Participating downtown eating and drinking establishments reward festival goers with delicious summertime specials. Food vendors and food trucks—including Golden Star Kettle Corn, Hay Huey, Kona Ice of Goshen, and Tropicana—serve up tasty tacos, awesome BBQ, and various hot and cold treats from around the world. The First Fridays Beer Garden, presented by Elephant Bar, is on hand with the best craft brews and beverages. The Window, 223 S. Main St., serves a delicious Italian meal from 4:30-7:30 p.m., and El Imperial, 113 S. Main, features authentic street food throughout the evening.
Activities for kids include face painting, arts and crafts, and in-store events at participating downtown businesses. The Chill Zone, presented by DJ Construction and the Boys and Girls Club of Elkhart County, offers virtual reality, snacks, and lawn games to entertain teens, young adults, and the young at heart. The Viewrail Dunk Tank provides a fun and thrilling way to raise crucial funds for Ryan’s Place, a Goshen social services organization.
Goshen Health’s innovative and fun Emoji Puzzle Challenge presents eight puzzle banners scattered throughout the event. Players can find and solve the puzzles, scan the QR code on the banner, and submit their answers to win fun prizes. Fables Books offers a Create Your Own Bookmark event for kids from 5-7 p.m., and a Meet the Authors event for a general audience from 6-8. Hive of Light, 119 S. Main, features magic and balloon animals from 5 to 7 p.m., and—starting at 7—presents a full magic show with Magician Kevin Long in the Art Alley.
Ben Wilson and the Messengers headline the musical entertainment, and Downtown Goshen businesses offer Labor Day sales and specials while highlighting fall merchandise and seasonal releases. Businesses including Cressy & Everett, The MAC, Art House, Symasis, Braly’s Barber Den, The Post, and ADEC are on-site on the festival grounds to provide information and services, and downtown apparel outfitters—including Woldruff’s and I M SHE—feature cool threads and kicks for the festival’s summer-to-fall Fashion Show.
Revelers can also stop by Woldruff’s Liverpool Try-On event and enter to win a free pair of Liverpool jeans, and can enjoy live music and a wine tasting at Maple City Market. The Goshen City Church of the Brethren hosts the Evergreen Singers for a concert from 5:30-7:30 p.m., and a downtown Off Road Vehicle display presents fun for all ages!
Enjoy free, LIVE entertainment from the Miller Poultry Main Stage!
- Shark Sugar: 5 – 6 p.m.
- Fashion Show: 6:30 – 7 p.m.
- Ben Wilson and the Messengers: 8 – 9 p.m.
Don’t let summer end without one last, great hurrah—experience the Savor Summer Showcase, this Friday from 5-9 p.m. in Downtown Goshen!
Find event details for the September First Fridays at Downtown Goshen.org.
Don’t start unpacking your fall gear just yet. September approaches, yes, but there are still great times to be had under the sun. The Savor Summer Showcase—this Friday from 5 – 9 p.m. in Downtown Goshen—is a family-friendly ‘sayonara to summertime’ celebration, and it might be your last chance to enjoy downtown in shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals!
The Savor Summer Showcase presents a wide and exciting sampling of everything good summer still has left in its tank. The streets of Downtown Goshen come alive with music and dance performances, activities for kids, shopping specials, a summer-to-fall fashion show, and a general assortment of warm-weather festivities. The Messengers headline the Miller Poultry Main Stage, and the Fashion Show will keep you on the edge of your seat! Make the end of summer count—enjoy one last hurrah with your friends and family at the First Fridays Savor Summer Showcase!