Spencer Main Street

Luck O' The Irish
2024-03-16 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
You don’t have to be Irish to partake in this retail event and if you’re lucky, you may win something besides a great deal. Head downtown on Saturday, March 16th to get 17% off something inside participating stgores. While you are browsing don’t forget to register to win our GRAND prize of a $50.17 Gift Card! It’s our way of spreading the love for St. Patrick’s Day. Look for the Luck O’ The Irish poster on store doors!

Leap Year Sale
2024-02-29 09:00 - 17:30
To commemorate Leap Day, participating stores downtown will be offering 29% off something in their store on February 29th. Look for the frog poster on their door!
Businesses participating: Arts On Grand, Spencer Furniture & Antiques, Drivensole, Kari’s, Hansen’s Men’s Clothing, KOLJ, Nelson Jewelry, Hen House, Pressed Studio, The Butchery on Grand, Miss Behavin, Midwest Health Foods, Iowa Project, Beehive, Steffen Furniture by Kalei, and Maxwells.

Chocolate Walk
2024-02-10 11:00 - 13:00
Spencer Main Street invites you to the sweetest event of the year! Our chocolate walk is on Febuary 10th starting at The Butchery on Grand at 305 Grand. Come in and get your passport from 11-1 and then enjoy sweet treats up and down Grand Avenue while you shop for your sweetheart! The cost is $5.25 in advance. $10 day of. Go to 10 spots and be entered to win our Grand Prize for a $50 gift card to use downtown! Preregister HERE!

TubaChristmas
2023-12-04 18:30 - 19:00
Everyone is welcome to this one of a kind concert led by Guest Conductor Alan Berdahl from Sioux Falls. You can enjoy all your favorite Christmas Carols played by Tuba Players from around the region. The concert will be at 6:30 at Occassions (old Middle School).

Grand Meander
2023-12-04 17:00 - 19:00
We love this time honored tradition in Downtown Spencer. Venture up and down Grand and watch all the activity going on inside storefront windows. We will have free hot chocoalte, plus so many store owners hand out goodies. Santa will make his way from the Fire Station to the Tree of Joy starting at 6pm. It promises to be a jolly good time.

Shop Small Saturday
2023-11-25 09:00 - 12:00
Join us Saturday, November 25th as we help kick off the Holiday Shopping Season with a bang! We will be headquartered at Arts On Grand from 9-Noon so drop by to pick up your bag of exclusive coupons, shop AOG’s Christmas in the Gallery, register to win door prizes and enjoy complimentary pastries and coffee from Modern Woodmen Candice Getting’s Office. Our GRAND PRIZE winner will get $250 from Northwest Bank to spend downtown. We can’t wait to see you and watch you shop your locally owned businesses!

Planter Decorating Contest
2023-11-04 - 2023-11-18
It’s time again for our annual decorate a planter contest and this year’s theme is “Owl Be Home for Christmas” so your design must have an owl in it somewhere. Email nancy@spencermainstreet.com and she will assign you one of the square planters. Judging is scheduled for Nov. 18th at 1:00. Winners will score money to spend downtown.

MASKerade on Main
2023-10-28 15:00 - 16:00
Get the kids {and yourself} and bring them downtown on Saturday October 28th for trick or treating from 3-4pm. We love seeing all the costumes!

Wine Stroll
2023-10-12 17:00 - 19:00
PreRegistration is done but you can still join the fun for $20. Just come to Weasy’s Too starting at 4:30 tonight.
You will get a keep-sake wine glass and a passport to 10 different stores for a taste of vino and a bite of something delicious. We can’t wait to rose all day!

Fall Market
2023-09-30 11:00 - 15:00
Join the Spencer Art Alliance and us for Main Street Market’s Fall Market on Saturday Sept. 30th. It goes from 11-3 on the Courthouse Lawn and featured local artisans, produce & baked goods. Grace United Methodist Church will be serving an affordable meal and the Itty Bitty Boji Band performs from 12:30-2:30. Don’t miss this bonus market

