First Fridays on Main theme for tonight is Garden Party

By Mitchell Now June 2, 2023 7:30 am

Things to do in Mitchell besides trick or treating this weekend. — Mitchell Now

Tonight marks the second 1st Fridays on Main for 2023. The activities begin at 5 PM on Mitchell’s Main Street. The theme is Garden Party.

Starfire Band will play at 5 PM on the Corn Palace Plaza stage.

Food trucks will be on site as well a donut department in honor of National Donut Day.

More than 50 planters will be downtown with a Mitchell Regional Habitat for Humanity garden party.

Avera will have a Plant A Flower Booth for those who have lost a loved one to cancer.

Big Friend Little Friend will have a kids’ zone including face painting and balloon animals.

1st Fridays on Main is free and open to the public.

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