Special Events

Downtown First is part of a national movement!

Because Downtown First is a member of the American Independent Business Alliance (www.amiba.net), Downtown First businesses will have the opportunity to participate in two extremely popular and successful national events for local businesses:

America Unchained! Annually on November 20th On November 20, communities around continent will be urged to "unchain" for just that one day—to maximize the impact of their dollars and inject potentially millions more into the local economy through joining other residents to do their shopping, dining out and other business only with locally-owned independent businesses (from www.amiba.net). Businesses: Post this flyer in your window or pass it out to customers. Click here for to print your flyer!

Celebrate Your Independents Week Annually, during the week of the fourth of July As we honor national heritage and liberty, we also celebrate our nation's locally-owned independent businesses who have given so many citizens opportunity and underpinned and underwritten community life and prosperity. It's a time, too, to consider the independent decision-making ability each of us possesses to choose the future of the place we make our home (from www.amiba.net).

Downtown First Events

On the First of the Month, Choose Your Downtown First!

Downtown First is sponsoring a new promotion initiative to encourage people to choose their downtowns, first, on the first of each month.

Educational Programming

Opportunities to spread the word about the benefits of shopping and eating downtown first, and of the importance of supporting local, independent businesses

Downtown Events

Fun, festive events to celebrate the uniqueness of our downtowns

Networking Opportunities

We’ll provide forums for sharing ideas and connecting with other business owners and residents who support the concept of Downtown First.