First Friday, presented by Robins Financial Credit Union, is your ticket to downtown Macon! Be sure to use #downtownmacon in your posts 📸
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Downtown Macon French Fry Fight: Get ready for a fry-tastic celebration in Downtown Macon –now three days long! Join us from July 9th to July 11th where participating restaurants will serve up their best and most creative fry specials. After you try each mouthwatering fry creation, be sure to cast your vote for the top contender. The restaurant with the most votes will be crowned the Super Spud! Go to the Facebook event page "Downtown Macon French Fry Fight" or visit NewTown Macon's website to learn more and vote!
- Visit Macon Film Tour Debut: Hop into our comfy van and buckle up for an unforgettable ride through Macon’s star-studded streets! You’ll cruise past iconic film locations like the dazzling Douglass Theatre, the grand old Capitol Theater, and the majestic Terminal Station—each transformed by the silver screen in films like The Color Purple (2023) with Taraji P. Henson, 42 starring Chadwick Boseman, A Jazzman’s Blues by Tyler Perry, The Best of Enemies, HBO’s Watchmen, Superman, Wise Blood, and more. Along the way, you’ll uncover behind-the-scenes stories, filming secrets, and the Southern charm that keeps Hollywood coming back to Macon again and again. Go to visitmacon.org and click Book Tour to get a ticket!
FOOD & DRINK
- Warped Pour is happening at Fall Line! Here’s how you can get in on the action: Grab your punchcard at the taproom—this is your ticket to the show! Every Friday, get a pint of the week’s new Warped Pour release. Get a punch for each sour you try! Complete all 8 punches by July 17th, and you’ll score a limited-edition Fall Line Warped Pour shirt to wear proudly, just like your favorite band tee.
- Longleaf Distillery is introducing "Appy Hour!" Get the snack of the month for 50% off from 4pm to 7pm. They also have introduced a brand new Light Drinks section to the menu — think easy-sipping, sunshine-ready cocktails perfect for warm days and good hangs.
-Rose Room has a new happy hour menu! Swing by between 5pm and 7pm to sip on happy hour specials
RETAIL & RESTAURANTS
- Pet Party Palace will have a pet superhero costume event and contest from 5PM-8PM!
- Sweet Eleanor's starts their summer hours and will be open until 9pm!
- The Bohemian Den will be open until 9pm!
- Mossy Creek Natural will be open for late hours on First Friday, so be sure to stop by!
ART & THEATRE
- Theatre Macon (438 Cherry St) 8PM
AREA PREMIERE of The Prince of Egypt at Theatre Macon on July 11th! Synopsis: Journey through the wonders of Ancient Egypt as Ramses and Moses, two young men raised together as brothers in a kingdom of privilege, find themselves suddenly divided by a secret past. One must rule as Pharaoh, the other must rise up and free his true people; both face a destiny that will change history forever.
- Macon Arts Alliance (486 1st Street), 4-7 pm
The Macon Arts Alliance is pleased to welcome back the C. Terry Holland Collection for "A Second Helping"! From July 8 to July 11, you can view works from over 25 different artists ranging from pottery, estate jewelry, paintings, glass, and more!
Plus, be sure to catch Terry Holland at the Collector's Talk on July 10 at 2:00pm for an insightful and unforgettable discussion about the collection!
- The 567 Center for Renewal (456 1st St), 5-8 pm
Register for their "Corks and Canvas" class that starts at 7PM! Visit their Facebook account or website to pre-register for the class.
- McEachern Art Center (332 2nd St), 6-8 pm
The McEachern has their summer group exhibition titled “ENTITIES” featuring four Georgia based artists: Jackson Griffith, Sierra Bush, Anna Noel, and Chris Friday.
- Lore Gallery (505 2nd St) 4PM-7PM
Lore Gallery will be open late from 4PM-7PM and is also offering guests wine and a 10% off discount! They have a wide range of handcrafts from the indigenous people of the rainforests of Panama and Colombia up through the Andes of Ecuador.
ENTERTAINMENT:
- Zach Butler will play the Just Tap'd stage from 5pm to 8pm as part of the Bragg Jam Summer Music Series!
- Bella Dunn will perform Live from Backstage at The Hummingbird at 6PM
- Jared Petteys & The Headliners perform live at The Hummingbird at 9:30PM to 1PM
- The Basement Club plays on The Wheelhouse Rooftop Bar at Kudzu Seafood Company from 7PM to 10PM
- Grab your trivia hat for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures Trivia Night at Hello Boba starting at 6PM
RETAIL SHOPS
Downtown retailers are:
The 567 Center for Renewal | Bear's Books | Bert Maxwell Furniture | BowFRESH Bowties | Chic Culture | Daphne's 525 | Dot's Forget Me Knots | Elizabeth's Vintage Boutique | Fig & Ivy | Fresh Produce Records | Gallery West | Golden Bough Bookstore | Green Light Gallery | Kaybee of Macon | Lawrence Mayer Florist | Macon Arts Alliance | MD Exchange | Mossy Creek Natural | Ocmulgee Outfitters | The Otis Redding Foundation | Petals | Rabbit Hole | Sheridan Studio | Sixth Ave | StARTup Studios | The Bohemian Den | Upper Echelon WRLD Clothing | The Vintage Thread | Wear. Your dollar makes change.
RESTAURANTS
Braddock's Cask & Table | Cashman's Pub | Dovetail | Downtown Grill | Fall Line Brewing Co. | Famous Mike's of Macon | Fatty's Pizza | Gangnam Grill | Just Tap'd - Macon | Kimchi Factory | Kinjo Kitchen + Cocktails | Kudzu Seafood Company | Loom Comfort Kitchen + Cocktails | La Bella Morelia | Little India, Indian Cuisine | Macon Water Ice | Ocmulgee Brewpub | Oliver's Corner Bistro | Parish on Cherry | Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen | Rookery | Satterfield's Barbecue | Sweet Eleanor's | Taste and See Coffee Shop | Third and Cherry | Tokyo Alley | VIBEZ | Your Pie | Z Beans Coffee
ENTERTAINMENT AND NIGHTLIFE VENUES
5ive 70 Dueling Piano Bar | Apt.77 | BJ's | Black Cat | Cashman's Pub | Daisy Tequila Bar | Grant's Lounge | The Hummingbird Stage and Taproom | Hightales Rooftop Bar | JBA | Just Tap'd - Macon | Late Nite | Longleaf Distillery | Macon Rocks Climbing Gym | Mercer Music at Capricorn | Niche 385 | Quill | Reboot Retrocade & Bar | Recess Bar & Lounge | Rose Room | Serenity Entertainment Complex | The Man Upstairs | VICE Bar
SPONSORS
First Friday is presented by Robins Financial Credit Union
With support from:
100.9 The Creek
Cumulus
Visit Macon
The Grand Opera House
McEachern Art Center
Mercer Music at Capricorn
Fall Line Brewing Co.
ABOUT NEWTOWN MACON
We are an independent nonprofit that focuses on economic
development and revitalizing Downtown Macon. We make it safe
and beautiful and fun and affordable. And we keep it local. Visit www.newtownmacon.com for more information.
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