Spencer Main Street

Shop Small Saturday
2021-11-27 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for Shop Small Saturday at Arts On Grand this Saturday. 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 to energize you to shop all day long!

Grand Meander
2021-12-06 17:00 - 19:00
Here is a rundown of activity for Grand Meander:
Crafts:
Kari’s- Letter writing station to Santa
Hen House- ornament making station
Steffen’s- Bethany Lutheran Craft station
Carroll’s Bakery- Decorate a Cookie inside
Maxwell’s- decorating cookies in the window, popcorn & Cocoa inside
Game State- Way Station crafts inside
Animals:
Carey’s Electronics—4H Rabbits
Iowa Project- People 4 Pets
Miss Behavin’- Great Lakes Kennel Club
Window Activity:
Grand Bridal- live mannequins
Steffen Furniture- Food drive for Upper Des Moines
Squire Shoppe- Key Club/HyNoon Kiwanis Cookie Bakers
CMBA (cannon moss next to Midwest Piano)- kids playing games in the conference room
Nelson Jewelry- live mannequin with fancy jewels
Treats:
Maxwells
Home Instead
Hen House
Pressed
Music & Dancing:
H&N- YMCA dancers
Pressed- piano recital
Midwest Piano- recital
Game State- Grace United Methodist Church Choir
Browns Shoes- Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran school choir
5-7pm– Masonic Temple homemade soup and pie supper- eat in or drive through
6pm– Santa Comes Down Grand at 6pm to light the tree of Joy
6:30pm – TubaChristmas at Spencer Area Activity Center (old Middle School) Also desserts for a freewill donation
Grand Meander is a time honored tradition and we are glad to bring it back. Come stroll downtown on Monday December 6th from 5-7. Kids can make crafts, decorate a cookie, 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. Don’t miss this kick off to the Holiday Season!

Santa's Grand Entrance
2021-12-06 18:00 - 18:30
Santa will be making his Grand entrance to Spencer during our Grand Meander December 6th. Starting at 6, Santa will be parading down Grand, starting at the Fire Station, on Spencer Radio Group’s Kringle Cruiser. He will make his way to the Tree of Joy, in front of the Police Station, to help light up the night and of course pose for pictures!!

TubaChristmas
2021-12-06 18:30 - 19:00
Join conductor Alan Berdahl from Sioux Falls as he leads the areas Tuba players in a concert of Christmas Carols. It’s free and at the Spencer Area Activity Center (old Middle School) at 6:30pm. SAAC will also offer some goodies for a free will offering.

Chocolate Walk
2022-02-12 11:00 - 13:00
Spencer Main Street invites you to the sweetest event of the year! Our chocolate walk is on Febuary 12th starting at Arts On 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 in advance, $10 day of. You have a chance to win Main Street Money too!
Register and pay in advance: HERE!

Luck O' The Irish
2022-03-17 09:00 - 17:30
Head downtown on St. Patrick’s Day and find 17% off inside participating stores! You don’t even have to be Irish to score these deals. Plus, you can register to win $50.17 in Main Street Money while you are shopping!

Masters on Main Street
2022-04-09 14:00 - 17:00
This is a brand new event to spotlight the great bars up and down Grand Avenue. To coincide with the Masters Golf Tournament, we are hosting Master on Main Street Saturday, April 9th from 2-5. Pick up your score cards staring at 1:30 at The Iowa Project and then show off your putting skills at Century Farms, Sneakers, Las Margaritas, Weasy’s, 5:13 and the Hammer. If you go to all the stops you can enter to win prizes back at Iowa Project. We will draw at 5:00pm. We will also give a prize away for best costume/group costumes.

Annual Meeting Celebration
2022-04-11 17:00 - 18:30
Join us for Spencer Main Street’s Annual Meeting on April 11th at The Iowa Project. Our theme this year is Rising to the Challenge. Happy hour starts at 5:00 with complimentary appetizers and cash bar (first one is on us). We will do a short program at 5:45. We have a lot to celebrate in Downtown Spencer

Brew & Bites
2022-04-28 17:00 - 19:00
This one is for you beer drinkers and guys we’re talkingt o you! It’s just like our wine stroll but with suds! On April 28th, 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 event goes up to $15~ pay at the door (Iowa Project).

Roc n' Guac
2022-05-05 17:00 - 19:00
Our Cinco de Mayo celebration is back! Join us on May 5th for Roc n’ Guac. It will be fashioned like our popular wine stroll but with Mexican fare! For $15 you’ll get a glass and a passport to 10 storefronts for a taste of margarita, sangria or Mexican beer along with some tasty treats. Headquarters will be at Las Margaritas and they will have a band. Glass pickup starts at 4:30. The price goes up to $20 day of event. You can no longer preregister but you are welcome to pay at the door.

