371 past events with the outdoor events tag

☘️ Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an exciting parade through the streets of DWNTWN! ☘️ 

The Parade will begin at Muncie City Hall, travel South on Walnut Street to Charles Street, and return along Mulberry Street. Parade attendees are asked to line up on Walnut Street between Wysor and Charles Streets, and on Charles Street from Walnut to Mulberry Streets. No candy will be thrown until parade entries reach Wysor Street. 🍬

Want to participate in the parade?

Community groups, businesses, and individuals are invited to join the parade.

Entry fees are as follows:

Political Entries: $75.00
Business Entries: $50.00
Non-Profit/Family/Neighborhood Entries: $25.00

Download Parade Entry Form here:

https://www.downtownmuncie.org/s/DTM_StPatricksParadeForm_2024.pdf

Pay Entry Fee here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DWNTWNMUNCIE

Parade line-up for participants will begin at 4:30 pm at Muncie City Hall parking lot. Parade sign in and entrance will be from Walnut Street entrance.

Contact Cheryl Crowder for more information.

Start: April 4, 2024 11 a.m.
End: April 4, 2024 2 p.m.

Weather permitting, view the Sun through one of Ball State’s powerful Solar Telescopes setup at the Scramble Light on the campus of Ball State University. See the Sun in a very specific color of red light known as Hydrogen-alpha and view the atmospheric region of the Sun called the chromosphere. Learn about and see dramatic features like solar prominences, filaments, and flares!

Eclipse glasses and training sessions will also be available at this event as we will be continuing to get the community ready for April’s total solar eclipse.

Learn more about the upcoming total solar eclipse happening at Ball State to prepare for the spectacular event. Glasses are partially funded through support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Simons Foundation.

• Cost: FREE, cash donations accepted
• Location: Ball State Scramble Light, paid parking available at McKinley Avenue Parking Garage

Join the Muncie community on Monday, April 8th from 10a-6p at the Delaware County Fairgrounds for the Total Eclipse of the Heartland! Gather together with friends old and new for this unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience - a Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party! Come enjoy the Magic City Market and our General Store in Heartland Hall, with live music, performers, Eclipse souvenirs and viewing glasses, food trucks, outdoor picnic area, and much more! Bring the whole family and make memories!

Admission is FREE at the walk-in gates and MITS bus stops. Donations accepted for parking vehicles.

Our celestial celebrations are proudly presented by Destination: Muncie, visit EclipseMuncie.com! 

Join us for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse in the heart of Downtown Muncie on Monday, April 8, 2024! We will begin gathering @ 1:00pm (weather permitting) within the circle of Canan Commons, 500 South Walnut Street. Totality will occur @ 3:09pm, plunging those in the line of totality into total darkness for nearly 4 minutes! As the celestial bodies align, we invite you to witness the breathtaking spectacle surrounded by the ambiance of Canan Commons, Muncie's lovely Downtown greenspace and amphitheater!

Our DWNTWN neighbors will be having specials all day, so make plans beforehand to have lunch, dinner, or drinks at one of our many restaurants and bars. You can shop with our retailers and get your Eclipse keepsakes too!

Event Highlights:

Eclipse Viewing: Meet at Canan Commons starting at 1 pm, Totality will occur @ 3:09 pm.

Unwind: Bring your yoga mat or blanket, viewing glasses, hydration, crystals or stones to recharge during the Eclipse.

Live music: There will be live soothing music, bring an instrument, even if it is only your voice. Immerse yourself in the melodies that will elevate your Eclipse experience!

Our celestial celebrations are proudly presented by Destination: Muncie, visit EclipseMuncie.com! 

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at the corner of Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie for the monthly First Thursday Gallery Walk (5-8p) and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, Light Up DWNTWN, and more throughout our community all year! 

Please JOIN us on Instagram! Please JOIN us on Facebook too!

All Vendors must register in advance - email MissMoth@Gmail.com, thank you! 

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at the corner of Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie for the monthly First Thursday Gallery Walk (5-8p) and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, Light Up DWNTWN, and more throughout our community all year! 

Please JOIN us on Instagram! 

All Vendors must register in advance - email MissMoth@Gmail.com, thank you! 

#YART is a Yard Sale for Art held during ArtsWalk on the First Thursday of every June and October at Canan Commons in Downtown Muncie! All Art priced under $40! The Spring 2024 Muncie YART will be from 5-8p on Thursday, June 6th during the Brink of Summer ArtsWalk! 

YART Artist Sign Up is on May 1st on the Muncie YART Facebook page - it's FREE to all Artists! Signing up means you are IN! 

YART has a zero-dollar budget and is proof that community members working together can create a hugely successful and fun experience! Volunteers are sought for the YART Artist Set-Up from 3-5p on June 6th, show up to HELP, thank you! ♥️

July 4; 6 p.m. 
East Lawn and Greensward
Free community event 

Gather your loved ones, bring your lawn chairs and blankets, and celebrate Independence Day at Minnetrista. The evening will be filled with engaging and entertaining outdoor activities, including lawn games, glitter tattoos, live music from America’s Hometown Band, and much more! And don't worry about snacks and drinks because we've got you covered with our concessions available for purchase throughout the event. As night falls, enjoy a dazzling fireworks show with lively music in the background, creating the perfect atmosphere to relax and enjoy with your friends and family. 

Independence Day is presented in partnership with eKeeper Systems and the City of Muncie. 

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at the corner of Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie for the monthly First Thursday Gallery Walk (5-8p) and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, Light Up DWNTWN, and more throughout our community all year! 

Please JOIN us on Instagram! 

All Vendors must register in advance - email MissMoth@Gmail.com, thank you! 

