Shop Small Shop Hop
2021-04-24 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
We are all hoppin’ to get out!! Join us for our 2nd Shop Small Shop Hop on April 24th at Arts On Grand. We will be offering special coupons that day to downtown businesses & you can register to win door prizes from 9-Noon. The Clay County Rabbit Ranglers Club will also be there for you to check out these fluffy well behaved bunnies. So stop, shop and hop all day in Downtown Spencer.

Downtown Upstairs Tour
2021-05-01 10:00 - 12:00
Join us as we take you on a guided tour through 5 upper stories in Downtown Spencer. We will be visiting upstairs at 305 Grand (old Spencer Sewing) to check out the remodeling of 3 apartments up there, the Loft by Pressed, Brown’s, Quail Law and a 5th one TBA. It’s $20 and includes a cinnamon roll, coffee and juice. Check in and breakfast starts at 9am at Sisters Main Street Cafe. The tour starts at 10. Register TODAY https://spencer-ia-main-street.square.site/ or pay the day of.

Cinco de Mayo Roc n' Guac
2021-05-05 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for our inaugural Cinco de Mayo event called Roc n’ Guac. It will be fashioned like our popular wine stroll but with Mexican fare and we hope it’s so well received that we will continue to do it every May 5th! For $10 you’ll get a keepsake 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 Arts On Grand. Glass pickup starts at 4:30. Register TODAY on our new square app. The price goes up to $15 day of event. https://spencer-ia-main-street.square.site/

Main Street Market
2021-07-15 17:00 - 2021-08-12 20:00
SPACE (Spencer Alliance for a Creative Economy) and Main Street are proud to host Main Street Market 2021 starting July 15th and running every Thursday from 5-8pm on the Clay County Courthouse lawn. Come check out lots of vendors, locally made art products and garden fresh vegetables. There will also be a very affordable meal for sale by a local non-profit group. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy live music too starting at 6pm.
Lineup for bands:
July 15th Itty Bitty Boji Band
July 22 Elle Shante & Kerry Belgrave
July 29 She’s With Us
August 5 Amber Norgaard
August 12 Spencer Municipal Band

Downtown Crazy Days
2021-07-29 08:00 - 2021-07-31 19:00
Come downtown to peruse the sidewalks and stores for some of the best bargains you’ll find all year. While you’re here, make sure to stop for a bite or drink! It’s July 29-31st.

Ice Cream Social
2021-08-16 17:00 - 19:00
Let Spencer Main Street treat you and the family to an ice cream sandwich for only $1 on Tuesday, August 16th from 5-7pm on Grand & West 5th. We will be blocking off the street and will have lots of games for the kids to play, face painting & sidewalk chalk. It’s our way of kicking off the new school year.

Downtown Restaurant Week
2021-09-18 06:00 - 2021-09-25 21:00
Let the Downtown Restaurants do what they do best and let them cook for you. Main Street is celebrating Restaurant Week September 18-25th. 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 of the participating restaurants so don’t forget to register and tip your server 🙂

Wine Stroll
2021-10-14 17:00 - 19:00
Downtown Spencer is ready to wine and dine you! Join us for our 11th Annual Wine Stroll on October 14th from 5-7pm. For $15 you get a keepsake wine glass and passport that gets you in to 10 stores for a sip of vino and a bite of food. Headquarters is at Arts On Grand and check in starts at 4:30. The price goes up to $20 the day of the event. Register and pay online TODAY!
https://spencer-ia-main-street.square.site/

MASKerade on Main Street
2021-10-30 15:00 - 16:00
Get the children (and yourself if you want) dressed in their Halloween Costumes and head to downtown Spencer for our 2nd annual MASKerade on Main Street event Saturday October 30th from 3-4pm. Downtown businesses will be ready to treat your kids right!
Afterward head to Spencer Community Theatre’s annual Costume Contest from 4-6pm where prizes are awarded in different categories. So much free spooktacular fun to be held!

Shop Small Saturday
2021-11-27 09:00 - 12:00
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.
