The following blog was written by Farm Market employee Karie Mindock! Thank you for sharing your passion and excitement as we celebrate Farm Market Week here in Downtown Appleton. Have you seen the “patented garbage bag swing”? It has been a few years...but when I started at the Appleton Downtown Farm Market, [...Read More]
The first exhibition of monumental public sculpture in nearly two decades, has hit Appleton by storm. as Sculpture Valley unveiled their premier season of the ACREofART exhibition, introducing the public to the 2017 selection of 10 sculptures currently installed in the Downtown and Riverfront districts. Enjoy a virtual walking tour run through the arts tour app, [...Read More]
Yes, it’s true, we love Mile of Music and apparently, we're not the only ones! Now in its fifth year this music festival is making a name for itself locally, regionally and event nationally. This year more than 900 live music sets will be performed by more than 200 bands/artists in 70 venues along a one [...Read More]
Yes, it is summer and that means that it is time for a cool treat! The good news is that we have several great options to treat yourself while you are out enjoying Downtown Appleton and the Riverfront. You’ve known Crazy Sweet for three years as the candy store on College Avenue, now they have [...Read More]
Have you ever wanted to share your artistic talents for all to see? Well, do we have the event for you - it is time to chalk up Downtown Appleton! Register now to take part in the chalk competition along College Avenue on Friday, July 21. Are you “In It to Win It” or “Just [...Read More]
We love the spark. It’s what you see when kids get really excited over a science experiment, when a little girl yells “I did it!” as she and her daddy drop magnetic pieces from our crane, as a kid exclaims “That was SO much fun!” when leaving a program. In everything we do we reach [...Read More]
The following blog is written by writer Albert Cuddy, who recently moved to Appleton, WI. Thank you for your kind words, Albert! In October of 2016, we came to Appleton to visit some friends. They took us to Door County, Chilton, and around Appleton. The big eye opener was driving on the country roads. The [...Read More]
School is officially out for summer – which means you are now trying to fill your time with fun activities to keep the kids busy! Luckily for you, Downtown Appleton is full of great events geared towards family-fun to spark creative energy. Starting this Friday, June 16, head out to Houdini Plaza for Creative Kids! [...Read More]
On June 10, Gold Cross Ambulance Service and its partners will launch a region-wide effort to help save lives via a mobile app called PulsePoint Respond. The app notifies CPR-trained citizens of cardiac events in nearby public locations so they may administer aid. The app also notifies users of the closest available publicly accessible Automated [...Read More]
The 67th Annual Flag Day Parade will pay tribute to the United States Coast Guard on Saturday, June 10th at 2:00 p.m. The event is recognized as the oldest Flag Day Parade in the nation. This year’s parade theme is “United We Stand”. The event will feature military units and military marching bands from throughout [...Read More]