What’s Happening on Main Street – February 2018

February 2

• First Friday: Date Night – Delaware
  

  During the most romantic month of the year, celebrate a “Date Night” with Main Street Delaware for February’s First Friday! Downtown businesses will offer BOGO specials, two-for-one deals, pairings and more! Grab a friend, partner, spouse, child, or group and head to downtown Delaware for your date!

• First Friday: Wine & Chocolate Walk – Marietta
  

  February’s First Friday is Wine & Chocolate Walk! Downtown businesses will feature exclusive specials and promotions uplifting the season of love for all visitors to downtown for this event.

• First Friday: Live, Love, Middletown – Middletown
  

  Let’s spread some love this February First Friday during “LIVE, LOVE, MIDDLETOWN”! Wear your Middletown sweatshirt, hats and more and show your Middie Pride! Come celebrate our Downtown and enjoy dinner, drinks and shopping!  Then, be sure to meet up with us in the front room of Triple Moon Coffee Company, located at 1100 Central Ave, during First Friday to help us HEART BOMB downtown Middletown! We are going to show our downtown buildings just how much we LOVE them by making them an extra special Valentine.

• Downtown Tipp City Chocolate Walk – Tipp City
  

  Tickets for Downtown Tipp City’s 3rd Annual Chocolate Walk are on sale now! Held annually on the First Friday in February, this is a fantastic date night or friends night out. You will receive around 15-20 different chocolate themed treats as you stop in each store in Downtown Tipp City.
  Come tour the town while getting rewarded!

• First Friday: Soup-er Bowl – Wadsworth
  

  Stroll through downtown Wadsworth for delicious soup samples, food, music, art, games, activities, and fun!
  Event central is at The Strand, where you can get warm, grab a water, sit and enjoy live music provided by ORMACO, enjoy soup provided by The Village of St. Edward, paint a mug from Kathryn’s Craft Closet ($15-all materials and firing included), and more!
  After you’ve sampled some delicious soups, head to The Strand to vote for your favorite soup in downtown Wadsworth. One name will be drawn to win a $25 “Sub and Pizza Station” gift card! (Winner chosen and contacted after event). The Old First Merit Bank Building will have soup, a station to make your very own soup mix, and kid’s activities! Girl Scouts will be there to take cookie orders.

February 3

• 10th Annual Main Street Vermilion Ice-A-Fair – Vermilion
  

  The 10th Annual Main Street Vermilion Ice-A-Fair is a day-long winter event for the entire family filled with glistening sculptures, ice carving demos and more! Easily walkable or tour by Lolly the Trolley for $2 a rider or $5 for a family. You’ll find more than 30 shops, restaurants and pubs open to welcome visitors. You’re certain to bump into Jolly the Snowman and Pete the Penguin on the street as you enjoy your day in downtown Vermilion.
  Add a visit to Ritter Public Library to experience Friends of Library Chocolate Festival from 10AM-1PM. Sample chocolate confections to your heart’s content for 50 cents a taste. Stop in at Main Street Vermilion throughout the day to warm up with refreshments and take a chance on an exciting array of raffle baskets.
  The day’s events end at 6PM with a towering display of Fire & Ice in the center of town at Exchange Park. Enjoy this beautiful mix of music, flames and ice that constantly shifts in shape and texture. Will the fire outlast the ice or will the ice quell the fire? You’ll be the first to find out!

• Meltdown Party – Vermilion
  

  Following the Ice-A-Fair, join Main Street Vermilion for a “Meltdown” after party, 7PM at the Vermilion Boat Club, just a short walk from the center of Downtown. For $25 a person, enjoy music, hors doeurves and a cash bar. Relax around the fireplace and enjoy a great view of the river.

February 5

• Cash Mob Monday – Marietta
  

  Show your support for local downtown businesses by coming out for Cash Mob Monday!

February 9

• Mardi Crawl – Kent
  

  Join us for the first ever Kent Mardi Crawl! Participants will get freebies at each stop — beads, masks and more! Visit as many bars as you wish throughout the night, and get your pass punched at each one (no purchase required); if you visit at least 5 of the 10 participating locations, drop your pass in the contest entry box at Water Street Tavern (132 S. Water St.) for a chance to win one of our great prizes!
  

• Main Street Van Wert Chocolate Walk – Van Wert
  

  The Chocolate Walk will begin at the Main Street Van Wert office to pick up a special Chocolate Bag, a chocolate treat from DeBrand Fine Chocolates, and a map of the downtown stops. Then relax and savor the evening while strolling at one’s leisure through the participating businesses downtown. Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride up and down Main Street.
  Following the Chocolate Walk, visit Van Wert Represents! at the Wassenberg Art Center . An opening party will be held serving homemade soups and freshly baked bread, and featuring live music along with our wine and chocolate pairings.

February 10

• Second Saturday Chocolate Walk – Chardon
  

  You won’t want to miss Chardon’s first Annual Chocolate Walk! Shop, sample, and see all that Chardon has to offer! Hop from participating restaurants to businesses to shops for sweet treats and special offers. Ticket price includes a treat at each stop, your Chardon tote to carry them, and a special map/shopping pass for the day. Each participant also receives a raffle ticket for our prize drawings–with the opportunity for more tickets at every stop. Grab your friends and have some fun!