Downtown Restaurant Week
2023-09-18 07:00 - 2023-09-23 21:00
Let our delicious downtown restaurants treat you right during our annual Restaurant Week Promotion. Any time you eat in or carry out you can register to win a $20 gift card to that restaurant. The GRAND prize winner gets $20 gift cards from all 12 eateries. Don’t forget to ask for registrations slips when you dine!
Participating Restaurants:
HyVee Kitchen
Pizza Ranch
Taqueria el Tapatio
Chen’s Garden
Peckish Cafe
Medlar Coffee Co.
Wildflour Bake Shop and Market
Weasy’s
Sisters Main Street Cafe
Godfather’s Pizza
Kings Steakhouse & Bar

First Fridays
2023-09-01 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for our last First Friday on September 1st from 5-7pm on the deck at Kings Steakhouse and Bar. Grab your friends and a lawnchair and listen to the music of Kerry and Shante and enjoy complimentary appetizers all sponsored by Northwest Iowa Realty. There are games in the grassy area too so the kids are certainly welcome!

Ice Cream Social
2023-08-30 17:00 - 19:00
***Date Change***
Join Spencer Main Street for a good old-fashioned ice cream social on Wednesday evening August 30 from 5-7p. We will now be on the Clay County Courthouse lawn with lots of shade for this family friendly event. You can get a scoop of ice cream for $1, toppings free plus the Hy-Noon Kiwanis famous chocolate chip cookies on the side. There will be games, face painting by the ladies of Home Instead, and Spencer Reads. Thank you to our sponsor Modern Woodmen Financial Candice Getting Agency!!

First Fridays
2023-08-04 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for a fun night at Kings Steakhouse for August 4th’s First Fridays from 5-7. 1103 Industries is the August sponsor. Come and enjoy complimentary appetizers, great company and live music from the Elle-Shante & Kerry Duo. Grab a lawn chair and enjoy the best view in town!

First Fridays
2023-08-04 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for our First Fridays event outside at Kings Steakhouse and Bar the first Friday on the summer months. August 4th is sponosred by 1103 Industries and will feature live music from Kerry Belgrave and Elle Shante, complimentary appetizers and outside games. Fun for the whole family. Grab a lawn chair and enjoy the gorgeous view from 5-7pm.

Crazy Days
2023-07-27 07:00 - 2023-07-29 19:00
Join us downtown for 3 days of sidewalk specials and inside deals. Don’t forget to grab a bite to eat or sip on your favorite beverages while you are on Grand. July 27-29th! Store hours vary from business to business!

Main Street Market
2023-07-20 17:00 - 2023-08-17 20:00
Brought to by Spencer Art Alliance and Spencer Main Street on the Clay County Courthouse Lawn
July 20, 27
Aug. 3,10,17
5-8pm Live music every Thursday at 6p
Click on the picture for the band details.
We will also have a non-profit organization serving a meal each week!
Want to be a vendor? Contact Jim Schooley (712) 580-8623

First Fridays
2023-07-07 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for our First Fridays event outside at Kings Steakhouse and Bar the first Friday on the summer months. July 7th is sponosred by Nelson Jewelry and will feature live music from Ryan Sather, complimentary appetizers and outside games. Fun for the whole family. Grab a lawn chair and enjoy the gorgeous view from 5-7pm.

Main Street 5K Fun Run
2023-06-10 07:30 - 20:30
Kick off Flagfest 2023 on June 10th, parade day, with a 5k run or walk. Check-in starts at 6:45. Walkers start at 7:15, Runners start at 7:30 from the Spencer Hospital Park. Cost is $25 and includes a running shirt if you sign up in advance. Thank you to our generous sponsor Spencer Hospital.
Register online to pay for the race HERE

The deadline to get a shirt has passed.

First Fridays
2023-06-02 17:00 - 19:00
Join Spencer Main Street for a new event the first Friday of each month during the summer at Kings Steakhouse and Bar. We will have a live band outside, games, complimentary appetizers and drink specials. Our first one is sponsored by Modern Woodmen Candice Getting agency and Kari‘s Fine Clothing. Ryan Sather and Dave Rowley will be performing!! Fun for the whole family from 5-7pm.

Downtown Upstairs Tour
2023-05-13 09:00 - 12:00
Join us for our Downtown Upstairs Tour on May 13th starting with rolls and coffee at the Masonic Temple. This year we will go to the upper floors at the Union Block (Challenge Grant winner currently renovating 3 apartments), Posh Salon (Main Floor and Downstairs), Game State, Hansen’s (Challenge Grant winner currently renovating the living quarters upstairs), and Prairie Plans. Tickets are $20, we will head out at 10am. You can also pay when you get there. Thank you to our sponsor Candice Getting Modern Woodmen.

