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Explore and enjoy rhythm & music, performing arts, visual arts, art of food, art of fashion, and more. From virtual events to exciting walking activities and more, it will be full of creativity. See below for each month’s special features and what you can expect!
2020 Series & Special Features:
July 17, 2020 – Chalk Walk
Annual Chalk Walk Competition!* Artists will register to complete chalk masterpieces up and down the sidewalks of College Avenue on Friday, July 17. Stroll the Ave later that evening to see the completed works. Watch for the People’s Choice Voting the following week on ADI’s Facebook page.
*Permit pending
Creative Kids To-Go Kits on Friday, July 17 from 2-6pm: Need some more hands on projects for the littles in your life? Pick-up FREE to-go art kits that will include some great gems from our local partners. This month in your kit you can expect to find:
- Building For Kids: Create Your Own Idea Book
- Creative Downtown Appleton: Pineapple Handprint Picture Frame
- Appleton Public Library: Coloring/Activity Book & Peacock Bird Craft
- Appleton Area School District Birth to 5: Dinosaur Finger Play Activity
- Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes: Coffee Filter Butterflies
*Registration for kit pick up will be required this month. Limited quantity of kits available. How to Register for Kit Pick Up:
- Register for your kit online by choosing one of the available time slots between 2-6pm on Friday, July 17 (Please note, when you register you can select the number of kits needed for your family, maximum of 4 kits per family)
- Visit the Building for Kids (100 W College Ave) on the day of your pick-up at the time you selected. Please make your best efforts to arrive at your registered time in order to ensure a contact-free experience. If you are running at least 5 minutes ahead or behind your scheduled time, please call the BFK to notify staff - this way we can ensure your kit pick-up remains contact-free: 920-734-3226
- Go to the front of the BFK where a table will be set-up outside of the museum entrance. Your registered number of kits will be on the table. Please take your kits.
- Take your kit home and enjoy! Remember to share your pictures with us! We love to see you and your family working on the projects!
Downtown Story Walk with the Appleton Public Library - Details coming soon!
August 21, 2020 – Cultural Celebration
Additional details on the August event coming soon
June 18 & 19, 2020 – Downtown Unites
New Mural! Watch from a far as Irineo Medina, local artist, creates a new masterpiece showing how Appleton Downtown Unites on South Appleton Street (east side of the Crazy Sweet building, across from Houdini Plaza). Work will begin Thursday, June 18 and continue into weekend (weather permitting). Click here for how to donate to Appleton Downtown Unites Fundraiser, where a portion of your donation will go towards this one-of-a-kind mural.
Creative Kids To-Go Kits on Thursday, June 18 from noon-4:30pm: Need some more hands on projects for the littles in your life? Pick-up FREE to-go art kits that will include some great gems from our local partners. This month in your kit you can expect to find:
- Building For Kids Children’s Museum: Sketchbook OR Modeling Clay
- Creative Downtown Appleton: Little Golden Books
- Appleton Public Library: Balancing Robot
- Trout Museum of Art: Sidewalk Chalk
- Appleton Area School District Birth to 5: Paint with Water Activities
*Only 100 to-go kits available, first come first serve
***KITS ARE GONE! WOW - kits were gone in a half hour! Based on the success of this first round of to-go kits, please continue to watch Appleton Downtown's Facebook page for dates on when we will do this again!***
Contactless pick-up will be available outside the Appleton Downtown Inc. Office (333 W. College Ave, Ste 100) from Thursday, June 18 from noon- 4:30pm & Friday, June 19 from 8:30am-3:30pm (while supplies last). Please practice social distancing by maintaining 6ft away from others and waiting your turn to pick up your bag from the table. Click here to view a map of the pick up location.
3rd Virtual Shop Hop – Thursday, June 18 from 6-8pm – click here to see how you can shop local and support downtown businesses!