july First Friday: downtown get down
Downtown First Friday events take place the first Friday of every month from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. January through December. Highlights of these events include shops open late, local artists and musicians, area organizations, and various happenings tied into the theme of the First Friday.
Each First Friday is a celebration of our local community and an opportunity for locals, tourists, and area groups to show their support for our town, have fun, and enjoy the beauty of vibrant, historic downtown Marietta!
Downtown small businesses have begun reopening their doors to the public and many are excited to welcome customers inside their shops and restaurants this First Friday.
Peruse the special events offered during this month’s First Friday below and find a list of businesses that will be open late. While we do our very best to receive as much information as we can from our downtown business community, the list provided below may not be a full list of all businesses that are open. Many restaurants are open for indoor (and outdoor!) dining and some select shops may choose to open their doors last minute.
Venture out for a lovely night in the heart of our community - downtown - and support local!
What are you interested in?
Downtown Events + More Live Music Schedule At the Armory Supporting Main Street
American Flags and Poles will be open for first Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. or until the last customer! they will be doing sidewalk sales to keep everyone comfortable with social distancing while shopping!
andy’s toy chest open until 9 p.m. with 10% off in-store
dad’s primitive workbench is hosting bruce wunderlich of wunderlich photography setup outside with marietta merchandise for sale.
Gator’s Red, White, and Booze at gator’s, featuring $1 Drafts, Select $2 shots, & Karaoke 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
jeremiah’s coffee house will have Live Music inside by SOMP. Emleigh and Mama B will have pop-up shop. jeremiah’s will have baked goods for your holiday weekend and drink specials as well!
justajar design press will be open until 9 p.m. for first friday
Merle Norman is participating in First Friday. Stop by Merle Norman from 5-8 for Tiber Way Trivia! Test your knowledge about this unique strip of Marietta and be entered to win a $25 Gift Certificate from one of our Tiber Way Businesses: Galley Restaurant, Red's Hair Salon, Merle Norman Cosmetics, Bella Via Salon, Sunflower Naiils, and Rivertown Grill. Free Merle Norman favors for stopping by!
Over the Moon will feature music by local songwriter John A. Walsh. Guests can paint a vintage vinyl record for their bar gallery. Reservations are required for this free event. phone number is 740-373-4000.
Come help riverside artists gallery Celebrate Art and the July Grand Re-Opening of the Riverside Artists Gallery in Marietta Ohio. the gallery will be open until 9 p.m. for first friday. Come take advantage of their Celebrate Art specials including 30% off all Luminesque Copperware and discounts on other items throughout the Gallery.
Rockstar Wellness will be participating in First Friday! they plan to be outside of the building with class demos from 6:00-8:30 PM.
Teri Ann's will host artist, Kimberlee Legg and have a kickoff to Summer Sale with 25% off all Summer merchandise
The Buckley House local jazz player Jake Eddy at the restaurant playing outside from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Threadz is going to be open and offering complimentary Stars & Stripes Sangria to shoppers
Wit & Whimzy is hosting Sauced! Handcrafted Sauces from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Stop and meet Christina Ullman, local maker of her own line of sauces, jams and salsas. She'll have a limited number of fruit smoothie popsicles and a variety of tasty products available to purchase
At the Fountain on Front Street | Corner of Front St. & Greene St.
5 p.m. | Austin Alexander
6 p.m. | Logan Reynolds
7 p.m. | The Last Minute Honky Tonk Band
At Gateway Park | Corner of Front St. & Butler St.
5 p.m. | TBA
6 p.m. | Matt Petty
7 p.m. | Jake Binegar
McKenna’s Market, Back Patio | Butler Street Between Front St. & Second St.
5:30 p.m. | Justin Arthur
6:30 p.m. | Jesse Forrest
7:30 p.m. | OYO
kid central, sponsored by the united way of the mid-ohio valley
Kiddos will be able to enjoy playing two large “foot keyboards” and the great staff of the United Way will be on site to give away inflatable instruments and small goodie bags with harmonicas, hand sanitizer, etc. to kiddos! Their tent will be decorated with a music theme and have kid’s music playing.
Dedication of the donor wall | 5:30 p.m.
Armory Square Inc. would like to invite the public to the dedication of the Donor Wall of Contributors who supported the renovation of the former Ohio National Guard Armory in Marietta, Ohio. For over a quarter of a century citizens, charitable foundations, businesses and government entities have steadily worked to create a mixed-use community center in the century old armory. On this 4th of July weekend these generous and hardworking people will be honored by name on the Donor Wall located the ground floor of the Armory, located at 241 Front Street. Please join us this Friday, July 3rd at 5:30pm for a brief gathering to recognize and thank these donors. For more information, contact Harley Noland: 740-350-9852.
Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Granting Women’s Suffrage | open until 9 p.m.
The Ohio History Connection exhibit, Ohio Women Vote: 100 Years of Change, is coming to Marietta. The Washington County Historical Society is hosting an exhibit of twelve standing panels that tell the story of Ohio women from diverse backgrounds who participated in the early days of the women’s suffrage movement that led to the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution in August of 1920. Highlighting quotes from articles, speeches, books, letters and oral history interviews, the women come alive to speak in their own words. Washington County native, Frances Dana Barker Gage, is featured in the exhibit.
WHERE: Ground floor of the Armory located at 241 Front Street in Marietta.
WHEN: July 2 through July 25 (excluding July 4 and Sundays)
TIME: Monday – Friday 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Saturday – 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. July 3 – First Friday – open until 9 P.M.
Free and open to the public. Parking available.
The Clark Family and Friends on Armory Lawn | starting at 6 p.m.
The Clark Family and Friends will be performing on the lawn of the Marietta Armory on Friday night, July 3rd. We'll be practicing social distancing and you need to bring a lawn chair. Come downtown and see us and take in the town while you're at it! In the case of rain, the event will be cancelled.
Marietta Main Street is a 501c3 charitable nonprofit organization focused on utilizing community and economic development strategies to revitalize the place we love most: downtown Marietta, OH. We want residents to love our community, tourists to travel here often, small businesses to thrive, employers to attract families, and much more. We are the caretakers of the heart of our community and when you support Main Street, you support a bright future for Marietta.
We rely on revenue from events throughout the year to support our operations, and with event cancellations this spring and summer, we need the support of our community to help support our work through the summer and beyond.
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