Main Street Annual Celebration
2023-04-24 17:00 - 18:30
oin us for our Annual Celebration on April 24th starting at 5:00 at The Iowa Project Brewing Company. Everyone will get their first drink on us and we’ll feature appetizers from Wildflour Bake Shop & Market. We will also be announcing the winners of the first cycle of our brand new Main Street Micros Grant program. It will be an historical night!

Brew & Bites
2023-04-13 17:00 - 19:00
This one is for you beer drinkers and guys we’re talkingt to you! It’s just like our wine stroll but with suds! On April 13th, for only $10, you get a keepsake mug and a passport to 10 different stops to sample beer and have a bite to eat. Headquarters will be at the Iowa Project~so you can check in starting at 4:30, grab the goods and head on your sampling way. Day of registration the price goes up to $15. Walk-ins welcome!

Masters on Main Street
2023-04-08 13:00 - 17:00
We hope you get your friends together and join us for our free putt-putt bar crawl on Grand Avenue Saturday, April 8th from 1-5~ the weekend of the Masters Golf Tournament. You can pick up your scorecards at Century Farms, Sneakers or 5:13 and then hit the putting greens at all the bars on Grand (Century Farms, Sneaker’s, Weasy’s, Iowa Project, 5:13 and Silver Hammer. We will meet back for prizes at 5:00 at The Iowa Project. Get a hole in one, get a prize! There is also a prize for the best costume! Each bar will have putters and golf balls.

Luck O' The Irish
2023-03-17 09:00 - 17:30
Don’t we all claim to be a little Irish on St. Patrick’s Day? Well lucky for you, everone is getting a deal on March 17th downtown Spencer. Participating businesses will be offering 17% off something in their store and some even storewide. So look for the little pot of gold on the door and register inside to win $50.17 in a gift card. Irish eyes are smiling at you!

Chocolate Walk
2023-02-11 11:00 - 13:00
Join Spencer Main Street for our sweetest event of the year. On Saturday, February 11th shop Valentine’s deals downtown and enjoy bites of chocolate during our Chocolate Walk. For only $5, in advance, you’ll get a passport to all the participating stores, if you go to atleast 10 of those stops you’ll be entered in to our SWEET Grand prize of $50 gift card. We will be headquarted at the beautifully newly remodeled Posh Salon at 417 Grand from 11-1. Your sweet tooth is going to love it. The price goes up to $10 on Feb. 11. PreRegister and pay HERE!

(Passport pick up is between 11-1 but you can shop all afternoon)

Main Street Men's Night
2022-12-22 17:00 - 19:00
The Spencer Main Street elves are helping men do their Christmas Shopping downtown. Let’s meet at the Iowa Project on Thursday Dec. 22nd at 5:00 for a beer and then we will split up and go shopping around 5:30! Kids are welcome too. We will even help wrap!

TubaChristmas
2022-12-05 18:30 - 19:00
Join conductor Alan Berdahl from Sioux Falls as he leads the areas Tuba players in a concert of Christmas Carols during Grand Meander Monday, December 5th! It’s free and held at Occasions (old Middle School) at 6:30pm. They will also provide some goodies for a good will offering!

Grand Meander
2022-12-05 17:00 - 19:00
Grand Meander is a time honored tradition and we are glad to bring it back. Come stroll downtown on Monday December 5th from 5-7. Kids can make crafts, decorate a cookie, make an ornament, write a letter to Santa, pet a rabbit and some dogs and cats up for adoption. There will be plenty of free hot chocolate too, singing and dancing. Santa will make his way to the Tree of Joy starting at 6 from the Fire Station. TubaChristmas will happen at 6:30 at Occasions (the old Middle School). Don’t miss this kick off to the Holiday Season!

Shop Small Saturday
2022-11-26 09:00 - 12:00
Join us for Shop Small Saturday at Arts On Grand Saturday November 16th. We will be handing out exclusive coupons from 9-Noon that you can only get from us. While you are at AOG, you can register to win door prizes and Northwest Bank is sponsoring the GRAND prize of $250 in Main Street Money. Candice Getting Modern Woodmen is providing pastries and coffee too and then shop all day long. Let’s show our support for our locally owned businesses in Downtown Spencer.
