Winter Wonderland
January 5, 2024
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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Enjoy the wonders of winter in downtown South Bend!
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About
Come to Downtown South Bend and try out some tasty hot beverages on the Coffee & Cocoa Crawl, cozy up to a fireplace at the South Bend Chocolate Cafe, Chicory Cafe, Howard Park, or Fiddler’s Hearth, go ice skating at Howard Park, or build a snowman on the Gridiron (weather permitting.) Enjoy winter a little before you get sick of it.
FREE PARKING
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Parking (on-street and in City-managed garages) is always free in downtown South Bend nights and weekends. For full details on downtown parking options, click here.
Entertainment and Activities
Snowball Fight
The Gridiron
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Enjoy a good old-fashioned snowball fight on the Gridiron (fake snowballs will be used if there is no real snow.)
111 N. Main St.
9:00 p.m.
In case you didn't hear The Drop Comedy Club relocated to the Aloft Hotel and features amazing comedy shows every Friday and Saturday night! This First Fridays they will have headliner Diego Attanasio featuring Nick Kellley. DTSB will be featuring a contest on their Facebook page for a pair of free tickets to the Friday night show.
120 Doctor M.L.K. Jr Blvd
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Enjoy free admission and extended hours at the South Bend Museum of Art this First Fridays.
219 S. St. Louis Blvd.
11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Enjoy ice skating at the Howard Park Ice Trail & Pond from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more info on Howard Park Ice Skating and other activities there, click here.
111 N. Main St.
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Live @ Aloft in the WXYZ bar will feature DJ Outlaw playing your favorite tunes January 5. Live @ Aloft features local artists, groups or DJs playing music every Friday from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the WXYZ lounge.
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The WXYZ bar also has "Cocktails for a Cause" with $1 from every cocktail for a cause sold donated to their featured charity of the month. Also take advantage of their First Fridays special - buy 1 flatbread pizza and get a 2nd flatbread pizza at 1/2 off.
Retail and Dining Specials
NOTE: First Fridays drink specials are available for anyone 21+ throughout the day on First Fridays, for the operating hours of participating businesses.
St. Joe Coffee Co. Latte Special
305 S. Michigan St.
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The St. Joe Coffee Co. - the coffee shop located in side the St. Joe County Library's Community Learning Center - will be featuring $1 off their January specialty drink, the Cinnamon Roll Latte: Cinnamon bun syrup and sweetened condensed milk topped with cinnamon. Also featuring $1 off hot chocolate with mini marshmallows.
Coffee & Cocoa Crawl
Throughout Downtown
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Enjoy a hot beverage tour of downtown with the return of the Coffee & Cocoa Crawl. Several downtown businesses will be selling smaller sized hot beverages for smaller prices, to allow you the chance to try several, sipping and strolling through First Fridays. In addition, some businesses will be selling special hot beverages for adults (these must be enjoyed in the establishments where they are purchased.)
Click here for a map and list of this year's offerings!
Ongoing First Fridays Promotions
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