St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner on March 17 and Downtown Appleton businesses have all you need to celebrate! Whether it is enjoying a delicious meal, making sure you are decked out in green from head to toe, learning something new about the Irish, or simply wanting to enjoy what the local businesses [...Read More]
Avenue of Ice is returning to Downtown Appleton! Looking for something fun to do in Downtown Appleton this week, starting on February 18? Head to Downtown Appleton for Avenue of Ice! With 39 custom made ice sculptures on display throughout the College Avenue district and along the Riverfront, this is an event you will not [...Read More]
The Community Public Market will take place inside the Fox Cities Exhibition Center on Saturday, March 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the space will be transformed to present an inclusive and collaborative community event that brings together a sampling of all the great things in Downtown Appleton. This FREE community event will create [...Read More]
Looking to cure for your cabin fever on a cold Wisconsin weekend? Lucky for you, Downtown Appleton has that cure for you with our Vacation Destination event on Saturday, January 29! This day-long event will take you on a tour of getaway destinations as Downtown businesses deck out their venues around a travel theme and [...Read More]
ADI encourages you to sign the new Support 9$20 pledge showing your commitment to supporting local as the year wraps up. By pledging, community members are tasked to select 9 Downtown Appleton businesses and spend at least $20 at each. This could be done by shopping small online with a unique boutique, ordering take out [...Read More]
The 50th Annual Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade is almost here on Tuesday, November 23rd. The largest nighttime Christmas Parade in the Upper Midwest will begin at 7:00 p.m. This year’s theme is “Superhero Christmas”. This fun, event is bound to get you into the holiday spirit! Here are the top 6 tips to help you [...Read More]
The 2021 award nominations are now open! To nominate your favorite business or individual dedicated to Downtown Appleton, click here.
Join us on Friday, September 17 from 7:30-10:30am for a community coffee break as we celebrate international PARK(ing) Day! PARK(ing) Day is a global, public, participatory art project that launched in 2005. It is a day where people across the world temporarily repurpose street parking spaces and convert them to tiny parks and places for [...Read More]
Appleton Downtown Incorporated (ADI) and Creative Downtown Appleton (CDA) are preparing to welcome a new parklet and public seating option to the Downtown Appleton district. This seasonal parklet will transform two on-street parking spaces to activate the streetscape and provide accessible general public seating. The parklet will begin installation later this week, with anticipated completion [...Read More]
Downtown Appleton is preparing for this year’s Chalk Walk, the special feature for July’s Downtown Creates… event series. This popular annual event returns and Appleton Downtown Inc. (ADI) has additional chalk and art related activities happening, as well! Anyone wanting to share their artistic talents is encouraged to register now to take part in the [...Read More]