Spooky season is here!!! In order to make the most of the fall festivities, we are kicking off October with First Friday: First Fright on October 6 from 5-8 pm. Break out your Halloween and fall attire as we kick off the evening with a skeleton hunt, sales, new specials, and a ton of fun throughout downtown.
Participating Businesses:
2 FruGALS Thrift- Skeleton hunt for a $10 gift card
715 Jewelry- Festive fall refreshments and their Santa shop & save event
Angel Ambrose Fine Art Studio- Celebrate autumn with a selection of Angel’s favorite trees!
Antiques & Uniques
Bobzbay Books- Illinois Art Station will be on-site with art supplies to create a bookmarks for fun or to enter in the Bobzbay bookmark contest!
Crossroads Fair Trade Goods and Gifts- Skeleton hunt for a $25 gift certificate and Fix It Friday with free mending by ISU students
Eaton Studio & Gallery- Showcasing Herb Eaton's fall and corn paintings, screens, prints, cards, along with bronze table top scluptures
gigi BOTTEGA- Skeleton hunt for 10% off a purchase, Spoetzl Brewery & Wiseacre Brewing pop-up
Inside Out: Accessible Art- New IOAA artists will be doing a meet and greet, free scratch art haunted houses activity, and refreshments
Joann Goetzinger Studio & Gallery
La La Boutique- Skeleton hunt and spooky refreshments
Main Gallery 404- Pop Up Art Fair with a ton of heavily discounted art along with works from 37 local artists inside, and live music!
Main Street Yoga + Von Champs Boutique- Skeleton hunt and hosting Totally Normal Fungus pop-up
Mandy Roeing Fine Art Studio & Gallery- Skeleton hunt for a 10% off coupon for any original painting in the month of October
Merlot and a Masterpiece- $33 First Friday special
Our Favorite Things Boutique- Skeleton hunt and hot cider and fall snacks
Red Raccoon Games
Refine 309- Festive fall treats, new resin art from local artist Brandy Finney, and new fall merch!
The Bistro- Davenport & Dish will be performing & skeleton hunt
The Hangar Art Co.- New monthly curation or original art
The Painted Wraith Curiosity Shoppe- Skeleton hunt
Threshold to Hope- Soft opening of their new location at 200 W. Monroe St.
Vera & Buck Floral Studio
