Community Calendar

A Nighttime Tour of the Mounds
Grab a lantern and enjoy a beautiful summer evening at the mounds! Enjoy a nighttime tour of one of North America’s best-preserved pre-European contact Native American sites.

Get Hands-on with Ancient Games for Sport and Play
Join us at Angel Mounds for our Indigenous Skills Series! Each month brings a new activity the whole family can enjoy-from atlatls and archery to pottery and more. In August, we’ll get hands-on with Chunkey, Stickball, Ring and Pin, Bean and Dice games. Come learn, create and connect!

Discover the Timeless Skill of Weaving
Try your hand at weaving and learn about the ways people have used the technique throughout history at our first homeschool program of the school year!

Discover a Weapon Used for Hunting
This workshop is all about atlatls, a weapon used for hunting during the Hopewell period! Learn how the Mississippians used these tools, the physics that help them fly farther and faster and make your own.

Join us for an evening market featuring authentic Asian cuisine, Downtown businesses, local vendors, karaoke, live music, & more!

Are you an Asian cook, restaurant, vendor, or creative interested in participating? Email laura@downtownevansville.com for more info. *Please note, this event is exclusively open to vendors who sell authentic Asian cuisine and/or products.

Join us for a thrilling evening of wine, shopping, live entertainment, and dining on Friday, October 2 from 5:30-8:30 PM. Costumes encouraged!

We’re excited to partner with 3 Indiana wineries for this event:
- Hymn & Herd Winery
- Oliver Winery
- Two-EE's Winery

Guests can also purchase mocktails from River City Coffee + Goods. Admission is not required for mocktails.

Activities & Entertainment

Wicked henna tattoos from Mo Hall of First House Salon
Spook-tacular costume contest with prizes
Complimentary snacks at the Astound Hospitality Tent
Live music from MacroGeo and Cher'Rita Horne & Toby Ellis
Tarot readings
Spooky surprises & more!

Join us at the Annual Evansville Half Marathon in downtown Evansville, Indiana! The Evansville Half Marathon was founded to bring a first-rate racing event to the community – promoting health and well-being for all while generating funds to further our mission. This half marathon is a fundraiser for the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana, proceeds benefit youth programs in our community. Participants will experience Evansville parks and neighborhoods, run past historic Bosse Field and through Garvin Park, make their way through the Pigeon Creek Greenway, and finish back in Downtown Evansville. Finishers receive a custom medal to add to their collection. Our dedicated team makes sure runners are prepared with proven, in-person training – Team 13. With hundreds of volunteers, the Evansville Half Marathon is an experience where you will enjoy running 13.1 miles.

Bring your pups and join us for our seventh annual Dog Day Downtown Presented by German American Bank! Enjoy free activities like an agility course, foam party, bone bar, pup cup station, nail trimmings, and more!

Don’t miss a Tri-State Christmas tradition! The VHS is host to the longest-running Pet Pictures with Santa event in the Tri-State, celebrating 40 YEARS IN 2026!! Mr. Claus himself makes the trip to Washington Square Mall from the North Pole during the first full weekend in November each year. This allows families to get their photos back in plenty of time for family Christmas cards!

Photos are $30 and include two poses with digital images for your use. (Add 4x6 prints for $5.) Costumes and accessories are encouraged, and accessories for pets are provided free of charge! Children, adults, and all species of pets are welcome in photos! (Really -- all pets! We have had potbellied pigs, miniature horses, rats, rabbits, a hedgehog, guinea pigs, a Sphinx cat, and more come to visit Santa!)

Proceeds benefit the mission of the Vanderburgh Humane Society!

Did you know that 68¢ of every dollar spent at local shops and restaurants remains in our neighborhood?* Support your neighbors during Small Business Saturday by shopping local. With 10+ shops and 30+ restaurants in Downtown Evansville, you have plenty of opportunities to make a difference!

FREE Shop Small bags, buttons, and maps will be distributed in front of 318 Main Street beginning at 10 AM (while quantities last)

FREE parking (street parking is not monitored on weekends)

FREE hot chocolate

15+ local makers

Shop Small Passport with chances to win Downtown Evansville e-Gift Cards

How it works:
When shoppers make a purchase at any of the participating locations, they will receive a stamp on their passport from that business. Each stamp is one entry to win a gift card to a Downtown business. The more stamps a shopper receives on their passport, the more entries they will have to win Downtown Evansville e-Gift Cards.