Goshen Arts Festival

On Mar. 6, 2009

Green Day Environmental Expo and
FF 5K Run & 3K Fun Walk

On Apr. 3, 2009

Environmental Expo and 5K Run & 3K Fun Walk
5 - 9 p.m.
@ Goshen Farmer’s Market
(212 W. Washington Street)

Schedule of events:

5K Run/3K Fun Walk check-in, 5 p.m.
5K Run/3K Fun Walk begins, 6 p.m.
Music by Double Barrel Darrel, 5:30 – 8 p.m.

 Check out the results from the 5K Run!

Wheels and Deals

On Jul. 3, 2009

Vintage Moped Rally, a Motorcycle Rally and Cruisin’ Goshen Reunion!
Come downtown for Goshen’s Wheels and Deals July First Fridays.

Vintage Moped Rally
Vintage moped owners cruise into town and compete for “Best in Show”, as a vintage moped rally kicks off on Friday night. Mopeds will be parked on West Washington Street. The rally continues on Saturday, as 30-40 riders travel from Motion Left Mopeds in Elkhart to Krider’s Worlds Fair Gardens in Middlebury and end up back in Goshen at Roger’s Park for a cookout and fireworks. Register on their site.

Doors of Goshen benefit auction

On Aug. 7, 2009

The Doors of Goshen
2nd annual benefit for LaCasa, Inc. and local artists

Doors preview:
July 27 - August 6
Participating artists’ doors showcased on the corners of Washington and Main Street sidewalks prior to the auction. Fragile or non-weather proof doors will be exhibited at the Eyedart studio gallery.

Benefit auction:
August 7, 7:30 p.m.
Bid on creatively-altered antique doors. Proceeds benefit LaCasa of Goshen, Inc., as well as the local artist who created each door. The auction will take place at the Eyedart studio gallery (213 South Main Street).

Fall Fashion Show

On Sep. 4, 2009

The 2009 First Fridays fall fashion show starts at 7 p.m. at the Goshen Theater (216 South Main Street).

Organized by Jules Boutique (130 South Main Street ), the show highlight fall fashions by downtown retail merchants.

Fashion show participants include:

Jules Boutique
The Gift of Gab
Ten Thousand Villages
The Dandy Lion
Hoosier Harley
Woldruff’s Footwear
From Scratch Pet Bakery
Spacious Heart Yoga

Outdoors, check out the Porsche cruise-in at West Washington and Main and the Hoosier Harley motorcycle rally on West Clinton between Main and 3rd.

Oktoberfest and Maple City Walk

On Oct. 2, 2009

Celebrate fall in Indiana!

The Washington Street outdoor music series will feature the Jake Miller Band and swing dancing lessons by Goshen College Swing Club at 5:30 p.m., and the Lavender Jazz Band, 8 - 10 p.m.

Bring the kids to Washington Street for a Fall Festival, 5 - 9 p.m., and the launch of the First Fridays Kids Book Club (5 - 7 p.m.).

Evening events also include a bicycle parade and free hayrides.

Saturday, October 3 - 2009 Maple City Walk
On Saturday, the fall celebration continues with a scenic 13-mile walk through autumn-kissed countryside, via the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail.

Every participant who completes the walk in time will receive a Maple City Walk medal and be entered into a drawing for a pair of walking shoes from Woldruff’s Footwear.

Read more and register online!

Fall Arts Festival

On Nov. 6, 2009

Discover the creative arts that are part of the Goshen community!

The Fall Arts Festival kicks off Friday, 5 – 9 p.m., with art, music and dance and downtown merchant specials.

On Saturday, November 7, the Festival continues with the 2009 fall Goshen Open Studio tour, featuring area studios and galleries and the work of many area artists.

Goshen Open Studio tour, Saturday, November 7

Take the self-guided tour to view current gallery exhibits, get an inside look at artists’ studios, see work in progress, and purchase original art directly from the artist.

The tour is free and open to all ages, and runs from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday.

More on the tour site, goshenopenstudio.com!

Shop outside the box!

From Nov. 15 to Dec. 20 2009

Holiday shoppers can take advantage of Sunday hours at locally owned businesses in Downtown Goshen.

The historic shopping district will launch its holiday season on Sunday, November 15, from 12 – 5 p.m. with an open house, hosted by participating stores, Downtown Goshen, Inc. and the Goshen Chamber of Commerce.

During the five-hour open house, visitors and shoppers can enjoy being serenaded by traveling musicians from the Goshen High School Choir, Goshen High School Orchestra, Bev Templeton Quartet, and the Bethany Music Department. In addition, the Goshen Chamber is sponsoring clowns to entertain children and will provide FREE horse-drawn wagon rides around the downtown area.

Participating stores will continue to be open on Sunday from 12 – 5 p.m. through December 20th. Those business open on Sundays include:

Balloon Express/Merle Norman
Better World Books
Electric Brew
Eyedart studio gallery
From Scratch Pet Bakery
Graber Designs Gallery
Gutierrez Mexican Bakery
Home Again
Jules Boutique
Maple City Market
Mattern’s Butcher Shop & Corner Deli
The Nut Shoppe
Olympia Candy Kitchen
Salon J
Ten Thousand Villages

This is new for downtown Goshen, and gives shoppers more opportunity to support downtown merchants than in past years.

Additional celebrations will continue with the lighting of the downtown Christmas tree during the December First Fridays.

First Fridays - Shop Outside the Box

On Dec. 4, 2009

Support your community by shopping at locally-owned stores during the holiday season. Downtown Goshen's retail and services stores offer unique holiday gifts for you business, friends and family!

Avoid the Box Store holiday mayhem - Shop Outside the Box!

Don't miss the lighting of the downtown Christmas tree - 7 p.m. sharp!
@Washington and Main Streets

There will be live music and free hot cocoa and coffee provided by Fish Lake Organic Berry Patch.