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    Summer Second Saturdays in Downtown Manchester

    Shop, Eat, & Enjoy Downtown Manchester!

    SHOP

    Monthly Second Saturday Shopping

    OUTDOOR MAKER'S MARKET
    The Market at 1115 Main | 1115 Main Street
    10 am to 4 pm
    Saturday and Sunday


    INDOOR SIDEWALK SALE
    The Manchester Mall | 811 Main Street
     11 am to 5 pm

    Shop all summer long at our many downtown retail shops!  

    EAT

    Monthly Second Saturday Dining

    LOBSTER ROLL SPECIAL
    Urban Lodge Brewing | 47 Purnell Place
    12 pm to 11 pm

    Grab a meal, drink, or sweet treat at one of our great restaurants!

    ENJOY & CREATE

    Monthly Second Saturday Art & Activities

    LIVE MUSIC, ART & ACTIVITIES
    WORK_SPACE | 903 Main Street
    10 am to 2 pm

    LIVE MUSIC
    Silk City Coffee | 763 Main Street
    3 pm to 4:30 pm


    September 14: Downtown Mini Golf
    Text reads: Second Saturdays Downtown. Shop, Eat, Enjoy. Experience Downtown Manchester with exciting activities, special offers, live music an dmore. There are three small images in circlular frames. One is an outdoor market, one is a lobster roll, fries and a beer, and one is of a couple passing by musicians playing along the sidewalk.

    Put your way through Downtown as you eat, shop, and enjoy all that Downtown Manchester has to offer!

    Golf Holes:

    The Firestone | art studio & cafe  (1115 Main St.) @thefirestonect
    WORK_SPACE (903 Main St.) @workspacemanch
    Creative Notions (857 Main St.) @creative_notions_llc
    Urban Lodge Brewing (47 Purnell Pl) @urbanlodgebrewing
    All Ways There Home Care @all.waysthere

    Downtown Mini Golf is made possible by the Manchester Country Club and The Cornerstone Christian School. These in-kind sponsors provided some of the supplies for our day of golf.

    Shop, dine and discover more great downtown spots this Saturday!

    Discover More Downtown

    Downtown Happenings: Monthly Activities
    Text reads 2nd Saturday Activities above four images: shopping bags, balloon mural, golf green with tires as obstacles, and a sculpture of an elderly man holding helium balloons.

    Downtown Manchester has organized monthly activities to enjoy as you stroll throughout Downtown Manchester! 
    You can begin each of these activities by visiting WORK_SPACE or The Market at 1115 Main each month!

    May: Build a Bouquet

    June: Chalk the Walk

    July: Shopping Stroll

    August: Picture Yourself Downtown

    September: Downtown MiniGolf

    October: Scarecrow Festival and Scavenger Hunt

    October's Scarecrow Festival
     & Scavenger Hunt

    A sculpture is displayed in an outdoor planter. A sign reads What a wonderful world. The sculpture is a Black man holding a trumpet. In the background a storefront sign reads Beller's Music.

    Stroll along Main Street and view the annual Downtown Scarecrow Festival!

    Discover your new favorite downtown spot while you complete our Scarecrow Scavenger Hunt!

    Halloween Happenings
    Saturday, October 19th

    A family is dressed in costumes for halloween. There are adults dressed as an inflatable dinosaur and a witch. Children are dressed as Captain America and a colorful purple witch.

    Visit Downtown Manchester for Halloween fun ...and candy!

    Danny Magic
    Manchester Public Library | 586 Main St.
    10:30 am

    Crafts & Bag Decorating
    WORK_SPACE | 903 Main St.
    11 am to 12:30 pm

    Downtown Trick or Treat
    11:30 am to 1:30 pm

    More Downtown Fun at Participating Businesses:

    Holiday on Main
    Saturday, November 30th

    Photo is outdoors with a little girl standing next to a woman dressed as a holiday Elf in the foreground. The background has indistinguishable people on the sidewalk.

    Kick off your holiday shopping and support our local businesses on Small Business Saturday!  

    Featured Events:

    Shopping Challenge Bingo
    Sales, Deals & Gifts
    Outdoor Maker's Market
    Real-Life Snow Globe Photos
    Photos with Santa
    Visit with Jingles the Elf
    Crafts & Activities