• Chocolate Walk – Kent
  

  Enjoy collecting unique chocolate treats from over 20 of our downtown businesses!  Head out on the town to shop, eat, and collect your chocolate treats! All participants will be entered to win the grand prize: dinner for two at the Nineteen 10 restaurant and an overnight stay at the Kent State Hotel & Conference Center.

• Downtown Portsmouth Chocolate Walk – Portsmouth
  

  Join us downtown for the Annual Ellen Vetter Chocolate Walk. The walk starts at Port City, where participants will receive their bags and walking maps, before enjoying a day of chocolaty treats and friends at around 30 stops.
  

• A Fine Art Show| A Fine Art Sale – Tipp City
  

  Visit downtown Tipp City for an exhibition of fine art, and take some home too.
  

• Main Street Merchants Sweet Sidewalk Sales – Van Wert
  

  Join Main Street Van Wert for a local shopping experience with Sweet Sidewalk Sales. Walk from store to store and enjoy new designs, great sales, and unique shops you can only find in Downtown Van Wert.

February 15

• Downtown Celebration – Marietta
  

  Marietta Main Street’s annual Downtown Celebration uplifts the heart of our community: downtown. Join us at The Adelphia Music Hall as we reflect on 2017 and highlight accomplishments of our downtown businesses, community leaders, organizations and more. Mix & mingle while enjoying appetizers, a cash bar, and live music.

February 16

• 24th Medina Ice Festival – Medina
  

  Bundle up for the amazing Medina Ice Festival! Admission is free, and there is free parking around the district and behind the County Courthouse. All works will be on view as they are created.
  Friday, Feb 16th: Speed carving at 5:30, 6:00, and 6:30pm. Fire & Ice Tower lighting at 7pm
  Saturday, Feb 17th: Individual Carving Competition, 1-4pm
  Sunday, Feb 18th: Team Carving Competition, 12-4pm
  

February 17

• 24th Medina Ice Festival – Medina
  

  Bundle up for the amazing Medina Ice Festival! Admission is free, and there is free parking around the district and behind the County Courthouse. All works will be on view as they are created.
  Friday, Feb 16th: Speed carving at 5:30, 6:00, and 6:30pm. Fire & Ice Tower lighting at 7pm
  Saturday, Feb 17th: Individual Carving Competition, 1-4pm
  Sunday, Feb 18th: Team Carving Competition, 12-4pm

February 18

• 24th Medina Ice Festival – Medina
  

  Bundle up for the amazing Medina Ice Festival! Admission is free, and there is free parking around the district and behind the County Courthouse. All works will be on view as they are created.
  Friday, Feb 16th: Speed carving at 5:30, 6:00, and 6:30pm. Fire & Ice Tower lighting at 7pm
  Saturday, Feb 17th: Individual Carving Competition, 1-4pm
  Sunday, Feb 18th: Team Carving Competition, 12-4pm

February 22

• Downtown Tipp City Founder’s Affair – Tipp City
  

  You are cordially invited to attend Downtown Tipp City’s yearly review and celebration of accomplishments. Hors d’oeuvres, dessert, and cash bar will be available to help us celebrate.
  

February 24

• Loving Lakewood: Superheroes Unite – Lakewood
  

  Fight crime and have a great time! Everyone has a superhero inside of them waiting to be discovered. Here’s your chance to unlock your inner Hulk. Guests are heroically invited to assume their secret identities and defend the universe at LakewoodAlive’s annual winter fundraiser for a powerfully good time in a historic Downtown Lakewood venue.

• Girls Night Out – Millersburg
  

  Girls just wanna have fun…and Millersburg is where to have it! They will be open and ready to pamper you 4 to 8pm. But, the fun certainly does not stop at 8-the pubs are going to be rocking long into the night! Make it a true adventure and spend the night….why not have someone ELSE cook breakfast the morning after!

February 26

• Restaurant & Retail Week – Wooster
  

  Head downtown for Main Street Wooster’s take on restaurant week with special $10 lunch & $20 dinner menus at select restaurants and deals in downtown shops. Check their website for up-to-date restaurant menu offerings.
  

February 27

• Taste of Troy Trivia Night – Troy
  

  Test your trivia knowledge while you feast on treats and earn prizes from your favorite downtown stores! Build your own team or be joined with a group when you arrive!

• Restaurant & Retail Week – Wooster
  

  Head downtown for Main Street Wooster’s take on restaurant week with special $10 lunch & $20 dinner menus at select restaurants and deals in downtown shops. Check their website for up-to-date restaurant menu offerings.

February 28

• Restaurant & Retail Week – Wooster
  

  Head downtown for Main Street Wooster’s take on restaurant week with special $10 lunch & $20 dinner menus at select restaurants and deals in downtown shops. Check their website for up-to-date restaurant menu offerings.