Third Thursdays
Join us for the 2024 Season
Welcome to Downtown Manhattan’s most exciting series of community events! On the Third Thursday of each month from May to October, downtown transforms into a street faire and maker’s market.
2024 Third Thursday Dates and Events
You’ll want to come to each one as you won’t want to miss activities unique to each date! Listed here are activities that are planned outside of the Cake Walk, sidewalk musicians, and variety of maker’s booths.
All events are from 5-8pm, outside!
May 16th: Downtown Quest
Featuring a treasure hunt, chalk area, photo booth, interactive paint-by-number window mural, and photo competition. Try your hand at winning carnival games at local businesses.
June 20th: Summer Fest
Featuring mega bubbles, a printmaking station, an advice booth, and more!
July 18th: Midsummer Faire
Featuring artists painting en plein air, a rock painting station, grab-n-go florals, and paper lantern painting and release.
August 15th: Simmering Summer
Featuring an art walk, Raku clay firing, sponge throw, and needle in the haystack in downtown shops.
September 19th: Come Together
Featuring a community art project, corn hole area and mega games, walking history tours, and DIY mini sculpture area.
October 17th: Street Party
Featuring an air guitar competition, fashion runway show, pottery wheels and sidewalk chalk competition. For the last Third Thursday of the year, we close down the street and create a Common Consumption Area where you can grab a drink and wander the street. We welcome you to bring your roller skates and we will end the evening with a street dance.
Be Involved
There are a few great ways to participate in making Third Thursdays amazing community events.
Volunteer
We can always use help manning stations on the street. Everything from overseeing rock painting to directing chalk artists where to draw. If you’re interested in signing up, please email Heather at events.historicdowntown@gmail.com.
Maker
If you make something, are an artist, or would like to host a special activity on the street, you can do so by applying right here. There is a $25 charge per event to reserve a spot.
Musician
If you’d like to get on our list of musicians for Third Thursdays, sign up with Heather at events.historicdowntown@gmail.com.