Spend your Saturday mornings at the Downtown Wabash Farmers Market in Downtown Wabash, Indiana! Start your weekend with wholesome, enriching, locally sourced products from some of our most unique vendors in Wabash and surrounding counties.
Find handmade, homemade & homegrown products like fresh produce, organic meats, homemade ice cream, hand-poured candles & soaps, cotton candy, pottery, wood & metal works and so much more.
All dogs welcome!
In conjunction with the Downtown Wabash Summer Sidewalk Sales and 24th Annual Dave Kunkel Cruise-In car show on Saturday, Aug. 19, the Downtown Wabash Farmers Market will move to Paradise Spring Park for a lush, full market!
More than 35 vendors will feature handmade, homemade and homegrown items including fresh produce, meats, dairy products, homegoods, plants, arts and artisan wares. Shoppers are invited to experience more than vendor offerings at the 2023 Market including live music, food trucks, Kids Corner activities, demonstrations and more.
Trolley No.85 will give free rides from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. throughout the Downtown Wabash district for easy transportation between all three events. Trolley stops include Paradise Spring Park, Veterans Plaza, Eagles Theatre, The Legion, The Depot on Canal Street and the East Market District Lot for easily accessible parking.
Meet the Boutiques! A boutique is defined as a small store selling fashionable clothes or accessories. For May’s First Friday in Downtown Wabash, Indiana, we’re shining the light on some of the most popular shopping spots in the district! Meet Downtown Wabash boutiques with a specially curated stamping map to visit each one during First Friday!
Enjoy additional springtime fun in the Downtown District with additional outdoor vendors, things to do, food trucks and more!
2023 Downtown Wabash First Fridays are presented by MetalX.
Additional 2023 First Friday support comes from Top Level Sponsors: Pettit Printing and Crossroads Bank; and Mid Level Sponsor: 95.9 KISS FM. May’s First Friday is generously sponsored by Renewal By Andersen.
Wabash First Fridays are events made possible by Downtown Wabash, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to a downtown district that is vibrant every day and night.
Grab those Easter baskets and reusable shopping totes! April’s First Friday is the best of both worlds offering the annual Easter Egg Hunt presented by Bachelor Creek at Paradise Spring Park and a unique shopping spree stamping map to hop from business to business in Downtown Wabash, Indiana.
Set the kiddos on a mad dash for their share of the 12,000+ Easter Eggs hand-stuffed by volunteers from Bachelor Creek OR bring your friends to do a little Bunny Hop Shopping with a stamping map and a shopper-ific prize on the other side for one lucky winner!
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. April’s First Friday is generously sponsored by Bachelor Creek.
Wabash First Fridays are events made possible by Downtown Wabash, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to a downtown district that is vibrant every day and night.
2023 Downtown Wabash Farmers Market Callout Meeting
The Downtown Wabash Farmers Market will host an informational Vendor Callout meeting for both NEW and returning Market vendors with questions or seeking information about the 2023 Farmers Market Season. The meeting will be held open-house style at the Downtown Wabash, Inc. office with our Market Coordinator, Carly Hawkins, on-site to speak about the 2023 season and answer any questions.
This Callout Meeting is open to new and retuning vendors of the Downtown Wabash Farmers Market.
Returning for its 16th season in Downtown Wabash, Indiana, the Downtown Wabash Farmers Market will open registration to new and returning vendors on Wednesday, March 15.
The market holds open spots for 35 full-season vendors leaving registration open on a first come, first serve basis. Vendors with goods and products that fit the handmade, homemade and homegrown categories are welcome! Downtown Wabash Farmers Market vendor registration comes in three tiers including full season at $200 per vendor, half seasons at $115 per vendor and drop-ins at $25 per vendor. Nonprofit rates are available.
To register, visit DowntownWabash.org/downtown-wabash-farmers-market or contact Carly Hawkins via carly@downtownwabash.org or 260.563.0975.
The 2023 Downtown Wabash Farmers Market will run every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon from May 13 to September 30 at the Honeywell Center.
Gather round-table style with other businesses in Downtown Wabash at the Downtown Wabash, Inc. office every first Wednesday of the month at 9 a.m. OR via Zoom.
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Returning for its second year in Downtown Wabash, the Leprechaun-Con Bar Crawl is the perfect reason to grab a group of your lucky charms in the pursuit-of-hoppiness! Come dressed in all the green you own and follow the stamping map to Downtown bars for St. Patrick’s Day-inspired drinks, food and even (s)hopping deals. Turn your completed Leprechaun-Con Bar Crawl stamping map into our office and enter for a chance to win a pot of gold! (Just kidding, no real gold here.) But there will be an awesome gift basket on the other side of the rainbow.
Of course, there’s more to March’s First Friday than the Bar Crawl! Enjoy plenty of fun shopping specials in any of our 20+ boutiques. Satisfy your hunger at any of our 10+ places to eat. Get creative with any of our 12+ arts & entertainment spots. Find the perfect parking spot in any of our 7 FREE parking lots.
(Consuming alcohol on the Leprechaun-Con Bar Crawl is for adults 21 & over.)
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.
Stay sweet in Downtown Wabash, Indiana with February’s First Friday: Downtown Chocolate Crawl! This monthly street festival in the 2.5 mile Downtown Wabash district will feature more than 30 small businesses with Valentine’s Day-themed shopping specials, micro-events and nightlife activities.
Bring your sweetheart or sweet family and embark on the Downtown Chocolate Crawl stamping map journey among nine small businesses and nonprofits! Make stops at the Wabash County Museum, 4 Partners in Crime, Bluebird Boutique, JoJo’s Olfactory & Co., Lily’s-N-Things, Vault 85 Menswear, Bellazo, Moon Dog and Downtown Wabash, Inc. to receive a chocolate treat. Then return the stamping map to Downtown Wabash, Inc. at 189 S. Miami St., Wabash, Ind., 46992 for a chance to win a sweet, local gift basket to enjoy post-event!
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.
IT’S BACK!!! Downtown Wabash, Inc. is bringing back its award-winning holiday shopping campaign: Shop Local to Win! The campaign won the 2021 Small Business Saturday Neighborhood Champion Innovation Contest, presented by American Express. The contest prompted small communities across the nation to submit their innovative campaigns to encourage shopping local during the holiday season as an American Express Neighborhood Champion. Downtown Wabash, Inc. was one of five communities recognized for its ‘shop small’ efforts.
Want to get in on this award-winning action?! Here’s how!
Simply enter any participating small business in Downtown Wabash; Scan the QR code at the sales counter; Complete the Shop Local to Win entry form; Wait for a member of the Downtown Wabash, Inc. team to contact you if you’re a winner! (No purchase necessary to enter. Limit one entry per shopper.)
Required information to enter: Name; Phone Number; Email; Zip Code; Date of Purchase; Business Name
Shop Local to Win will kick off on Friday, Nov. 18. Winners will be selected at random after entering to win the contest every Monday between Nov. 21 and Dec. 19.
Shop Local to Win is powered by Downtown Wabash, Inc., the Nationally Accredited Main Street Organization in Downtown Wabash, Indiana.
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