AHB Big Band leader Larry McWilliams

  The Big Band musicians from America’s Hometown Band are Playing for You — 

 Bandleader & trumpet guru Larry McWilliams calls it “Swingin’ In the Trees”, as he & the very special Big Band group takes their ‘cool’ swing tunes & improv talents to the park … so they - and the audience - can, well, … have it made in the shade with the music of Basie, Ellington, Miller, Strayhorn, and more. The concert is open to all, no ticket needed - pack up the lawn chairs, bring family & friends 🎵

Bad Weather Location - Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 E Main St — ck FB ‘America’s Hometown Band’  for confirmation status

Crooner Myles Ogea

   Former hometown Vocalist Myles Ogea revisits Muncie in July, and his vocal talents are really something to ‘croon’ about — especially when the America’s Hometown Band Concert Band plays for him. 
  Don’t miss the heart-felt lyrics of standards such as Come Fly with Me, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, and I’ve Got You Under My Skin. No ticket needed, and lots of shaded lawn-chair space for your friends & family.

REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND TO HEADLINE FREE CONCERT IN MUNCIE, INDIANA

Acclaimed country blues group The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band will be performing in a FREE outdoor concert as part of the 2024 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The concert will take place at 7:00 PM on Saturday, July 27th at Canan Commons (500 South Walnut Street) in the heart of Downtown Muncie! Muncie's own Lovesick Moan will open the show. Lawn chairs, picnic blankets, and dancing are always welcome! We encourage you to come early, and to come hungry and thirsty to enjoy local food and beverage vendors before the show. This concert is sponsored by DeFur Voran, thank you!

RSVP that you are "Going" to the show here:

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band at the 2024 Muncie Three Trails Music Series

There aren’t a lot of Warped Tour veterans who can claim proficiency in the use of bottleneck slides, washboards, and five-gallon buckets. Most didn’t spend their teens playing along to Charlie Patton and Bukka White albums. And just about none are fronted by a commissioned member of the Honorary Order of Kentucky Colonels. Say hello to Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, the greatest front-porch blues band in the world!

Reverend Peyton is recognized as one of the world’s foremost country blues finger-style pickers, playing the bass with his thumb while picking the lead at the same time. His prowess has been recognized with multiple Blues Music Awards nominations, including in 2021 for “Best Blues Rock Artist”, as well as being the cover subject for Vintage Guitar magazine. But the Big Damn Band isn’t just about the Reverend. Beside him on stage are his wife, “Washboard” Breezy Peyton, playing with all the nuance and percussive power of a New Orleans drum line, and keeping the train moving is Max Senteney on a lean drum kit that includes a 5-gallon maple syrup bucket. But one listen will convince you that there's nothing dusty or sentimental about Peyton's music. There's no songs about picking cotton. They aren't a museum piece. The Big Damn Band have taken nearly a century of country blues history and crafted a thing all their own. “I like songs that sound happy but are actually very sad,” Peyton says. “I don’t know why it is, but I just do.”

The Big Damn Band has built its reputation the long, slow, hard way. After 12 years of playing as many as 300 shows each year, in a total of 37 countries, the biggest little band in the country has pieced together one of the most dedicated followings out there. As audiences everywhere will tell you, there is not another band out there that sounds like this or has a stage show of this caliber. So get ready to celebrate, because that is what you will end up doing when Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band graces the Canan Commons stage!

The Muncie Three Trails Music Series is a non-profit partnership between Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Muncie Arts and Culture Council, and Rick Zeigler, series founder and organizer. The mission of the series is to bring critically acclaimed, national recording artists to perform at Canan Commons, Muncie’s premier outdoor performance venue, located in the heart of Downtown Muncie. A second mission is to promote the many recreational, artistic, and cultural attractions located along, or in close proximity to, Canan Commons and Muncie’s popular “Three Trails” -- The White River Greenway, Cardinal Greenway, and Muncie Arts and Culture Trail. We hope attendees will heed our slogan, “Explore the Trails, Enjoy the Music!”

A BIG thank you to Ball State University for sponsoring the entire 2024 series! Complete information about the Muncie Three Trails Music Series can be found at our website here:

https://www.munciethreetrails.com

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at the corner of Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie for the monthly First Thursday Gallery Walk (5-8p) and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, Light Up DWNTWN, and more throughout our community all year! 

Please JOIN us on Instagram! 

All Vendors must register in advance - email MissMoth@Gmail.com, thank you! 

AHB full Concert Band at Westside Park

“Oh, the Places Music Takes Us”  is a bit of a time-travel concert mix of much-loved music … from a touch of Dixieland Jazz, to Michael Jackson tunes …  that’s sure to take you back to faces & places your heart remembers.              

   This AHB Concert Band program is open to the public, no ticket needed. Plenty of lawn-chair space, so bring friends & family.

    That’s August 15th - Come enjoy your hometown band players in the cool evening riverside shade at Westside Park. 

America’s Hometown Band Plays for You!  

Broadway in the Park

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   From ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to ‘Les Miserable’, America’s Hometown Band plays for you a set of popular themes that celebrate the ups and downs of ‘Life’ and ‘Love’— as only Musical Theatre can express. 

   Vocalist for this concert is AHB songbird Mona Dale.  Meet us in the shade at Westside Park for this short trip to the theatre. No ticket needed, and lots of lawn chair space at 2400 W White River Parkway in Muncie. 

America’s Hometown Band Plays for You! 

Barbecue at The Muncie Three Trails Concert Series - The Sensational Barnes Brothers

Meet the Farmers who raise  our pasture raised  chicken (and more)!!

Sylvester and Sabrina Friend!!

Menu:

Jamaican Jerked Chicken

Caribbean Slaw

Roasted Potato Salad

Cocktails and

Lemonade