Downtown DOWNSTAIRS Tour
2022-05-14 09:00 - 12:00
Join us for our Downtown Downstairs Tour on May 14th starting with rolls and coffee at the Masonic Temple. This year we will go in the basements of Grand Bridal, Game State, Hansen’s, Hen House and Pressed. Tickets are $20, we will head out at 10am. Thank you to our sponsor Candice Getting Modern Woodmen. Tickets are availabe by calling 262-7246 or preregister HERE. You can also buy tickets the day of for the same price.

Main Street 5k Fun Run
2022-06-11 07:30 - 08:30
Kick off Flagfest 2022 parade day with a 5k run. Check-in starts at 6:45. Run starts 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 sponsors Spencer Hospital and Avera Medical Group Spencer. You can still run Saturday morning if you haven’t pre-registered, you just won’t get a shirt. Deadline to get a shirt is June 5th.

Downtown Crazy Days
2022-07-28 08:00 - 2022-07-30 19:00
Come downtown Spencer and check out the Crazy Days Deals on the sidewalks and inside stores! July 28-30th. While you’re downtown make sure to stop for a coffee or drink and a bite to eat!

Ice Cream Social
2022-08-25 17:00 - 19:00
Join Spencer Main Street for a good old fashioned Ice Cream Social on Thursday evening August 25th. We will shut down Grand and West 5th from 5-7pm. There will be games, facepainting, and of course ice cream $1 a scoop~toppings free and you can add a famous Hy-Noon Kiwanis Cookie to your dish too! Thank you to Candice Getting and Modern Woodmen of America for sponsoring this event!

Together We Read!
2022-09-06 10:00 - 10:15
On National Read a Book Day, The Spencer Reads Initiative wants to encourage everyone in our community to take 15 minutes to read. Please take photos and post them to social media and hashtag it #SpencerReads!

Downtown Restaurant Week
2022-09-19 06:00 - 2022-09-24 21:00
Let the Downtown Restaurants do what they do best~cook for you. Main Street is celebrating Restaurant Week September 19-24th. Every time you eat at a participating restaurant you can register to win a $20 gift card to that restaurant. We will draw winners from each restaurant at the end of the promotion. The GRAND prize winner gets a $20 gift card to ALL the participating restaurants!So don’t forget to register and tip your server. It pays to eat downtown!

Downtown Boutique Sip & Shop
2022-09-24 10:00 - 15:00
We are highlighting our unique boutiques in Downtown Spencer by hosting a Boutique Sip & Shop on Saturday, September 24th from 10-3. You can pick up a punch card at any of the participating boutiques and while you are shopping you can have a complimentary beverage. If you go to all 6 stores, you qualify to win a $25 gift card to one of the shops. So help us celebrate our locally owned businesses Kari’s, Drivensole, Belamour, Pressed, Miss Behavin Boutique and Edge Boutique’s Bonanza.
Make sure to stop and shop and eat at all the other awesome places in downtown Spencer while you are here!!

Decorate a Planter Contest
2022-10-17 08:00 - 2022-11-19 11:00
Help us make Downtown festive for the Holidays. The Decorate a Planter Contest theme this year is “Let Rudy Light the Way Downtown” so your decoration has to include a reindeer ! Judging happens on Saturday morning Nov. 19th. 1st place gets $200, 2nd $150, People’s Choice via Facebook gets $125. Email or call to get a planter assignment! nancy@spencermainstreet.com or 262-7246.

MASKerade on Main Street
2022-10-29 03:00 - 16:00
Get the kiddos in their costumes and bring them downtown October 29th for our MASKerade on Main Street. They can go trick or treating to all our great locally owned stores from 3:00-4:00.
You can also enter them in the Spencer Community Theatre Costume Contest from 2-4pm. So much spooktacular fun to be had Halloween Weekend.

Cards of Care
2022-11-01 07:00 - 2022-11-30 22:00
eXp Realtor Kate Padilla is organizing Cards of Care~ holiday card drive in November and we want to help get the word out. The idea is to collect holiday cards from the community through the month of November and distribute them to nursing homes and shut-ins in the first part of December. You will find the Collection Mailboxes at The Iowa Project, Medlar Coffee Co., and KC Title and Closing (next to Jimmy Johns).

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.

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!

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!

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!

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)

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!

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.

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!

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!

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.
