20 reasons to do March’s First Friday in Downtown Wabash, Indiana

There are plenty of reasons to visit Downtown Wabash on any given day, but for March’s First Friday on Friday, March 3 from 5-8 p.m., there are 20 specific reasons. We’re bringing back the Leprechaun-Con Bar Crawl featuring six local businessesIn addition to our first-ever bar crawl in Downtown Wabash, there’s lots of shopping, dining, arts and more for visitors to enjoy!

Here are 20 reasons to come to March’s First Friday in Downtown Wabash:

1. Wabash First Friday won the title of Best Festival/Event in the Wabash Plain Dealer’s 2023 Greatest competition (so you already know it’s the best place to be)!
2. There’s something for everyone, be it the Bar Crawl, family time indoors, exploring the small businesses, experiencing Downtown Wabash through food or seeing a movie.
3. The Wabash Cultural District coupon booklet is still available to redeem at more than 25 businesses in the Downtown district until March 31.
4. You can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a bit early with the Leprechaun-Con Bar Crawl, which is the perfect reason to grab a group of your lucky charms in the pursuit-of-hoppiness.
5. If you do the Leprechaun-Con Bar Crawl, you could enter for a chance to win something extra lucky and golden from Downtown Wabash, Inc.
6. For every $1 you spend at March’s First Friday at any of the Downtown Wabash businesses, 67¢ will stay in the local economy.
7. You can explore 20+ boutiques in Downtown Wabash like Bluebird Boutique, JoJo’s Olfactory, Kelli Winer Design, Bellazo, The Francis Shoppe, Wooden Ivy Boutique & Floral, Lily’s-N-Things, Visit Wabash County, Lighthouse Mission and SO MANY MORE!
8. March is Women’s History Month and you can show your support at any of our 50+ women-run businesses.
9. Downtown Wabash has 10+ places to grab a bite to eat like 4 Partners in Crime, Market Street Grill, Moon Dog, Modoc’s Market, Twenty, Downtown Nutrition and several others!
10. The Visit Wabash County Trolley No.85 will run a route through Downtown so you can relax your feet while doing the Bar Crawl.
11. Let First Friday inspire your creative genes with any of our 12+ arts & entertainment spots like Make It Your Own Art Studio, the Wabash County Museum, Reading Room Books, JoJo’s Olfactory & Co., Nicole A. Howard Photography, Eagles Theatre, Borders & Beyond Gallery and so many others!
12. Eagles Theatre and the Honeywell Center both have live shows happening on First Friday! See The Winery Dogs at Eagles Theatre or Pink Martini at the Honeywell Center.
13. In Downtown Wabash, we have 7 FREE parking lots throughout the district.
14. The Franklin Mobile Bar will be making its Wabash First Friday debut outside of the Downtown Wabash, Inc. office. (189 S. Miami St.)
15. The Leprechaun-Con Bar Crawl will feature six local bars including Market Street Grill, JoJo’s Olfactory & Co., 4 Partners in Crime, Moon Dog, Charley Creek Inn: Wine & Cheese Bar and The Franklin Mobile Bar.
16. Businesses in Downtown Wabash are staying open just a bit later than usual JUST FOR YOU! (They love and appreciate you just as much as you love and appreciate them.)
17. You might just end up posing with our “local” sign on the night of First Friday to be shared on our Facebook & Instagram pages!
18. When you come down to Wabash’s First Friday, you’re supporting the neighborhood.
19. March marks the month to celebrate Wabash, Indiana as the first electrically lighted city in the world (and you get to be in Downtown Wabash to see the night sky lighted with vibrant activity!).
20. On the Leprechaun-Con Bar Crawl, you have the perfect excuse to come dressed to the nines in all the green you own, because according to Neil Bever, probably, Leprechaun-Con is “where everyone is a Leprechaun.”

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Downtown Wabash First Fridays are made possible by generous Top Level Sponsors: Pettit Printing and Crossroads Bank; and Mid Level Sponsor: 95.9 KISS FM.