To our dear First Fridays friends, followers, and supporters:
THANK YOU! You are the reason that, since 2007, Downtown Goshen, Inc. has been able to host an exciting rotation of FREE and family-friendly community events. It’s not easy to bring First Friday events to life, and we’ve emerged through challenging periods of time that limited our funding and dampened our collective spirit. In 2020 and 2021 our future seemed wholly uncertain, but we were blessed that YOU—the Goshen community—stepped forward to make sure we had the funding and support needed to do our work of making Downtown Goshen an awesome place to live, visit, and celebrate community.
We haven’t looked back, but in order to keep events like the upcoming (Jan. 3) Fire & Ice Festival free to the community and going strong, we need your help and support! Downtown Goshen, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded through donor support, and First Fridays would not be possible without YOU!
As we head into a new year that offers new opportunities to do more good, and be more involved, please take the time to think of the ways in which you can ‘give back’ to First Fridays in 2025. Whether it’s contributing with a tax-deductible donation or a year-end gift, via an event sponsorship, or by stepping up as a First Fridays volunteer, your support helps us in our mission of continuing the remarkable revitalization of the downtown district. Your involvement helps us to succeed in presenting dynamic, fun, and FREE events and activities that help make Goshen a great place to be and a great place to live!
YOU can help to create everlasting memories!
To make a donation to Downtown Goshen, Inc., or contribute with a year-end gift, please visit our donate page. Your involvement is crucial to the continued success of our heralded First Fridays program, and your support helps create memories and moments that help to shape and define the future of Goshen!
Join our volunteer crew for the Fire & Ice Festival!
You don’t need to have a checkbook in hand to help us bring fun, FREE community celebrations to Downtown Goshen. If you love to be in on the action, and helping out for a good cause, please consider donating your time as a member of our dedicated First Fridays volunteer crew.
There are many rewards to being a part of our First Fridays volunteer crew, and the best reward may be knowing that YOU play a part in bringing so much joy, festivity, and unity to Downtown Goshen. Visit the Downtown Goshen, Inc. to learn more about volunteering opportunities in 2025, and register now to volunteer for the Fire & Ice Festival.
Sponsors demonstrate strong commitment to community
There are many different opportunities for First Fridays sponsorship, but one thing is universally true and consistent across the board—all of our sponsors enjoy great access, and benefit from being a part of our family-friendly community events.
Companies and organizations that get involved as sponsors demonstrate their unflinching commitment to the Goshen and Elkhart County community. To learn about the many ways your business or organization can get involved as a sponsor, please visit our First Fridays sponsor page.
Thank you for your support over the years. We hope to see you Jan. 3 from 5-9 p.m. at the one and only First Fridays Fire & Ice Festival. If you love First Fridays as much as we do, please consider giving back to Downtown Goshen, Inc. in 2025.
Peace, blessings, and a Happy New Year!
Thank You for the Memories!
In 2024, member businesses and organizations such as The Electric Brew, the Goshen Chamber of Commerce, The Goshen News, Miller Poultry, and Venturi went above and beyond in support of First Fridays. Additionally—thanks to local organizations and community supporters like YOU—over $4,000 was raised for local non-profit charities at our Goshen Gives Back event in October. Help us create more great memories in 2025 and beyond. Make a donation, register to join our volunteer crew, or get in touch with us about the many sponsorship opportunities through which you can support our mission of making Goshen a great place to live and experience community!
Since 2007 Downtown Goshen, Inc. (DGI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded through donor support, has worked to activate and invigorate the downtown district. DGI has attracted a diverse audience by hosting regular municipal events, developing collaborative promotions with downtown businesses, supporting strategic economic development initiatives, and enhancing the visual landscape of the downtown district through façade improvements. DGI’s high-quality, well-executed arts and entertainment events—including events themed around business promotions, art, and live entertainment—attract residents from all over Elkhart County and throughout Northern Indiana and help make Goshen a great place to live. If you want to get more involved in 2025, please support our mission. And remember to join us Friday, January 3 for the incomparable Fire & Ice Festival!